Toutle antlerless tag holders?

[Ghost Hunter]

Seen one elk yesterday in the Toutle.  Didn't have the spotting scope to tell if it was worth the drive to a different drainage to make the 2 mile hike.  Might make the hike this morning.  Anybody miss the herd in the backyard near Cougar? 

[gotcha]

Ya it's just not the same. Sorry guys hope it pans out. This weather should help a little.

[gotcha]

If there isn't a few killed tonight after this rain we all have no hope. Go getem guys.

[jeffitz]

Ok i see what you mean about Rock Crk,didnt see a track up there yesterday so i went with plan C this mornin and cut my tag,i didnt think it would come to that,but whatever.the access is so limted now in theToutle,unless you get the Weyco pass...

[gotcha]

Cut your tag. What was plan c. Saw elk tonight just no shot and too many horns.

[sthd system]

Went on the north side of the toutle saw 3 diffrent groups only a** shots did not take them . Was just plain nasty out , elk were real spooky .

[jeffitz]

State land near Cougar, and a buddy got one saturday on state land near Longview

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[BABackcountryBwhntr]

Madness.. buddies had 3 bull tags 2 years ago.. we saw plenty of elk.

[MoleyMolson]

We managed to get one Saturday finally.
There's a few hanging out around the 1690/1691.

[CavemantheHunter]

This is very disturbing. I had a bow tag there last year and saw a ton of elk. It is very worrisome that it has gotten that bad in the last year.

[GameHunter1959]

I read the game department made an agreement with Weyco to reduce the St. Helens heard by over 40% over a 3 year period. I think that started a few seasons ago? Not sure..

The game department wants to sell those special permit applications. We have seen this before. They choose a great area and give out way too many special permits and destroy it. Then they will blame it on hoof rot.

[Big6bull]

That's correct but they already did that. Last year was the last of the "surplus" cow tags to accomplish the heard reduction.

But this spring they start eliminating severe cases of hoof rot elk. Witch I expect this number of killed elk be beyond anyone's expectations unfortunately 

[dewandgin]

Had bull tag last year and cow tags two of the previous three years and seen alot of elk. I guess it can change dramatically over a year but....


From the Wetside. like the darkside only Wetter!

[Bullkllr]

Well, when people are hunting the Toutle or Marg for days and seeing few if any animals, a guy starts to wonder...wth?