How did your archery elk opener go?

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Little Fish:
I'm brand spankin' new to archery hunting and pretty new to calling so I may be mistaken, but it sure seemed like those cows were coming into my bugle. Earlier in the morning I had a cow mew once then let out 5 or 6 estrus whines after I bugled. At first I thought it must be another hunter, but based on the location of the response plus realistic sound of the response I'm 90% certain it was a cow saying...."I'm here...come and get me."

During modern firearm season last year I called some cows into a buddy who set up in the middle of a small clearcut. They came running into what I would consider a lost cow/calf call. These animals came in so fast I thought they were going to run my buddy over.

Edit: Bobcat....good luck on your Toutle cow hunt. There are lots of animals in there. I imagine you will have very little trouble filling your tag. It sure will be difficult passing on the bulls and taking a cow however.

spin05:
Just got back from the uptanuam/manashtash hunt. Saw 4 elk in 5 days and they were in the closed Naches unit.Too hot and dry.We did see a ton of grouse thou.We heard no bugleing at all.

bobcat:

--- Quote from: funkster on September 13, 2007, 07:39:32 AM ---Are trip went pretty good! We didn't harvest an elk but we got on them every day. Are crew traveled 78 miles on foot and bikes. We had 8 bulls come in on us with in 50 yards. We set up on a nice 5x6 and he he was coming in quick and the wind was perfect. I think we found his house because he raked almost every tree raw. He came in to 50 yards and let out a chuckle so I answered back and he screamed at me. I had my dad set up about 85 yards behind me and he let out a chuckle then the elk got pissed. He started taking out his aggression out a a bush. Then the wind changed and he took off just as fast as he came in,this went on for about an hour and a half. We had about 8 good set up like this were some little thing just went wrong and we got them all on film. On the last day of the hunt, a deer walked in on me at 17 yards so I took it to get some meat in the freezer. The body is alittle sore but we are heading back down tomorrow to try to fill my dad's toulte any bull tag.

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Funkster, did your dad ever get the map/access info in the mail from the WDFW for his Toutle hunt? My Toutle permit season starts October 6. I called the WDFW contact person they had listed on the post card they sent out, and he said they would be sending my info out at the end of September. It sure would be nice to know which gates will be open, if any. The archery permit holders should have received their info by now, since the season starts tomorrow.

finnman:
My brother just dumped elk number 10 this morning. A heavy 5x6 with a non-typical spike about 8 inches long next to the main beam for an official 5x7. 30 yards, slipped an arrow at a slight quartering in angle, right behind the front leg bone, pierced the lungs, liver, stomach and exited the opposite paunch. Bull went 200 yards at a sprint. bull was leaving the clearcut in a hurry, he let out a raspy bugle and my brother imitated it, that was all it took! He was in their laps in a flash.

More pics coming!

Finnman

jackelope:
holy crap...my mouth is watering just looking at those backstraps.
that is a great looking bull, love the color of his horns...and thanks for the story.

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