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Offline BigUgly82

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New to the WA
« on: December 10, 2014, 09:24:39 PM »
Hey All,

I'm new to the pacific NW (last 13 yrs in TX), I'm in Lacey/Olympia.  Does anyone hunt sheds on the peninsula?  It seems like most of the traffic on here is more west of me. 
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Re: New to the WA
« Reply #1 on: January 19, 2015, 12:24:40 PM »
Lots of shed antlers on the pensula. Steep and deep burn lots of boot leather in that country! :tup:
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Re: New to the WA
« Reply #2 on: January 19, 2015, 12:29:01 PM »
A lot of the sheds are in the national park  :'(.  What isn't in the park tends to be in the same areas each year, and around March you'll see lots of quads sneaking behind the timber gates to get the sheds.
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Re: New to the WA
« Reply #3 on: January 21, 2015, 11:45:19 PM »
Should I just throw a dart at GMA's and take a walk? 
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Re: New to the WA
« Reply #4 on: January 22, 2015, 09:20:13 AM »
 :yeah:

pretty much
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Re: New to the WA
« Reply #5 on: January 26, 2015, 06:09:04 PM »
Go behind locked gates, some folks don't like to walk.  :tup:
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Re: New to the WA
« Reply #6 on: January 26, 2015, 10:46:31 PM »
Quote from: BigUgly82 on December 10, 2014, 09:24:39 PM
Hey All,

I'm new to the pacific NW (last 13 yrs in TX), I'm in Lacey/Olympia.  Does anyone hunt sheds on the peninsula?  It seems like most of the traffic on here is more west of me.

Got any shed pics from Texas?!
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Re: New to the WA
« Reply #7 on: February 17, 2015, 03:21:18 PM »
A few axis, but nothing crazy.
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Re: New to the WA
« Reply #8 on: February 20, 2015, 11:21:40 PM »
There's two major peninsulas  - Olympic and Kitsap.  No elk on Kitsap that I'm aware of.

Are you hunting for elk or deer?  I would recommend that you look at he hunting success statistics on the WDFW website for each GMU around Oly for the species you're hunting, and then concentrate your efforts on those areas that had higher success rates.  Then again, you could just go up in the Capitol Forest and wing it.
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Re: New to the WA
« Reply #9 on: February 23, 2015, 07:22:40 PM »
Elk.  I've checked out the WDFD site and saw the success rates you were talking about.  But I just like getting out and walking around.  I'm assuming I can get maps for GMU's?
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Re: New to the WA
« Reply #10 on: February 24, 2015, 04:13:25 PM »
Yea maps on the web site or in the book.  The elk managment plan is on the web site.  It breaks down the major elk herds around the state and gives there plan for each one.  i believe it will list the gmu/s with the elk herds that it refers to.
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