Committing to Washington once again

[kentrek]

I'm committed to west wa archery elk....going for my 4th book bull in a row if the stars aline....this time with a stick bow in hand ! time for the game face

Deer is up in the air still......and il leave the bears to rad 

[RadSav]

Deer is up in the air still......and il leave the bears to rad 

No bear?  That's the best part of hunting western Washington!  Plus you get to shoot one to get the monkey off your back and still hunt for a trophy as your second.  What's not to like about that?

[kentrek]

Deer is up in the air still......and il leave the bears to rad 

No bear?  That's the best part of hunting western Washington!  Plus you get to shoot one to get the monkey off your back and still hunt for a trophy as your second.  What's not to like about that?

Idk bears have never been my thing.....i guess by the time bear season rolls around I'm already too focused on bulls

I would like to do at least one spot an stalk bear with my bow someday, who knows..with the later September season maybe this will be the year of the bear !!

[Jonathan_S]

I'm with you Rad, I will be Westside elk early season looking for a good bull and Eastside whitetail late season.  Good luck in your revival year.  Keep us posted. 

This year we should have a Savora Kill Pics Thread 

[xXLojackXx]

Rad, you going to give "that spot" one more shot while your knees still function??

[RadSav]

Rad, you going to give "that spot" one more shot while your knees still function??

Nope, I think "That Spot" is all yours now!  Well, unless I draw a goat tag  

Me get drawn for something I want...Sorry, but that's funny~  I guess I did say, "Let's make this year 1985 all over again!", didn't I?  WDFW hated me just as much if not more back then.  But at least I still had hope in 1985

[RadSav]

I am really hoping to swap partners for a few days on the elk opener.  Pawn the wife off on CL's step son so we can hit the bulls together like the old days.  Been quite a few years since I looked over CL's shoulder as he whacked an elk.  I miss that!  I'm trying to make that my number one goal this year.  If that means I tag a smaller bull later that's ok with me.  Those were the best of times and we have little time to create those moments again.  I will likely tag mine hunting by myself, but I want that first few days to be like it was when CL hadn't yet gotten that first one under his belt.  I'd bet he gets just as excited this year as he did in '86!! 

Maybe we both need to shoot PSE's and 2213's again!  Wonder if we can find a couple old Jet-Flites with three inch over draws out there in good shape   Maybe we can find some 4" Bi-Delta vanes too 

[Fullabull]

With the new dates for archery starting this year I will be hunting WA for the next couple years. Waiting for my son to finish college so we can use our, by then twelve points each to try and draw permits. Would love his first real week long hunt to be for a big one.

[dreamingbig]

I am in.  I was only 6 in 1985 though and tagging along with my dad hunting Nooksack elk.


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[RadSav]

I am in.  I was only 6 in 1985 though and tagging along with my dad hunting Nooksack elk.

Nooksack was a well kept secret back in '85!  Your dad probably did pretty well

[dreamingbig]

We saw a lot if elk!  I can still remember the snot noses bulls we called in.  Hooked for life!


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[Jonathan_S]

Rad this thread makes me very happy for you and makes me even more excited for the fall 

[Piscatory_5]

I will still hunt WA for elk and deer on the wetside. I have been considering Idaho or Montana but will probably stay with WA. My frustration is with Weyerhaeuser limiting access to so much land that I typically hunted in the past. Now my late season either sex elk hunting is limited to a much smaller area unless I fork over more money. It will be nice if WDFW will expand some of the areas to the lower fee zones offered by Weyerhaeuser.   

[RadSav]

Well, since last years plans got derailed by the promise of monster Utah bulls and easy packs of meat I've pushed this project back to this year.  My 50th b-day sheep hunt has been cancelled due to business conflicts, antelope plans have been pushed back a year as I gave my spots away to a friend from CT, and I passed on a return to Utah due to an inability to spend early archery season with the wife.  Slate is clean and I hope to make 2016 a 50th b-day to remember right here in Washington state.

Wanting to do something special in the spring to kick it off.  Have been toying with two different turkey options.  Option #1 is to shoot a video that can be used for the business as a commercial.  This would require a couple head shots.  That would be in the NE corner and require taking at least two Merriams...which is what I normally do.  Option #2 is to work on getting the WA slam in one year with the bow.  I've done it a few times, but never each one with the bow.  I have taken each species with a bow, but never in one year.  A friend told me that WDFW shows no record of it being done with a bow let alone in one year.  That could be fun!  Not as easy to get Easterns as it was back in the mid 90's.  But with some luck I'm confident I can at least get a shot at one.

Toughest part is getting a "true" Eastern and a "true" Rio.  WA state says Lincoln county birds are Rio.  I have shot three there and none of them appeared to have one ounce of Rio in them.  There are also a number a places on the westside where taking a bird is almost easy.  But those birds are at least 50% Merriam if not more.  Taking all three with as pure of birds as WA has to offer is definitely a challenge and a lot of travel.  Would be easier if Weyco would extend the pass as I have good Eastern spots eight to ten miles from a gate.  But heck...challenge is the exciting draw in the whole thing.

I would definitely ditch the whole video thing if trying for the WA slam.  I do, after all, have that face for radio and voice for silent film.   Decisions - decisions!  I'm getting excited already.

This will be the big project until we find out if we get drawn for Multi-Season and/or Spring Bear.  Once those draws are over I can start making all the big game plans!

[MLBowhunting]

Sounds like you have a plan.