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West side elk guides?
« on: February 24, 2015, 10:47:42 PM »
Is there any west side guides for archery elk? I have a friend that wants to come down from Alaska and do a elk hunt,I don't know enough areas to take him for a good place to see some elk and hopefully get a shot. Is there anyone that is good!

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Re: West side elk guides?
« Reply #1 on: February 25, 2015, 04:20:49 AM »
There may very well be, but since your friend is coming from out of state and elk hunts tend to be a few days anyhow, you might consider broadening your search to the east side as well.

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Re: West side elk guides?
« Reply #2 on: February 25, 2015, 04:39:59 AM »
He actually came down last elk season,early archery. I just don't think we were in a great area,only saw 2 spikes in 12 days of hunting,I have a 12x20 alaknak tent,there were 4 of us but we all hunted seperately. That area is 3 pt or better or cow,seems like the east side is mostly spike only.  I know there's better areas,I just need to find it,it's just kind of hard for me to scout since I fish about 8 months a year in Alaska,that's the main reason why I was thinking using a guide.

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Re: West side elk guides?
« Reply #3 on: February 25, 2015, 07:16:35 AM »
Upfront Outfitters, Mike Jenkins.
Only West-side guide I have heard nothing but good about.
Then there is Roosevelt Elk Outfitters (REO)
 I have not heard anything bad about them, but really have not heard much...
Gray Wolf Outfitters is the only one registered with WOGA that operates on the Penninsula..
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Re: West side elk guides?
« Reply #4 on: February 25, 2015, 07:19:34 AM »
Unless you like to watch yellow jackets eat apples from a blind on private property, them Olympic Mountain Outfitters, or Shane Barbour..  :chuckle:
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Re: West side elk guides?
« Reply #5 on: February 25, 2015, 07:22:13 AM »
Upfront Outfitters, Mike Jenkins.
Only West-side guide I have heard nothing but good about.
Then there is Roosevelt Elk Outfitters (REO)
 I have not heard anything bad about them, but really have not heard much...
Gray Wolf Outfitters is the only one registered with WOGA that operates on the Penninsula..
 :dunno:
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I took care of Mike's truck a few times a few years back and talked to him a bit. Seemed like a knowledgeable guy.

If your buddy is coming down here to elk hunt, you might consider going to Idaho rather than WA. Just sayin...

No way would I come all the way down here from AK to hunt spikes and cows on the east side.
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Re: West side elk guides?
« Reply #6 on: February 25, 2015, 07:24:49 AM »
I would say Idaho as well, but if you guys do want to stick around the west side, mabey try the Margaret this year.  It's over the counter now, should be lots of people but in archery season you should get some shots and see plenty of elk.  :twocents:
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Re: West side elk guides?
« Reply #7 on: February 25, 2015, 09:40:02 AM »
I would say Idaho as well, but if you guys do want to stick around the west side, mabey try the Margaret this year.  It's over the counter now, should be lots of people but in archery season you should get some shots and see plenty of elk.  :twocents:
Scout it as soon as access opens, find escape routes to the "private" (restricted access) area and be there before daylight the first few days of the new season...
But really, I would scout the area you hunted last year, those spikes came from somewhere...
If you only saw 2 elk in twelve days, and they were spikes by themselves in September...
Go check out Elknuts website, and then go wear out a pair of boots sometime in August, maybe find an open ridge and check out the Perseid meteor shower  August 12 -13, and listen for bugles in the night.
That should give you a drainage to hunt 30 days later....
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Re: West side elk guides?
« Reply #8 on: February 25, 2015, 09:48:35 AM »
Paul and Kevin with Roosevelt Elk Outfitters are standup guys and have a pretty good ratio of getting their clients on bulls.

Give them a call and they can give you some more info.
https://sites.google.com/site/rooseveltelkoutfitters/home

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Re: West side elk guides?
« Reply #9 on: February 25, 2015, 12:11:03 PM »
Thanks for all the replys everyone,it gives me some choices to look into. I thought about Idaho and will look into it more. Im bringing the boat down to Seattle to do shipyard in August and will probably be able to do some scouting this year,boat will be in the yard till the end of September so I'll be able to hunt the full Sept archery season,I'll need to see when Idaho archery season is.

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Re: West side elk guides?
« Reply #10 on: February 25, 2015, 03:20:05 PM »
What physical shape is your group in? I ask because depending on if you can hike in 2 miles v.s. 8 miles makes a huge difference on what I'd recommend to you.

What kind of hike? I'd like to find a place to set up camp and hike in,we were doing around 4-5 miles a day last year,it wasn't too hilly or brushy in most places.

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Re: West side elk guides?
« Reply #11 on: February 25, 2015, 03:56:08 PM »
 
Paul and Kevin with Roosevelt Elk Outfitters are standup guys and have a pretty good ratio of getting their clients on bulls.

Give them a call and they can give you some more info.
https://sites.google.com/site/rooseveltelkoutfitters/home
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Re: West side elk guides?
« Reply #12 on: February 25, 2015, 07:16:49 PM »
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I ask because in most cases I feel the further you are willing to go the better for westside elk. One spot I hunt I go in on foot a few miles and see decent elk and a few people per day. Another is 7 miles in on bike (about 2 hours) and I maybe see 2 people all season. The last spot takes me 5 hours to cover 13 miles and I have yet to see another person. The WA guide I know for Roosevelt is more or less the same, the more sweat you are willing to lose the better the chances

X2, if you hunt the first 2 miles, you just chase them to me...
I would rather have elk move INTO the drainage I am hunting than have them run OUT !!
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Re: West side elk guides?
« Reply #13 on: February 25, 2015, 07:18:44 PM »
Also was the second recommendation for REO.
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Re: West side elk guides?
« Reply #14 on: February 25, 2015, 07:31:49 PM »
If you have a whole month for the cost of a guide you could hunt Idaho and Montana for a month. :twocents:

 


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