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Re: Toutle Quality
« Reply #30 on: June 17, 2015, 10:08:49 AM »
 :tup: good luck taking a good one, monster or not.

I'd take the first decent bull I saw.
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Re: Toutle Quality
« Reply #31 on: June 17, 2015, 10:29:41 AM »
We had archery tags last year and only hunted the state. Half as many elk in there as when my dad had the tag in 11. Still a fun hunt. We only saw a few limping elk and those were down low by Weyerhaeuser land. The further from Weyerhaeuser land you got the less limping elk. That should tell you everything u need to know about hoof rot

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Re: Toutle Quality
« Reply #32 on: June 17, 2015, 10:36:57 AM »
The further from Weyerhaeuser land you got the less limping elk. That should tell you everything u need to know about hoof rot

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Re: Toutle Quality
« Reply #33 on: June 17, 2015, 11:11:29 AM »
Congratulations on drawing! I've seen a few post pop up and it could be the excitement but the OP's are leaving out what weapon they're using! That has a lot to do with how and when you'll be hunting a specific tag/unit.

Quality is in the eye of the beholder. Yes, the elk numbers are down vs. previous years. Yes, you will see more rag horns than mashers. Yes, there is hoof rot. But don't let that get you down. I have a buddy that pulled an archery toutle antlerless  tag last year that my dad help him out on.  He told me they were into elk everyday. Didn't see a single elk with hoof rot,saw more bulls than cows and only saw around 10 rigs in 2 weeks. Our hunting group has pulled toutle tags off and on since I believe 07-08'. I can tell you it's a fun hunt with low hunter numbers. If you're looking for 250-300 class bulls, you'll have to put some scout time in and you'll have to look hard but trust me, they're still some to be harvested. The rut is a fun time to be in there, with not much pressure the bulls are usually pretty vocal.  My dad pulled an archery antlerless toutle tag this year, him being 67 loves the permit access and how he can drive and hike to our hot spots instead of biking in! Hope y'all have fun and tag out!
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Re: Toutle Quality
« Reply #34 on: June 17, 2015, 11:58:25 AM »
Great to know, we are in information overload and trying to get more for this unit. Also we'll be hunting modern firearm.

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Re: Toutle Quality
« Reply #35 on: June 17, 2015, 01:16:09 PM »
Good luck, it isa very fun unit to hunt but if you see a bull in the 250" or bigger range shoot it cause you probably won't see another. My cousin drew that tag in or around '08 and I was calling for him. We saw one bull in the 280"-290" range and he missed, hit a tree. He shot a good 5x5 that same day but only cause the bull practically ran into the end of his arrow! There are a lot of bulls but I did not see any with hoof rot.

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Re: Toutle Quality
« Reply #36 on: June 17, 2015, 07:05:56 PM »
A few bulls

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Re: Toutle Quality
« Reply #37 on: June 17, 2015, 07:07:36 PM »
Nice...  Can't wait.

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Re: Toutle Quality
« Reply #38 on: June 17, 2015, 07:08:34 PM »
Mr wiggles

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Re: Toutle Quality
« Reply #39 on: June 17, 2015, 08:55:16 PM »
Wow Mr wiggles is unique. Hope to cross his path!

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Re: Toutle Quality
« Reply #40 on: June 21, 2015, 02:03:55 PM »


Found 9 cows, 4 babies, and a bull was bugling from the tree line... He never came out though.

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Re: Toutle Quality
« Reply #41 on: June 21, 2015, 07:01:46 PM »
Good news... Selected for Toutle Quality hunt this year.  Going out next week to do some scouting.  Anybody have any experience with this area?  Going to get a Weyerhauser map locally and check it out.  Went to forks last year I imagine the terrain in toutle is similar to the Winston area? Guess I'll know soon enough...

Not anything like Winston. State land varies from easy open big timber on the entrance to dense Nobel fir on the the top end. If you spotted elk mothers with a following bull I would stay on them and learn what you can because his herd will increase as the day grows long to rut. I just ran all the roads out with my neighbor who drew the archery quality bull tag. My group drew the muzzy cow tag three years ago and we had a fast learning curve we took one cow missed two and felt we did good for the unit. Lots of new logging activity going on this year and last year so some of the topography has changed and this will affect the state land herds habitat to a degree. Still a great hunt opportunity if you do the leg work and put what you learned to work to your benefit.
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Re: Toutle Quality
« Reply #42 on: June 21, 2015, 07:50:29 PM »
had the bull tag in 2010 and shot a smaller 5 point. last year i filled my antlerless tag in there and from what i saw the elk hunting is not what it was even in 2010. i spent all season in there last year and saw very few bulls. if i had the bull tag again i would not hesitate to shoot the first racked bull i saw. good luck to everyone with the tag!

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Re: Toutle Quality
« Reply #43 on: June 21, 2015, 07:51:55 PM »
Yeah we covered a lot of ground and only saw that small herd... I won't hesitate when I see a legal bull, that's for sure.

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Re: Toutle Quality
« Reply #44 on: June 21, 2015, 08:15:22 PM »
Congratulations on drawing! I've seen a few post pop up and it could be the excitement but the OP's are leaving out what weapon they're using! That has a lot to do with how and when you'll be hunting a specific tag/unit.

Quality is in the eye of the beholder. Yes, the elk numbers are down vs. previous years. Yes, you will see more rag horns than mashers. Yes, there is hoof rot. But don't let that get you down. I have a buddy that pulled an archery toutle antlerless  tag last year that my dad help him out on.  He told me they were into elk everyday. Didn't see a single elk with hoof rot,saw more bulls than cows and only saw around 10 rigs in 2 weeks. Our hunting group has pulled toutle tags off and on since I believe 07-08'. I can tell you it's a fun hunt with low hunter numbers. If you're looking for 250-300 class bulls, you'll have to put some scout time in and you'll have to look hard but trust me, they're still some to be harvested. The rut is a fun time to be in there, with not much pressure the bulls are usually pretty vocal.  My dad pulled an archery antlerless toutle tag this year, him being 67 loves the permit access and how he can drive and hike to our hot spots instead of biking in! Hope y'all have fun and tag out!

Ah yeah the OP did declare:
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We got drawn for modern nov7-18... I didn't know the Weyerhauser permits were up.  I'll check it out.
At his time frame the rut is a non player and not an option. Depending on his prior observations with the cows and calves with a trailing bull depending on the herd chemistry that bull may or may not hang around during the OP's hunting time frame. His best option is to follow the herds he has referenced thus far and follow them and the bulls which may be attracted to the respective herd. He may get a shot at an average bull, (satellite bull)will it be what we would call a quality bull depends on where his standards settle. At this time that unit is played out and we all know it given the present day management and herd conditions. That being said good luck to the OP and enjoy your hunt!
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