mashel unit

[trophyhunt]

  ok! Welcome to the forum.

[Soady]

Been think about buying a muzzloader and hunting elk in the mashel unit this year. I've hunted it before with a rifle and killed 2 nice bulls but wanting to try muzzle loader. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

With all the new units opening up for muzzle loader I would be expanding my horizons a bit and keep that unit in my back pocket for the late season when travel time and day light gets short. If it is in your back yard and you know the unit aided with having had a fairly good success rate it never hurts to think outside the box, and if it doesn't work you can always go back to the way you were doing it!

[WAPatriot]

B4 i switched to bow 10 years ago i used to hunt black tail with modern firearm 2 point or better late buck in the machel unit.  I love that area because it produced many large black tail for me and got away from the crowds because I think they were scared of the two or better restriction.  I have only seen elk OFF the private land a few times during the season. Every morning i went there i would see a hurd of 25 elk or so on the right hand side on private land.  One day hunting deer i saw a huge bull in mid November.  It had to b 290+.  I think 290 on public land is a big elk for that area right? Im glad to here about u killing bulls in there on public land.  Im not asking u to tell me where u got the elk but PLEASE tell me how u did it?  I used to love that unit and have seen lots of sign there and just figured they almost always came out at night and iv all ways wanted to hear how a guy harvests elk there.  I will never hunt it for elk because i have my honey holes allredy.  Just tell thw story please!.

2 ways I have found to be successful in hunting 654 are either
1) padderen them and intercept when they are on move in routine from field or clear cuts from lowland creeks or thick woods or main trails late evening or
2)follow as many game trails as you can and be ready to shoot fast (smoke pole is the way to go cause you can shoot cows and shoot through vegetation) I got my bull last year in 654 hunted ten days was on animals everyday hard to get a shot with a bow.

[WAPatriot]

I got a bull on camera that will go 375+ When it's all said and done already a huge 6

[trophyhunt]

I got a bull on camera that will go 375+ When it's all said and done already a huge 6

I take it that bull is your main hunting goal this year?!

[tgray]

I got a bull on camera that will go 375+ When it's all said and done already a huge 6

I take it that bull is your main hunting goal this year?!

Without pics it didn't happen

[WAPatriot]

I got a bull on camera that will go 375+ When it's all said and done already a huge 6

I take it that bull is your main hunting goal this year?!

Ya I hope I can get him I saw him last yr but could close the distance and settled for a satellite he's gonna be a beast

[WAPatriot]

I got a bull on camera that will go 375+ When it's all said and done already a huge 6

I take it that bull is your main hunting goal this year?!

Ya I hope I can get him I saw him last yr but could close the distance and settled for a satellite he's gonna be a beast

Lol sept 12 you'll see him I hope

[trophyhunt]

Best of luck to you!


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[trophyhunt]

If it's real brushy you might try a tree stand and cut some zones? 


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[RClare1223]

Both of these bulls came from there back to back years and both were about 4 mile pack outs.

[WAPatriot]

If it's real brushy you might try a tree stand and cut some zones? 


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I've got several spots  with groups of Apple  tree s  are producing attempted to pant beets and clovers with ground blinds tree stands with shooting lanes in passing routes and well used trails but there is lots of land and they can hide anywhere

Trophy do you hunt 654

[WAPatriot]

Both of these bulls came from there back to back years and both were about 4 mile pack outs.

Awesome Bulls I love the mass on that bottom one what a beast

[tgray]

Nice Bulls! You have a great spot

[zackmioli]

Great bulls! I hunted the mashel unit last year And called a rag horn in but he came in too quickly before it was legal shooting light. I was into them for 2 days but couldn't get a shot.

Also got into them in the pack forest a few years back. Super thick, never saw them.

Tough areas to hunt but there are elk in there.