best draw for moose unit wise

[WDFW-SUX]

The one you can draw.

[popeshawnpaul]

Selkirk for me.

[MLBowhunting]

49 is good ive been there twice and seen more bulls then cows also selkirk has nice bulls also just didnt see as many moose there as 49 just my 

[TeacherMan]

100% no question, 1st choice 49 2nd choice Selkirk, no 3rd or 4th

[rasbo]

Sounds like 49 will be choice #1 well ive got 1 point already.next year I will get drawn right

[whacker1]

Mt Spokane still has a good population of moose - I believe the difficulty with that unit is the big bulls are relatively protected by private property on the West & South Side.  There is some access on the North Side and the Park up high.  The East Side turns into Idaho.  There are still a lot of moose and some with size coming off that hill, but it is the most difficult for folks from out of town to get permission to hunt, because of the small parcels of land (5, 10, 20, 40 acre parcels.) 

Selkirk is my favorite for Big Bulls, but I would also say that it is one of the more difficult to hunt, because it is very brushy and overgrown.  But there is a lot of escapement for animals, because it is very overgrown and brushy.

 

[Elkfever]

Moose is at the top of my list as far as an animal I would love to hunt and harvest.  Ive got a few points built up and am always reflecting on where I am applying.  Living and hunting in SW WA, I don't have intimate knowledge of the NE moose areas.  After reading this old post from '09, it got me wondering what has changed in the last 5 years.  Is 49 Degrees and Selkirk still the best place for a boot hunter (that has done his hw) to have opportunities at good bulls, hunt in beautiful moose country and have access to lots of public land?  Have the wolves made much of an impact on the NE population or moose behavior?  Ive had the Kettle Range/East Okanogan area as my third choice- thoughts?  Would like to start putting in for a fourth choice but don't want to just "fill up" my choices.  Just looking to generate conversation on the moose areas of our state.  Thanks for sharing. 

[Bob33]

Any unit that starts with the letters "ID".

[boneaddict]

Get drawn, that's the hardest part.   Any unit that there are tags for in this state have record class moose in them.  Its not rocket science.

[kentrek]

Get drawn, that's the hardest part.   Any unit that there are tags for in this state have record class moose in them.  Its not rocket science.

I would assume this is the case but in my experience in idaho the wolf's shows up an the moose left  I have no stats or credible sources except rumours an my observations but tha seemed to be the case an I dont think it would be any different in wa...

Thatd kinda suck to draw a moose tag where a big wolf pack has pushed all the moose out 

[quadrafire]

Good point Kentrek. I think I read recently that the state is starting to study the population situation for that very reason.

[boneaddict]

Get drawn, that's the hardest part.   Any unit that there are tags for in this state have record class moose in them.  Its not rocket science.

I would assume this is the case but in my experience in idaho the wolf's shows up an the moose left  I have no stats or credible sources except rumours an my observations but tha seemed to be the case an I dont think it would be any different in wa...

Thatd kinda suck to draw a moose tag where a big wolf pack has pushed all the moose out 

Wolves are effecting the moose ....VERY TRUE
There are wolves in essentially every unit there are moose tags, so ............ not sure how much of a factor they will be, until you start seeing fewer moose thus fewer tags in all units represented, and even poorer OIL draws.

[kentrek]

Once again its just my observations but wolves seem to come an go in certain regions all pending on the amount of prey they have..so you will have a bubble of sparce game that follows behind a big pack..it takes about 2 years to have animals move back into an area once the wolves eat everything an move on...while I doubt we could rely on fish an game to keep us up to date maybe with the use of the forum we could at least post observations  idk if the wolf problem is that bad in wa yet but I doubt its gona get better an seems to be just where idaho was about 10 years ago

[Bob33]

With maximum points (19) the odds of drawing a 49 Degree North tag are currently about 1 in 125. I think the best advice is to apply for as many units as possible (currently four) each year. If drawn in any unit, you will find quality moose.

[Bean Counter]

With maximum points (19) the odds of drawing a 49 Degree North tag are currently about 1 in 125. I think the best advice is to apply for as many units as possible (currently four) each year. If drawn in any unit, you will find quality moose.