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Curious How Succcesful Special Permit Holders where

Cow Tag Filled- Saw Lots of Elk
Cow Tag Filled- Saw very few Elk
Cow Tag tastes bad- There are no cows on the Eastside
Bull Tag Filled- Saw Lots of Elk
Bull Tag Filled- Saw very few ELk
Bull Tag tastes bad- Bigfoot ate all the Bulls

Author Topic: Eastside ELk  (Read 3005 times)

Offline fishngamereaper

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Eastside ELk
« on: November 25, 2015, 07:14:48 AM »
This year seemed to be an odd year for Eastside elk. We put in the work, the miles and the time and saw very few elk. We filled one Naches cow tag and missed an opportunity to fill the other. We hunted all my good honey holes and saw very few elk. With all the cow tags this year I was curious about everyone else's experience. I added bull tags as well, we saw lots of bull sign but only one on the hoof.

Offline Killmore

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Re: Eastside ELk
« Reply #1 on: November 25, 2015, 08:57:43 AM »
If you are talking about the Yakima herd I don't think its in the shape the game department thinks it is.... But the clockum herd is a different story.

Offline Prohunter270

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Re: Eastside ELk
« Reply #2 on: November 25, 2015, 11:15:33 AM »
We had elk all over all season long in tampico

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Re: Eastside ELk
« Reply #3 on: November 25, 2015, 11:31:55 AM »
Hunted a few different areas, found plenty of elk. They were all holed up in deep/dark/thick ground. No tags filled, hunting spikes the last weekend of the season is always tough. No shortage of critters though.
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Offline Lucky Eric

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Re: Eastside ELk
« Reply #4 on: November 25, 2015, 03:33:53 PM »
We hunted all our regular spots in the Little Naches and saw several Elk, just no spikes. I did have an Umtanum cow tag and went over there on Wed and filled it.

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Re: Eastside ELk
« Reply #5 on: November 26, 2015, 12:41:20 PM »
I selected option 3 but it would be more appropriate if it read, Cow tag tastes bad when you blow your chances. I hunted the ML season in 336. I called in a spike for my buddy on opening morning then had several more encounters throughout the week. At one point I had a clear 90yd shot but could not get a solid rest in time. I called in another unidentified elk and bumped more than I care to. I've never thwarted so much opportunity in a season. It's a sickening feeling. I'll add that my brother and another buddy hunted hard on their cow tags and never found elk at all in the same gmu.
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