east side elk

[heavy hauler]

 if i dont draw i will probably just use my vacation being a pack mule for someone  who does draw.it was a great time helping ryan with his moose in 08.worth every minute.

[colockumelk]

If you don't draw and I don't draw then you're more than welcome to accompany me up into the Alpine Wildnerness area for some high country any elk hunt.  There's big bulls to be had there you just have to hike your butt off.  There's also alot of antlerless and spike hunts around.

I'd apply for the Colockum and also 368 Cowiche.  368 is permit only for archery. 

[rosscrazyelk]

I have 14 points and If I don't get drawn this year I am going to come unglued

[Sage Weasel]

I'd apply for the Colockum as well.  During Archery there isn't any pressure and there's alot of big bulls.  If I could hunt big bulls in there I'd get a nice branched bull every year. 

I don't know when the last time you hunted the Clockum archery season, but there sure isn't a shortage of hunters and what big bulls?  Herds and herds of elk some 300 plus to a group. 3 spikes and a rag horn, the big bulls have been shot to crap!   We all know why?  Very few big bulls on the Clockum....

[heavy hauler]

that alpine wilderness sounds fun

[colockumelk]

I'd apply for the Colockum as well.  During Archery there isn't any pressure and there's alot of big bulls.  If I could hunt big bulls in there I'd get a nice branched bull every year. 

I don't know when the last time you hunted the Clockum archery season, but there sure isn't a shortage of hunters and what big bulls?  Herds and herds of elk some 300 plus to a group. 3 spikes and a rag horn, the big bulls have been shot to crap!   We all know why?  Very few big bulls on the Clockum....

Where I go I have yet to see another hunter in the field.  I saw 200 elk this year just doing evening hunts after work and saw 5 raghorns, 3 spikes which got chased off by just said raghorns.  I also saw 3 mature branch bulls that would have scored 330 plus. 1 of those was easily over 350.  If you go up Clockum Road there is a bunch of people.  Some of the other ones that you have to walk into you wont see a soul.  Hell during my wifes rifle season I saw over 100 elk.  You are right in that that herd is going to crap in a hurry.  And yes we all know why.  Go to the General Discussion forum and you'll see the stats from the WDFW that supports this. 

[colockumelk]

that alpine wilderness sounds fun

Heavy Hauler it is fun.  It's your typical high country hunt in that it's physically demanding and the herd desnities isn't as high as many places but you wont see another person and while your body will hate you for a bit it is well worth.  It I ate tag soup this year but I had a blast and some pretty cool memories.  Here's some examples of my hunt from last year.

Here's some pictures from this year in 249 Alpine.

This is a pic looking down on Fish Lake.





This pic is of me with Fish Lake behind and below me. 










Same spot as before except looking the other way. 









This is an alpine meadow/lake where we camped one night.  Woke up to bugling and on the otherside there were some 15 cows wading and feeding in the open and a bull bugling in the timber. Only elk I saw all weekend.
By the time we got around the meadow/lake the elk had moved or fed off.  Maybe they heard us coming.  It's pretty thick in there.  In any case they were no longer there.

[norsepeak]

it's taken some you guys a lot of years to draw those bull tags....all the more reason to let us help you fill it with big one....10% off for all HW members this year too!

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[logger]

have hunted the east side my whole career muzzleloading, ran into you guys[norsepeak] at gold creek. that was the year i had my bull tag, you guys tried to talk me into letting you help me and ever since then I have been kickin myself in nuts. should have listened to you.

[Pathfinder101]

clockum,
Careful with those pics man... people will start to get the idea that September elk hunting' is a sunny, warm, scenic, exhilarating experience...

...think the woods are crowded now?

[heavy hauler]

man that area looks nice.

[colockumelk]

clockum,
Careful with those pics man... people will start to get the idea that September elk hunting' is a sunny, warm, scenic, exhilarating experience...

...think the woods are crowded now?

Yeah it was cold as hell at that altitude. In the morning it was in the lower 30's. The only reason we had our shirts off is because we'd just got done hiking up what felt like a cliff.  It was pretty cool up there.  I loved it.  No one in sight.  And the scenery was beyond words.  It's the kind of place like Will Primos said you have to want to be there.  We were four miles in at that one Alpine meadow.  Everything we brought in to camp with was on our back.  Even though I had tag soup it was worth it.

[norsepeak]

Logger, I've heard that same story many times....this year we are offering one day hunts for guys who just need a little help.

[Bunkster]

I love the eastside....Way past government meadows, I seen the biggest bull I have seen over there during rifle elk season helpin others out.  I have seen some LUNKERS over there.  nothing short of 350" Man, I only have 3 pts. and am very not happy.  Tired of seeing big bulls and not being able to do anything but drool......

[cle elum bowhunter]

clockum, keep that on the downlow.  Don't need more peps up there.  Bad enough with the tree huggers in September up there.  Check you pm's