White river elk

[tgray]

I had a muzzy white River tag last year and ate my tag. Not s#*t in that unit. Never put in there....Ever!

For elk or deer?

elk...... Indians Killed them all

[SkookumHntr]

I had a muzzy white River tag last year and ate my tag. Not s#*t in that unit. Never put in there....Ever!

For elk or deer?

elk...... Indians Killed them all

were you in the tree farm? How many points did you have to draw?

[trophyhunt]

I had a muzzy white River tag last year and ate my tag. Not s#*t in that unit. Never put in there....Ever!

For elk or deer?

elk...... Indians Killed them all

[tgray]

I had a muzzy white River tag last year and ate my tag. Not s#*t in that unit. Never put in there....Ever!

wasted
For elk or deer?

elk...... Indians Killed them all

were you in the tree farm? How many points did you have to draw?

wasted 18 points. No didn't hunt the tree farm

[SkookumHntr]

Bummer dude

[Tbar]

I had a muzzy white River tag last year and ate my tag. Not s#*t in that unit. Never put in there....Ever!

wasted
For elk or deer?

elk...... Indians Killed them all

were you in the tree farm? How many points did you have to draw?

wasted 18 points. No didn't hunt the tree farm

That sucks.  This should be a PSA you may have wanted to release before the draws.  At least weknow for next year.  Hope I don't draw this unit.  With the lack of options (especially in bull) I think I'm switching to eastside.

[scottfrick]

I had a muzzy white River tag last year and ate my tag. Not s#*t in that unit. Never put in there....Ever!

I agree with tgray! This unit has gone down hill way fast!! I wouldn't waste my quality points on this unit. Westside sucks for special hunt options

[jmscon]

I was coming over on 410 from Little Naches last year the first weekend of modern elk on the eastside and almost hit some elk just outside of the park in the White River unit! They were all cows but I started looking into the unit as a possible hunt area. Only saw a couple of tags available so pretty much blew it off until I either have enough points or it opened up a little more.

[scoutdog346]

Looking at the topo and large arrangement of different habitats, variation in vegetation and kinds of environments and that its up up against an East Side unit that's pretty good and being adjacent to the park! it should be a very good gmu.  It has a good wintering habitat, a good summer habitat, Alpine Meadows and clear cuts. The elk could venture over to the east side then the west side depending on whats going on. WHAT IS THE MANE REASONS 653 IS NOT A PRIME GMU ??

[Duckslayer89]

Looking at the topo and large arrangement of different habitats, variation in vegetation and kinds of environments and that its up up against an East Side unit that's pretty good and being adjacent to the park! it should be a very good gmu.  It has a good wintering habitat, a good summer habitat, Alpine Meadows and clear cuts. The elk could venture over to the east side then the west side depending on whats going on. WHAT IS THE MANE REASONS 653 IS NOT A PRIME GMU ??

It was already mentioned. A certain group, basically left unregulated.

[pope]

Most of the Elk I've seen in that unit are wandering across the road by Crystal Village and also on the north side of 410 in an area no longer open to hunting (unless you're a property owner). Deer hunting is horribly thin. There are two square miles of Forest Service property which connect checker-board  style, up the hill from Greenwater. They are land-locked by tribal-hunting-only property, and I considered hunting those woods but decided against it when it was unclear how I would ever get an elk out to the road. I found the complete skeletal remains of a big bull in there...minus the sawed-off antlers.

[rosscrazyelk]

With  the proposed  road closures it will make alot of the public land unaccessable. Going  to make it a harder Hunt for sure

[ElaphusElatus]

If the USFS closes more roads that should cut down on legal and illegal kills.  But if the USFS does not cut anything, suppress fires, and let the overstocked WEYCO land they acquired in the Huckleberry Land Exchange continue to be overstocked the future for elk on public land in the White does look bleak.  Anyone remember the good old days up at Government Meadows?  Loaded with elk, now grown up a lot and fewer elk are using it.

[AlbinoRhino]

I had a muzzy white River tag last year and ate my tag. Not s#*t in that unit. Never put in there....Ever!

For elk or deer?

elk...... Indians Killed them all

Hmm my cousin drew the tag last year was into elk every day drilled a 6X6 only hunting weekends and missed a wall hanger there are definitely elk up there

[scottfrick]

I had a muzzy white River tag last year and ate my tag. Not s#*t in that unit. Never put in there....Ever!

For elk or deer?

elk...... Indians Killed them all

Hmm my cousin drew the tag last year was into elk every day drilled a 6X6 only hunting weekends and missed a wall hanger there are definitely elk up there

Obliviously there are still some elk left there. But the unit is no way near as good as it once was.