White river elk

[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

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

This is just in response to the comments that it's a waste of a tag and there isn't crap up there from previous posts.. Sadly this is arguably the 2nd best quality archery tag on the west side

[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.

This is just in response to the comments that it's a waste of a tag and there isn't crap up there from previous posts.. Sadly this is arguably the 2nd best quality archery tag on the west side

Just curious, was your cousin hunting public land or did he purchase a timberland permit?

[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

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

This is just in response to the comments that it's a waste of a tag and there isn't crap up there from previous posts.. Sadly this is arguably the 2nd best quality archery tag on the west side

Just curious, was your cousin hunting public land or did he purchase a timberland permit?

Public... Hiked in each day definitely put miles on his boots

[SkookumHntr]

My buddy that drew the archery tag was in bulls about everyday and had a monster at 100 yards, he was wishing he had the muzzleloader tag!

[ElaphusElatus]

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

If you look at historical WDFW harvest reports they report well over a thousand hunters in the White River during general firearm season.  The 1997 report available at http://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/harvest/1997/97harvst.pdf reports 1701 firearm hunters (GMU 472).  The 1989 report has 2081 hunters.  Sure there are errors in this report, but I'd take a permit hunt with far fewer people and maybe fewer animals than a general hunt fighting for every space and elk out there, so IMO, I'd say it is better now than it once was.

[trophyhunt]

Don't forget to add the wolves to the mix, I remember the past for sure!  Government meadows and bridge camp! Bridge camp used to be a city during rifle season.  Down hill ever since.

[lewy]

So I spend a ton of time in the WR and know it very well, this winter I seen a total of zero branch bulls,  zero! There are obviously some bulls around but the number of branch bulls in the last few years has really declined. Its no problem seeing hundreds of cows. The tribal harvests are out of control

[TikkaT3-270Shortmag]

GET IN SHAPE!

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[jvt]

Don't forget to add the wolves to the mix, I remember the past for sure!  Government meadows and bridge camp! Bridge camp used to be a city during rifle season.  Down hill ever since.

buy bridge camp and shut it down. I think it is still for sale.

[trophyhunt]

Don't forget to add the wolves to the mix, I remember the past for sure!  Government meadows and bridge camp! Bridge camp used to be a city during rifle season.  Down hill ever since.

buy bridge camp and shut it down. I think it is still for sale.

I wouldn't be surprised if one day the mucks shut down the entire Hancock property they bought.  They already closed off a small section from any access. 

[westside bull]

I thought it was closed starting this year.

[trophyhunt]

I thought it was closed starting this year.

I haven't heard that?  I know they closed a portion just east of the fire station to the 70 rd, but pretty sure the rest of the old Hancock is open with an access permit.

[ElaphusElatus]

The White River map is available at
https://hancockrecreationnw.com/sites/default/files/rec%20map%20WR%202016.pdf
BUT property owners can hunt in "Wildlife Escapement Areas" - interesting term.

[lewy]

Escape from what? Not Indians rifle hunting for 6 months out of the year, oh and having special "ceremonial" hunts the other 6

[trophyhunt]

Escape from what? Not Indians rifle hunting for 6 months out of the year, oh and having special "ceremonial" hunts the other 6

escapement and tribal hunting, riiiiight!