Where is Umtanum GMU?

[kirkl]

I drew one of the 25 cow tags with 3 points and not sure where to go. Any starting points? Id like to be able to take my side by side off the road to retrieve it.

Thanks

[fireguy459]

  the good news is you have much better odds not getting an offroad ticket compared to drawing the tag.

[Gringo31]

 

[Falcon]

I drew one of the 25 cow tags with 3 points and not sure where to go. Any starting points? Id like to be able to take my side by side off the road to retrieve it.

Thanks

Nice kirk

[bobcat]

Call a biologist.   

[DOUBLELUNG]

Umtanum is everything east of the Cascade Crest, between the Columbia River and I-90.  The cow permits are to control elk damage and help out the farmers, so you are pretty much ok going anywhere, as you are doing the landowners a service.  All of the LEOs are common sense good old boys and hunters themselves, as long as you have an elk tag they don't care where you take your side by side - especially if you have an elk down, it's an unwritten rule that you can drive anywhere you have to in order to get an elk out - nobody expects you to cut it up and carry it for gosh sakes.  If you do have to cut some fences to drive to your elk, it's good country manners to stop by the ranch house and let them know where you cut the fences to get your elk out, so they can get out there and get them patched before their critters wander off.  Plus, they might get mad thinking someone was just trespassing, and they'll be pleased to know you are helping out with their elk overpopulation problems.  They'll probably shake your hand and offer you a cold one.

[Moe the Sleaze]

Umtanum is unit 342, up near Wenas Lake.  Yakima herd.  It includes Clemans mountain and the entire area between Bald Mountain, Clemans, and the river.  Sometimes they're in the trees, sometimes they're in the sage, I've never been able to figure it out!!!

[Curly]

  Doublelung

[robodad]

Umtanum is everything east of the Cascade Crest, between the Columbia River and I-90.  The cow permits are to control elk damage and help out the farmers, so you are pretty much ok going anywhere, as you are doing the landowners a service.  All of the LEOs are common sense good old boys and hunters themselves, as long as you have an elk tag they don't care where you take your side by side - especially if you have an elk down, it's an unwritten rule that you can drive anywhere you have to in order to get an elk out - nobody expects you to cut it up and carry it for gosh sakes.  If you do have to cut some fences to drive to your elk, it's good country manners to stop by the ranch house and let them know where you cut the fences to get your elk out, so they can get out there and get them patched before their critters wander off.  Plus, they might get mad thinking someone was just trespassing, and they'll be pleased to know you are helping out with their elk overpopulation problems.  They'll probably shake your hand and offer you a cold one.

This has been my experience as well !! Good luck with the hunt !! 

[kirkl]

GMU 342? Crap I don't want to drive that far.

[Dan-o]

 

[SteelheadTed]

I drew one of the 25 cow tags with 3 points and not sure where to go. Any starting points? Id like to be able to take my side by side off the road to retrieve it.

Thanks

This must be a joke, right?  No one would apply in a unit and not even know where it is, right?

[jdb]

Man you screwed up!! No elk in umptanum. Everybody knows that! You should have put in for the blue mountains! That's where all the elk are!

[300ack]

Everyone knows that there are  no elk in the sagebrush! Why did you you even apply there. I've seen so few elk out there in the past 38 years. Hunt up, By the way, legally harvested three  6 points in the last eight years, good luck. It pays to be old and crippled.

[Boss .300 winmag]

Umtanum is everything east of the Cascade Crest, between the Columbia River and I-90.  The cow permits are to control elk damage and help out the farmers, so you are pretty much ok going anywhere, as you are doing the landowners a service.  All of the LEOs are common sense good old boys and hunters themselves, as long as you have an elk tag they don't care where you take your side by side - especially if you have an elk down, it's an unwritten rule that you can drive anywhere you have to in order to get an elk out - nobody expects you to cut it up and carry it for gosh sakes. If you do have to cut some fences to drive to your elk, it's good country manners to stop by the ranch house and let them know where you cut the fences to get your elk out, so they can get out there and get them patched before their critters wander off.  Plus, they might get mad thinking someone was just trespassing, and they'll be pleased to know you are helping out with their elk overpopulation problems.  They'll probably shake your hand and offer you a cold one.

I highly suggest you don't cut farmers/ranchers fences. 

That's one of many reasons hunters loose access to land.

If I caught anyone cutting mine all hell would break loose, until you pay and build them you'll never understand.