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thanks for the pic shawn, sent you a pm. Very excited for this hunt. work production has gone down drastically since the draw results were posted however my time in front of the computer has seen a sharp increase. does wenaha east hold the same potential for bulls as the surrounding units?
The elk in there and surrounding areas have become less and less vocal over the last few years.
Quote from: Woodchuck on June 29, 2018, 02:02:21 PMThe elk in there and surrounding areas have become less and less vocal over the last few years. wolves, the elk are learning quickly.
Most elk are coming out the hind ends of the wolves, bears and cats.
Quote from: Timberstalker on June 29, 2018, 02:36:39 PMMost elk are coming out the hind ends of the wolves, bears and cats. That’s a fact, the Blues are headed down the tube along with the rest of the state.
My hunting partner drew that tag last year. We did a drop camp with Dave with Western Life Outfitters. Last year was a difficult year for us, we hunted our butts off and on the last morning of the last day we were hunting, my buddy killed a nice bull, not a giant but a very nice 6x6. Last year, a majority of the heavy fired areas were full of fire weed. The elk were feeding in there, using it for cover and bedding areas. It did prove to be difficult to hunt in however as many of the patches were over 6 feet tall. We didn't see the amount of elk I thought we would but the entire trip including horse pack in, great camp and beautiful country made for a very memorable hunt. Also where Dave set up us, we didn't see any other archery elk hunters, had the entire area to ourselves. We did have some nice bulls on camera and had several close calls (typical archery hunting). If I could recommend anything, it would be to take your getting in shape seriously. The country is steep and deep and can beat down a guy.Good Luck.
Quote from: BowhunterPNW on July 11, 2018, 10:44:45 AMMy hunting partner drew that tag last year. We did a drop camp with Dave with Western Life Outfitters. Last year was a difficult year for us, we hunted our butts off and on the last morning of the last day we were hunting, my buddy killed a nice bull, not a giant but a very nice 6x6. Last year, a majority of the heavy fired areas were full of fire weed. The elk were feeding in there, using it for cover and bedding areas. It did prove to be difficult to hunt in however as many of the patches were over 6 feet tall. We didn't see the amount of elk I thought we would but the entire trip including horse pack in, great camp and beautiful country made for a very memorable hunt. Also where Dave set up us, we didn't see any other archery elk hunters, had the entire area to ourselves. We did have some nice bulls on camera and had several close calls (typical archery hunting). If I could recommend anything, it would be to take your getting in shape seriously. The country is steep and deep and can beat down a guy.Good Luck. @BowhunterPNW Are you the guy who posted all the awesome photo's on Dave's Facebook page? If so, you should share some of them here.
I know a guy that has been in that country a lot for a long time and he seemed to think that fire pushed a lot of elk south into the Sled Springs unit in Oregon........ but I am sure they would have bounced back in there by now, I would say you'll be in them if your any kind of hunter.... Good Luck!! That was a dirty hot fire, but we are now seeing the benefit of a fire like that that unit will be getting better and better for the next 6-10 years
Saw a few trail cams in the unit this weekend. Was in there with my son, he drew the archery quality squirrel tag for that unit. Didnt fill his tag but saw a couple bruisers If you see us on your camera next time you check it, pm us a pic. My son likes to smile and wave at them.
