Peaches Archery Quality bull

[Smitch]

Long time hunter, first time posting.  I made the switch to Archery this year and was lucky enough to draw the quality bull tag.  Been scouting a bit and am very familiar with the little Naches unit.   Not looking for anyone's honey hole, just any tips or guidance would be appreciated.  I am currently looking to hunt near government meadows and Ravens Roost.  Any thoughts?   

[X-Force]

I had the permit a couple years ago and didn't target the wilderness area. We had a base camp about 6 miles up NF 70 and hit areas in the wilderness but were basically all over the unit. We got in elk everyday and covered 6-15 miles a day. Lots of elk and if you get off the beaten path there were no hunters. Great tag, congrats and good luck.

[Smitch]

great, thanks for the input

[fishngamereaper]

Elk are where you find them. So pretty much everywhere in the unit. I'm 3 hours from doorstep to the main road into the unit and  have been going once a week since June. I've narrowed down some good bulls using boot leather and cams. Looks like you are a lot closer than me. My advice is get out on foot. Pick a few areas and once you find elk get to know the areas they are in, feed, bedding etc. My problem is I like to many areas and narrowing one down for opening day is becoming difficult. Good luck and have fun with the tag.

[Hoythunter]

Go to the Search engine and type in Peaches Ridge.  Tons of info shared on this website over the years and lots of great people who’ll point you in the right direction.  I’m hunting it for my first year and felt like I somewhat already knew the area by reading 13 pages worth of posts before ever stepping foot into the Unit.  Best of luck

[Mfowl]

Elk are where you find them. So pretty much everywhere in the unit. I'm 3 hours from doorstep to the main road into the unit and  have been going once a week since June. I've narrowed down some good bulls using boot leather and cams. Looks like you are a lot closer than me. My advice is get out on foot. Pick a few areas and once you find elk get to know the areas they are in, feed, bedding etc. My problem is I like to many areas and narrowing one down for opening day is becoming difficult. Good luck and have fun with the tag.

This ^  Get out there in the unit and learn the roads first then pick out spots that interest you and burn some boot leather. Just be mindful that bulls may not be in the same place you find them right now come September. I had the Observatory tag last year. It was easy to find elk in July and August, then the 3 weeks before the season started they seemed to vanish. My parnter and I filled our tags 20+ miles from where we scouted and started our hunt.

[scoutdog346]

I've had better luck at fifes Ridge then Raven's Roost if you don't mind hiking 10 Mil. Pluse every day Raven's Roost would be the best if you want a lot of good spots that are only a 20 minute to 1 hour walk fifes ridge is the best anywhere in fifes Ridge is good. 
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Long time hunter, first time posting.  I made the switch to Archery this year and was lucky enough to draw the quality bull tag.  Been scouting a bit and am very familiar with the little Naches unit.   Not looking for anyone's honey hole, just any tips or guidance would be appreciated.  I am currently looking to hunt near government meadows and Ravens Roost.  Any thoughts?
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[CarbonHunter]

Sounds like you know the unit and there will be bulls anywhere you find cows come September. Try to focus on shooting your bow and getting a range and drawing your bow without spooking the critter. Also keep in mind the temps are usually much higher so having a plan to get your meat to a cooler is a must.

[Smitch]

Thanks for all the input guys.  I really appreciate it

[ridgefire]

I would take a look back by crow creek lake and up towards sheepherder lake. Last time I was back in there their was a ton of elkand sign.

[treeclimber2852]

I would take a look back by crow creek lake and up towards sheepherder lake. Last time I was back in there their was a ton of elkand sign.

Have you been back in there post-burn?  That area is right in the middle of it and from the view at Raven's Roost, it's scorched earth.  May be a year or two before the elk venture that far into the burn area again. 

[scoutdog346]

U dont need to hunt deep into the wilderness. Bulls all in there. 
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Long time hunter, first time posting.  I made the switch to Archery this year and was lucky enough to draw the quality bull tag.  Been scouting a bit and am very familiar with the little Naches unit.   Not looking for anyone's honey hole, just any tips or guidance would be appreciated.  I am currently looking to hunt near government meadows and Ravens Roost.  Any thoughts?
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[Salmonstalker]

I started a thread about this tag after last season, here's the shortened version:

My buddy drew this tag last year with 2 points (Lucky! I know) we spent 7 days driving, hiking calling, up high, down low, found water, wallows, old sign, but most of all........ wolf sign, everywhere. Some in more areas than others. We heard them answer our bugles, and one evening even saw them crossing a landing a few hundred yards away. The guys we talked to that have a camp there every year (for 25+years) say they've had good luck with cows and spikes every year, have taken a few bulls when someone has the tag, but got skunked after 10 days. Said their trail cams that had been soaking for a while were littered with wolf pics. They said they saw a couple cows and a 6 point one morning. My buddy some how miraculously ran into a 6 point after we left and killed it. THE ONLY ELK HE SAW OR HEARD. Hindsight, we should have taken off to other parts of the unit- further east. Later heard that area was alive with bulls bugling. The Naches was closed due to fires so that was not an option. Moral of the story: if you see wolf sign, hear wolves, or see wolves, keep moving. Good luck, and enjoy your time out there, it's beautiful country!

[Smitch]

What part of the unit were you hunting Salmonstalker?

[Salmonstalker]

What part of the unit were you hunting Salmonstalker?

We came in through the west side of the Taneum and wandered our way up to the Little Naches/Taneum border. Kinda North I guess, of the Stampede...