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Stampede Pass early archery thoughts
« on: July 10, 2019, 06:54:20 AM »
Got to hunt it a couple days in 2017 before we got kicked out cause of the fire. One missed oppurtunity and only got to cover a small amount of the unit. Curious on what some of you may know or willing to share on your experience hunting the unit in September?

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Re: Stampede Pass early archery thoughts
« Reply #1 on: July 10, 2019, 06:57:03 AM »
Which part did you hunt?  Did you come in off the 54 road if I remember correctly? 

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Re: Stampede Pass early archery thoughts
« Reply #2 on: July 10, 2019, 07:02:57 AM »
Yep sir I did

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Re: Stampede Pass early archery thoughts
« Reply #3 on: July 10, 2019, 07:26:37 AM »
For archery it is a great place to hunt.  It is a zoo for rifle.  I used to hunt i back in the late 90s.  I would drive down into Lester, and hunt the border of the watershed.  If I didnt do all my archery elk hunting out of state, that is probably where I would be looking.

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Re: Stampede Pass early archery thoughts
« Reply #4 on: July 10, 2019, 07:48:37 AM »
I’d keep that unit off the net, from what I’ve heard it’s already a zoo even in archery. I know it’s hard to ask any other way so I get it, I just hope you get PM’s.  Good luck
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Re: Stampede Pass early archery thoughts
« Reply #5 on: July 11, 2019, 12:44:38 AM »
all my old areas are over grown last time i was there. We used to go up by the 52rd

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Re: Stampede Pass early archery thoughts
« Reply #6 on: July 11, 2019, 06:42:26 AM »
I’d keep that unit off the net, from what I’ve heard it’s already a zoo even in archery. I know it’s hard to ask any other way so I get it, I just hope you get PM’s.  Good luck

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Re: Stampede Pass early archery thoughts
« Reply #7 on: July 11, 2019, 08:11:02 AM »
Steep, overgrown, easily accessed from I-90= lots of traffic. 

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Re: Stampede Pass early archery thoughts
« Reply #8 on: July 11, 2019, 03:50:34 PM »
I was in there last year didnt seem to be a lot of people where I went.  It is steep and thick.

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Re: Stampede Pass early archery thoughts
« Reply #9 on: July 11, 2019, 03:57:48 PM »
It is steep and deep
That’s what elk like

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Re: Stampede Pass early archery thoughts
« Reply #10 on: July 11, 2019, 04:04:08 PM »
I was in there last year didnt seem to be a lot of people where I went.  It is steep and thick.

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Re: Stampede Pass early archery thoughts
« Reply #11 on: July 11, 2019, 05:17:58 PM »
Look at the harvest reports.... either nobody reports right or??? :dunno:
Steep, deep and lots of peeps. Most hang out in the watershed.

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Re: Stampede Pass early archery thoughts
« Reply #12 on: July 12, 2019, 10:08:53 AM »
I’d keep that unit off the net, from what I’ve heard it’s already a zoo even in archery. I know it’s hard to ask any other way so I get it, I just hope you get PM’s.  Good luck

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Re: Stampede Pass early archery thoughts
« Reply #13 on: July 12, 2019, 11:14:52 AM »
My cousin has tried it few times recently.  Not the greatest unit.  Steep n deep for sure.  Some elk, more people than elk.  Not impressed like it once was.  He claims to be looking to another area now.  No kills.
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Re: Stampede Pass early archery thoughts
« Reply #14 on: July 13, 2019, 07:48:41 AM »
Thanks all I appreciate the info.. well the two pieces of info, no elk and lots of people lol

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Re: Stampede Pass early archery thoughts
« Reply #15 on: July 13, 2019, 10:02:24 AM »
My thoughts on stampede are total waste of time! :twocents:
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Re: Stampede Pass early archery thoughts
« Reply #16 on: July 13, 2019, 10:19:46 AM »
Thought about giving it a go this September.

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Re: Stampede Pass early archery thoughts
« Reply #17 on: July 14, 2019, 11:38:44 AM »
I hunted it for the first time in 2007, and the last time in 2016. The elk numbers seem to have dropped off or they just started hiding better because of the increase in pressure. We saw elk every year we hunted it, killed one nice bull missed opportunities on a few more. We spent most of our time on the south side of the unit. I’m wouldn’t call it a waste of time but I also haven’t been up there in a few years. Maybe make a trip or two to scout this summer and see if you can find anything.

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Re: Stampede Pass early archery thoughts
« Reply #18 on: July 15, 2019, 11:04:13 AM »
Stampede also gets a fair amount of tribal pressure

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Re: Stampede Pass early archery thoughts
« Reply #19 on: July 15, 2019, 12:17:54 PM »
Thought about giving it a go this September.

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Re: Stampede Pass early archery thoughts
« Reply #20 on: July 15, 2019, 01:36:13 PM »
Killed a 2 good bulls in there the last few years, 1 Archery and 1 Muzzy. Its a tough unit like folks have said, gets a ton of pressure from all 3 weapon groups. I focus on springs in stands of older timber or very small benches near water. I don't go any where near roads or clear cuts and call very sparingly

With that said I'm not hunting there this year
The mountains are calling and I must go

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Re: Stampede Pass early archery thoughts
« Reply #21 on: July 19, 2019, 02:06:47 PM »
I hunted it for a couple days last year. Found a few elk but it was so steep it took us 4 hours to go a quarter mile down a hill and back up through a thick jungle hell with cliffs. Lots of people driving on the roads and Indians walking around with bugles and rifles. Got attacked by hornets twice and ran off the road twice. The clear cuts aren’t very clear.

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Re: Stampede Pass early archery thoughts
« Reply #22 on: August 05, 2019, 09:23:09 PM »
Been hunting in there for 15 years up each year more and more people

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Re: Stampede Pass early archery thoughts
« Reply #23 on: August 06, 2019, 03:37:50 PM »
We archery hunted it last year for the first time and got on some bulls. My brother called one in to bow range just to have someone shoot it out from under him with a rifle so you have to be careful. Natives rifle hunt this unit during bow season

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Re: Stampede Pass early archery thoughts
« Reply #24 on: August 07, 2019, 12:34:23 PM »
We archery hunted it last year for the first time and got on some bulls. My brother called one in to bow range just to have someone shoot it out from under him with a rifle so you have to be careful. Natives rifle hunt this unit during bow season


So native have an open rifle season in 466 the same time as general archery? Or are they poaching?

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Re: Stampede Pass early archery thoughts
« Reply #25 on: August 07, 2019, 12:50:46 PM »
We archery hunted it last year for the first time and got on some bulls. My brother called one in to bow range just to have someone shoot it out from under him with a rifle so you have to be careful. Natives rifle hunt this unit during bow season


So native have an open rifle season in 466 the same time as general archery? Or are they poaching?

Muckelshoots tribe, and it's not a "rifle season," but they're free to hunt with anything they want. They don't have to follow any of our seasons or regulations.

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Re: Stampede Pass early archery thoughts
« Reply #26 on: August 07, 2019, 09:49:16 PM »
Alls I know is I wouldn’t use a decoy in that unit

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Re: Stampede Pass early archery thoughts
« Reply #27 on: August 20, 2019, 08:07:30 AM »
Thought about giving it a go this September.

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maybe I'll go during muzzy season?

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Re: Stampede Pass early archery thoughts
« Reply #28 on: August 20, 2019, 08:09:25 AM »
Thought about giving it a go this September.

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Re: Stampede Pass early archery thoughts
« Reply #29 on: August 20, 2019, 08:11:14 AM »
Ive bugled in some fantastic bulls there, of course I can say that about just about all the elk units in this state

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Re: Stampede Pass early archery thoughts
« Reply #30 on: September 04, 2019, 12:04:11 PM »
was up in there last weekend. went all over 336 up into 466. only saw 3 others in there scouting and grouse hunting. started at cole butte, saw lots of sign from 4000ft up. lots of water and green grass. stayed south of the 405 rd. saw a few cows and calves. did not hear one bugle the whole time i was up there. oh and found a few roads that were gated off. i don't know if they open them during seasons or not?

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Re: Stampede Pass early archery thoughts
« Reply #31 on: September 04, 2019, 12:51:12 PM »
Only part that I know of in Stampede that isn't open is the water shed and that is VERY well posted and patrolled.  Still too early for bugles I think, but it wont be long.

 


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