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Offline Aperson

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Re: capital forest deer(new ?)
« Reply #15 on: April 12, 2009, 09:16:42 PM »
okay then....that works too...
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Re: capital forest deer(new ?)
« Reply #16 on: April 12, 2009, 09:17:14 PM »
Here are a few deer pics from up there.

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Re: capital forest deer(new ?)
« Reply #17 on: April 12, 2009, 09:20:42 PM »
I went out there on the last day of modern firearm last year. It was my first time out there so I spent most of my time exploring. Saw lots of sign but no deer in the clearcuts.  Lots of tweakers!
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Re: capital forest deer(new ?)
« Reply #18 on: April 12, 2009, 10:14:03 PM »
the gold is in the crack shacks


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Re: capital forest deer(new ?)
« Reply #19 on: April 13, 2009, 08:17:10 AM »
Yeah their are Elk in Capital Forest.  Mostly they stick to the Private fields.  You would probably have a better chance at shooting a Wild Hog up their as you would an elk. 

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Re: capital forest deer(new ?)
« Reply #20 on: April 13, 2009, 08:24:03 AM »
I've seen elk in the Capital Forest area several times.
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Re: capital forest deer(new ?)
« Reply #21 on: April 14, 2009, 05:26:16 PM »
capital forest died a while ago it gets hit heard with poachers homeless and drugies
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Re: capital forest deer(new ?)
« Reply #22 on: April 14, 2009, 06:28:07 PM »
Ive seen elk up there a few times also... only 2 legal bulls ever though and good luck finding um up there with the chimo vans runnin around everywhere....

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Re: capital forest deer(new ?)
« Reply #23 on: April 14, 2009, 06:36:24 PM »
muzzleloader late season!!!! :hunter: :cue:
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Re: capital forest deer(new ?)
« Reply #24 on: April 20, 2009, 06:53:16 AM »
I know of two elk herds in the CP. Look in the extreme west and southwest parts of the area. I have seen them most often in the Porter Creek drainage.
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Re: capital forest deer(new ?)
« Reply #25 on: April 20, 2009, 07:09:44 AM »
I know of two elk herds in the CP. Look in the extreme west and southwest parts of the area. I have seen them most often in the Porter Creek drainage.

hey thats my back yard I don't everyone showing up this fall......lol

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Re: capital forest deer(new ?)
« Reply #26 on: April 20, 2009, 05:50:59 PM »
I know of two elk herds in the CP. Look in the extreme west and southwest parts of the area. I have seen them most often in the Porter Creek drainage.

hey thats my back yard I don't everyone showing up this fall......lol
i'm going late fall, or dec...i'm going muzzleloader for elk.

but i will try and avoid your backyard, and any rose bushes that you might have.
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Re: capital forest deer(new ?)
« Reply #27 on: April 20, 2009, 09:20:32 PM »
I saw some on the Delphi side on Saturday.




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Re: capital forest deer(new ?)
« Reply #28 on: May 29, 2009, 08:30:55 AM »
Been hunting with archery and modern there off and on for 40 years ... seen elk and deer off of every major line ... get out behind the locked gates and look for sign ... mountain bike works good for scouting as it is faster and pretty silent, but slow enough you won't miss the sign ... once you see fresh sign, get off the bike and scout more on foot. Biggest black tale deer (5 x 5) I ever saw was up there ... but  they have done a lot of tree cutting up there but not much brush clearing so be prepared for a lot of hand to hand combat. Realize it is also close to a major population center and therefore you get tons of traffic (road hunters, recreationists, etc).  :twocents:

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Re: capital forest deer(new ?)
« Reply #29 on: May 29, 2009, 09:00:03 AM »
I've been all over parts of the CF in the last month.... have seen lots of deer ..... so far have not seen any elk in the CF.. I have seen them on the outskirts but not in the forest.... I did find some good sign....

I am out there scouting and hiking/walking 4-7 days a week.... and most trips I see deer and hares..... mostly been seeing doe's but last night we saw a nice little buck .... and a young doe that nearly walked into my lap.....

We went down to the Mima end over the weekend I will never ever go down there again...wow too many people and horses and mountain bikes..... will stick to my neck of the woods where the most people we saw was maybe 20 on memorial day weekend.

I am wondering if any of the gates are actually closed during hunting season?  Every gate except 1 or 2 are wide open....and one area behind a gate has a bunch of no trespassing/no hunting signs with barb wire strung across the road about 1/2 mile in...that was kinda strange based on the maps that road should go back about 2 miles.

Just get out there and you will find them.....

 


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