Turnbull draw unit? Anyone been in there?

[Stein]

The public doesn't have access to Turnbull for the most part, they only allow a few people here or there and no vehicles.

Probably because they don't want 5000 people per square mile.  It only takes a few people to push around a herd of elk.  It's a fairly small area where they are having problems.  The last thing they want is a swarm of people that start pushing the birds and other things off the refuge.

[trophyhunt]

Gotcha

[BULLBLASTER]

There are sections open to elk hunting on the refuge. The same 3 are always open if you draw. For cows they assign you a unit that you get to hunt to spread the pressure.
Rifles are only allowed in one section but muzzle loaders and bows are allowed in all 3.

[Elk77]

I’ve never hunted Turnbull but go there to photograph and have seen a lot of elk. But I imagine it would be hard to hunt with all of the restrictions.

[Elk77]

Here’s a few Turnbull elk

[nwwanderer]

It is pushing 20,000 acres these days, the elk know the boundaries, often a rush at dawn kind of hunt off refuge and severely controlled by the feds on refuge.

[Dan-o]

elk77,

Thanks for sharing.  You take some really good pics.

[Jimmer]

Grew up and hunted around the area since I was a kid. Yes Turnbull has Elk and I was very excited 2 years ago when I drew a muzzy cow tag. The hunt was extremely disappointing... they assign you to a section of Turnbull. The section I got was a waste of time, could pretty much walk the whole thing in a days hunt. ZERO fresh sign of elk or deer. Saw 1 moose in 3 days. I know the other guys in a different section ran into the Elk. If they happen to be in the section you’re assigned, then great, if not your SOL.

[Stein]

Ditto to that, we probably saw the same moose and were assigned to the same unit.  Honestly, it's a crapshoot that takes about the same amount of points at places where you don't have the unknowns.  If a guy drew the bull tag and could hunt it all, then, yeah that would be a much better deal.  Last time I applied I think they gave out 1 tag and thousands applied.

[elkchaser54]

I always want to apply for this unit due to having tons of cow points with no use for them really . I like the idea of late season rifle cow tho.  Just hate to waste points and watch em on the wrong side of a fence