How many elk have you seen in one day!

[fc2038]

My father and I went scouting around the mid part of sept a few years back we counted 130 elk and 34 branched antler bulls in a 4 hour drive. We would stop on the turn outs and glass the canyons. We had a few we almost ran over also. Sure was a fun trip!

[bow4elk]

you win!  Great day!

[colockumelk]

When I saw the 68 during season we where on elk every spot we went, it was just one of those days . It was one of the best times in the woods for me. We had bulls heated up and they where coming in hot. It seemed like every time I let out a locator I got a answer. We past on a few and messed up on others but after all was said and done we went back to camp with all of are tags in pocket. Still it was one of the most action packed days, I hope to get some good footage with my new camera this season. I got some good footage of a small rag horn we called in last season. I am working on a full video but it takes a lot of footage so I am slowly piecing it together,it is almost as fun as the hunting,almost!

I looked on Coloroda's harvest report a few weeks back and they kill more elk in Colorado than the entire elk poplulation of Washington.  Last year they got almost 60,000 elk.  Man what do they do so right that we do so wrong?

[Alchase]

Last year they got almost 60,000 elk.  Man what do they do so right that we do so wrong?

They actually promote their hunting.....Washington puts up with it as a necessary evil until they find another revenue source, then they will ban hunting.
But that is just my opinion.

[luvtohnt]

State of Colorado
Population Ranked 22nd in the US - Total 4,939,456-2008 estimate  
Population Density 41.5/sq mi  (16.01/kmē)
Area Total 104,185 sq mi
State of Washington
Population Ranked 13th in the US Total 6,549,224 2008 estimate
Population Density 88.6/sq mi  (34.20/kmē)
Area Total 71,342 sq mi

I would say that the red items is the major factor as to why they could even have 60,000 elk in Colorado!!
 
Brandon

[colockumelk]

We have enough area to have more elk its just that anywhere our elk herds try to expand the WDFW decimates them.  The WDFW doesn't want them encroaching into our prescious deer herds domain  Look at the Wenatchee area and Goldendale.  Elk have been trying to expand into those areas but the WDFW wont let them. We have the area to support more than the number of elk we have if the WDFW would manage them for more numbers but they wont.  I think that Alchase is right. 

[coachcw]

I've sen a few gruops of a hundred or so, it's the one you dont see that busts yah. i much rather hunt a smaller group or a couple of lone bulls those get killed . A few years back in mt by grant ( huntnphool knows this spot too ) . real open areas . 70 degrees the next day 13 degrees . spoted a hundred or so on top of a mountain , snow'n and blow'n climed up to them and as luck would have it the only 6x6 was behind a little bluff snuck up and stuck at 30 yards , pure luck he was where he was in the group . two years earlyer killed a 5x5 of that same open mountain with no trees this time he got bumped from the group and came right into my lap . If your a bow hunter lots of elk are great to see just tough to hunt . Coachcw

[hoytem]

i've seen 43 in one day in the lewis river unit(formerly marble).

[Ihookum]

Seen 149 in one day during wet side rifle 2 yrs ago. Not a legal bull in the bunch.

Bull to cow ratio alot better this year.

[sandythebowtotenmama]

About 20, in Packwood a couple weeks ago.