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Offline Rhino

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Has anyone hunted GMU 117 for elk?
« on: June 19, 2009, 10:10:16 PM »
I"m muzzleloading this year and have a cow tag and it's any bull during regular season during october 3-11. Just trying to get any help I can.

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Re: Has anyone hunted GMU 117 for elk?
« Reply #1 on: June 19, 2009, 10:13:59 PM »
I'd make tons of scouting trips up there. Elk are hard to find especially if you don't know the area.
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Re: Has anyone hunted GMU 117 for elk?
« Reply #2 on: June 19, 2009, 10:33:17 PM »
I have hunted 3 times there for elk once rifle and twice with a ML and didn't see any elk in the daylight, we saw a cow cross the road in front of us after shooting light.There's sign of elk its just a thick area. :twocents: Good luck and keep us posted.
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Re: Has anyone hunted GMU 117 for elk?
« Reply #3 on: June 19, 2009, 10:58:05 PM »
I've hunted there for whitetails. but haven't seen many elk, but I know they're there.

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Re: Has anyone hunted GMU 117 for elk?
« Reply #4 on: June 19, 2009, 11:03:06 PM »
Search the site! Look for the "Don't ask for info and leave post" that should help you.

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Re: Has anyone hunted GMU 117 for elk?
« Reply #5 on: June 19, 2009, 11:05:19 PM »
the people that know the n.e. elk have not been very willing to spew info on the web...thats for sure.
good luck.

welcome to the site by the way. you might consider hitting the intro's thread and introduce yourself.
tough to get info on some of the hardest elk to find in this state on your first ever post.
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Re: Has anyone hunted GMU 117 for elk?
« Reply #6 on: June 20, 2009, 07:43:58 AM »
there are a good number of elk, but if you look at the harvest reports you will see that next to none get killed. the elk that get killed are shot by the same groups of guys, once you know the areas to find NE elk you really don't want to share it with the world. I would suggest calling dana base and doing some recon missions.

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Re: Has anyone hunted GMU 117 for elk?
« Reply #7 on: June 20, 2009, 11:56:18 AM »
Thanks High Country! I understand not letting info out. I'm working on getting permission for some private land. Who is dana base?

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Re: Has anyone hunted GMU 117 for elk?
« Reply #8 on: June 20, 2009, 12:35:38 PM »
"Tmike-Search the site! Look for the "Don't ask for info and leave post" that should help you"


tisk tisk.  That's no way to treat newbies.  If we did that with everyone with 5 or less posts we'd never see an increase in members.

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Re: Has anyone hunted GMU 117 for elk?
« Reply #9 on: June 20, 2009, 01:02:58 PM »
Sorry but I PM'd a guy with some great info that only had a few posts. He never repied, I Pm'd him again, No reply. and he never came back to the site to contribute. I'll help anyone but there has to be some give and take. Rhino I'm still learning that part of the state sorry I can't help. yet.

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Re: Has anyone hunted GMU 117 for elk?
« Reply #10 on: June 20, 2009, 01:11:48 PM »
No problem tmike i realize i'm new. Im barely figuring this whole forum thing out. I don't even know what a PM is. I ran across this site on accident didn't even know there was such a site as this. Hope i can contribute somehow. I don't expect anyone to give out their honey hole but every bit of info  and encouragement helps

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Re: Has anyone hunted GMU 117 for elk?
« Reply #11 on: June 20, 2009, 01:16:03 PM »
Look at the top of your screen by My messages, there should be something there.

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Re: Has anyone hunted GMU 117 for elk?
« Reply #12 on: June 20, 2009, 05:32:27 PM »
Think it's tough to get info in 117. :dunno:  Try it in 204  :chuckle:
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Re: Has anyone hunted GMU 117 for elk?
« Reply #13 on: June 20, 2009, 07:34:08 PM »
dana base and steve zender are the bios for that area. dana lives right there. you have to pry info out of them, but they will spill it......I better shut up now ;)

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Re: Has anyone hunted GMU 117 for elk?
« Reply #14 on: June 20, 2009, 07:39:03 PM »
Thanks high country!

 


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