Has anyone hunted GMU 117 for elk?

[Austrian Hunter]

I plan on getting off the road anyway. I'm hoping I'll be able to locate some bulls by bugling. Season opens oct. 3.

In NE WA?  I thought they done by then?

[Rhino]

I don't have alot of experience bugling, but I hunted rimrock unit the first week of october and had a blast cow calling and bugling alot of bulls. Had one run in. So I figured they'ed be bugling up in 117. Every year is different.

[Ridgeratt]

hunting the NE part of this state for elk is a tuff choice if you look at the harvest reports its a slim amount of animals taken compared to the SE or Central part. ranges from 3 for all weapons to 55 in 117 in 07. Most of the elk I believe are taken by the local boys who keep track of them. In 07 there were 2 individuals that had driven over from Oak Harbor to hunt. Perhaps even members of this site (Green and Black Jeep). Got over here had no idea where to go made a pot of coffee and when it got light walked down a skid road and BANG tipped over a cow. Spent the rest of the time with no more success. The next year they came back with what looked like a small city. Not sure what the outcome was. But when you hunt very small bands of animals that are maybe no more than 10 it's a great adventure.




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