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Offline Matt

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Honey hole seems full
« on: August 17, 2009, 07:32:32 AM »
Here are a few of the 1300 pictures that I got from my 2 cameras over the past 3 weeks.  I would have more but the elk in one spot didn't like my camera placement and decided to move it and the other one's batteries ran out.  All in all not too bad from 2 cheap cameras.
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Re: Honey hole seems full
« Reply #1 on: August 17, 2009, 07:37:01 AM »
A few more.  This spike seemed addicted to the flash.  I have over 100 of him point blank.
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Re: Honey hole seems full
« Reply #2 on: August 17, 2009, 07:38:28 AM »
I am sure Keith is looking at those pics right now and saying "So that's what Elk look like"......  Nice pics Matt.... I know where those were taken.
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Re: Honey hole seems full
« Reply #3 on: August 17, 2009, 07:39:02 AM »
Nice herd of elk, and looks as if the calves did well this year.

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Re: Honey hole seems full
« Reply #4 on: August 17, 2009, 07:40:56 AM »
Almost every cow that I have seen in there has twins this year.  Must have been a good winter for them.
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Re: Honey hole seems full
« Reply #5 on: August 17, 2009, 10:08:56 AM »
Nice picks Matt, keep them coming.
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Re: Honey hole seems full
« Reply #6 on: August 17, 2009, 10:13:00 AM »
looks promising

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Re: Honey hole seems full
« Reply #7 on: August 17, 2009, 11:02:09 AM »
Yup, looks like you have a pretty sweet spot! Good luck this season. Let us know how you do.
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Re: Honey hole seems full
« Reply #8 on: August 17, 2009, 11:10:31 AM »
nice pics. im tryin to decide what trail cam i want. ill be gettin one soon.

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Re: Honey hole seems full
« Reply #9 on: August 17, 2009, 12:24:38 PM »
cool
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Re: Honey hole seems full
« Reply #10 on: August 17, 2009, 12:40:11 PM »
Are those whitetail deer in there feeding with the elk??????

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Re: Honey hole seems full
« Reply #11 on: August 17, 2009, 01:27:53 PM »
Are those whitetail deer in there feeding with the elk??????

Nope them are calves. 

The two trail cameras are about a mile apart.  So far as I can tell there are at least 3 elk that have been captured on each camera.
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Re: Honey hole seems full
« Reply #12 on: August 17, 2009, 02:06:55 PM »
I didnt know that there was elk on whidbey :drool:Shoot I know where I'll be hunting :IBCOOL:
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Re: Honey hole seems full
« Reply #13 on: August 17, 2009, 08:08:26 PM »
Hey If you dont mind me asking, What are you feeding them????? Whatever it is they seem to like it. ;)

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Re: Honey hole seems full
« Reply #14 on: August 18, 2009, 06:55:12 AM »
That is SE-30 mineral salt with Selenium.  Talked to a biologist in Idaho a few years ago, they have a program over there where they put it out for the elk.  They also used to seed the Clokum herd with it a few years back.  We put it out in 6 differnts spots in about a mile radius in July.  They stomp it in the ground pretty good and they hit it as soon as the snow melts in the spring. 
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Re: Honey hole seems full
« Reply #15 on: August 18, 2009, 10:13:07 AM »
Matt, check your pm's
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Re: Honey hole seems full
« Reply #16 on: August 18, 2009, 11:18:54 AM »
Back at ya.  Yeah you know this area.  Lots of spikes this year.
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Re: Honey hole seems full
« Reply #17 on: August 18, 2009, 11:45:00 AM »
Nice looking pics, thanks for posting I will be hunting up there also this year!!!
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Re: Honey hole seems full
« Reply #18 on: August 19, 2009, 09:43:35 AM »
Nice looking pics, thanks for posting I will be hunting up there also this year!!!

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Re: Honey hole seems full
« Reply #19 on: August 19, 2009, 11:21:59 AM »
Oh yea i see there white butts make it look like a big wide whitetails tail. I was going to say elk dont have much of a tail.

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Re: Honey hole seems full
« Reply #20 on: August 20, 2009, 06:48:12 PM »
Hey!!!  I know that spot, that's the city park in Sequim!!!!  :chuckle:

Seriously, awesome photos!!!  Good luck this year!
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Re: Honey hole seems full
« Reply #21 on: August 22, 2009, 01:51:28 PM »
not too far from where I got my one and only bull

 


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