Dayton unit Big bulls

[BC CHASER]

Drool?  I would have let him walk.    

   It looks huge because he is a little guy!  Sorry BL had to do it!

[3dvapor]

i'm a dayton archery tag holder.  i feel like i have one of the golden tickets to willy wonka's choclate factory.  i dream of a 400 class herd bull surounded by 380 satelites.

Your in for a big surprise , its just not like that. How bout 350 clss bull with 300 satelites running all around with a few good bulls in the 360-380 range.

yes i realize that. that's why it was a dream.  shooting a big bull in this unit will not be easy.  some guys dont shoot anything while others shoot rag horns.  a very small percentage come out with bulls like yours and travis's.  ive spent a fair amount of time in the unit already and have focused mostly on the access,  skid roads, trails and drainages.  ill spend next week on locating a good one hopefully.

[Black Ghost]

Come on Charlie, let's see a picture of the finished product. 

[Dayton Elk]

I can't say much about the area except that I drove around a little up there this past Winter with my cousin and saw the biggest bull I've ever seen.  That thing completely took my breath away and made me forget that there was a camera nearby that I WISH I would have picked up to snap a picture.  I'll never forget that bull that we stared at for a couple minutes at very close range from the pickup!  I wouldn't be surprised if that's the "400 bull" you heard about!

What area of the unit did you see him.  I know it was winter and he probably is not even closeto there just wondering.  Private or public?  Thanks

[Dayton Elk]

370, thought you'd like to drool a bit before the hunt starts 

Congratsthat is an amazing bull!!!

[bucklucky]

Come on Charlie, let's see a picture of the finished product. 

It will never get finished 

[popeshawnpaul]

Ut oh, BL brought out the big elk photo...   

[ribka]

During archery I always see and call in the biggest bulls ( of course never had a bull tag at the time)  in the remote drainages in that unit. Very frustrating when the big boys are chasing away the spikes. Still very exciting.

Good luck. Find the nastiest stuff away form the roads.

[Dipsnort]

I can't say much about the area except that I drove around a little up there this past Winter with my cousin and saw the biggest bull I've ever seen.  That thing completely took my breath away and made me forget that there was a camera nearby that I WISH I would have picked up to snap a picture.  I'll never forget that bull that we stared at for a couple minutes at very close range from the pickup!  I wouldn't be surprised if that's the "400 bull" you heard about!

What area of the unit did you see him.  I know it was winter and he probably is not even closeto there just wondering.  Private or public?  Thanks

It was only a few miles out of Dayton on the road to Ski Bluewood and it was on private property.  No doubt that bull lives somewhere up in the hills when the snow is gone.

[robrunwild]

AAARRGH some of you need to be gagged and tied to a rail and then ran out of the state. All the specific info sharing on this particular area. Those that hunt it really could use a break on all the pressure. There is no other unit so whored out over the net than the Dayton unit. Gather your info with boot leather, you are inviting too many casual weekenders to mess weeks of scouting up that local guys have invested time into. Give it a break.

[coldsteel3d]

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AAARRGH some of you need to be gagged and tied to a rail and then ran out of the state. All the specific info sharing on this particular area. Those that hunt it really could use a break on all the pressure. There is no other unit so whored out over the net than the Dayton unit. Gather your info with boot leather, you are inviting too many casual weekenders to mess weeks of scouting up that local guys have invested time into. Give it a break.

Dude, you need to chill out. The Dayton is not the only unit that is whored out over the net, that is kind of the purpose of these forums.   

[robrunwild]

How about a photo and a strip map to your favorite hunting spots then. Please be sure to mark all the water tanks, streams and wallows. If you have waypoints saved of any kills pm me with those as well. Thanks for sharing in advance.

[RubblesPH]

So robrunwild  -- I may have missed it, but do you have a big bull tag in there this year - is that why your so sensitive about people discussing the unit....just curious - not trying to stir the pot.

Good luck Dave, looks like your headed in the right direction.  Hope you down a stud!

[robrunwild]

Nope not me...just feeling extremely crowded.  As stated in the earlier post a 400 class animal in that unit is very rare. Our party had a tag holder 2 years ago and he ate it because of massive over reporting on class standards. Even those that had decades of hunts in the area were telling him to drop any balanced 7 he saw. He passed several shooters. Last season he was saying woulda, coulda, shoulda...

[Pathfinder101]

It is a little crowded up there this year.  Geeeeeezee, kill one State record over here and everyone comes-a-runnin'...