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Anything moving in 328's canyons yet?
« on: October 26, 2009, 07:10:59 AM »
Was about 2 mi. below the Coffey Reserve during deer hunting and saw lots of elk sign but no animals.  Are they in the canyons yet?  Also, didn't hear a single bugle.  :(

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Re: Anything moving in 328's canyons yet?
« Reply #1 on: October 26, 2009, 09:18:22 AM »
they all got shot up!

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Re: Anything moving in 328's canyons yet?
« Reply #2 on: October 26, 2009, 10:33:38 AM »
Did you check the reserve?  By now 65-75% of the elk in that unit are literally on the reserve.  I would check out the Yakima GMUs.  They have twice as many spikes per GMU.  Plus over there it is not true spike.   :twocents:
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Re: Anything moving in 328's canyons yet?
« Reply #3 on: October 26, 2009, 10:59:09 AM »
Not quite sure why Yakima units would have twice as many spikes when they adjoin Eburg units, unless someone got on their horse and cut them out.

I think the true spike rule is going to cause more problems and wasted meat.

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Re: Anything moving in 328's canyons yet?
« Reply #4 on: October 26, 2009, 11:06:20 AM »
Not quite sure why Yakima units would have twice as many spikes when they adjoin Eburg units, unless someone got on their horse and cut them out.

I think the true spike rule is going to cause more problems and wasted meat.

 :yeah:  i think there will be more guys seeing a spike shooting then realiving it was only a spike on one side  :twocents:

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Re: Anything moving in 328's canyons yet?
« Reply #5 on: October 26, 2009, 01:20:01 PM »
Not quite sure why Yakima units would have twice as many spikes when they adjoin Eburg units, unless someone got on their horse and cut them out.

I think the true spike rule is going to cause more problems and wasted meat.

Here is why.  The Colockum and Yakima units are separated by I-90 and the Kittitas Valley.  The Yakima Units have a Calf to Cow Ratio of 30:100 and the Colockum has a Cow to Calf Ratio of 20:100.  So based on this alone the Yakima Units will have 50% more spikes.  Add in the fact that for Colockum it must be true spike then you can easily say the Yakima GMU's will have twice as many legal spikes.  Especially since only maybe 1/2 of yearling Colockum bulls are a true spike. 

Also not all E-Burg units are the Colockum.  GMU's 340 and 336 are considered part of the Yakima herd. 
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Re: Anything moving in 328's canyons yet?
« Reply #6 on: October 26, 2009, 01:26:55 PM »
Here is why.  The Colockum and Yakima units are separated by I-90 and the Kittitas Valley.  The Yakima Units have a Calf to Cow Ratio of 30:100 and the Colockum has a Cow to Calf Ratio of 20:100.  So based on this alone the Yakima Units will have 50% more spikes.  Add in the fact that for Colockum it must be true spike then you can easily say the Yakima GMU's will have twice as many legal spikes.  Especially since only maybe 1/2 of yearling Colockum bulls are a true spike. 

Also not all E-Burg units are the Colockum.  GMU's 340 and 336 are considered part of the Yakima herd. 

In red are the calf to caw ratios, asumming these are 100% accurate you forgot to split the difference as not all calves born are male. So that would make a net of 5:100 difference in male elk calves, or 25% more claves per 100 cows. He is right however the Yakima herd is larger than the colockum herd and there are far more oppurtunities in units that the yakima herd resides in.

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Re: Anything moving in 328's canyons yet?
« Reply #7 on: October 26, 2009, 09:03:44 PM »
but the wolves are eating most of the spikes anyway

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Re: Anything moving in 328's canyons yet?
« Reply #8 on: October 26, 2009, 09:17:47 PM »
but the wolves are eating most of the spikes anyway
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Re: Anything moving in 328's canyons yet?
« Reply #9 on: October 27, 2009, 05:15:44 AM »
Saw a few in the 329 setting up camp last weekend.
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