any reports around Ellensburg yet?

[Ellensburg]

Units:
manastash, umptanum, quilomen, colockum, nanuem, tanuem, teanaway.

I didn't go out today. Gimme some updates!

[1shot]

nothing in 340

[WSU]

I was up clockum rd. looking around a little but didn't hunt.  Talked to a gamie with a 6 point bull in the back of his rig.  Turns out a guy with a branch bull tag shot the bull, then saw a bigger one, so he shot the bigger one.  Gamie also had 5 or 6 racks in the back of his truck from out of season deer.  He was driving like a mad man up the hill to get to other calls he.  I did see 3 legal dead elk, one of which was still in velvet. 

[carpsniperg2]

wtf is up with that dam people throw away a 6 point bull to go shoot another  what i would do for a 6 point bull i have never killed any elk with horns, and thats alot of out of season deer dam! and what is with 3 legal dead elk people just not finding them or in the back of someones truck wsu?

[WSU]

In trucks.

[ribka]

Opening morning heard 17 shots first hour coming from 340. Quiet rest of the day.  Heard 3 shots on Umptanum. Saw a bunch of cows and branch antlered bulls in 342. Have seen it seems more deer this year in 340 and 342

That really po's me re the behavior of hunters. I really wish if you are caught doing this stuff take away hunting privileges forever.

Encountering lots of tresspassing again up where I live. One guy sneaking in on my land with no orange on. Went up to him and he is crouched down hiding. I ask dude what are you doing? Said he did not know was private even though signs everywhere. 

[C-Money]

Saw a few cows in the Quilomene, no bulls at all. Saw a spike muley buck, and he was clean! True spike! Wrong species.

[Ellensburg]

I was up clockum rd. looking around a little but didn't hunt.  Talked to a gamie with a 6 point bull in the back of his rig.  Turns out a guy with a branch bull tag shot the bull, then saw a bigger one, so he shot the bigger one.  Gamie also had 5 or 6 racks in the back of his truck from out of season deer.  He was driving like a mad man up the hill to get to other calls he.  I did see 3 legal dead elk, one of which was still in velvet. 

Wow, what a shame. Thanks for the good report. Just 1 more bull taken away from the herd illegally sucks. And whats up with all the bucks?? People think deer season is still open or whaT?

[fishermanjoe]

Just got back from Joe Watt, lots of cows, and does, my old man has an any bull tag, but has not seen anything with antlers. Saw a guy with a 5x6 right next to the road last Monday morning.

[bankwalker]

Just got back from Joe Watt, lots of cows, and does, my old man has an any bull tag, but has not seen anything with antlers. Saw a guy with a 5x6 right next to the road last Monday morning.

man he should have been with my buddies, they just stopped by with some pics of some very nice bulls they seen this weekend. they were camped in joe watt canyon.

[fishermanjoe]

man he should have been with my buddies, they just stopped by with some pics of some very nice bulls they seen this weekend. they were camped in joe watt canyon.

Where at in Joe Watt. He is going to be there until Sunday. He has never shot an elk before and is getting depressed. Any information will be greatly appreciated.

[denali]

My Uncle got a spike opening mourning, last elk he got was 27 years ago ! the bull was with two cows, not a lot of sign. I will be back at camp Tue. for the rest of the week.

we hunt low on teanum creek 4 miles up river from the cattle guard/ heart K ranch

not too change the subject but the deer hunting has become a joke in the area, we started hunting the same spot in "93 and the deer no# continue to decline, not just shooter bucks...deer period.

also WDFW stopped by camp and said that after elk season they are going too fall large trees into the creek to create better habitat for fish??

[colockumelk]

I was up clockum rd. looking around a little but didn't hunt.  Talked to a gamie with a 6 point bull in the back of his rig.  Turns out a guy with a branch bull tag shot the bull, then saw a bigger one, so he shot the bigger one.  Gamie also had 5 or 6 racks in the back of his truck from out of season deer.  He was driving like a mad man up the hill to get to other calls he.  I did see 3 legal dead elk, one of which was still in velvet. 

Unfortunately this is an everyday occurance up in the Colockum during modern season.  It is horrible up there.  Ethics you ask.  UP there there are no Ethics it seems.  I've seen some horrible things.  Like I said if PETA were to go up there with a video camera it would be some really bad PR for hunting.  Not saying everyone up there is like that but there are alot of bad unethical hunters up there.  It seems like it's alot worse there than any other place I've been to. 

[stewcamp]

Saw alot of elk all week. No shooters. Only saw two spikes and they were not legal. The Colockum unit is getting wiped out. In the next few years there will be no good hunting left in the Naneum. 10 bulls were taken on top of Naneum canyon opening morning and one guy told me it was like a slaughterfest. Everybody shooting all at once together ? Is this real hunting. My buddy and I were taken a drive mid-day up by the game reserve and saw guys actually walking the fence line on the reserve waiting for elk to come out of there. This is pathetic! Something needs to be done and I hate saying this because we have hunted this area for 25+ years but they need to shut it down for a year or two and close off more roads at least during hunting season like the do over in the Olympics. These are just my opinions but it's ridiculous at how many people can't appreciate the meaning of hunting and scouting and elk camp! We also saw a 2 point mule deer poached. Maybe it's time for sportsman to re-think why they hunt in the first place. Anybody else draw the any buck tag in the Naneum?

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i hunted up in wenatchee forest... i think for some reason the elk have moved out....so we packed up and drove to cooke canyon and hunted 2 hours the next morning... first light i had 15-20 cows standing about 40 yards from me.... but there was about 5 people hunting the same ridge...