Elk Hunter Success rates in WA

[mossback91]

1 for 8

I havent even hunted elk for a couple years

Spike hunting doesnt do much for me either

Meats good but spike hunting is frustrating....... All I seem to see is branched bulls and cows

[bonkellekter]

I am with you guys on the spike thing but I grew up in the NE corner and it is still any bull so that is where I still hunt. But I am hoping to draw a peaches ridge tag one of these years. I have yet to kill a bull of any size. one 6x6 maybe 250", 2 five points, one 5x6, one 5x4 and my first bull was a spike. I have been real close to getting a couple nicer bulls but it seems that everytime I get close a raghorn gives me a shot first. The only time I passed on a bull I had tag soup.

[HardCorpsHuntr]

Pre-military,84'-90', 4 for 7 (a spike, one cow, and two calves.) eastside archery.

Post-military, '98-'06, haven't hunted WA elk since '06.  6 for 9 (a cow, 5 branched) westside archery.

10 for 16 overall.  

[high country]

this is the best I have been able to pull off in the eastside. I almost killed one just lke him this year....but just could not seal the deal.....I am gonna draw a tag one of these days!

[carpsniperg2]

still a good looking bull

[brianmtsinc]

I think the 10% taking 90% of the elk is very true. 
My first 10 or so years (all archery) , I went 0 fer - missed MANY.  But I learned a lot and now over the last 5 years have taken 3 (1bull and 2 cows).  So 60% over the last 5 years, but averaged out I am around 20%.

I now go into the woods EXPECTING to get one.  That gets me in the right frame of mind to stay focused.  Fortunately, I shot mine this year 10 minutes into the season.   

[WSU]

I've hunted elk for 9 or 10 years now, and I've killed 4 elk (two cows, one spike, and one 5X5).  My biggest problem is lack of time.  I don't know who decided to schedule the school year during elk season, but it was a piss poor idea.  This year was the first I could spend more than weekends hunting and I killed the 5 point.  Lucky for me I was in between getting done with school and starting work.  Now that I'm working, I'm hoping my schedule allows for more hunting time.

[shoot-em-dead]

I got 2 in the 12 years I have hunted. The first was a nice bull that some other guys took before I got to him. The second was a calf that tasted awsome.

[180-GRAIN]

1 bull in 11 years, st helens area. Quit hunting elk in washington to many idiots during rifle season on the west side.

[olsy]

0 for 7, eastern side modern

[FureForBulls]

packwood rifle, 2 for 4, 1 cow 1 bull in this decade

My pops is a westside stud probably killed 30 bulls since 1960 before he left Wa, and went to Idaho before the wolves got there.

[WAPITIHUNTER]

I am currently at 71 percent on harvest. Opportunity I am currently at 94 percent since 1992 when I started elk hunting.

Rifle and Archery combined.

[Jason]

3x3 in 05, 6x6 in 06, 4x4 in 08, 3x4 in 09 w/multi tag, all with rifle no permits. I started hunting Elk in 2004.

[poohdog]

I have taken 8 with a rifle and 8 with my bow.  This one my biggest with bow.

[Kowsrule30]

I'm 5 out of 14 years.... All in Cowichie.. nevr hunted elk anywhere else... 1st bull was a 3x4 the last year of any bull....    2000 I took a spike.... 2002 drew a cow tag first time putting in nailed her withi 10 mins of shooting light.... 2004 drew another cow tag.... Pretty much same thing....  2008 drew any bull tag....    Put it to good use on day 3... My biggest so far....