Elk in Packwood

[HighCountryHunter88]

this last elk season we came through town on our way back from hunting up on the pass, seen a nice five point sittin with his cows right in front of the hotel!

[GEARHEAD]

The wdfw will eventually allow a kill off or relocation, hunters however won't be involved, they are just waiting for another person to be killed. it "will" happen, then watch how fast they move.

[JackOfAllTrades]

To be honest I'm half surprised that there's any Elk in the Packwood unit at all. Just like the Nooksack herd, in the late 80's that Packwood herd was hit really hard by poachers. I had a doe tag in that unit in 90 and didn't see much for Elk for days then stumbled into them back by the lake. On a trip into town I mentioned that I saw many Elk, the older guy in the coffee shop couldn't believe it. Poachers had just about wiped out the local deer and elk.  I ended up taking a buck several miles south of that unit days later.

Steve

[GEARHEAD]

i think they thrive in Packwood, because Indians can't do drive by's with AK's like they used to on the area herds.

[NWTFhunter]

i think they thrive in Packwood, because Indians can't do drive by's with AK's like they used to on the area herds.

          

[GEARHEAD]

NO JOKE, this actually happened several times that are known anyways, shooting right off hwy 12, they were even arrested, made the news, even of course the story was dropped when the suspects were named as members of a trib. several dead elk, unknown amount wounded. State dropped the charges. as i remember they were colville members maybe and petitioned that packwood was their ancient winter hunting grounds. lol, seems like a long walk in the winter. my op on that is B.S. the tribe just decimated that herd a a few short years.