NOOKSACK HELP!!!!!

[Wea300mag]

Haha, we better quit talking about him or he will get a big head and never stop talking . . . . . . .wait, he never stops talking now.

[Wea300mag]

The results were just validated today and the smack-talk and bets are already happening. There is a steak dinner and a keg of beer (that all of us locals will get to drink) already on the line between 50Cal and Bearhunter.

[Bearhunter]

The after party may be as fun as the hunt itself!  Went scouting tonight and videod 2 spikes and a cow, Im going to have to invest in some serious DV tapes this year.

[shanevg]

I got drawn for the archery spike tag for Nooksack.  We'll have to team up and do some scouting together at some point.  Congrats on the awesome tags!

[Bearhunter]

Sounds good Shane.  There are a couple nice drainages that you are familiar with were the big ole bear is at I want to hike into and scout out, as there is always a half dozen bulls in there.

[h2ofowlr]

You will have to shoot the big one this season.

[roadhuntking]

Congrats on your tag, and next time any of you guys talk to damn-it ask him what he would dofor a million dollars!

[Matt]

Congrats on your tag, and next time any of you guys talk to damn-it ask him what he would dofor a million dollars!

If you bet him that he wouldn't do it, it would take a lot less than a million

[dreamingbig]

Why would someone want to be drawn for a spike only tag in the Nooksack unit?  I am just curious.

[Jerome]

Why would someone want to be drawn for a spike only tag in the Nooksack unit?  I am just curious.

Why not?  You dont lose any of your quality points and your in elk everyday. 

[dreamingbig]

Like I said, just curious.  I grew up following my dad around the unit back in the 80s before the elk were over harvested (not sure who did that?  ) and it is a fun unit to hunt but I think it would be a tough hunt trying to find those spikes.

[Jerome]

My cousin drew muzzle anybull in 08 and i went on archery anybull 09 and to say the least filling a spike tag is going to be much harder but if you are a local guy the only other bull hunts are in saint helens so there really isnt too many other options.  You are 100% right about finding those spikes though.  The ones i saw were with a ton of cows or down in the fields.  Its definately not going to be money in the bag.

[Bearhunter]

I videod 2 spikes the other night.  The Nooksack elk are very callable elk because of the limited hunting pressure, and nothing entices a spike more than when he thinks there is a lone cow broke away from the herd for him to breed, I think its a doable hunt just not a gimme, but there is no gimme hunts even in the Nooksack

[shanevg]

I don't expect the hunt to be an easy hunt at all.  But at least I get to hunt elk within an hour of my house and get to hunt the Nooksack herd for once.  Also, I don't lose any quality elk points and I can get some good photos/video of the big bulls we bugle in!  Hopefully we can at least get some nice, tender elk steaks in the freezer!

[Bearhunter]

I wouldnt bugle for the spikes though, they should come fairly easy with a good cow calling sequence.  Almost everytime I been up there with other hunters weve had spikes come in!