ryderwood 530

[morgan]

I dont mind riding the Iron horse for 10 miles,  but when you see pickups.

[Basket Rack]

Not near the elk there used to be in that walk in area.  Too much pressure, those late cow tags (wildwood unit) in January have really been thinning them out.  Plus those guys that draw that tag get to drive in.

[Alan K]

I don't know the numbers, I've been in Idaho over here at school.  The guy I know that hunted archery is the one that estimated 75% of the employees hunting up there harvested.  And I'm sure he is just basing that off the people saw while hunting up there and talking to people.  

And I really doubt that the security guy saw every vehicle in there. . .

EDIT: And I'm talking about Weyco's security guy. . . The tubby guy that looks like a mall cop.

[rackattack]

. . . The tubby guy that looks like a mall cop.

 

[spottedhand]

We killed a decent 5x2 looked like he screwed up his rack early in velvet.  We have hunted the 530 from the #### Elocoman lake area and over to Germany creek ever since the muzzleloaders were closed out of the willapa.  Alot of pressure has been the norm for the PeEll side and we have only hunted that side one opener.  One thing is for sure we have done real good when the gates are closed.  We have taken or missed several 6x's and 5x's and missed chances at quite a few more.  This year was the first bull we killed in a clearcut and that was only because it broke out of the thick stuff when we got too close.  There are some whoppers in the deepest darkest places but you have to get out of your rig and away from the roads.  The more switch over from the rifle hunter to muzzles the more we have seen that people don't lose the habit of driving into every possible place and spooking the elk out of their patterns.  We do our homework and leg work where ever we hunt and while maybe not kill one every time we are always in elk.  We know of one 5x bull killed  during archery but not found over off of the ####.  There were still 4 other 4x's and 5's in a 3 mile square area.  But glassing the clearcut and hoping for a 300yd shot with a muzzleloader just ain't gonna get it.