Why is the NE Corner getting so much attention???

[Jburke]

terrain isnt conducive to road hunting either for elk in these parts and add that to a rainy rifle season in a super thick area and most dont even leave the rig 

I've been hunting the corner for a few years and have started to figure some things out but by no means is it easy.  I grew up over by the clockum area and can tell you that you will not find elk in numbers anywhere near that.  I have found elk every year, but It is not an easy task.  Hell I screwed myself two years ago and missed.  I think it's partly because of the ecconomy as well.  People not wanting to spend so much money driving half way accross the state.  Hunting gets expensive as we all know.

[coachcw]

I love it up there I love the thaught of being the dinner too !

[6x6rack]

I have property about 25 miles North of Spokane, granted we have not hunted elk up there, but have spent lots of time Turkey hunting, Deer hunting and have covered many, many miles on our bikes. We see Moose, Deer and Turkey every day but in all the trips over have never seen an elk, only occasional elk tracks. I'm sure if we put the time into different areas we could find some but finding the needle in the haystack just hasn't seemed appealing when other areas you are in elk every day.

[grundy53]

And as long as it keeps them on the far side of the state from me, I am all for it !!
I hunt the SW corner, no Elk here .. 

Won't keep this guy away. 

[bucklucky]

After reading through this thread I think Im going to hunt the North east corner for monster bulls. Sounds like some guys are trying to keep it secret by talking about how Poor the hunting is and how too few elk there are yada yada yada 

[Alan K]

When my dad had his Mt. Spokane moose tag we glassed one lone 6x6 walking the road briefly in a patch of reprod.  The whole time over there including scouting trips we only saw elk on one other occasion, a small herd up in the park. That was several years ago though, I want to say like 6-7 years ago.  When my sister drew the tag last year we didn't see any elk. 

If I had to speak for the elk there based on my limited experience in the area I'd say what people are saying is pretty accurate.  There are elk there but they are few and far between.  There's no doubt that there are probably some great bulls too with how sparse they are.

[br8kitoff]

I have property about 25 miles North of Spokane, granted we have not hunted elk up there, but have spent lots of time Turkey hunting, Deer hunting and have covered many, many miles on our bikes. We see Moose, Deer and Turkey every day but in all the trips over have never seen an elk, only occasional elk tracks. I'm sure if we put the time into different areas we could find some but finding the needle in the haystack just hasn't seemed appealing when other areas you are in elk every day.

Try driving west from 395 on the chattaroy rd towards long lake......look south in the green fields and you should see the big herd of elk!

[huntnnw]

 

[Bow N Arrow]

Because there are Elk in this unit! The reason the harvest is so low is because of the terrain. Not a large percentage of hunters  have the physical conditioning or determinations to go deep into the backcountry and up multiple contour lines with the weight of the gear required to sustain them for the amount of time it takes to get into prime elk habitat. Most hunters won't venture further than 5 miles from a logging road. Do your recon (topo maps, google earth, etc..) there are all kinds of hidden wallows, meadows, and water in GMU 113...much of which is located in terrain that is tough to get to. I have saved my days off and plan on spending the whole 2 weeks of early archery season in that area. I've done the recon from where I'm stationed here in California and have the grid coordinates marked on my map for over 20 wallows, meadows, or water sources which are way off the beaten path, I spent countless hours on google earth to locate them. Map / terrain study and analysis, tough physical conditioning, daily practice with the bow, and some time invested in the area...there is no reason you shouldn't have the chance at an elk in 113. Some planning and preparation is all it takes.

[jackelope]

Bringing back to life a 2 year old thread.

[Bow N Arrow]

Hmm, well don't I feel like an ignoramus...my first time using a blog/chat room (or whatever it's called). Ill learn.

[jackelope]

No worries. Certainly not the 1st time. There's nothing wrong with it happening. Welcome to the forum.

[oldleclercrd]

There's a difference between a map and real life when you finally get up there. Get in shape all you want, Google earth doesn't show how thick it is in September. Good luck buddy

[Bow N Arrow]

True oldleclercrd, however my Mothers family is from Ione...spent a lot of time there growing up so I know how thick it gets. The newer version of GE actually zooms in on a horizontal view and shows pretty good detail; enough to tell the stuff is thick in areas. Good luck to you as well.

[smartazz171]

Because there are Elk in this unit! The reason the harvest is so low is because of the terrain. Not a large percentage of hunters  have the physical conditioning or determinations to go deep into the backcountry and up multiple contour lines with the weight of the gear required to sustain them for the amount of time it takes to get into prime elk habitat. Most hunters won't venture further than 5 miles from a logging road. Do your recon (topo maps, google earth, etc..) there are all kinds of hidden wallows, meadows, and water in GMU 113...much of which is located in terrain that is tough to get to. I have saved my days off and plan on spending the whole 2 weeks of early archery season in that area. I've done the recon from where I'm stationed here in California and have the grid coordinates marked on my map for over 20 wallows, meadows, or water sources which are way off the beaten path, I spent countless hours on google earth to locate them. Map / terrain study and analysis, tough physical conditioning, daily practice with the bow, and some time invested in the area...there is no reason you shouldn't have the chance at an elk in 113. Some planning and preparation is all it takes.

I'm excited to see how you do! welcome to the site!  I wish you the best of luck but I hope you have been there before.  It's not like Yakima where the populations are large enough, and water scarce enough to locate just prime areas and bet elk are there.  I hunt there and I have found so many wonderful elk places with water, wallow (potential) and 2nd growth clear cuts and only find moose and bear.  they live in certain pockets of the terrain and if you can find it hold onto it.  But I hope you get a big guy!   honestly though keep us updated on how you do and don't worry about the old thread, sometimes I wish people would do this before making a new duplicate.