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Offline viper55

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Hunting West side.
« on: June 06, 2008, 06:11:10 PM »
I am looking at hunting the Clearwater unit or Wynoochie unit for elk. Are these areas any good? Never hunted on the Westside yet.

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Re: Hunting West side.
« Reply #1 on: June 06, 2008, 06:19:36 PM »
my buddie just moved over to matlock last year and hunts deer in the wynoochee unit and seen a *censored* ton of elk last year in december.

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Re: Hunting West side.
« Reply #2 on: June 06, 2008, 06:43:49 PM »
expect to find lots of hunters if you go to the nooch, dont know how it is during rifle season but during bow season theres tons of people

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Re: Hunting West side.
« Reply #3 on: June 06, 2008, 07:20:45 PM »
expect to find lots of hunters if you go to the nooch, dont know how it is during rifle season but during bow season theres tons of people

my buddie said last year on opening day of modern firearm elk it sounded like machine guns going off for about 5 minutes. then nothing for the rest of the season. i guess there was 5 legal bulls in a herd and they whiped them out in 5 minutes.

how true that is i dont know. but i can just picture that...i seen it happen in eastern washington one year with a big herd and about 9 spikes taken in 2 minutes lol

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Re: Hunting West side.
« Reply #4 on: June 06, 2008, 09:47:39 PM »
Believe it, I've spent some time there and theres a ton of people.

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Re: Hunting West side.
« Reply #5 on: June 07, 2008, 06:05:30 AM »
I am looking at hunting the Clearwater unit or Wynoochie unit for elk. Are these areas any good? Never hunted on the Westside yet.

Both are jammed with hunters during the modern season. Go farther North if you want some space.




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Re: Hunting West side.
« Reply #6 on: June 07, 2008, 08:04:33 AM »
Don't forget about all the guys with running shoes on and their tag in their hand. I actually overheard a couple guys in Sportco one time talking about this practice of "tagging".

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Re: Hunting West side.
« Reply #7 on: June 08, 2008, 11:27:48 PM »
come again? tagging?
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Re: Hunting West side.
« Reply #8 on: June 08, 2008, 11:28:18 PM »
Don't forget about all the guys with running shoes on and their tag in their hand. I actually overheard a couple guys in Sportco one time talking about this practice of "tagging".

my uncle shot an elk in rimrock quite a few years back and had to guys beat him to it with 4wheelers. cut it in half and were gone before he got across the valley.


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Re: Hunting West side.
« Reply #9 on: June 09, 2008, 02:53:40 PM »
come again? tagging?
There are f-tards who will wait for a gunshot, then take off running towards that gunshot so they can place their tag on the animal before the hunter gets there. Therefor, I called it "tagging".  :)

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Re: Hunting West side.
« Reply #10 on: June 09, 2008, 03:11:10 PM »
I lost a nice mule deer that way several years ago in New Mexico.  It was at the top of a 60 degree slope of loose shale when I shot it.  I saw 4 guys descend on it while my partner and I were struggling up the slope.  We started yelling at them but by the time we got to the top there was nothing there but a pool of blood. 

One of the joys of public land hunting.   

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Re: Hunting West side.
« Reply #11 on: June 09, 2008, 11:23:20 PM »
sounds like to me, quite a few people get quite lucky at this tagging biz.. lucky it didnt start raining lead...
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Re: Hunting West side.
« Reply #12 on: June 11, 2008, 07:31:34 AM »
My dad and his hunting partner had this happen to them in the 70's. It wasn't worth killing someone over a deer. To think there are people out there so desperate to bring something home that would endanger themselves and everyone involved for 70 lbs of meat  :dunno:

These are the same people that go fishing, get skunked and go to Safeway on their way home to buy a fish to make them look successful to the wife. I see myself being successful by enjoying the great outdoor experience by itself, it doesn't hurt that I'm pretty good at hunting and fishing too  :chuckle:

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Re: Hunting West side.
« Reply #13 on: June 11, 2008, 08:00:01 AM »
let off a warning shot in their general direction. :chuckle:

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Re: Hunting West side.
« Reply #14 on: June 11, 2008, 08:02:43 AM »
If i knew there were going to steal my deer I would turn it into swiss cheese before they got to it.

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Re: Hunting West side.
« Reply #15 on: June 11, 2008, 08:07:39 AM »
There good if you know were the Elk are. And do some serious scouting.
I've been up to the Clearwater this yr a few times and always see a ton of elk. Headed up that way this weekend to see how there movin....Like that area, rugged, tough and thick. Bring your walking shoes and be prepared for a long pack out probably if ya drop one.

I'll be there watchin those archers in Sept, then in for the kill hopefully in early Octo....
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Re: Hunting West side.
« Reply #16 on: June 19, 2008, 05:57:36 AM »
:IBCOOL: Let Someone try and take my kill and they will be killed try me! I'm a crazy mo-fo so if you wonna die go ahead try me! :IBCOOL:

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Re: Hunting West side.
« Reply #17 on: June 19, 2008, 06:01:58 AM »
If i knew there were going to steal my deer I would turn it into swiss cheese before they got to it.

Yep  :yeah:

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Re: Hunting West side.
« Reply #18 on: June 19, 2008, 06:25:26 AM »
:IBCOOL: Let Someone try and take my kill and they will be killed try me! I'm a crazy mo-fo so if you wonna die go ahead try me! :IBCOOL:

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Re: Hunting West side.
« Reply #19 on: June 19, 2008, 06:28:06 AM »
 :IBCOOL:




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Re: Hunting West side.
« Reply #20 on: June 19, 2008, 10:13:43 AM »
:IBCOOL: Let Someone try and take my kill and they will be killed try me! I'm a crazy mo-fo so if you wonna die go ahead try me! :IBCOOL:

I think I would at least give them a new disability !!
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Re: Hunting West side.
« Reply #21 on: June 30, 2008, 11:23:12 PM »
Not trying to start anything with anyone, but like i tell my friends (and some of my younger cousins, etc) never put a pic on the net you dont want everyone to see or save to their comp.

Cheers~

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Re: Hunting West side.
« Reply #22 on: June 30, 2008, 11:46:43 PM »
Not trying to start anything with anyone, but like i tell my friends (and some of my younger cousins, etc) never put a pic on the net you dont want everyone to see or save to their comp.

Cheers~
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Re: Hunting West side.
« Reply #23 on: June 30, 2008, 11:50:42 PM »
I figured some one would clean up his post :chuckle:

Stalker :DOH:

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Re: Hunting West side.
« Reply #24 on: June 30, 2008, 11:52:59 PM »
I dont know? you tell me :chuckle:

god damn your a loser!

Thank you for editing your original post but I think you could still eliminate some of the language in this open forum, send your remarks via private message if they have to be inflamitory in nature. we would all appreciate it. Thank you !!!
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Re: Hunting West side.
« Reply #25 on: July 01, 2008, 05:19:00 AM »
Hard to get kicked out of Miller River!! :chuckle:
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Re: Hunting West side.
« Reply #26 on: July 01, 2008, 11:26:46 AM »
some real class...

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Re: Hunting West side.
« Reply #27 on: November 20, 2012, 07:26:26 PM »
that *censored* happend to me when I shot my first bull @ 14 years old .I next one gets Hoyted. My bull was down and tagged and they took it when I went to get my dad.

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Re: Hunting West side.
« Reply #28 on: November 21, 2012, 11:03:12 AM »
Something to keep in mind, shooting or shooting at a person over property, and that is what game is considered, opens up a couple of very nasty possibilities.

That constitutes 1st Degree Assault, which is a felony.  Think defending yourself for something like a charge of shooting a 2 point in a three point area is bad, expensive, etc?
 
The possibility of thousands of dollars in fines, legal fees, equipment and hunting prividleges lost for a couple years, versus many, many years  in prison, no fireams at all, and 10's of thousands of dollars for attorney fees.

The other risk is, that if they are armed as well, by firing at/on them, you have now given them legal justification to use deadly force to LEGALLY use it against you to defend themselves.

While it sucks, I just don't see a few pounds of meat or a set of horns being worth it, but maybe its just the tough talk of the internet....
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Hunting West side.
« Reply #29 on: November 21, 2012, 03:07:54 PM »
How did this thread get brought back after 4 1/2 years

 


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