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sounds like I need to start cruzing pleasent view rd so I dont have to drive 2 hours
Are you hunting by yourself?
Grimes - what are your goals? Spike only, or are you looking branch antlered?
Quote from: CedarPants on June 17, 2011, 07:55:29 AMGrimes - what are your goals? Spike only, or are you looking branch antlered?I have an Eastern WA Archery tag and will be hunting in one of the ANY ELK GMUs. Bull or cow; doesn't matter to me this first season. As I gain experience, I'll be looking for that herd bull .
Quote from: jgrimes on June 17, 2011, 08:50:09 AMQuote from: CedarPants on June 17, 2011, 07:55:29 AMGrimes - what are your goals? Spike only, or are you looking branch antlered?I have an Eastern WA Archery tag and will be hunting in one of the ANY ELK GMUs. Bull or cow; doesn't matter to me this first season. As I gain experience, I'll be looking for that herd bull .Very good. 124 gets hammered by rifle hunters being that its any elk, but you have an advantage being that you are hunting archery. There is a lot of good IEP land between here and Mt. Spokane pretty much from Opportunity east to Idaho and all the way north to the mountain - contact IEP and they should be able to provide you with maps and access points (they may charge a fee for use of their land holdings - minimal though). You'll still be sharing the area with other hunters and probably a few groups of dirtbikes - but scout hard, get away from the roads, and you will find elk. Also if you have the chance, get in there at night - really early - during the season. A lot of the bugling takes place overnight due to the land being frequented by people during the day. This should help you to locate the scattered herds if you've done your pre-season scouting correctly.
Quote from: CedarPants on June 17, 2011, 09:31:32 AMQuote from: jgrimes on June 17, 2011, 08:50:09 AMQuote from: CedarPants on June 17, 2011, 07:55:29 AMGrimes - what are your goals? Spike only, or are you looking branch antlered?I have an Eastern WA Archery tag and will be hunting in one of the ANY ELK GMUs. Bull or cow; doesn't matter to me this first season. As I gain experience, I'll be looking for that herd bull .Very good. 124 gets hammered by rifle hunters being that its any elk, but you have an advantage being that you are hunting archery. There is a lot of good IEP land between here and Mt. Spokane pretty much from Opportunity east to Idaho and all the way north to the mountain - contact IEP and they should be able to provide you with maps and access points (they may charge a fee for use of their land holdings - minimal though). You'll still be sharing the area with other hunters and probably a few groups of dirtbikes - but scout hard, get away from the roads, and you will find elk. Also if you have the chance, get in there at night - really early - during the season. A lot of the bugling takes place overnight due to the land being frequented by people during the day. This should help you to locate the scattered herds if you've done your pre-season scouting correctly.I have an IEP Recreational Pass, but haven't covered much of their land in 124. I was thinking about heading further North to 49 Degrees North or Selkirk to get away from that kinda pressure. Is that a wise move or will it just be an exercise of futility?