Elk in the NE corner of this State(or the lack of!)

[CAMPMEAT]

Guess I'm out of this topic seeing as how I am just a commuter!!!
Besides it seems there are folks on here who are way more in the know than I will ever be.

PS your up Swami !!!

Swami, now that's beautiful. Let me rub my belly and see what is the next request....

[Ridgeratt]

Guess I'm out of this topic seeing as how I am just a commuter!!!
Besides it seems there are folks on here who are way more in the know than I will ever be.

PS your up Swami !!!

Swami, now that's beautiful. Let me rub my belly and see what is the next request....

Now thats an ugly photo in my minds eye!!! 

[piledup]

I've never seen elk up by Curlew at all.

Last time I checked, all the elk are on the wetside.

[CAMPMEAT]

I've never seen elk up by Curlew at all.

Last time I checked, all the elk are on the wetside.

I've never seen an elk here either. I've got a friend that has only seen 1 in 58 years on Boulder Pass.

[huntnnw]

Closest I ve seen elk is the eastside of 101

[CAMPMEAT]

Closest I ve seen elk is the eastside of 101

Yes. Up up near Matson Creek, Davis Lake area.

[daydreamn]

There are no crops there unless you grow your own alfalfa. It's timber. You don't say what part of the
NE you bought land at. I know loggers over there and they get their elk every year.

Funny,  Ive found plenty of crops around the northeast and it ain't alfalfa if ya know what I mean.

[elkinrutdrivemenuts]

They are around, just gotta find them and keep tabs on them.  I found elk the day before season and then the entire drainage was empty on opening morning.  The elk move alot. 

What about north central washington, the 200 gmu s are open to any elk and some those areas are in the cascades, why aren't the elk up there when they are so plentiful further south closer to I 90.  Any ideas from guys who hunt around there?

[boneaddict]

Because its any elk and the game department doesn't want them in there.  Unless you know where they are its not really worth the time.  There are usually a few posts on here with people asking. LOL 


I've seen them in just about every corner of the Methow, but they just can't get a foothold. 

[elkinrutdrivemenuts]

Seems like a shame with the terrain they could probably thrive.  I wonder why they dont want more elk in this state?  Seems like we would want more elk herds so we can spread hunters out?

[Austrian Hunter]

No Elk in NE WA, they are all on the west side

[PA BEN]

Guess it just depends on where you are local to Campmeat. I live in Springdale and you are NorthWest of me. So I would not consider you being in the NE corner either!

Same as anyboby else that lives in western Washington that knows the answer but knows nothing. I wouldn't consider you in the NE corner either.

I'm from Chewelah moved to the west side 6 years ago for work, people over here say there going to eastern Washington and I ask where? Anything on the east of Seattle BTW, NE corner is up by Ione and Metaline Falls.

[boneaddict]

Seems like a shame with the terrain they could probably thrive.  I wonder why they dont want more elk in this state?  Seems like we would want more elk herds so we can spread hunters out?

Competetion with Muledeer was always what I was told.  Added problems with hi-way, farmers, fences etc.  And nowadays everyone thinks the government should be held responsible.

[piledup]

Guess it just depends on where you are local to Campmeat. I live in Springdale and you are NorthWest of me. So I would not consider you being in the NE corner either!

Same as anyboby else that lives in western Washington that knows the answer but knows nothing. I wouldn't consider you in the NE corner either.

I'm from Chewelah moved to the west side 6 years ago for work, people over here say there going to eastern Washington and I ask where? Anything on the east of Seattle BTW, NE corner is up by Ione and Metaline Falls.

Looking at the bear section in the Regs (page 56), WDFW divides up the NE corner into A and B for bear units and it includes most of the NE units and not just gmu 113. 

I know this is for bear units only but thought that it could be used to clarify what is Washington's NE corner.

[boneaddict]

There are elk north of Republic, there are elk east of Republic, there are elk west of Republic and guess what...there are elk South of Republic.   Move over to Metaline and there are elk North of Metaline......     Its all about perspective I guess.   Knowing there are elk there isn't going to do you much good in notching that tag though.  It takes an investment of time, gas money and mosquito repellent.   Unlike some of the areas discussed on this forum, you will find it much harder to get specifics where they are.