Mountain View Elk??

[RC3]

My uncle drew the mountain view muzzle tag, and not knowing much about the unit we went over and looked over the unit a couple days ago.  Plan on going over and getting to know the area better but I was just curious if anyone has any info on the unit I don't need to know a lot just curious if there are many elk that hang out in the public land that is there?

Thanks

[buglin4bulls]

Yes! Tons of ELK!!!! get to know the area by the Fire watch tower (If you can find it). Lotta elk below it, in the draws.  ALso beware of the "Moo" cows haha lots of those too

[andersonjk4]

Well as you probably saw from your recent visit the portion of Mountain View that lies within the National Forest is very deep and steep.  I've been hunting Lick Creek for the last 10 years or so, but the last few years my buddies and I have been starting to spend more and more time every year glassing into the Mtn. View unit from the top.  We haven't seen any huge numbers of elk in the national forest, but mostly have seen lone bulls and small bachelor groups of smaller bulls.  Last year we spent a couple days glassing down into the "Hell Hole" as we've come to refer to it in camp, and spotted a group of 4 small bulls in a group and two lone bulls.  Access into the unit (except by foot) is extremely limited.  And from what we've seen the elk tend to stick to the more remote areas of the unit.  Although I'm always up there during modern season, so they could have a little different pattern during early Oct. before the modern deer hunters have stirred everything up.  And we are only looking into the eastern portion of the unit (from the Wenatchee Guard Station East). You should be able to spot some bulls from up on top, but getting into muzzy range of them might be pretty challenging.  And if you do then the real tough part starts... getting it out.  We ended up getting a spike down in the bottom last year and luckily there was six of us, but it still was no easy chore getting it out.  My Dad has an early cow tag for the Couse unit that runs from Oct. 4th to the 14th and I'm planning on being up there to help him out and to scout for my Mountain View cow tag and do some bear hunting, and I am also planning on several more scouting trips for my cow tag during the summer and fall, so maybe I will run into you up there.

[RC3]

Thanks for the info.........I am pretty sure I know the hell hole you are talking about.  We will be over there more before season so we may run into you.  I have an idea on where i figure the elk will be that time of year but won't really know until the time comes should be fun though. 

[huntnnw]

I have never personally hunted it..I have a friends and there family elk hunts it every year for 30 years..they have gotten lucky over the years and pulled a few rifle tags. I apply for this unit every year. They see a ton of elk and some toads. They have talked me into applying for this tag and helping me out when I do draw. 

[The100Road]

Yes! Tons of ELK!!!! get to know the area by the Fire watch tower (If you can find it). Lotta elk below it, in the draws.  ALso beware of the "Moo" cows haha lots of those too

I'm pretty sure the fire watch tower isnt Mtn. View.

[buglin4bulls]

Yes! Tons of ELK!!!! get to know the area by the Fire watch tower (If you can find it). Lotta elk below it, in the draws.  ALso beware of the "Moo" cows haha lots of those too

I'm pretty sure the fire watch tower isnt Mtn. View.

Ohhhh yes it is! If you can find it. There is one there!

[gonehuntin68]

If your talkin about the Clearwater Tower its 166 Tucannon

[PNWsportsman]

Grouse Flats would be worth considering...There is only about a section of wildlife area land there but I wouldnt rule out knocking on doors, especially with a cow tag.

[buglin4bulls]

Its called Big Butte lookout tower.

[Swannytheswan]

[huntnnw]

This a great tag to have..I would have loved to been able to draw this tag

[andersonjk4]

The Big Butte watch tower isn't in the Mountain View unit.  The watch tower itself is just barely over the boundary into the Couse Unit 181.  And the draws below Big Butte to the West are in Lick Creek.  You have to cross the main mountain road (4304 I believe) to the South to get into Mountain View.  But you're right the draws around Big Butte do hold some elk.     

[n_mathews13]

I'm heading that way to look for a place to muzzle elk this Oct.  Any suggestions on where to start looking. Heading there in a few days to look around

[MtnMuley]

I'm heading that way to look for a place to muzzle elk this Oct.  Any suggestions on where to start looking. Heading there in a few days to look around

I see plenty of suggestions above