Big Game Hunting > Elk Hunting
How far off the road.
Branden:
So I have been doing a lot of looking on Topo and GE for some areas to scout for elk.
I am wondering how far off the road it takes to get away from the people on the west side during archery season?
The areas I am looking at are a few miles off the road. It just seem like no matter how far from the road you get in Washington, it does not matter.
Timberstalker:
Branden- I dont know on the westside but on the Eastside it seems as though if you get into some rougher country you can just about have the woods to yourself. I hunted last year from the 1st of September to the 16 and never saw another hunter. I was in rough country with very limited road access. I also pick country with less roads because many guys prefer a cup of coffee and a heater over actually bucking up and putting your *censored* on you back and covering 10+ miles a day.
WDFW Hates ME!!!:
That will change this year... Tought to get off the road on the wetside, cause when you get off the road there is another 1/2 to 3/4 miles away.
Gas prices will either clear some of the woods out, meaning people will pick a few days to hunt rather then every day, or they will be hunting more less driving...
LongTatLaw:
well, my experience on the west side is any area with no ATV use...it takes 3-4 miles and u have lost the pack. I use the closed gate roads to get in and then break off from there... many of the boys that will put 10 miles a day on their feet on the west side will do all 10 on some form of road... 8 miles up a logging road behind a closed gate might not be as good as 2 miles over that big hill there! (not refering to timber...dont know ya buddy)
he is right though...bow season I thought I must be trespassing because could find a hunter where I was but then again ya can drive an f150 where I hunt...lol
MIKEXRAY:
Like Timberstalker said not so much distance as more rugged country. I hunt up hill to a plateau and don't see any other hunters 1 mile in. Pretty steep mile, takes one hour with resting but all by myself. Lots of elk in those places to.