TOLEDO C PERMIT

[sagerat]

HELP!! I WAS DRAWN FOR THIS PERMIT, IT'S FOR ELK AREA 5029, ANY ELK, DEC. 21-31, MOD. FIREARM. I HAD THIS TAG 2 YEARS AGO ALSO AND COULDN'T GET IT DONE, I'M HOPING TO CHANGE THAT THIS TIME. WE JUMPED ONE HERD IN 4 DAYS OF HUNTING BEHIND GATES. IF ANYBODY HAS SOME INFO THAT WOULD BE AWESOME. MAYBE I SHOULD GO FOR PRIVATE LAND? I REMEMBER SEEING SOME ELK IN FARM FIELDS, I'M ALL FOR SHARING THE MEAT IF SOMEONE HAS A CONNECTION???

[Dadbear]

sagerat,
check your box... I sent you a PM.
...dadbear

[Crunchy]

I have the Toledo D which started today.  I am heading down there tomorrow morning.  I will let you know what I find or dont find.  Did WDFW send you the packet of info?  They did me which included a map, gate code info, and location of Weyerhauser land to hunt.

[HntnFsh]

Maybe Crunchy can share the pm I sent with some info.Beings the 2 hunts wont conflict.

[Crunchy]

Ya, will do I just printed them out to take along.  If I dont see anything they can be my back up TP

[HntnFsh]

I bet money on you getting into animals in there.

[Crunchy]

I hope so, I havent decided bow or rifle yet.  What do u think?

[HntnFsh]

Its a great area for bow hunting.I think its worth a try for a few days.Then if not succesfull,pull out the rifle for the last day or 2.My bet is you will be into elk almost all day every day.Especially now that you have the gate codes and maps.Sure makes things a lot easier.If it was me I would check the areas I told you about.Then head in behind the gate by Finkas rd.If you dont see elk right off the bat.

There are a lot of elk in that area.Odds are excellent for getting a cow.As close to %100 as you can get if hunting with a rifle.I think that after the first day or so it will be pretty easy for you to decide the best approach.

I will say, that there is a very special cow in that area.Possibly last years calf also.If you see her you'll know what I mean.Ive seen her for the last 3 years.My brother in law was just a few feet short of being able to get a shot with his bow last year.

Be sure and put up pics and story.I'm pretty excited to see how your hunt goes.I think you'll be very pleasantly surprised.

[Crunchy]

I think I will take my bow the first day and then the rifle the next to or three days that I can sneek in.  I think I know what you mean by the "special" elk.

[sagerat]

WOW! THANKS FOR ALL THE INFO, I'M GETTING EXCITED. I HOPE YOU STICK ONE CRUNCHY. JUST WONDERING THOUGH, IS A RIFLE LEGAL FOR YOUR HUNT? SINCE AN ARCHERY TAG IS REQUIRED? I DON'T KNOW??? THANKS AGAIN I'LL LET YOU GUYS KNOW ANYTHING I FIND ABOUT THE AREA.

[Crunchy]

I am just putting stuff together.  I think its any weapon but let me double check.  I havent decided yet on which but if your right its bow time for sure.

[Crunchy]

I just double checked any weapon.

[HntnFsh]

I wondered the same thing when I first looked.Because the regs say any archery tag.But looked a little further into the regs and its any weapon.That Master Hunter course has its benefits.

Good luck,
Have fun,
HntnFsh

[Crunchy]

Well fellas I got it done.  Took a nice fat cow around 850 this morning.  Thanks to the good start I got from
Hntnfsh.  Give the details a little later.

[archery288]

Congrats Crunchy!!! That area has a lot of elk in it! Can't wait for the pics and story!