i didjt draw any tags but need a sure thing westside elk spot!

[Rainier10]

I only went rifle hunting one year in 95 or 96 then I switched to archery.  I couldn't handle the gun kicking on the 32 shots I took.  It was more expensive to by 36 arrows a season but it is way quiter and there is no kick.  I still have the gun, I didn't clean it when I was done for the year and it has been sitting in my leaky shed since I got married in 98.  I will loan it to you if you want, I think I even have a couple of shells left, the brass is green but they should still work come November.

[CAMPMEAT]

You guys really are giving some bad advice. Of all 101 bulls I've called in in my 4 years of hunting, I use 4-6'" rip rap to kill them. I sit in a tree with scent killer sprayed all over my shorts ( farts smell ) and wait. Then I jump on their backs when they are rubbing their antlers against the branches and beat them to death with a rock.........I heard the Kapowsin Tavern is a good place to get info if you buy the locals beers.

[pips4bucks]

Everyone tells me weyerhauser is the best place for some backcountry quad huntng! I'm gonna check it out.

Don't forget about the Hancock spot too!  The Hancock guys are great!  They really wave a lot when you cruise by them on your quad.  Friendly bunch of guys.  There's plenty of little pull off spots there too where you can sight in your bow before you get to the honey hole!  I love Hancock!

Oh wait, that didn't sound right.... 

[Rainier10]

You guys really are giving some bad advice. Of all 101 bulls I've called in in my 4 years of hunting, I use 4-6'" rip rap to kill them. I sit in a tree with scent killer sprayed all over my shorts ( farts smell ) and wait. Then I jump on their backs when they are rubbing their antlers against the branches and beat them to death with a rock.........I heard the Kapowsin Tavern is a good place to get info if you buy the locals beers.

  I love it a 4-6" rock now you are talking.  After we get this weapon thing ironed out we can start talking about practice and how you don't need to do it.  Practice never killed anything, getting lead in the air does and that is the real key get out in that backcountry quad honeyhole past all of those old school boot hunters and start getting some shots into a herd or running elk.  If you are any kind of a shot they will drop in their tracks, if they don't you better shoot again.

[ellensburgpo]

Just stumbled onto this post, nice of you to post all this info, but I only listen to guys who know what they're talking about...

[ribka]

planning on video taping my early archery season true  spike hunt here on the e side  I need an expert caller to help me bring in a big un in the 90degree heat and the scorching sun. I'll give you a 20 per cent reduction in price when I sell my video for  as a reward for your expert calling if we manage to get one.

Oh and i drive a Prius so could you bring your truck for the hunt. need a 4x4 to get into those true spike areas. 

Thqnks for the pms guys.
I have called in 3 bulls since I was 12... I really think I already know all there is.about calling elk so don't try and tell me about calling!

My quad should get me to some really remote logging roads. Way farther than the runners can make it. Do you think I need to shut my.ATV off before calling in giant bulls?

[ribka]

oh and don't forget the booze. I like Pendleton.
And please don't forget to put a sofa in back of your truck. I like to sit back there when archery road hunting when I take my 90 yd shots at running elk.
 

[RadSav]

Just stumbled onto this post, nice of you to post all this info, but I only listen to guys who know what they're talking about...

You're right!  These guys don't know what they are talking about.  I was a guide 25 years ago so I know. 

Anybody that really knows would never rush past other hunters cause the best time to hunt is after the other hunters have left the area.  I agree with the big cans of beer, but you drink that first while you are waiting for some real good darkness to settle in.  I think the best times are between 1 and 3A.M.  though I have seen plenty of animals all the way up till 4:30 (just before all the traffic starts up again).  That's me you usually see coming out of the woods as all the less experienced hunters are headed in.  Yeah, that's me with the six aircraft landing lights mounted to the rusty roll bar.  Screw spot lights!  Those are too much work.  Too bad this state does not allow lazer sights.  I could have killed another six or seven bulls last year if I had one of those on my 30-30.

[benhuntin]

oh and don't forget the booze. I like Pendleton.
And please don't forget to put a sofa in back of your truck. I like to sit back there when archery road hunting when I take my 90 yd shots at running elk.
 

Come on Ribka your good out past 90 yrds for sure 

[JimmyHoffa]

Oh man, all the points one could rack up if watching some of you fellers.

[ribka]

oh and don't forget the booze. I like Pendleton.
And please don't forget to put a sofa in back of your truck. I like to sit back there when archery road hunting when I take my 90 yd shots at running elk.
 

Come on Ribka your good out past 90 yrds for sure 

i am but after i bought a wheel bow at walmart last week and switched to archery this year i thought i should be an ethical hunter and keep my archery shots under 100 yds at least for early season. I hate people that shoot beyond their range. Don't want to be a hypocrite.

[RadSav]

I didn't want to give all my secrets out, but since others have let the archery cat out of the bag I might as well.  Archery is an especially good way to go.  That way you can shoot your animal right out of someones front yard while they are sleeping.  You need to make sure you buy those cheap broadheads.  They are good and dull.  That way your animal will not die in their yard, but will run away into the woods.  Plus if you find him the next day everyone will think you were hunting during daylight and your secret methods will be protected.

[dreamunelk]

NWT is a sure thing!  Just google them.  You can ride around on the bus and take the one you want.

[fillthefreezer]

You guys really are giving some bad advice. Of all 101 bulls I've called in in my 4 years of hunting, I use 4-6'" rip rap to kill them. I sit in a tree with scent killer sprayed all over my shorts ( farts smell ) and wait. Then I jump on their backs when they are rubbing their antlers against the branches and beat them to death with a rock.........I heard the Kapowsin Tavern is a good place to get info if you buy the locals beers.

whoa whoa whoa, just got real in here, nobody is gonna be trashin my favorite water in hole within stumbling distance...

[dscubame]

With all this archery advice being given I suppose I will let you true archers in on one of my closest tips...  Tape a flashlight to your bow it helps when the sun just goes down in those low light situations.