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WHAT WEEK TO HUNT!!
« on: June 13, 2012, 11:37:23 AM »
was curious to hear everyone ideas and thoughts of what week they'd hunt if hunting for moose what week seems to be the better week if you had to choose from Oct 1- Nov 30 for a good bull???? 

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Re: WHAT WEEK TO HUNT!!
« Reply #1 on: June 13, 2012, 11:52:43 AM »
With one week to hunt, I'd get ahold of the regional biologist, see if he couldnt help me determine peak rut date, then I'd hunt the week up to that date. :twocents:

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Re: WHAT WEEK TO HUNT!!
« Reply #2 on: June 13, 2012, 11:58:28 AM »
the week of 10/10
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Re: WHAT WEEK TO HUNT!!
« Reply #3 on: June 13, 2012, 12:11:31 PM »
Talked to the biologist, and a few others, say the 1st part of the season is the best.

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Re: WHAT WEEK TO HUNT!!
« Reply #4 on: June 13, 2012, 12:29:19 PM »
the week your buddy can go ! ;)

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Re: WHAT WEEK TO HUNT!!
« Reply #5 on: June 13, 2012, 01:12:05 PM »
The rut should be really going the first 2 weeks of your tag, Oct 1-15. 

I would go the first week myself. 
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Re: WHAT WEEK TO HUNT!!
« Reply #6 on: June 13, 2012, 01:27:56 PM »
Find a logger and ask him. I bet you'd get a real answer instead of some statistics based on an Olympia biologist that doesn't know what the real story is... Try Dana Base WDFW out of Colville.
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Re: WHAT WEEK TO HUNT!!
« Reply #7 on: June 14, 2012, 02:42:05 AM »
Rut will be full bore on the opener thru the first 2 weeks

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Re: WHAT WEEK TO HUNT!!
« Reply #8 on: June 14, 2012, 05:56:44 AM »
As stated the first part of October but it will be base on the weather, moose like it cold so if a warm spell is going on it may push rut back a few days.

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Re: WHAT WEEK TO HUNT!!
« Reply #9 on: June 20, 2012, 08:32:33 PM »
Well I'd hunt any OIL tag the entire season or until it's filled. You only get to do it once and those tags are really really hard to swallow and the taste would stay with ya forever.
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Re: WHAT WEEK TO HUNT!!
« Reply #10 on: June 20, 2012, 08:54:39 PM »
If you only have a week to hunt I'd hunt the first one. My bull was on fire from Sept 20 until the day I killed him, the first day, and it was hot. (70 plus) Others will say wait until the leaves fall, but I never made it that far and didn't have the time to hunt the whole season.

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Re: WHAT WEEK TO HUNT!!
« Reply #11 on: June 20, 2012, 08:58:46 PM »
Like others have said, you have to be there for the first week.
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Re: WHAT WEEK TO HUNT!!
« Reply #12 on: June 20, 2012, 09:28:32 PM »
Like others have said, you have to be there for the first week.
Rut first week,  Snow and no leaves last week
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Re: WHAT WEEK TO HUNT!!
« Reply #13 on: June 21, 2012, 12:11:39 AM »
Well I'd hunt any OIL tag the entire season or until it's filled. You only get to do it once and those tags are really really hard to swallow and the taste would stay with ya forever.


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Re: WHAT WEEK TO HUNT!!
« Reply #14 on: June 21, 2012, 01:45:09 AM »
Honestly it will depend on your style of hunting.......if you call, first week of October, if you road hunt, second/3rd week of October, if you spot and stalk, 1st or second week of november.

 


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