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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: de0827 on October 17, 2012, 03:04:18 PM

Title: 172 Mountain View modern elk
Post by: de0827 on October 17, 2012, 03:04:18 PM: Was thinking of going there this year for a spike - looked at the harvest report for last year and see not many people go there but success rate is decent. Why so few hunters - extremely rugged country, so far from the masses of people, not a lot of elk around? Any info would be great!
Title: Re: 172 Mountain View modern elk
Post by: mtman on October 17, 2012, 06:57:40 PM: Because its not worth a spike.
Title: Re: 172 Mountain View modern elk
Post by: 270Flat on October 17, 2012, 07:43:06 PM: Steeeeeeeep
Title: Re: 172 Mountain View modern elk
Post by: TG509hunter on October 18, 2012, 08:49:34 AM: what mtman said .... :yeah:
Title: Re: 172 Mountain View modern elk
Post by: head hunter on October 18, 2012, 09:52:13 AM: lots of private
Title: Re: 172 Mountain View modern elk
Post by: Todd_ID on October 18, 2012, 02:09:53 PM: Quote from: 270Flat on October 17, 2012, 07:43:06 PM
Steeeeeeeep

Quote from: mtman on October 17, 2012, 06:57:40 PM
Because its not worth a spike.

It's too steep to pack a spike out of. Unless you want to pay top dollar to access 4/0 land for a spike. And it's steep. Most of the elk herd is on private land. And it's steep everywhere else. But it is possible to find one around on public land, but it's steep.
Title: Re: 172 Mountain View modern elk
Post by: 270Flat on October 18, 2012, 02:13:39 PM: Oh and BTW... There are no elk in the Blue Mountains. Wolves and Sasquatch ate them all! :dunno:
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Post by: Todd_ID on October 18, 2012, 02:49:26 PM: Talk about frustrating; buddy had a bull tag for archery this year: ate it after hunting hard every day, and these are on private well posted land:

(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi194.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fz213%2Ftoddr96%2Fth_Bulls.jpg&hash=7cc0e6c36b544b63a3fcd91b76fa585f5dae4a3b) (http://s194.photobucket.com/albums/z213/toddr96/?action=view&current=Bulls.mp4)
Title: Re: 172 Mountain View modern elk
Post by: de0827 on October 18, 2012, 03:23:36 PM: Thanks guys, appreciate the input! :tup:
Title: Re: 172 Mountain View modern elk
Post by: mtman on October 18, 2012, 03:34:22 PM: I seen about one spike a day when I was over there. It can be a good unit for spikes but. It would suck to get a spike in there if it snowed. There are no ski lifts just trails. Im in real good shape and it wore on me after about 5 days of hunting in there. I would never do what I did for a spike.
Title: Re: 172 Mountain View modern elk
Post by: Maverick on October 18, 2012, 06:46:32 PM: It's possible but man you gotta want a spike bad to go in there for it. I'll be in there monday for a big bull tag and just from looking at it there is no way id go on there for a spike. but for a big bull... ill hike till my legs quit working! I think you'd be better off in the dayton or tuccannon area. Like anywhere there will be other hunters but something always gets pushed around.
Title: Re: 172 Mountain View modern elk
Post by: Turkeyman on October 18, 2012, 07:51:07 PM: During archery i was the caller for a friend that had a big bull tag and i could shoot spikes. After five day's of hunting in there i told my self know way would i shoot a spike unless it was low in the unit around the private stuff. We never did go down low were all the private land is. On day six when we were working a big bull in the bottom of one of many HELL HOLES i called a spike to 10 yrds and took several pictures of him, could have killed him easy. Later we called in a 7x7 bull and killed it. It took a day and a half to get him out. Plenty of elk up high but you need to work for them.
Title: Re: 172 Mountain View modern elk
Post by: Maverick on October 18, 2012, 08:06:44 PM: And that's what I'm gonna do!