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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: raydog on January 21, 2013, 05:59:45 PM

Title: Late season Wynoochee Permit
Post by: raydog on January 21, 2013, 05:59:45 PM: I was drawn for the late season. i could find an elk to save my keyster. Of course i'm a newbie to the area. i found old sign thats it. i was wondering if any one got one. :dunno:
Title: Re: Late season Wynoochee Permit
Post by: duckmen1 on January 21, 2013, 06:05:22 PM: Not sure if anyone got one but I think that is a hard unit to hunt judging by the harvest reports.
Title: Re: Late season Wynoochee Permit
Post by: Crunchy on January 21, 2013, 06:06:51 PM: Two friends of mine drew that tag and neither got their elk. Of course neither put much effort into it, so hard to say.
Title: Late season Wynoochee Permit
Post by: sirmissalot on January 21, 2013, 06:18:03 PM: A late cow tag?
Title: Re: Late season Wynoochee Permit
Post by: Alan K on January 21, 2013, 06:21:10 PM: The Wynoochee unit gets poached pretty hard from what I've heard. There are animals there, but it's a below average unit in my opinion. I don't understand why they issued so many cow/doe tags this year.
Title: Late season Wynoochee Permit
Post by: sirmissalot on January 21, 2013, 06:39:33 PM: It's actually been open for cows during late season archery the last few years, but it changed this year. It can be a pretty decent hunt. I've never heard of it being poached anymore than any other unit, unless you're calling native hunting poaching.
Title: Re: Late season Wynoochee Permit
Post by: ICEMAN on January 21, 2013, 06:42:51 PM: Paving up to the dam has not helped that area....
Title: Re: Late season Wynoochee Permit
Post by: Harborhunter on January 21, 2013, 06:47:18 PM: That hunt should never have been changed into a permit hunt. There were not enough elk killed to justify taking away the general late hunt...just another chance for the fish and game to make money off permit apps. Sorry you did not get an elk, hope you did not waste a lot of points on that hunt!
Title: Re: Late season Wynoochee Permit
Post by: dreamunelk on January 21, 2013, 06:48:13 PM: There is elk in the Nooch but, you have to either know a landowner or do some preseason scouting. Also have to be willing to walk.

Prior to this year anyone with an archery tag could harvest antlerless elk during the late season in the nooch. So effectively that huge number of tags you see is really a reduction. Consider hunter effort and success rate and you get a far lower harvest. If not then they can reduce the number of tags until they get antlerless harvest to an acceptable level.

As for poaching. This is one of the GMU's that Cody Sterns and friends were active in. The rumor is he is back in town.
Title: Re: Late season Wynoochee Permit
Post by: poohdog on January 21, 2013, 06:52:08 PM: It has a decent amount of elk in it. The biggest problem is more and more are going into farmers fields and no hunting is allowed. You have to scout it like anywhere else and you will have success.
Title: Re: Late season Wynoochee Permit
Post by: carlyoungs on January 21, 2013, 06:57:27 PM: Who is cody sterns?
Title: Re: Late season Wynoochee Permit
Post by: dreamunelk on January 21, 2013, 07:00:58 PM: Quote from: carlyoungs on January 21, 2013, 06:57:27 PM
Who is cody sterns?

Most Prolific Wildlife Spree Killer In State History' Gets 5-Months In Jail

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MONTESANO, Washington —
A man who investigators called the most prolific wildlife spree killer in state history has been convicted on five counts of poaching and sentenced to five months in jail. However, Fish and Wildlife officers said they believe the man has killed more than a hundred animals and that the actual total could be much higher.

KIRO 7 talked to the man, Cody Stearns, as he was led out of court Friday.

http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/most-prolific-wildlife-spree-killer-in-state-histo/nKmPH/ (http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/most-prolific-wildlife-spree-killer-in-state-histo/nKmPH/)
Title: Re: Late season Wynoochee Permit
Post by: cryfowl on January 21, 2013, 07:02:37 PM: He was arrested for poaching who knows how many bears, and yes, he is a local. I agree with the previous post, this was just a way to generate more revenue. Late season Cows have never been easy to get, but they are around if you put the effort into it.
Title: Re: Late season Wynoochee Permit
Post by: carlyoungs on January 21, 2013, 07:03:44 PM: Thanks never heard of him
Title: Re: Late season Wynoochee Permit
Post by: bobcat on January 21, 2013, 07:06:23 PM: Some info on Cody Stearns:

http://nwsportsmanmag.wordpress.com/2011/04/08/spree-poacher-bill-sent-to-guv/ (http://nwsportsmanmag.wordpress.com/2011/04/08/spree-poacher-bill-sent-to-guv/)
Title: Re: Late season Wynoochee Permit
Post by: westside Elkhunter on January 21, 2013, 07:33:07 PM: I had the late cow tag too. Hunted up there a bunch. I found a bunch of elk but just couldn't get within my comfort range. It is tough. Like iceman said paving up to the dam didn't help. I didn't hear of anybody get cows.
Title: Late season Wynoochee Permit
Post by: sirmissalot on January 21, 2013, 07:47:20 PM: I agree on the paving, that was a ridiculous waste of money in my opinion, and increased traffic up there significantly, which of course is what they wanted, just sucks for us.
Title: Re: Late season Wynoochee Permit
Post by: raydog on January 21, 2013, 08:36:36 PM: Sorry you did not get an elk, hope you did not waste a lot of points on that hunt!
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nope my first cow app. My dad and i have a friend and he gave us good advice. Only problem is he stopped hunting up there 15 years ago. We were up by the dam most of the time. Went into the fields once to check it out. Went there early season and they were logging right were we had planned on hunting. Saw no new sign, we figured that the rifle season pushed 'em out. After 7 days of hard hunting we finally gave in and went with our friends to the Winston. Yeah i know :P. we got on Elk there but couldn't close the deal
Title: Re: Late season Wynoochee Permit
Post by: mrgoodwrench on January 22, 2013, 08:20:19 PM: Plenty of elk in the Wynoochee unit. You just have to ignore the fields and field elk and get in the brush.
Title: Re: Late season Wynoochee Permit
Post by: ICEMAN on January 22, 2013, 09:31:09 PM: I used to love wynoochee.

Remember all the usual crowd at turkey tracks?

How about the herds that would kick around south of Donkey creek to the river? Love it back in the day...
Title: Re: Late season Wynoochee Permit
Post by: raydog on January 23, 2013, 03:47:52 PM: Yeah i like the unit a lot because theres not as many people. Then again anywhere has less people than the Winston. This year i'm gonna scout more and try harder