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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: elkh8me on June 20, 2013, 05:41:44 AM

Title: LICK CREEK muzzle bull tag advice
Post by: elkh8me on June 20, 2013, 05:41:44 AM: looking for some advice for the lick creek muzzle tag oct 1-11th. my bud drew and he is pretty excited. any info would be greatly appreciated. thank, joe
Title: Re: LICK CREEK muzzle bull tag advice
Post by: Caretaker on June 20, 2013, 06:03:08 AM: I love hunting this unit, very nice tag you have. My advice is to stay below the snow lines. Coopers Ridge and the adjoining ridges are nice. Spend time scouring it and you will find them. Look for the watering troughs and glass. Smoothing Iron ranch is a very good area. Good luck!
Title: Re: LICK CREEK muzzle bull tag advice
Post by: Britt-dog on June 20, 2013, 07:30:39 PM: I drew one of the Lick Creek archery tags. I'm surprised buy the poor harvest stats for the unit compared to its neighbors. But I put in for it anyways, because I know their there. Scout Scout Scout.
Title: Re: LICK CREEK muzzle bull tag advice
Post by: buglebuster on June 21, 2013, 01:54:47 AM: One time I was driving high in the area archery hunting deer, we pulled over to have lunch and I just so happened to have my bugle in the truck. I let one rip right from the road and had 2 bulls answer back. My brother and I hurried down the hill to see how close we could get them, after about 10 min of talking back and forth between one of the bulls a 340" bull decided to start tearing up a tree about 50 yards in front of us... What a sight to see!!! I know this doesn't help you, but I doubt you will have a hard time filling this tag :tup: :tup:
Title: Re: LICK CREEK muzzle bull tag advice
Post by: ridgefire on June 21, 2013, 02:36:36 AM: Can't wait to draw lick creek archery.. Good luck to your buddy
Title: Re: LICK CREEK muzzle bull tag advice
Post by: MHWASH on June 21, 2013, 07:22:31 AM: I would concentrate on Cougar and Hardy ridges.

My dad has a rifle cow tag for that unit.
Title: Re: LICK CREEK muzzle bull tag advice
Post by: Lenkerslawker on June 21, 2013, 07:59:59 AM: I didn't draw it so I will be in there archery for cows and spikes. We hunt hardie and devils. No bulls in there :sry: :chuckle:. U can message me after archery and I can tell you what we saw. That season is a dandy. They are still going to be rutting pretty good. I would say he will have no problem filling the tag.
Title: Re: LICK CREEK muzzle bull tag advice
Post by: teanawayslayer on June 21, 2013, 08:05:07 AM: I would suggest you spend some time down there scouting. Nothing is a give me. Why Put in for a tag in an area you need advice of where to hunt. :dunno: good luck to you
Title: Re: LICK CREEK muzzle bull tag advice
Post by: Karl Blanchard on June 21, 2013, 06:26:29 PM: First off, congrats on an awesome tag! I am very jealous! Second, for success in that country you better start running bleachers now! The main reason bulls get big in that unit because there is a lot of country that people just aren't willing to go.
Title: Re: LICK CREEK muzzle bull tag advice
Post by: elkh8me on June 21, 2013, 08:59:18 PM: Quote from: teanawayslayer on June 21, 2013, 08:05:07 AM
I would suggest you spend some time down there scouting. Nothing is a give me. Why Put in for a tag in an area you need advice of where to hunt. :dunno: good luck to you
That's funny you would ask why he would put in for that hunt. He lives down town Seattle and has never elk or deer hunted a day in his life he just got his hunting license last year. This is the 1st YEAR HE HAS EVER PUT IN FOR A SPECIAL PERMIT. We put numbers in a hat and drew a number and unit 175 was the one that was pulled so that's what he put in for :chuckle:
Title: Re: LICK CREEK muzzle bull tag advice
Post by: hambone on June 21, 2013, 09:06:20 PM: pinkum butte area last time i was in there saw 7 big bulls opening day all i could do was watch them all i could shoot was spikes devils tailbone another one put on your boots your going to do alot of hiking there is some big bulls in that area good luck
Title: Re: LICK CREEK muzzle bull tag advice
Post by: teanawayslayer on June 22, 2013, 09:55:17 AM: Quote from: elkh8me on June 21, 2013, 08:59:18 PM
Quote from: teanawayslayer on June 21, 2013, 08:05:07 AM
I would suggest you spend some time down there scouting. Nothing is a give me. Why Put in for a tag in an area you need advice of where to hunt. :dunno: good luck to you
That's funny you would ask why he would put in for that hunt. He lives down town Seattle and has never elk or deer hunted a day in his life he just got his hunting license last year. This is the 1st YEAR HE HAS EVER PUT IN FOR A SPECIAL PERMIT. We put numbers in a hat and drew a number and unit 175 was the one that was pulled so that's what he put in for :chuckle:
like I said good luck!
Title: Re: LICK CREEK muzzle bull tag advice
Post by: 400out on June 22, 2013, 10:57:15 AM: Quote from: teanawayslayer on June 22, 2013, 09:55:17 AM
Quote from: elkh8me on June 21, 2013, 08:59:18 PM
Quote from: teanawayslayer on June 21, 2013, 08:05:07 AM
I would suggest you spend some time down there scouting. Nothing is a give me. Why Put in for a tag in an area you need advice of where to hunt. :dunno: good luck to you
That's funny you would ask why he would put in for that hunt. He lives down town Seattle and has never elk or deer hunted a day in his life he just got his hunting license last year. This is the 1st YEAR HE HAS EVER PUT IN FOR A SPECIAL PERMIT. We put numbers in a hat and drew a number and unit 175 was the one that was pulled so that's what he put in for :chuckle:
like I said good luck!
Oh snap!! Please start a thread with that title! I would love to see the show!!!
Title: Re: LICK CREEK muzzle bull tag advice
Post by: teanawayslayer on June 22, 2013, 03:37:04 PM: You want some advice here you go. Don't say I never did anything for you. Since you live in down town Seattle. you have a great place to work out. Go down to rei and buy the most expensive frame pack you can find. Load it up with around 200 pounds. Go up and down capital hill all day long. Good luck. :tup:
Title: Re: LICK CREEK muzzle bull tag advice
Post by: 400out on June 22, 2013, 05:51:50 PM: Quote from: teanawayslayer on June 22, 2013, 03:37:04 PM
You want some advice here you go. Don't say I never did anything for you. Since you live in down town Seattle. you have a great place to work out. Go down to rei and buy the most expensive frame pack you can find. Load it up with around 200 pounds. Go up and down capital hill all day long. Good luck. :tup:
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Title: Re: LICK CREEK muzzle bull tag advice
Post by: Lenkerslawker on June 24, 2013, 02:45:56 PM: HAHA! nevermind on the scouting report, with that good luck you guys should have one down on the opener.
Title: Re: LICK CREEK muzzle bull tag advice
Post by: elkh8me on June 25, 2013, 09:38:35 AM: I want to thank everyone for the information. There are a lot of neat folks on this site. :tup: