Hunting Washington Forum
Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: beaslayer6 on July 11, 2013, 04:18:29 PM
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so I got drawn for a rimrock bull tag in sept.. never hunted that area i know its a good spot.. just not good with the area.. does anyone have some good pointer....... thanks
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I dont have any pointers but my brothers drew the tag a couple years ago and both scratched. Its steep country and they didnt get into a lot of elk until the last 3 or 4 days... They also didnt scout as much as they probably should have. :twocents:
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I've never hunted that specific unit by I know it's only a couple hours from Bonney Lake. Perfect excuse to make several camping trips the next couple months and find some elk!
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Put in your time scouting over there. There is some good elk hunting and if you work hard you should have a good hunt. It is some steep and nasty stuff in some of the areas and others like pine grass and Conrad are not to bad. I had the tag in 09 fires shut us down from scouting from all the closures. We still did fine and got into the elk but my buddy knows the area well.
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im going to go scouting every weekend from here out...I love hunting the steep and nasty that's where the big boys live and nobody goes there.... thanks hope it works out......
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Not an easy tag, lots of permits and lots of general hunters. Stick it out til
The end, don't fool yourself there will be people steep and deep. The first and last couple days are the best
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Oh and try to stay away from the jeep trails. Not fun to walk in several miles and have a bull talking in front of you to have 2 jeeps go bombing by you on a road 75 yards away you didn't know about :chuckle: Don't ask me how I know :chuckle:
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good advice thanks guys.. and had the jeep thing happen last year in naches. :bash:
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Had the tag last year( modern) . Like others have said its steep, deep and very thick. I spent every weekend up there scouting , was into elk every weekend. I found out its not like other units where you can sit and let other hunters do the pushing. There are road hunters everywhere. I didn't get into elk till the general opener , than it was a spike at 15 yards ( i let him walk). Good luck
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thanks..
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We hunting it year's ago and were on elk ever day. I think late archery is a better hunt. My buddy had the same tag. We hunted it hard and only just some bulls way up high at the GMU line and that was it the whole week. Good luck
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PM Sent
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scouted today seen 40 elk and 3 nice buck... so a good start but no bulls....lol
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thanks that's my goal...
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It's a good unit. We've been hunting it for years and do very well.........largely because we know where to look. We continue to scout though. It is steep, and the jeep trails can actually be a help in locating crossing trails and getting into areas (on foot) more easily in the dark. If you're not fit yet, time to get to training......
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It's a good unit. We've been hunting it for years and do very well.........largely because we know where to look. We continue to scout though. It is steep, and the jeep trails can actually be a help in locating crossing trails and getting into areas (on foot) more easily in the dark. If you're not fit yet, time to get to training......
Hey bracer, you should pm me and tell me where to look. :chuckle: Come on this is a once in a lifetime opportunity for me :bash:
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im in super shape I workout every day for 1 1/2hour for the last three year.. do the big climb in seattle every year always in the top 30 out of 20000 so I t think it wont be a problem...
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Good luck I will be trying to fill my Bull Tag in the bumping unit.
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good luck to u to.. hoping this will be the year to remember
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went and checked my cams and one cam had 1200 pics on it. a bunch of cows 3x3 3x4 and a spike. good start..
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That's awesome! I was up there this weekend too. Hiked into the wilderness on Saturday and then drove some roads, marking my map and generally learning the area. 2nd time up this month with a few more trips scheduled. It's getting closer each week! There's lots of beautiful country, that's for sure. Hope to see you up there!
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Great tag, we should talk, I had a pal get this tag some years ago, play the wind right and you'll score a nice one. Hit me up via phone and we can look over a map and I can pinpoint where id go
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There are a lot of nice bulls up there if you put ib the time. Ive had 5spikes and 3 rag horn plus a monster on my trail cam for the last mouth. :tup:
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heading back over Friday night.....for three days..
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Can't wait to head over this sunday to pick up my trail cams. Been soaking for a couple weeks now. Will post pics after the weekend if anything good.
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u in rimrock area with the cams
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yeah I have two cameras out in the rimrock area and depends on how the cameras look should be hunting there for deer and elk from the 1st till the 9th.
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ill be there.. the same week if u get a nice bull on post it up would love to see what im going for.... :tup:
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Yeah will do.
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thanks do u have a bull tag?
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sent you a pm beaslayer
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The bow hunters we talked to last year wet having success above 5500 ft during bow season saw a couple dandy come out of there last yr.
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Here's a pic of one from trail cam in RR area this year. Date is off, but it was early July timeframe.
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Another one from a different Camera. Date is good on this one.
ET
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nice bull
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so the top bull looks like a cat tried to get him....
