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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: GWA Hunter on November 28, 2008, 11:33:36 AM

Title: Late Archery
Post by: GWA Hunter on November 28, 2008, 11:33:36 AM: Anyone have any luck seeing any elk or getting any during the late season that started last week? I'm heading out tomorrow for my first time this year. Going to try to smack one with my black ice! :IBCOOL:
Title: Re: Late Archery
Post by: 1bowhunter1 on November 28, 2008, 11:38:17 AM: Seeing and connecting are 2 differant things!! LOL.. All most on tuesday in the ryderwood unit. To foggy. There are elk there but mostly on private property or so thick of timber you can't even draw your bow. Good luck hope you put somthing together.
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Post by: cohoho on November 28, 2008, 11:41:53 AM: Close.... but no cigar in area 454....
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Post by: bobcat on November 28, 2008, 11:45:53 AM: We saw lots of cows and several spikes Tuesday morning, but no legal bulls.
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Post by: elkfan2 on November 28, 2008, 12:27:23 PM: Quote from: bobcat on November 28, 2008, 11:45:53 AM
We saw lots of cows and several spikes Tuesday morning, but no legal bulls.
Whats wrong with a cow? Or you in a Bull only unit?
Title: Re: Late Archery
Post by: WonkyWapiti on November 28, 2008, 12:38:44 PM: I just got back from my morning hunt. Seeing tracks but no elk. I saw 4 deer. Today I saw some bobcat tracks which was pretty cool. Other than that just been getting cold and wet.
Title: Re: Late Archery
Post by: Charlie on November 28, 2008, 03:14:13 PM: Cold and wet are two of the three ingredients of a late season elk hunt. The third ingredient is a successful harvest of an elk. Funny, when you do get that third ingredient the first two just don't seem to effect you as much. :IBCOOL:
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Post by: bow4elk on November 28, 2008, 03:23:57 PM: with any luck, I'll be dealing with "all three" in tomorrow. I feel it it my bones... :EAT:
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Post by: 280ackley on November 28, 2008, 03:37:53 PM: Been seeing elk. Just not in bow range, yet.
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Post by: Bullistics on November 29, 2008, 12:00:51 AM: 1bowhunter1 said it best "seeing and connecting are 2 different things". I have had elk within 20-30 yrds almost everytime I have hunted this year, but the brush has been in the way everytime! Walk the darktimber and dogfir very,very slowly and keep the wind in your favor and your ears open, they are very on edge at this point of the season. Now, with that being said, go get em' and good luck!