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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: whtbuck on September 04, 2014, 12:44:09 PM

Title: Winston
Post by: whtbuck on September 04, 2014, 12:44:09 PM: A few friends having trouble seeing any sign of or seeing Elk.. All the feet fall off them or are they somewhere else? I told them to hunt elsewhere but they wouldn't listen.Any help?
Title: Re: Winston
Post by: headshot5 on September 04, 2014, 12:59:12 PM: Hunt elsewhere. Even with hoof-rot, elk will be in there usual spots with the usual amount of elk sign. In my travels I've run into many elk with hoofrot, generally (from what I have seen) it just affects one or two of the feet not all four.
Title: Re: Winston
Post by: whtbuck on September 04, 2014, 07:10:11 PM: I hear ya, I don't hunt archery and have never been in there this early.Taken more than a few out of there last 25 yrs in November-January. Just trying to help Family that are Already Comitted in there
Title: Re: Winston
Post by: RadSav on September 06, 2014, 03:41:35 AM: Had I realized the permit would not allow us access to the high country I would have taken my chances and waited to see if we needed one for late season. Between hoof rot and all the stupid early cow tags over the recent past the resident lower elevation herds are demolished! We strictly bought the tag to reach one single square mile (maybe two) of non-weyco land in the high area huckleberries. Then find out that area does not have access unless you want to walk 12-15 miles up hill and then pack your elk out the 12-15 miles. Maybe in my youth, but not a possibility these days :bash:

I do not see us hunting elk on the westside in the future. We will put in for tags (probably on the east side) and if not drawn head for Oregon or Idaho. Perhaps that is the state's master plan :dunno:
Title: Re: Winston
Post by: dewandgin on September 06, 2014, 11:47:02 AM: Quote from: RadSav on September 06, 2014, 03:41:35 AM
Had I realized the permit would not allow us access to the high country I would have taken my chances and waited to see if we needed one for late season. Between hoof rot and all the stupid early cow tags over the recent past the resident lower elevation herds are demolished! We strictly bought the tag to reach one single square mile (maybe two) of non-weyco land in the high area huckleberries. Then find out that area does not have access unless you want to walk 12-15 miles up hill and then pack your elk out the 12-15 miles. Maybe in my youth, but not a possibility these days :bash:

I do not see us hunting elk on the westside in the future. We will put in for tags (probably on the east side) and if not drawn head for Oregon or Idaho. Perhaps that is the state's master plan :dunno:
Change the state to Idaho and Wyoming and that is what i am doing just have 14 points in bull elk and when they are gone so am I!

From the Wetside. like the darkside only Wetter!
Title: Re: Winston
Post by: Big6bull on September 06, 2014, 01:03:00 PM: Trying to convince myself to hunt in wa next year and I'm having a difficult time justifying it as well. As for the Winston if they do run into some elk don't leave them :twocents:
Title: Re: Winston
Post by: elktracker96 on September 06, 2014, 06:53:37 PM: hope you all get out be little less traffic :chuckle: :yeah: :twocents: thanks
Title: Re: Winston
Post by: Wanttohuntmore on September 08, 2014, 11:17:22 AM: So some of the gates ate closed in there? Find some sign and hit the creek bottoms near it. The last 4 years of cow tags took there toll on the two units.
Title: Re: Winston
Post by: DIYARCHERYJUNKIE on September 17, 2014, 12:21:22 PM: The 2013 200 cow rifle tags in there were a joke. The year before just drive in and shoot one. They did another 200 for later in the year and I think the muzzy and archery guys got a few hundred too. My grandfather was so mad last year with the cow rifle tag. He didn't see a single elk. He said they couldn't pay him to hunt it again.
Title: Re: Winston
Post by: pianoman9701 on September 17, 2014, 12:33:14 PM: Quote from: elktracker96 on September 06, 2014, 06:53:37 PM
hope you all get out be little less traffic :chuckle: :yeah: :twocents: thanks

We are. You can have all the diseased elk you want.