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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: Backstrap on September 09, 2014, 05:22:56 PM

Title: Any Toutle Reports?
Post by: Backstrap on September 09, 2014, 05:22:56 PM: Anyone hunting the state land? How's it looking and sounding?
Title: Re: Any Toutle Reports?
Post by: TheHunt on September 09, 2014, 06:16:54 PM: Do you have a tag?
Title: Re: Any Toutle Reports?
Post by: Backstrap on September 09, 2014, 06:21:32 PM: Quote from: TheHunt on September 09, 2014, 06:16:54 PM
Do you have a tag?

Yes. Early rifle, Sept 22-26.
Title: Re: Any Toutle Reports?
Post by: bobcat on September 09, 2014, 06:22:54 PM: Quote from: Backstrap on September 09, 2014, 06:21:32 PM
Quote from: TheHunt on September 09, 2014, 06:16:54 PM
Do you have a tag?

Yes. Early rifle, Sept 22-26.

What a great tag to have! I'd buy the Weyerhaeuser permit for sure. Gives you a lot more area to hunt.
Title: Re: Any Toutle Reports?
Post by: BigCutty3 on September 09, 2014, 07:45:26 PM: I was down scouting on saturday drove the 3000 at first light pretty quiet, dropped down the ridge onto the weyco side and not much over there either. It was about 88-90 degrees, never saw an elk, some sign around in the form of new rubs but its definitely a different place since I was drawn last time 5 years ago for a cow tag.
Title: Re: Any Toutle Reports?
Post by: Backstrap on September 09, 2014, 08:03:05 PM: Quote from: BigCutty3 on September 09, 2014, 07:45:26 PM
I was down scouting on saturday drove the 3000 at first light pretty quiet, dropped down the ridge onto the weyco side and not much over there either. It was about 88-90 degrees, never saw an elk, some sign around in the form of new rubs but its definitely a different place since I was drawn last time 5 years ago for a cow tag.

Thanks for the info. That would have been the opening day for archery hunters. Did you see a lot of rigs or hunters? I'm debating if I should buy the Weyerhaeuser permit...
Title: Re: Any Toutle Reports?
Post by: TheHunt on September 17, 2014, 09:19:19 AM: I went down on Wednesday last week. I know the area very well. So I hit a place on the state side and bumped at 4X4 and two cows and the elk were very quiet. 70 yards shot was too long and it was my first day down there. I drove to another area that is only Weyerhaeuser property. They were on fire... I bugled a 5X5 in and arrowed it.

I harvested a 5X5 which is typical for that area. I shot it with 15 min of light left. While I was de-boning the bull in the dark there were other bulls around bugling. You should not have a problem knocking one down.
Title: Re: Any Toutle Reports?
Post by: gotcha on September 17, 2014, 05:45:01 PM: Anyone having hard time on a toutle bull.
Title: Re: Any Toutle Reports?
Post by: funkster on September 17, 2014, 06:40:59 PM: A lifetime family friend more like my 2nd dad pulled an archery cow tag for the toutle. My dad(just helping) and him hunted the first few days getting on elk everyday. Just so as hunting goes, when you have a bull tag nothing but cows show up and when you have a cow tag you have bulls with in 15 yrds. They said the elk were vocal and responsive. They're heading back down tonight to hunt the last few days of the season. They also said they didn't see to many other hunters.
Title: Re: Any Toutle Reports?
Post by: TheHunt on September 17, 2014, 06:52:28 PM: I agree I did not see very many hunters. I saw an other hunting group which had a 4X4 down. I think the entire group had bull tags. There were something like 5 hunters in the group.

Their camp was just off the 2700 road.
Title: Re: Any Toutle Reports?
Post by: Backstrap on September 18, 2014, 01:20:43 PM: I'm heading down Saturday morning, my season opens on Monday. I didn't buy a Weyerhaeuser permit, so planning to hunt state land around signal peak. I will probably shoot the first branch bull I see, depending on circumstances.
Title: Re: Any Toutle Reports?
Post by: dr.derek on September 18, 2014, 07:26:37 PM: Quote from: TheHunt on September 17, 2014, 06:52:28 PM
I agree I did not see very many hunters. I saw an other hunting group which had a 4X4 down. I think the entire group had bull tags. There were something like 5 hunters in the group.

Their camp was just off the 2700 road.

That's my camp. What rig were you in?
Title: Re: Any Toutle Reports?
Post by: TylerMulie on September 22, 2014, 02:42:47 PM: Make that 2 bulls out of 5 tags. I was able to shoot a nice thick horned 4 point on the last day of the season.
Title: Re: Any Toutle Reports?
Post by: TheHunt on September 22, 2014, 07:54:14 PM: I turned around in your camp. I was driving the 2012 gray F150. Crew cab and a black tonneau cover.

I talked to a person in your camp who shot that bull. And someone moved a white truck so that I did not have to make a 15 point turn around.

I shot my bull that evening.
Title: Re: Any Toutle Reports?
Post by: Backstrap on September 29, 2014, 12:25:04 PM: My Toutle early rifle bull, taken 9/25/14. I'd like to thank the handful of guys on here who shared their thoughts on Toutle elk hunting. It was a good hunt.
Title: Re: Any Toutle Reports?
Post by: Falcon on September 29, 2014, 01:03:18 PM: Nice bull !
Title: Re: Any Toutle Reports?
Post by: hillbillyhunting on September 29, 2014, 02:27:54 PM: Did you end up getting it on state land?
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Post by: MADMAX on September 29, 2014, 02:32:19 PM: Good job
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Post by: blackveltbowhunter on September 29, 2014, 03:35:35 PM: Great Bull! Congratz! :tup:
Title: Re: Any Toutle Reports?
Post by: TheHunt on September 29, 2014, 06:20:45 PM: Yea, it is a fun area to hunt.
Title: Re: Any Toutle Reports?
Post by: Backstrap on September 30, 2014, 07:15:01 AM: Quote from: hillbillyhunting on September 29, 2014, 02:27:54 PM
Did you end up getting it on state land?

Yes, state land.
Title: Re: Any Toutle Reports?
Post by: X12shtr on September 30, 2014, 11:26:11 AM: Buy the permit I had the archery tag and the 5500 and all roads off of it had bulls in most every hole there shot mine 4 day of the season seen bulls every day all day on that road groups off the 5500
Title: Re: Any Toutle Reports?
Post by: RadSav on September 30, 2014, 11:51:52 AM: Quote from: Backstrap on September 29, 2014, 12:25:04 PM
My Toutle early rifle bull, taken 9/25/14. I'd like to thank the handful of guys on here who shared their thoughts on Toutle elk hunting. It was a good hunt.

That's a dang fine Toutle bull :tup:
Title: Re: Any Toutle Reports?
Post by: CHSNGSTLHD on October 03, 2014, 04:47:46 PM: Hey guys, what's the best map that shows the state land? I have a muzzy cow tag and can't afford the permit.
Title: Re: Any Toutle Reports?
Post by: Fastass350 on October 03, 2014, 07:58:48 PM: DNR map, sold at the castle rock dnr office. It's the St Helens tree farm map if I remember correctly. I have one in La Center if you can't make it to the dnr office during hours.

Chris
Title: Re: Any Toutle Reports?
Post by: Backstrap on October 03, 2014, 08:12:03 PM: Quote from: CHSNGSTLHD on October 03, 2014, 04:47:46 PM
Hey guys, what's the best map that shows the state land? I have a muzzy cow tag and can't afford the permit.

The GoHunt application on the WDFW website is very helpful also.