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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: Wexler on September 10, 2014, 09:38:10 AM

Title: Walla Walla Watershed
Post by: Wexler on September 10, 2014, 09:38:10 AM: My brother and I got drawn for tags this year. 12 years of applications.

Looking for some advice on where to set up a base camp around the boundary.
We have horses and could get mules. Is it worth it to bring them in?
Any good tips are welcome.
Title: Re: Walla Walla Watershed
Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on September 10, 2014, 09:58:17 AM: Welcome to HuntWa. :hello: Should be a real good hunt with the stock. Be sure to write up story after your hunt successful or not.
Title: Re: Walla Walla Watershed
Post by: Woodchuck on September 10, 2014, 10:14:20 AM: Yes take the stock. Be sure they are very comfortable with steep, rocky, overgrown, steep, rough terrain.
Title: Re: Walla Walla Watershed
Post by: jackelope on September 10, 2014, 10:25:03 AM: Quote from: Wexler on September 10, 2014, 09:38:10 AM
My brother and I got drawn for tags this year. 12 years of applications.

Looking for some advice on where to set up a base camp around the boundary.
We have horses and could get mules. Is it worth it to bring them in?
Any good tips are welcome.

Don't take the stock unless they are comfortable climbing steep, gnarly country.
Title: Re: Walla Walla Watershed
Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on September 10, 2014, 10:35:56 AM: You didn't specify what tag you guys drew? If its elk I'm real sorry for you guys. No elk there. You should check out the bigfoot thread starting on page one. It will enlighten you on why there are no elk there. :sry:
Title: Re: Walla Walla Watershed
Post by: pd on September 10, 2014, 10:41:50 AM: Quote from: HUNTINCOUPLE on September 10, 2014, 10:35:56 AM
You didn't specify what tag you guys drew? If its elk I'm real sorry for you guys. No elk there. You should check out the bigfoot thread starting on page one. It will enlighten you on why there are no elk there. :sry:

OK, all humor aside, welcome to the site. This web forum is active, because there are so many hunters in Washington. We hope that you stay with us, even after your watershed hunt is finished. There are a lot of "cross over" hunters (OR to WA, WA to OR) here, and we could learn a lot from you.

Use the search function, "mill creek watershed" as there are a lot of threads that have been written about this jewel. Have fun, and please share some photographs (nobody is allowed into the watershed unless they have a hunting tag, so 99% of us will never see the inside of that area).
Title: Re: Walla Walla Watershed
Post by: Wexler on September 10, 2014, 12:03:02 PM: Thanks everyone.

It is an Elk tag. But I'll shoot bigfoot if I see him.

I grew up in Washington and moved to Oregon a few years ago so I've continued to apply to cash in on my points. It took longer than I thought. We're both very excited to do this hunt.
Title: Re: Walla Walla Watershed
Post by: bearpaw on September 10, 2014, 12:14:18 PM: congrats and good luck
Title: Re: Walla Walla Watershed
Post by: Wexler on October 16, 2014, 11:26:25 AM: I was just going to check in again and see if anyone has good ideas on where to set up base camp around the watershed. T-9 days before were out for the hunt!
Title: Re: Walla Walla Watershed
Post by: WAcoyotehunter on October 16, 2014, 02:21:29 PM: Depends a lot on the weather. It can happen quickly down there and wall tents will collapse under snow (I had one do that there). We have had success camping low and driving up to the unit to hunt.
Title: Re: Walla Walla Watershed
Post by: JJB11B on October 16, 2014, 02:36:58 PM: I like to make coffee in my cabin and then walk the 40 yards to the boundary and scratch my head and wonder who in their right mind would purposely shoot something in there :yike:
Title: Re: Walla Walla Watershed
Post by: bobdog86 on October 16, 2014, 08:03:30 PM: Have you been able to scout the boundary yet? Aside from camp set up, do have a plan from which end you'd like to attack it? Setting up camp depends on a lot. As far as stock, same story. They are effective only dependent on where you dump in. Pretty gnarly from the top, but decent from other areas. Hunted it last year from the top, not easy, depending on where you plan to drop in, I may be able to offer some advice, let me know. Good luck, can't wait to return, although I don't know why, it's brutal.
Title: Re: Walla Walla Watershed
Post by: Pny365 on October 16, 2014, 08:55:45 PM: A good place to set up camp is around ski blue wood, or up a little higher around griffin peak. The other side of the water shed. You can go up tiger mtn rd. that's up mill creek on the Oregon side.

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Title: Re: Walla Walla Watershed
Post by: Wexler on October 20, 2014, 06:40:08 AM: I went up there Sunday and took a look around. Wow it looks like a lot of work but that got the elk fever going. We were trying to make an attack plan but we just don't know up from down.

I don't think we'll bring stock in it might be more hassle than benefit. We might think otherwise if we get one down.

Where is a good entry point on the SW area?

Thinking most people will go in on the west side and it might be less hunters on the east but maybe most of the animals hang out in the lower west side of that thing?

You guys are giving some good info keep it coming.
Title: Re: Walla Walla Watershed
Post by: Woodchuck on October 20, 2014, 06:46:07 AM: Go look for a spot now. They will be filling up quick this week.
Title: Re: Walla Walla Watershed
Post by: JJB11B on October 23, 2014, 08:34:15 PM: Going in from the Lewis Peak area is always an option too.
Title: Re: Walla Walla Watershed
Post by: Outdoorskindaguy on October 23, 2014, 08:37:34 PM: you can also jump in from table rock
Title: Re: Walla Walla Watershed
Post by: JJB11B on October 23, 2014, 08:58:14 PM: Quote from: Outdoorskindaguy on October 23, 2014, 08:37:34 PM
you can also jump in from table rock
that too
Title: Re: Walla Walla Watershed
Post by: n_mathews13 on October 24, 2014, 06:47:06 AM: I'm Headn up to lewis tonight. Maybe the last bear hunt for the year. If you need help let us know. I'll be in and out of service