Post by: washelkhunter on October 12, 2014, 07:39:12 PM
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Post by: huntnnw on October 12, 2014, 10:19:39 PM
Post by: washelkhunter on October 12, 2014, 11:14:17 PM
funny thing all the years I have chased elk with a bow or smokepole I have rarely had shots at cows its always bulls. Just this year during muzzy had shots at 4 bulls 0 cows and archery was 5 bulls to 1 cow.
and you hunted where this year?
Post by: huntnnw on October 12, 2014, 11:18:31 PM
Post by: washelkhunter on October 12, 2014, 11:25:37 PM
Post by: deerslyr on October 13, 2014, 08:42:21 AM
Heres a few bulls Ive called in over the last two seasons there.
Post by: pianoman9701 on October 13, 2014, 09:06:27 AM
Post by: WSU on October 13, 2014, 09:33:38 AM
We got into elk (lots) all around your camp. Bummer that they were scarce once general started.
Post by: washelkhunter on October 13, 2014, 10:46:22 AM
I hunted up there for a couple days with a friend. I drove by just as you were shooting the quail. I'm pretty sure you had to hold your fire because of me.
We got into elk (lots) all around your camp. Bummer that they were scarce once general started.
I remember you going by. I was thinking you guys probably thought I was deranged standing there holding my shotgun. :hunt2:
Post by: WSU on October 13, 2014, 10:59:18 AM
I hunted up there for a couple days with a friend. I drove by just as you were shooting the quail. I'm pretty sure you had to hold your fire because of me.
We got into elk (lots) all around your camp. Bummer that they were scarce once general started.
I remember you going by. I was thinking you guys probably thought I was deranged standing there holding my shotgun. :hunt2:
I was actually getting ready to shoot the quail until I realized they were in your camp!
Post by: tarbabyone on October 13, 2014, 04:28:14 PM
Post by: hughjorgan on October 14, 2014, 05:27:47 PM
Well we didn't score out of GMU 352 out of 4 guns. Spike only hunt and my partner was chasing muley bucks as well. He never saw an elk nor a buck. I drew down on 3; 2 cows and a calf and busted up another small group , maybe 4-5. Got on a raghorn just for fun. We couldn't help but note that there were bulls around but very few cows. The toll of the last 2 years of the archers now being able to take antlerless along with spikes has imo been devastating. Keep shooting all the cows and in short order there wont be a hunt in there. Pity. I've seen the results of this poor decision of WDFW and Ware and have decided to no longer general ML hunt elk. I will no longer spend my time nor my fortune unless I draw a special permit or the MS elk tag; its just not worth my time any longer. All it has become is a nice campout. Anyhoo here are some pics from the ML hunt(?) camp this year. Enjoy.
There are plenty of cows behind the gate you were hunting. There were lots of cows in there in September, they didn't just evaporate into thin air, there still in there some where. Typical that you want to blame another user group for lack of elk. How many elk were you seeing in the three years they restricted archery to spike only? Did you guys manage to kill anything in those years when cow tags were restricted for all user groups?
Post by: Payne on October 14, 2014, 05:37:23 PM
Post by: washelkhunter on October 14, 2014, 05:40:32 PM
Post by: hughjorgan on October 14, 2014, 06:32:08 PM
Well a hat when we were in there 3 years ago before the ar cow allowance there were 2 large herds with big bulls that I was personally on several times with numerous satellite bulls running around and even then we never had shots at a spike. I believe my ascertion is valid. The only thing to have changed since then is the new ar cow take in those once bountiful units. And there weren't plenty of cows in there in oct but there should have been. So stuff it.
There are still large herds of cows in there, though they are heavily hunted by archery hunters in September, not many cows are taken from what I have seen. I run cameras in there during the summer and always have lots of cows on camera. Hunting pressure can change how the herds use that area, but they are in the nile some where.