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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: Crunchy on December 13, 2008, 12:12:22 PM

Title: Two more days????
Post by: Crunchy on December 13, 2008, 12:12:22 PM: So with two more days left with the late archery elk hunt, who still out there trying to fill their tags. I am going to try to get in an AM hunt on Sunday, and then all day Monday.
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Post by: 1bowhunter1 on December 13, 2008, 12:15:09 PM: I CANT GO!!!!! :'( :'( :'( :'(
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Post by: huntnphool on December 13, 2008, 12:16:22 PM: Quote from: Crunchy on December 13, 2008, 12:12:22 PM
So with two more days left with the late archery elk hunt, who still out there trying to fill their tags. I am going to try to get in an AM hunt on Sunday, and then all day Monday.

I still have mine, and my Montana tag is still good til the 20th. Unfortunatly I have 2 freezers that are completly full of Montana muley and Washington moose.
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Post by: bobcat on December 13, 2008, 12:51:05 PM: I think my partner and I are going to give it one more try tomorrow morning, with the smokepoles in the Coweeman. Hopefully we'll have fresh tracking snow.
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Post by: Crunchy on December 13, 2008, 01:12:55 PM: I'm charging up my Garmin Rhino right now. My hunting bud was into a herd yesterday, which gave me a little boost. Ive got a freezer 1/2 full myself having taken two elk already this year, but one more should top it off.
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Post by: SCRUBS on December 13, 2008, 02:17:59 PM: I have one but haven`t been out for elk at all, nor will i be. :bash:
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Post by: sportsman002001 on December 13, 2008, 02:28:59 PM: Just got back from the wintson unit and the snow is coming down. I was up around the 561 and there was a good 12" at noon. There was some critter movement but not much. Good luck to all.
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Post by: tmike on December 13, 2008, 03:42:37 PM: I put on several miles today and didn't cut a track. How does multi season tag soup taste? Ah never mind I think I'll kill one tomorrow.
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Post by: WonkyWapiti on December 13, 2008, 07:16:03 PM: LittleDave and I trudged around in five to six inches of snow today. We followed a bunch of deer tracks and 1 set of elk tracks. I swear UFO's are sucking these animals up out of the forest. The woods sounded like a battlefield today with all of the trees crashing and limbs breaking from the weight of the snow.

The only thing I caught today was a cold. I really need to buy some quality moisture wicking underclothing. However, I loved being out there in the snow and the scenery was amazing. I just wish we cold have seen an animal, even if only way off in the distance.
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Post by: firedog on December 13, 2008, 07:49:01 PM: I actually managed to spot a few elk this morning, all be it at a distance and while I was in my truck. Spotted the small group twice, once on the drive in, then later after I had gone up and hunted a spot I found a lot of sign a couple days ago I decided to go down and see if I could find where those cows from the morning had gone. Drove out to the clearcut instead of walking since it was a new area to me and sure enough got busted since they were standing on the edge of the reprod in the clearcut. I backed up and parked then went into the reprod to see if I couldn't find them but no luck, lots of sign in there but you couldn't shoot in there if you had to but I still spent a few hours in there trying to locate them. Was down below the snow line so no tracking snow.

In the morning I was up above the snow line but not a track up there, not sure where all the elk had gone that left all the sign the day before last. Still haven't decided if I am going up tomorrow or not, may wait till Monday after the storm breaks a bit. Still might go both days. Decisions decisions
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Post by: Charlie on December 15, 2008, 05:31:46 PM: Quote
I still have mine, and my Montana tag is still good til the 20th. Unfortunatly I have 2 freezers that are completly full of Montana muley and Washington moose.

That's a tough spot to be in Phool! :chuckle: :chuckle: