Post by: WapitiTalk1 on December 16, 2014, 10:29:40 PM
Post by: huntnnw on December 16, 2014, 10:35:03 PM
Post by: bobcat on December 16, 2014, 10:37:10 PM
I actually have even considered NOT buying an elk tag this year at all! :yike: Maybe not a bear or cougar tag! :yike: I'm beginning to think the way some others on here have been thinking for some time now: would it be better to spend my time and money in other states? With hoof rot, access passes needed now for most timber land, and spike only elk seasons in eastern Washington, it's hard to stay excited about elk hunting in Washington.
It's gonna be a real tough decision in 2015, there's no doubt about it.
Post by: _TONY_ on December 16, 2014, 10:54:41 PM
With timber lands going to pay and play and the rest being condensed on to public land, I'm spending my money out of state.
Post by: Nice Racks on December 17, 2014, 09:09:05 AM
Post by: vandeman17 on December 17, 2014, 09:13:31 AM
Post by: DIYARCHERYJUNKIE on December 17, 2014, 09:24:16 AM
Post by: kentrek on December 17, 2014, 09:54:44 AM
2 weeks October rifle elk ID
3-7 days for rifle elk WA pending on how many new people I can get out
One week for idaho whitetails
Washington deer depends on elk dates
These never change it's just a part of life
Post by: birddogdad on December 17, 2014, 09:57:58 AM
IF ever drawn, then I would love to rut call in a bull...
Post by: Dhoey07 on December 17, 2014, 11:38:29 AM
Post by: jstone on December 17, 2014, 11:48:57 AM
Post by: BULLBLASTER on December 17, 2014, 12:02:21 PM
Post by: carlyoungs on December 17, 2014, 12:15:41 PM
Switching to archery :tup:
Me too and i cant wait
Post by: xXLojackXx on December 17, 2014, 01:02:56 PM
Post by: pianoman9701 on December 17, 2014, 01:06:14 PM
Post by: BULLBLASTER on December 17, 2014, 01:46:51 PM
We may give up on WA elk. Has anyone rifle hunted the Sand Point , ID area out-of-state? Is it fairly easy to get tags and are there good elk there?tags for that area are otc. Panhandle tag. I have seen pics of some big ones from up there. Havent hunted it myself tho. I havefound that most of the panhandle holds elk... just have to figure out spots they like.
Post by: Elkrunner on December 17, 2014, 01:53:23 PM
Trying to line up a back country Oregon archery hunt. Did it two years ago and it was awesome. Now that we know the area better, pretty sure that between my old man and I, we could connect on at least one bull.
Wish I could afford to go with you guys!
Post by: WapitiTalk1 on December 17, 2014, 02:23:49 PM
We may give up on WA elk. Has anyone rifle hunted the Sand Point , ID area out-of-state? Is it fairly easy to get tags and are there good elk there?
Yes and yes (grin). I grew up just across the state line, a bit to the NE, in MT from the area you're talking about. The Panhandle Zone (Units 1,2,3,4,4A,5,6,7,9) has decent elk pops but vary by unit as far as state pop objectives go. Palouse Zone (Units 8,8A,11A) are sprinkled up in the handle also. Yes, tags are plentifull and seldom sell completely out from my experience over the past few years. The beauty of ID is that you can multiple seasons with multiple weapons, and, you get a significant portion if not all of the rut, depending on the tag you choose. Many (if not most) of the units I mentioned are antlered only which may or may not be a deal breaker for you. Downside to the area is you're close to "ground zero" for wolves and they are all around. I hunt a long weekend in the WA early season but refuse to give up the elk rut so it's off to ID or MT for me each fall for the bulk of my elk hunting vacation. WA needs to get wise to the fact they are losing thousands and thousands of dollars with their crappy elk seasons, particularly archery.
Post by: pianoman9701 on December 17, 2014, 08:02:24 PM
We may give up on WA elk. Has anyone rifle hunted the Sand Point , ID area out-of-state? Is it fairly easy to get tags and are there good elk there?
Yes and yes (grin). I grew up just across the state line, a bit to the NE, in MT from the area you're talking about. The Panhandle Zone (Units 1,2,3,4,4A,5,6,7,9) has decent elk pops but vary by unit as far as state pop objectives go. Palouse Zone (Units 8,8A,11A) are sprinkled up in the handle also. Yes, tags are plentifull and seldom sell completely out from my experience over the past few years. The beauty of ID is that you can multiple seasons with multiple weapons, and, you get a significant portion if not all of the rut, depending on the tag you choose. Many (if not most) of the units I mentioned are antlered only which may or may not be a deal breaker for you. Downside to the area is you're close to "ground zero" for wolves and they are all around. I hunt a long weekend in the WA early season but refuse to give up the elk rut so it's off to ID or MT for me each fall for the bulk of my elk hunting vacation. WA needs to get wise to the fact they are losing thousands and thousands of dollars with their crappy elk seasons, particularly archery.
A wolf pelt on the wall would be worth an out-of-state elk tag. :tup:
Post by: Fullabull on December 17, 2014, 11:11:11 PM
Post by: csaaphill on December 18, 2014, 12:04:44 AM
Sucks with I 594 is why
Post by: LeviD1 on December 18, 2014, 12:05:20 AM
Post by: ridgefire on December 18, 2014, 07:30:07 PM
Post by: zackmioli on December 18, 2014, 09:04:14 PM
Going to go high and deep and go with more of a backpacking style hunt. I'd love to pick the brains of anyone who does these style hunts!
Already changing my workout routine to get prepared.
Post by: Hornseeker on December 19, 2014, 06:36:54 AM
This year was amazing, getting my first archery elk... and with my girlfriend standing right beside me when I squeezed the trigger...
September of 2015 will find her and I in either that same spot... camped for a full week this time, about 4 miles in from the truck....
OR
In a better spot if I draw my LE tag... which is the unit that MT thread of recent had the "444 New MT state record Non-typ" bull. Which turned out to be a 421 bull... Id still shoot him... :tup:
My dream tag... damn. I have 12 points.... please elk gods, please give me that tag next year!!!
Heres the question though... I've got a 383 bull... Do I actually go big or go home with that tag, thinking I may find one bigger than 383? Or do I just say, "Im gonna go have a stellar hunt and take a nice bull home"....
IM already stressed about it... now that is F'd up.... :chuckle:
Post by: DIYARCHERYJUNKIE on December 19, 2014, 07:15:29 AM
Post by: elkchaser67 on December 19, 2014, 09:35:03 PM
Post by: jeffitz on December 21, 2014, 08:04:57 AM
Post by: deerslyr on December 21, 2014, 08:55:31 AM
August 15th - sept 5 archery antelope
Sept 5th- 14th back country deer/elk (scouting for ram)
Sept 15th till quota is met - ram hunt
Oct 1st- 10th wa muzzle elk (hoping I draw, prolly the only nr dumb enough to apply for WA haha)
Guide the general season in montana.
Dam I have a busy year ahead of me.
Post by: GotMyTag on December 23, 2014, 06:57:55 AM
But 2015 goes like this.
Make sure I get my nephews some of the best tags in the west. I really like helping the kids get great tags and getting them hooked on hunting.
Apply in many states in the best area's.
Do not miss any draws because then you are not in a higher point pools.
We will have at least 5 fantastic tags. This year. Last year we had so many good tags we had to turn some back in because you can only be in one place at a time.
We will get 3 fantastic deer tags in Utah.
We should get 2 of the best elk tags in Colorado.
We should get 2 of top 10 area elk tags in Utah.
So I think should will get 5 of these 7 this year.
If we do not draw what we think then we will get one of the best area deer tags in wyoming. But if we do then we will just do points in wyoming.
Then we are in the running for a top 10 area antelope tag in wyoming.
We are in for pretty good odds at what I think is the best deer rut hunt in Nevada.
Then of course we are in the pray for tags in Idaho and Montana and AZ.
The kids are applying in Washington. But these are horrible odds.
New Mexico we also apply for the best tags.
I could go on but you get the picture.
If we draw any of the horrible odds hunts then we turn back in some of the other tags.
2 years ago we did fantastic and this year we did fantastic. 2015 should probably be the best year yet.
I am not against going guided. But currently there is no reason.
All these hunts will be DIY -- public land.
Oh yeah -- the odds are OK for some bear tags as well. We would be getting some of the best ones here but my boy is having to work in Australia for 6 months and work is effecting some of the other nephews time frames.
Post by: coachcw on December 23, 2014, 11:56:55 AM
Post by: D-Rock425 on December 23, 2014, 12:23:38 PM
I'm going to mix up the terrain a bit and move archery areaswow wow wow. one does not simply move elk areas.
Post by: WSU on December 23, 2014, 12:24:10 PM
Post by: GUscottie on January 04, 2015, 09:40:49 PM
We may give up on WA elk. Has anyone rifle hunted the Sand Point , ID area out-of-state? Is it fairly easy to get tags and are there good elk there?tags for that area are otc. Panhandle tag. I have seen pics of some big ones from up there. Havent hunted it myself tho. I havefound that most of the panhandle holds elk... just have to figure out spots they like.
Prior to all of the issues with wolves and such, I've ran into a few elk up there. Some areas have tons of elk and others...none. It's a good hunt and only 6 hours away, so scouting isn't too hard.
Post by: actionshooter on January 04, 2015, 10:08:30 PM
Post by: TommyH on January 08, 2015, 03:25:02 PM
-Scout new areas.
-cams out earlier.
-be in better shape.
Post by: ballpark on January 12, 2015, 03:20:07 PM
Post by: Tbob on January 22, 2015, 03:33:35 PM
Post by: bobcat on January 22, 2015, 03:43:31 PM
Does anyone have info that the Elk Modern season will be pushed to the right a week?
Are you talking east or west? I could see it maybe being moved back a week on the east side. But if they did that on the west side it would overlap with the late blacktail season, and they normally do not overlap modern firearm deer and elk seasons.
West side should be November 7-17 and east side should be October 31 - November 8.
Post by: gun-dog on January 26, 2015, 05:57:45 PM
Post by: Karl Blanchard on January 28, 2015, 10:25:31 PM
After that it will be Washington muzzy deer and elk, Idaho deer (2 tags), fingers crossed for a Wyoming elk tag, and 3rd season Colorado deer. I put in for lots of other tags but I know I won't draw most for a few more years. Like GotMyTags stated, I pretty much have a blue print for the next 5 years.
Post by: DIYARCHERYJUNKIE on January 29, 2015, 06:37:46 AM
Post by: Nice Racks on January 29, 2015, 09:22:39 PM
Post by: Cylvertip on February 03, 2015, 02:16:38 PM
If and when I complete this quest, then it's east for a wall hanger Rocky.
Post by: bobdog86 on February 04, 2015, 07:51:52 PM
Post by: _TONY_ on February 04, 2015, 08:39:56 PM
Year 10 of the quest for a wall hanger pure bred Rosie from the Olympic Peninsula. I had a monster at 20 yards for well over a minute with no good shot last year ( he went right and came in head-on instead of left and broadside like he was supposed to). :bash: Then I had him at 35yds ten minutes later with a 6 inch tree in front of his vitals for 5 minutes, where he waited out the daylight clock on me. :bash: :bash: :bash: Maybe this year will be it. I passed on 5 other legal bulls last season, 3 of which were within 45 yards. Three of the five where 5x's. I have let some really big 5x's go on this endeavor over the years, it's been grueling and mentally challenging to say the least ( one of those big ones was at 15 yds, the biggest was at 20) . All has been done with over the counter tags. People think I'm nuts or full of crap. The voices in my head say I can't argue against that, at least not the first point :o
If and when I complete this quest, then it's east for a wall hanger Rocky.
I'm on the same quest...
Post by: Cap.Silver on February 04, 2015, 09:02:24 PM
Post by: BABackcountryBwhntr on February 06, 2015, 10:04:41 AM
Year 10 of the quest for a wall hanger pure bred Rosie from the Olympic Peninsula. I had a monster at 20 yards for well over a minute with no good shot last year ( he went right and came in head-on instead of left and broadside like he was supposed to). :bash: Then I had him at 35yds ten minutes later with a 6 inch tree in front of his vitals for 5 minutes, where he waited out the daylight clock on me. :bash: :bash: :bash: Maybe this year will be it. I passed on 5 other legal bulls last season, 3 of which were within 45 yards. Three of the five where 5x's. I have let some really big 5x's go on this endeavor over the years, it's been grueling and mentally challenging to say the least ( one of those big ones was at 15 yds, the biggest was at 20) . All has been done with over the counter tags. People think I'm nuts or full of crap. The voices in my head say I can't argue against that, at least not the first point :o
If and when I complete this quest, then it's east for a wall hanger Rocky.
a 6 in tree? that would cover up a very small amount of vital... I am assuming it had tons of branches? if not then dang man.. a 6 in tree would not stop me from shooting at a 3 ft wide target area.
Post by: Moose Master on February 06, 2015, 06:57:58 PM
Post by: DIYARCHERYJUNKIE on February 08, 2015, 07:44:55 AM
Year 10 of the quest for a wall hanger pure bred Rosie from the Olympic Peninsula. I had a monster at 20 yards for well over a minute with no good shot last year ( he went right and came in head-on instead of left and broadside like he was supposed to). :bash: Then I had him at 35yds ten minutes later with a 6 inch tree in front of his vitals for 5 minutes, where he waited out the daylight clock on me. :bash: :bash: :bash: Maybe this year will be it. I passed on 5 other legal bulls last season, 3 of which were within 45 yards. Three of the five where 5x's. I have let some really big 5x's go on this endeavor over the years, it's been grueling and mentally challenging to say the least ( one of those big ones was at 15 yds, the biggest was at 20) . All has been done with over the counter tags. People think I'm nuts or full of crap. The voices in my head say I can't argue against that, at least not the first point :o
If and when I complete this quest, then it's east for a wall hanger Rocky.
a 6 in tree? that would cover up a very small amount of vital... I am assuming it had tons of branches? if not then dang man.. a 6 in tree would not stop me from shooting at a 3 ft wide target area.
Elk vitals are not three feet wide. I have had a bull stop at 7 yards with a 12 inch fir in front of his shoulder. I could have shot but didn't want to skip the limbs. If I was quicker than I could have stuck him a second before he stopped. But I do agree 6inches and I pick the side of the tree closest to the major vitals.
Post by: Chad E. on February 08, 2015, 07:56:47 AM
Year 10 of the quest for a wall hanger pure bred Rosie from the Olympic Peninsula. I had a monster at 20 yards for well over a minute with no good shot last year ( he went right and came in head-on instead of left and broadside like he was supposed to). :bash: Then I had him at 35yds ten minutes later with a 6 inch tree in front of his vitals for 5 minutes, where he waited out the daylight clock on me. :bash: :bash: :bash: Maybe this year will be it. I passed on 5 other legal bulls last season, 3 of which were within 45 yards. Three of the five where 5x's. I have let some really big 5x's go on this endeavor over the years, it's been grueling and mentally challenging to say the least ( one of those big ones was at 15 yds, the biggest was at 20) . All has been done with over the counter tags. People think I'm nuts or full of crap. The voices in my head say I can't argue against that, at least not the first point :o
If and when I complete this quest, then it's east for a wall hanger Rocky.
a 6 in tree? that would cover up a very small amount of vital... I am assuming it had tons of branches? if not then dang man.. a 6 in tree would not stop me from shooting at a 3 ft wide target area.
Never ceases to amaze me how people get on here to say I would shot or why didn't you shoot when another person passes a shot they weren't comfortable with. If everyone practiced the idea of limiting their shots to ones they know they can make less game would be wounded.
For the record I'm not suggesting that you don't have the skill to make the shot the op was talking about but I don't see how you can question someone's judgment not to shoot.
Post by: Cylvertip on February 08, 2015, 10:50:04 AM
Year 10 of the quest for a wall hanger pure bred Rosie from the Olympic Peninsula. I had a monster at 20 yards for well over a minute with no good shot last year ( he went right and came in head-on instead of left and broadside like he was supposed to). :bash: Then I had him at 35yds ten minutes later with a 6 inch tree in front of his vitals for 5 minutes, where he waited out the daylight clock on me. :bash: :bash: :bash: Maybe this year will be it. I passed on 5 other legal bulls last season, 3 of which were within 45 yards. Three of the five where 5x's. I have let some really big 5x's go on this endeavor over the years, it's been grueling and mentally challenging to say the least ( one of those big ones was at 15 yds, the biggest was at 20) . All has been done with over the counter tags. People think I'm nuts or full of crap. The voices in my head say I can't argue against that, at least not the first point :o
If and when I complete this quest, then it's east for a wall hanger Rocky.
a 6 in tree? that would cover up a very small amount of vital... I am assuming it had tons of branches? if not then dang man.. a 6 in tree would not stop me from shooting at a 3 ft wide target area.
The one over the vitals is the one that stopped me from making a shot. There were actually 4 or 5 trees in a row with 8 to12 inch windows between them that the bull set up behind. I the waning light, it was not a shot I was willing to force. I thought I would have another opportunity on the bull in the coming days, but he pulled stakes and vaporized.
Post by: ballpark on February 09, 2015, 11:29:24 AM