Post by: RatherBOutdoors on January 19, 2015, 10:29:33 AM
Post by: Pygmy on January 19, 2015, 07:53:41 PM
Pygmy
Post by: Dan-o on January 19, 2015, 08:16:44 PM
You'd never have seen that before we went spike only.
Post by: floatinghat on January 22, 2015, 09:54:04 PM
Post by: skidynastar33 on January 22, 2015, 10:12:23 PM
Cool.
You'd never have seen that before we went spike only.
What did it use to be and when did it change?
Post by: nwwanderer on January 23, 2015, 08:40:45 AM
Post by: boneaddict on January 23, 2015, 08:50:53 AM
Can't remember the year, but the feeding stations were full of cows, a few spikes and usually no branch antlers, except the remote ones. It was a good day to spot a branched bull at them. I specifically remember a bull that showed up at the upper oak creek lot, which they closed down eventually. You just didn't see them. Now they are stacked like cord wood. Big difference!Cool.
You'd never have seen that before we went spike only.
What did it use to be and when did it change?
Post by: Dan-o on January 23, 2015, 08:58:05 AM
Can't remember the year, but the feeding stations were full of cows, a few spikes and usually no branch antlers, except the remote ones. It was a good day to spot a branched bull at them. I specifically remember a bull that showed up at the upper oak creek lot, which they closed down eventually. You just didn't see them. Now they are stacked like cord wood. Big difference!Cool.
You'd never have seen that before we went spike only.
What did it use to be and when did it change?
:yeah:
He's exactly right.
I remember going to the Oak Creek Feeding Station, and you'd see a thousand cows with a handful of rag horns and maybe not a single mature bull... at most one or two.
As much as I like to hunt big bulls, it sure is cool to see
the big boys survive a while.
I'm guessing it changed close to 20 years ago.
Post by: RatherBOutdoors on January 23, 2015, 11:39:00 AM
Lots of dropped jaws there, how far had they run? 2006, wolves yet or other cause?
They weren't in a hurry. I saw them in a field, pulled over, walked to the fence line and started snapping pics. They were more spooked about trying to cross the road. Given it was March, I suspect they were slowly working their way back up into the upper elevations.
Post by: Katmai Guy on January 23, 2015, 12:13:19 PM
Post by: RatherBOutdoors on January 23, 2015, 12:21:42 PM
I've got some photos that look the same from about 6-7 yrs ago, just below Hidden Valley Ranch, Close?
This was maybe 8-10 miles north of Cle Elum heading toward Wenatchee on 970.
Post by: safehunter on January 24, 2015, 10:59:54 AM
Lots of dropped jaws there, how far had they run? 2006, wolves yet or other cause?
They weren't in a hurry. I saw them in a field, pulled over, walked to the fence line and started snapping pics. They were more spooked about trying to cross the road. Given it was March, I suspect they were slowly working their way back up into the upper elevations.
You sure it was March?
Post by: RatherBOutdoors on January 24, 2015, 06:18:06 PM
Lots of dropped jaws there, how far had they run? 2006, wolves yet or other cause?
They weren't in a hurry. I saw them in a field, pulled over, walked to the fence line and started snapping pics. They were more spooked about trying to cross the road. Given it was March, I suspect they were slowly working their way back up into the upper elevations.
You sure it was March?
March 5th at noon. A couple had dropped antlers. The rest couldn't have been too far behind.
Post by: HuntandFish on January 24, 2015, 06:42:17 PM