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Title: Anyone going JW tomorrow?
Post by: GrampasGuns on April 30, 2015, 08:45:00 AM: Will be my first time participating in the madness, what can a guy expect? Ive never found a shed in all my years of hunting and hiking. Not a hoarder or bone crazy type person, just looking for a couple unique hat racks!

Any tips for a shed noob?
Title: Re: Anyone going JW tomorrow?
Post by: GrampasGuns on April 30, 2015, 08:50:50 AM: I'll be in a black jeep wrangler with a big WA ducks unlimited decal. Feel free to say hi!
Title: Re: Anyone going JW tomorrow?
Post by: runamuk on April 30, 2015, 08:59:14 AM: Get there really early and be prepared to be in a long line. I will say the elk did not spend much time congregated so the shed hunting should be more spread out it may effect the numbers of people that show up. I don't know I avoid crowds in the woods so I have avoided this annual people zoo.

And you use of JW made me think why would people be going Jehoviahs witness tomorrow. :chuckle: :chuckle:
Title: Re: Anyone going JW tomorrow?
Post by: GrampasGuns on April 30, 2015, 09:03:00 AM: I figured it's worth a shot, I'm gonna spend most the day there looking for sheds, then it's on to the morel woods for the next day or so. That's my true obsession!!
Title: Re: Anyone going JW tomorrow?
Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on April 30, 2015, 10:46:56 AM: Go high and burn boot leather till you drop then turn around and head back to your rig. Keep your eyes on the ground of course. :chuckle: Good luck! :tup:
Title: Re: Anyone going JW tomorrow?
Post by: sebla on April 30, 2015, 03:01:23 PM: I always give it a day or two. We will see how it goes alot of the elk that winter there didnt show up this year they stayed higher in taneum and manastash. alot of sheds have been geting picked up in the taneum. Good luck to everybody
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Post by: Old Man Yager on April 30, 2015, 03:37:33 PM: What's JW??
Title: Re: Anyone going JW tomorrow?
Post by: bowhunterforever on April 30, 2015, 03:51:23 PM: Quote from: Old Man Yager on April 30, 2015, 03:37:33 PM
What's JW??
Joe watt feeding station
Title: Re: Anyone going JW tomorrow?
Post by: GrampasGuns on May 01, 2015, 04:45:07 AM: Got here 4 am, 8th in line. Maybe 15 in line so far
Title: Re: Anyone going JW tomorrow?
Post by: Old Man Yager on May 01, 2015, 02:50:26 PM: Quote from: bowhunterforever on April 30, 2015, 03:51:23 PM
Quote from: Old Man Yager on April 30, 2015, 03:37:33 PM
What's JW??
Joe watt feeding station
thanks
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Post by: Maverick on May 01, 2015, 06:10:03 PM: Well how'd it go?
Title: Re: Anyone going JW tomorrow?
Post by: ELKBURGER on May 01, 2015, 07:46:09 PM: Quote from: runamuk on April 30, 2015, 08:59:14 AM
Get there really early and be prepared to be in a long line. I will say the elk did not spend much time congregated so the shed hunting should be more spread out it may effect the numbers of people that show up. I don't know I avoid crowds in the woods so I have avoided this annual people zoo.

And you use of JW made me think why would people be going Jehoviahs witness tomorrow. :chuckle: :chuckle:
Haha, that was my first thought too :chuckle: :chuckle:
Title: Re: Anyone going JW tomorrow?
Post by: GrampasGuns on May 01, 2015, 08:27:05 PM: One small, chewed up 2 point deer shed. Didn't see a single elk shed, or anyone carrying one
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Post by: canyelk48 on May 01, 2015, 08:32:29 PM: No luck here either. The only thing I brought home was a bunch of ticks!
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Post by: Elkohol on May 01, 2015, 08:34:35 PM: I picked up a 5 pt and a matched 4x4. Nothing huge. Saw several others carrying some.
Title: Re: Anyone going JW tomorrow?
Post by: GrampasGuns on May 01, 2015, 09:08:52 PM: Post a photo for us who got skunked! It was my first time there and I don't know the area at all. I hiked alot just didn't get lucky I guess. I should mention the two point was my first shed ever, too bad it was chewed up
Title: Re: Anyone going JW tomorrow?
Post by: hunterofelk on May 02, 2015, 07:02:08 AM: Walked seven hours around the upper Robinson drainage and found one two year old four point. I have been going to the joe watt opener since the mid nineties, usually find one or two, last two years have been very unlucky. I must have used up my hunting luck when I filled my elk tag last fall.
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Post by: Maverick on May 03, 2015, 09:20:54 AM: A guy told me they found a bunch up there on Friday. I think ill be there next year!
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Post by: Elkohol on May 03, 2015, 12:26:07 PM: Got to my spot around 930 and saw a lady that already had 3. Made me wish I had shown up at 4. Here's how I managed

(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.tapatalk-cdn.com%2F15%2F05%2F03%2Ff5f14aa4be3de95f9bfdbc23ce11ca31.jpg&hash=d8372e773c21fb67d887b9e96c47a376ae0c0041)

Also found a little deadhead 2x3 that had been laying there for awhile

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Title: Re: Anyone going JW tomorrow?
Post by: GrampasGuns on May 03, 2015, 03:24:18 PM: Wow man awesome finds
Title: Re: Anyone going JW tomorrow?
Post by: buglebuster on May 04, 2015, 08:48:19 AM: Good lookin 6pt there! From the looks of the way things went there I'll be skipping oak creek after how bad it was and going to joe watt next year! Or possibly wenas, I heard they cleaned house.
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Post by: johnnyaustin44 on May 04, 2015, 11:47:27 AM: Picked up a few as well once every body left friday.
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Post by: blackveltbowhunter on May 05, 2015, 08:44:26 AM: Awesome finds guys! I need to make the time to get over to the east side and actually find some sheds one of these years. Looks like a blast!
Title: Re: Anyone going JW tomorrow?
Post by: GUscottie on May 05, 2015, 10:35:20 AM: Glad some of you found them. When I went down there in March there were few elk to be found