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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: duramax588 on June 12, 2015, 11:30:56 AM

Title: White River here we come (story and pics added)
Post by: duramax588 on June 12, 2015, 11:30:56 AM: 2 buddies and I drew 3 of the archery White River tags, already have the hole season off. This is going to be awesome.

Good luck to everyone else!!!
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Post by: _TONY_ on June 12, 2015, 11:31:43 AM: Quote from: duramax588 on June 12, 2015, 11:30:56 AM
2 buddies and I drew 3 of the archery White River tags, already have the hole season off. This is going to be awesome.

Good luck to everyone else!!!

jealous. Have fun!
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Post by: dreamingbig on June 12, 2015, 11:41:06 AM: That sounds like fun!

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Post by: X-Force on June 12, 2015, 11:46:49 AM: Quote from: duramax588 on June 12, 2015, 11:30:56 AM
2 buddies and I drew 3 of the archery White River tags, already have the hole season off. This is going to be awesome.

Good luck to everyone else!!!

Doesnt get much better than that! Good luck
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Post by: duramax588 on June 15, 2015, 01:20:43 PM: Going to head into the unit this weekend to do some scouting and get some starting points for our hunt. I have not spent time in the unit but believe me we will be in there all summer. My buddies and I have plenty of backpack hunting experience and are planning on spending most of our time in the high country of the unit. That being said I am curious if anyone could give me some pointers or starting points, like trailheads or good roads to drop off of to begin are scouting. We don't care how steep it is and will put the work in for this tag, 2 of us have the whole season off the other buddy only has 1 week.

Any info would be greatly appreciated

thanks and good luck to all!!!
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Post by: dreamingbig on June 15, 2015, 02:10:30 PM: Google earth is your friend. Combine that with a Delorme map and you should be good.

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Post by: Lapua338 on July 26, 2015, 09:22:55 PM: I also drew archery, Handcock permit worth buying? Cant scout it because of fire danger? Or should i focus on hunting higher towards crystal mt. New to this area.. Any helpp??
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Post by: Bigbuckoholic on July 27, 2015, 03:12:01 PM: Good luck brother! My
Buddy drew the tag and we are up scouting as much as we can. Maybe we will cross paths!
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Post by: justyhntr on July 27, 2015, 04:55:36 PM: Laqua338, Don't buy the pass yet , Hancock White River may not open the entire season and even if it did open I'm not sure you would want it . The tribe has hit it pretty hard the pass couple years and there are other areas in the White River to hunt .

Good luck to all that have this tag , would like to be there myself , maybe next year .
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Post by: rosscrazyelk on September 26, 2015, 06:46:46 AM: Wonder what happened with this hunt?
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Post by: DIYARCHERYJUNKIE on September 26, 2015, 07:05:35 AM: so do I. Any luck putting the hurting on a few nice bulls?
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Post by: liljozie495 on September 26, 2015, 09:21:33 AM: Herd there were a few nice white river Bulls taken have only seen 2 pics one guy i know the other I'm not sure but was a good looking bull. What's the results you guys did ya stick any?
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Post by: duramax588 on September 26, 2015, 11:02:35 AM: We filled 2 of the 3 tags, I posted them in the 2015 bulls and will be righting a story soon. Been busy the last couple days. Mine was a 6x6 with kickers off the eyeguards and my one buddy shot a big 6x5
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Post by: gotcha on September 26, 2015, 11:41:28 AM: You guys must have seen my buddy tyler.
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Post by: duramax588 on September 28, 2015, 11:26:45 AM: Quote from: gotcha on September 26, 2015, 11:41:28 AM
You guys must have seen my buddy tyler.
yeah we ran into him, saw a picture of a big one he shot after that
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Post by: duramax588 on September 28, 2015, 11:52:14 AM: It all started when my 2 hunting partners and i found out we drew White River archery tags. We knew are work was cut out for us being that we had never stepped foot in this unit. We spent 7 weekend scouting trips, all but 1 trip was an all weekend backpack trip. We saw and video'd a lot of good bulls and also got plenty of trail cam pics. We started are hunt by hiking in the day before the opener and being way back in for opening day. Went to our planned spot for opening morning and got on elk right away. I was first shooter and as we crept on some cows that we could here my buddy Mike moved to my right and ended up making the right move. He could see a 5x5 that I could not so he drew back and stepped up a little farther exposing a big 6x5 which he smoked at 40yds. The bull went less than a 100yds and was piled up, we spent the rest of that day getting that bull out. It was a great start but the next 8 days elk were hard to come by and not much for bugling. My other buddy Adam had to leave the second Sunday as his vacation was over. The next day on Monday I almost got a shot a 5x5 but one of his cows busted me as I was drawing back and they all ran off. We spotted the bull I ended up shooting on Tuesday night and went in after him on Wednesday morning. They had moved down closer and we busted them earlier than we thought we would run into them. This bull along with a smaller one and some cows moved into the timber. I moved to where they went in and cow called getting a response right away. My buddy Mike bugled below which got the bull pissed off and he came into 16yds. I smoked him and he went less than 100yds. 2 really good Bulls and 2 arrows, one heck of a season and so much fun.
Hope you guys enjoy, I know we did. Good luck to everyone else
Thanks Chris
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Post by: duramax588 on September 28, 2015, 11:53:40 AM: Pics of my buddies
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Post by: duramax588 on September 28, 2015, 11:54:51 AM: Pics of mine
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Post by: duramax588 on September 28, 2015, 11:55:44 AM: Pics of them together
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Post by: bearhunter99 on September 28, 2015, 12:15:14 PM: Congrats! That is a hell of a whale tail on the one!
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Post by: lewy on September 28, 2015, 12:58:22 PM: Nice work :tup: pretty sure I photographed that big 5, ill try and find it
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Post by: elkboy on September 28, 2015, 01:05:54 PM: Sounds like an amazing hunt!!! Congratulations!
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Post by: hunting4sanity on September 28, 2015, 01:12:08 PM: Congrats, two very nice bulls there!
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Post by: wildwood on September 28, 2015, 01:26:52 PM: Nice bulls to bad Adam didn't get to wack one
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Post by: bracer40 on September 28, 2015, 01:28:23 PM: Congratulations! Beautiful Bulls.
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Post by: westside bull on September 28, 2015, 01:28:55 PM: Nice job!!!
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Post by: Natures Way on September 28, 2015, 01:55:44 PM: nice bulls!
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Post by: Watimberghost on September 28, 2015, 02:00:11 PM: Some GREAT bulls! Congrats :tup:
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Post by: dawn2dusk on September 28, 2015, 02:11:59 PM: Doubled down. Nice bulls and 2 for 3 ain't bad!
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Post by: TheHunt on September 28, 2015, 02:51:16 PM: Very nice bulls...
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Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on September 28, 2015, 02:57:58 PM: Real nice elks!!!!!!! :tup:
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Post by: elkrack on September 28, 2015, 03:33:30 PM: Great bulls :tup:
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Post by: rosscrazyelk on September 28, 2015, 08:13:18 PM: 2-3 not bad at all. Congrats on some good bulls
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Post by: Harbor_hunter on September 28, 2015, 08:21:15 PM: Awesome bulls! That would be a really fun hunt.
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Post by: liljozie495 on September 28, 2015, 08:46:08 PM: It wAs your bull I got a pic of, that thing is pretty sweet! Good job guys and congrats!
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Post by: shanevg on September 28, 2015, 08:51:53 PM: Congrats! Looks like a blast!
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Post by: lewy on October 12, 2015, 12:10:12 PM: So the quality is terrible, only place i could find a picture was on an old phone, lost the original when my computer crashed. Anyway, here's what I thought was the same bull from a year or two prior, not sure but very similar genetics anyway....
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Post by: rosscrazyelk on October 12, 2015, 08:30:55 PM: Quote from: lewy on October 12, 2015, 12:10:12 PM
So the quality is terrible, only place i could find a picture was on an old phone, lost the original when my computer crashed. Anyway, here's what I thought was the same bull from a year or two prior, not sure but very similar genetics anyway....
This look like the same bull to you. This was from this year
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Post by: lewy on October 13, 2015, 06:37:43 AM: Thats a great lookin bull, he has got some very similar characteristics! I will pm you
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Post by: Ridgerunner on October 13, 2015, 07:04:42 AM: awesome bulls, love the big 5x6.
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Post by: bowhunterforever on October 14, 2015, 07:43:07 PM: Great bulls :tup:
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Post by: greatnw on October 14, 2015, 08:01:37 PM: Great bulls, great job telling the story and congratulations!
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Post by: link on October 14, 2015, 08:31:02 PM: I think I may have seen that last bull this year. :dunno: Great bull. And great job on the bulls on the ground!
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Post by: spin05 on October 15, 2015, 03:13:21 AM: Quote from: rosscrazyelk on October 12, 2015, 08:30:55 PM
Quote from: lewy on October 12, 2015, 12:10:12 PM
So the quality is terrible, only place i could find a picture was on an old phone, lost the original when my computer crashed. Anyway, here's what I thought was the same bull from a year or two prior, not sure but very similar genetics anyway....
This look like the same bull to you. This was from this year

Looks like you guys where pretty high up in elevation
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Post by: BullMagnet76 on October 15, 2015, 04:18:45 AM: Very Nice, Congrats to both!!!! :tup:
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Post by: Skyvalhunter on October 15, 2015, 05:07:17 AM: Congrats on a couple fine elk
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Post by: fillthefreezer on January 09, 2016, 09:37:10 AM: congrats again. it was good meeting you over on the eastside last weekend
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Post by: duramax588 on January 09, 2016, 07:04:19 PM: Quote from: fillthefreezer on January 09, 2016, 09:37:10 AM
congrats again. it was good meeting you over on the eastside last weekend
it was good meeting you as well
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Post by: quadcrazy69 on February 08, 2016, 12:03:29 PM: Great looking bulls! Congratulations!