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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: bench beast on June 16, 2015, 10:02:59 PM

Title: Toutle antlerless
Post by: bench beast on June 16, 2015, 10:02:59 PM: My youngest son and I drew this tag , only took 14 points .
Hope we can be successful .
Title: Re: Toutle antlerless
Post by: bobcat on June 16, 2015, 10:09:25 PM: It would be nice if you could put a couple of elk out of their misery. Will you be buying the Weyerhaeuser access permit? Only around 3,500 left.
Title: Re: Toutle antlerless
Post by: Deer slayer on June 16, 2015, 10:14:51 PM: If my memory serves me right you know or knew the unit well?
Title: Re: Toutle antlerless
Post by: Ghost Hunter on June 17, 2015, 05:07:28 AM: Me and my boy had that tag last year. Without the access permit, we wemt hungry. Good luck.
Title: Re: Toutle antlerless
Post by: MuleDeerCrazy on June 17, 2015, 07:17:59 AM: It ain't what it used to be. I've worked the unit for 24 years and could cruise around and find several herds any given day. The wife and daughter had cow tags last year and we hunted 6 of the 9 days and never saw a cow in the unit and that included hiking miles behind closed gates where we had killed dozens of cows in the past.

Hopefully you get lucky!
Title: Re: Toutle antlerless
Post by: TheHunt on June 17, 2015, 07:33:38 AM: My nephew has the toutle cow tag this year. I hoping we can get him a shot at one.
Title: Re: Toutle antlerless
Post by: Bullkllr on June 17, 2015, 01:25:48 PM: I was absolutely shocked at the lack of cows we were able to find last year. Hunted it several other years and they were all 1-day hunts.

Just sayin'...Hope you have better luck :tup:
Title: Toutle antlerless
Post by: Casey on June 17, 2015, 01:38:22 PM: My dad and his friends got a Toutle antlerless tag last year they got on elk everyday and got shots. But it's not like it was when I had the tag.
Title: Re: Toutle antlerless
Post by: jeffitz on June 17, 2015, 06:56:29 PM: Had that tag last year and got a cow just up the FS 8100, lots of state land but its a little steep and pretty thick. The elk are usually plentiful.Was definitely easier before weyco got greedy
Title: Re: Toutle antlerless
Post by: bench beast on June 17, 2015, 07:25:26 PM: Thanks for all the info guys . I live about 20 minutes from the south end of the unit . I also work for the DNR and have spent plenty of time up there planting trees and clearing roads. I agree that the unit is not what it used to be . Had a Bull tag in 98 and killed a decent 5 pt. I'll spend a little time scouting but most likely I'll be fighting fire all summer .
All information is greatly appreciated . You can never have to much .
Title: Re: Toutle antlerless
Post by: bench beast on September 10, 2015, 10:07:20 AM: Been fighting fire all summer haven't had any time for scouting,. Anybody been up looking around? Hope things start to settle down a little.
Title: Re: Toutle antlerless
Post by: TheHunt on September 10, 2015, 10:10:25 AM: I have been up there and it will be a little challenging. I am thinking I will have my brother drive from point A to B and I hike/hunt with junior until he gets tired. :chuckle:
Title: Re: Toutle antlerless
Post by: bench beast on September 10, 2015, 11:41:32 AM: Which part of the unit have you been scouting
Title: Re: Toutle antlerless
Post by: TikkaT3-270Shortmag on September 11, 2015, 09:01:21 AM: Just go up and kill a cow!

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Title: Re: Toutle antlerless
Post by: TheHunt on September 11, 2015, 09:11:54 AM: I have been going in on the 4100 gate and up the 5500.
Title: Re: Toutle antlerless
Post by: HntnFsh on September 11, 2015, 08:08:28 PM: Quote from: bench beast on September 10, 2015, 10:07:20 AM
Been fighting fire all summer haven't had any time for scouting,. Anybody been up looking around? Hope things start to settle down a little.

Hope some of you that have spent recent time in this unit can send him in the right direction!
Title: Re: Toutle antlerless
Post by: bench beast on September 12, 2015, 07:32:16 PM: Quote from: HntnFsh on September 11, 2015, 08:08:28 PM
Quote from: bench beast on September 10, 2015, 10:07:20 AM
Been fighting fire all summer haven't had any time for scouting,. Anybody been up looking around? Hope things start to settle down a little.

Hope some of you that have spent recent time in this unit can send him in the right direction!

It's been a rough fire season for me had 4 days off in July . Got 2 days off in August . September isn't looking great either working this weekend . I've pretty much given up archery hunting . I was hoping to get out and help my brother in law and nephew . The only reason I put in for this tag is my son is going into the navy. We were just burning points . I had 14 he had 6
Title: Re: Toutle antlerless
Post by: bench beast on November 21, 2015, 09:42:45 AM: It's getting close to GO TIME.
Title: Re: Toutle antlerless
Post by: bench beast on November 23, 2015, 09:51:43 PM: We had 4 tags to fill , now we only have 2
Title: Re: Toutle antlerless
Post by: billythekidrock on November 23, 2015, 09:57:00 PM: Are you seeing many cows?
Title: Re: Toutle antlerless
Post by: bench beast on November 23, 2015, 10:16:41 PM: Quote from: billythekidrock on November 23, 2015, 09:57:00 PM
Are you seeing many cows?
lots of elk. could have filled bull tags , and easily filled all 4 tags .
Title: Re: Toutle antlerless
Post by: bench beast on November 23, 2015, 10:33:50 PM: My son's cow
Title: Re: Toutle antlerless
Post by: GregE on November 23, 2015, 10:43:25 PM: Good for him!!

Looks dry, when was it taken?
Title: Re: Toutle antlerless
Post by: bench beast on November 23, 2015, 11:08:57 PM: Quote from: GregE on November 23, 2015, 10:43:25 PM
Good for him!!

Looks dry, when was it taken?
[/quote this morning
Title: Re: Toutle antlerless
Post by: gotcha on November 24, 2015, 11:15:22 AM: You on the north side of the unit.
Title: Re: Toutle antlerless
Post by: bench beast on November 24, 2015, 04:59:05 PM: Quote from: gotcha on November 24, 2015, 11:15:22 AM
You on the north side of the unit.
nope, south end.
Title: Re: Toutle antlerless
Post by: npaull on November 24, 2015, 05:13:51 PM: Depressing to hear that the unit's not very good anymore, it's a place I've been excited to put in for for archery cow tags... Did you see many elk?
Title: Re: Toutle antlerless
Post by: goosegunner on November 24, 2015, 06:26:31 PM: My son got his cow on the opening day afternoon. She was all by herself. In the southern part of the unit.
Title: Re: Toutle antlerless
Post by: shorthair15 on November 24, 2015, 06:57:24 PM: i have january 1 st cow permit. went out and shot the muzzy to make sure she was ready for late deer season on sunday. seen 6 cows. my daughter and son got a kick out of it it was her first time seeing elk that close cant wait should be fun and cold! late deer muzzy opens tommorow were i hunt. congrats to your son!
Title: Re: Toutle antlerless
Post by: jeffitz on November 24, 2015, 07:08:58 PM: What the heck,I thought the Toutle was terrible !? :chuckle:
Title: Re: Toutle antlerless
Post by: rackattack on November 24, 2015, 07:12:11 PM: That's a good size cow. Congrats to your son goosegunner.