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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: Big Mac on June 21, 2015, 11:24:33 AM

Title: Skokomish Bull tag
Post by: Big Mac on June 21, 2015, 11:24:33 AM: Drew the skokomish archery bull tag this year. Didn't have any other options to put in for because of vacation time. Never hunted the unit before, so any advise would be greatly appreciated. Access roads, timber lands etc. First post on wa hunting forum, so sorry in advance if I make any mistakes.
Title: Re: Skokomish Bull tag
Post by: MLBowhunting on June 21, 2015, 11:43:05 AM: Tough tag to fill.
Title: Re: Skokomish Bull tag
Post by: Big Mac on June 21, 2015, 11:47:03 AM: I've heard. Didn't expect to draw with 4 points. I'll make the best of it though and do a lot of scouting.
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Post by: PolarBear on June 21, 2015, 11:56:21 AM: Yep, tough tag to fill. You will have a ton of competition with the Skok and Squaxin tribes. They start hunting those bulls in August. Good luck to you!
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Post by: dbor on June 21, 2015, 12:23:49 PM: This unit is huge and you can get away from everyone... pm sent

dbor
Title: Re: Skokomish Bull tag
Post by: westside Elkhunter on June 21, 2015, 04:11:06 PM: It is a tough to fill. Just try and make some scouting trips and see if you can find a spot holding elk.
Title: Re: Skokomish Bull tag
Post by: growler on June 25, 2015, 09:33:54 PM: Get up past Wynoochee lake, head up towards Discovery Lake and hike up towards it, stay below the park boundary and you will find elk. There are some pretty good bulls above Discovery. If you can call ( I am not very good ....yet) you can bring them out of the Park and the Litchy creek drainage. Or just head out to Matlock and go bang on a farmers door on the north side of the Deckerville road and whack one in his hayfield. The tribe cannot hunt those private fields.
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Post by: RallyDawg on June 25, 2015, 10:00:14 PM: I second the recommendation around Wynoochee Lake. When I was working for the ONF I had to do some work on an old decommissioned road that took you to an upper basin that held elk. pm if your interested in its location.
Title: Re: Skokomish Bull tag
Post by: bankwalker on June 25, 2015, 10:05:41 PM: Quote from: growler on June 25, 2015, 09:33:54 PM
Get up past Wynoochee lake, head up towards Discovery Lake and hike up towards it, stay below the park boundary and you will find elk. There are some pretty good bulls above Discovery. If you can call ( I am not very good ....yet) you can bring them out of the Park and the Litchy creek drainage. Or just head out to Matlock and go bang on a farmers door on the north side of the Deckerville road and whack one in his hayfield. The tribe cannot hunt those private fields.

Discovery does have some big bulls. All last year bear hunting I never seen a single elk up there like I had in previous year.
But I'll be hunting that area alot in September due to the tree farms closed for fire danger...if you want someone to show you around I'll gladly be a pack mule.
I also live on the north side of deckerville rd...and I know where the elk go out behind my house with private property to hunt when every thing is locked up
Title: Re: Skokomish Bull tag
Post by: Big Mac on June 26, 2015, 02:47:41 PM: That's great! It's looking like I may need a body or 2. Gotta get one down first.
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Post by: westside Elkhunter on June 26, 2015, 05:47:31 PM: If you need a extra help just let me know
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Post by: Big Mac on June 26, 2015, 06:01:10 PM: Thanks buddy, will do.
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Post by: squires14 on June 27, 2015, 08:29:06 AM: Agree with the location above the lake. When u find them it's usually in good numbers. Only problem hard to get that o e bull in the group. Hunted it off and own for ten yrs around the lake. get off the rds u can dr. Other wise t g e Indians won't be far behind.
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Post by: bankwalker on June 28, 2015, 12:01:13 AM: Very true. Last summer didn't see any tribesmen up there. 2 seasons ago though I seen the tribesmen up there almost every day. Funny enough how that works it was the year I seen elk often too.
It's almost like they are informed by satellite :chuckle:
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Post by: westside Elkhunter on June 29, 2015, 06:56:38 PM: Have you made any scouting trips yet?
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Post by: black hog on June 30, 2015, 10:09:44 PM: Should be a pretty good hunt might know were a few elk are in your unit I wouldn't worry too much about native hunting its a huge unit that holds elk in a lot of different places let me know if you need a hand