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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: razzanof on January 07, 2016, 09:21:17 PM

Title: Elk in and around Olympia?
Post by: razzanof on January 07, 2016, 09:21:17 PM: This morning, while driving around trying to kill time with my kids (my wife was at the doctors), I drove up near Black Lake. At one point, I saw an "Elk Crossing" sign. Just wondering if I have a chance of actually seeing elk (not necessarily hunting but rather showing my kids) in that area? It's amazing to me to think that there may be elk living less than three miles from the city!
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Post by: dreamunelk on January 07, 2016, 09:41:17 PM: Really good.
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Post by: Curly on January 07, 2016, 09:42:28 PM: Yeah, there is a large herd that hang out on the USFWS refuge property by the black river.
Title: Re: Elk in and around Olympia?
Post by: bullkiller on January 08, 2016, 06:49:35 AM: Yeah. Go down 110th Ave sw. You will see that herd. They are almost always there. Think last time I went by there were about 8 or 9 legals and around the same amount of spikes.
Title: Re: Elk in and around Olympia?
Post by: razzanof on January 08, 2016, 10:26:33 PM: Thanks, everyone! As I said in my original message, it is amazing to me that elk are this close to Olympia. (Perhaps it is my eastern mindset!)
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Post by: Torrent50 on January 09, 2016, 01:59:02 PM: There is a herd that crosses Delphi Rd near Mud Bay regularly as well.
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Post by: Stump on January 13, 2016, 08:09:31 PM: Nice herd off Military Rd by the recycle plant. Organic Springs.
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Post by: Billy Fudd on January 19, 2016, 10:12:34 PM: Hey bull killer-

All those elk are legal if they are ranging out of that preserve. Deschutes is an any elk area. So is Capitol peak. Doesn't have to be 3 point or better.
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Post by: bobcat on January 19, 2016, 10:26:06 PM: The Capitol Peak GMU (663) does have the 3 point minimum restriction. But you're right about Deschutes (666). It does not have the 3 point restriction. But, the problem is there is no public land to hunt in 666.
Title: Re: Elk in and around Olympia?
Post by: Billy Fudd on January 20, 2016, 10:00:01 AM: Thanks for the correction. Has that changed in the last ten to fifteen years?
And yes agreed about the private land in deschutes.
Title: Re: Elk in and around Olympia?
Post by: razzanof on January 23, 2016, 04:37:18 PM: Thanks! Just drove out to 110th Ave with my 3-year old daughter. We saw a herd of about 100 elk. She hasn't stopped talking about them!
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Post by: billythekidrock on January 23, 2016, 04:39:27 PM: Quote from: razzanof on January 07, 2016, 09:21:17 PM
This morning, while driving around trying to kill time with my kids (my wife was at the doctors), I drove up near Black Lake. At one point, I saw an "Elk Crossing" sign. Just wondering if I have a chance of actually seeing elk (not necessarily hunting but rather showing my kids) in that area? It's amazing to me to think that there may be elk living less than three miles from the city!

They are only there a couple months out of the year, but they can often be seen at daylight and just before dark. The rest of the year they are at 110th.
Title: Re: Elk in and around Olympia?
Post by: billythekidrock on January 23, 2016, 04:42:36 PM: Quote from: bullkiller on January 08, 2016, 06:49:35 AM
Yeah. Go down 110th Ave sw. You will see that herd. They are almost always there. Think last time I went by there were about 8 or 9 legals and around the same amount of spikes.

And lots of hoof rot.
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Post by: Martinhunter on January 23, 2016, 07:39:42 PM: Yep right outside littlerock, there's a big herd that hangs out. Lots of bulls in it too bout they stay on the refuge land, they'll all die of either old age, cars or preditors. It's cool to go take the kids to look at though. Last time I was there in October they were very vocal, it was pretty cool to watch.
Title: Re: Elk in and around Olympia?
Post by: Craig on January 24, 2016, 03:49:05 PM: This is right of Delphi rd.
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