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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: kreed93 on February 03, 2016, 10:26:26 AM

Title: GMU 356 Bumping
Post by: kreed93 on February 03, 2016, 10:26:26 AM: New to the area and looking for any tips on Unit 356 (Bumping). Thank you
Title: Re: GMU 356 Bumping
Post by: White Pass Outfitters on February 06, 2016, 09:12:39 AM: Look us up. White Pass Outfitters
I have hunted,guided and outfitted in that unit for over 20 yrs.
Good Luck
KD
Title: Re: GMU 356 Bumping
Post by: bobcat on February 06, 2016, 09:20:48 AM: I was going to say- if you want to hunt Bumping look into using an outfitter. Either that or having your own horses, or plan on being in exceptional shape.
Title: Re: GMU 356 Bumping
Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on February 06, 2016, 09:42:38 AM: Steep and Deep! :tup:
Title: Re: GMU 356 Bumping
Post by: SniperDanWA on February 06, 2016, 10:22:32 AM: Quote from: HUNTINCOUPLE on February 06, 2016, 09:42:38 AM
Steep and Deep! :tup:

I'll second that. I walk an average of 10mi a day, up and down elevation, and I feel beat every day I'm in that unit. I'll second the horses though. Lots of water to cross and great ground miles in.
Title: Re: GMU 356 Bumping
Post by: metlhead on February 06, 2016, 03:08:14 PM: A sea of trees. Hunting the westside for years, I felt overwhelmed by the size of that unit last season and lack of open ground at the low to mid elevations.
Title: Re: GMU 356 Bumping
Post by: teanawayslayer on February 06, 2016, 08:20:01 PM: Hunted the unit last year with a buddy who had a bull tag. It's steep and deep alright. He shot a 5x6 opening day. By the end of the day we were close to 20 miles after packing meat. We scouted two days prior to the hunt and were in the elk pretty heavy. Horses would defenitly be a plus in the unit.
Title: Re: GMU 356 Bumping
Post by: lee on February 07, 2016, 06:12:33 AM: Quote from: Naches Sportsman on February 06, 2016, 03:35:29 PM
Have good footwear. Have to be a ninja to climb over all the logs that are in that unit. Some areas are thick, others are not.

Another tip is to use the search bar at the top. Lots of threads on the unit.

Naches Sportsman; not to high jack this thread .... but when I saw the pic you posted I had to respond with my own. I know exactly where you took that pic.... and here is mine taken in the exact same spot July 2010.

Small world.
Title: Re: GMU 356 Bumping
Post by: deerslyr on February 25, 2016, 10:04:34 AM: I've hunted a few states for elk now, and the bumping is still my favorite unit by far. Classic elk country.
Title: Re: GMU 356 Bumping
Post by: gonehuntin68 on February 28, 2016, 07:09:51 AM: Hunted it in the past, lots of elk up American ridge. Other hunters drive past it to get back in the hills.
Title: Re: GMU 356 Bumping
Post by: robertsjd on February 29, 2016, 01:36:42 PM: ill second third and fourth the steep and deep . but amazing beautiful country and it holds elk ! just make friends with google earth find some good land with food / water cover some north facing slopes for shade and go check it out ! in june july scouting you wanna find cows and cows only if you hit bulls in early summer come September chances are they will have split and trying to find the cows :twocents: Im no pro tho so who cares what I say
Title: Re: GMU 356 Bumping
Post by: E35alex on March 09, 2016, 07:00:28 AM: Tag

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Title: Re: GMU 356 Bumping
Post by: Netminder01 on March 09, 2016, 07:28:05 AM: tag
Title: Re: GMU 356 Bumping
Post by: dreamingbig on March 09, 2016, 09:07:31 PM: Here is my 2 cents. There should be twice as many archery elk bull tags given out in this unit. Present rate with point creep it takes more than 7 points to draw. Lucky if you get one every 10 years.

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Title: Re: GMU 356 Bumping
Post by: stackemup on March 10, 2016, 06:52:04 PM: :yeah: true like it before 2009. I'll have 14 points next year and iv been applying for that archery bull tag for 10 years
Title: Re: GMU 356 Bumping
Post by: Eric M on March 11, 2016, 01:25:44 AM: Tag

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Title: Re: GMU 356 Bumping
Post by: hunterofelk on March 11, 2016, 08:13:02 AM: Just gotta ask, curious, why tag this thread? I don't get the 'tag' post.
Title: Re: GMU 356 Bumping
Post by: E35alex on March 11, 2016, 10:16:37 AM: That's so every time someone posts a post, I get a reminder. Otherwise, it gets lost in the thousands of posts

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Title: Re: GMU 356 Bumping
Post by: dreamingbig on March 12, 2016, 04:08:29 PM: You don't have to tag of you subscribe while using tapatalk. Posting in the thread does add it to your participated threads.

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Title: Re: GMU 356 Bumping
Post by: zackmioli on March 22, 2016, 05:55:52 PM: Hunted this unit for the first time last season. I had elk encounters everyday and really enjoyed my time. Put about 60 miles on the boots in 7 days of hunting so you'll have your work cut out for you if you don't have horses. I spent my time of the south side of the unit. Hoping to draw the bull tag this year with 13 points.
Title: Re: GMU 356 Bumping
Post by: Reidus on March 22, 2016, 06:33:11 PM: Looks like a they're increasing the number of tags this year by a substantial amount for the bumbing and a few others.
Title: Re: GMU 356 Bumping
Post by: emac on March 22, 2016, 08:38:59 PM: Quote from: Reidus on March 22, 2016, 06:33:11 PM
Looks like a they're increasing the number of tags this year by a substantial amount for the bumbing and a few others.
From what I saw looks like they are keeping it the same.
Where did you see that at?

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Title: Re: GMU 356 Bumping
Post by: dreamingbig on March 23, 2016, 10:22:06 PM: Yep. Keeping the tags the same for archery.

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Title: Re: GMU 356 Bumping
Post by: emac on March 23, 2016, 10:32:11 PM: Quote from: dreamingbig on March 23, 2016, 10:22:06 PM
Yep. Keeping the tags the same for archery.

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As far as I can tell status quo across the board

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Title: Re: GMU 356 Bumping
Post by: dreamingbig on March 23, 2016, 10:32:39 PM: Agreed.

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Title: Re: GMU 356 Bumping
Post by: Reidus on March 24, 2016, 09:31:15 AM: http://www.yakimaherald.com/sports/outdoors/hard-winter-will-impact-hunting-opportunities/article_9e9f4b78-eff9-11e5-bd6f-5fd60dab7a89.html

I don't know. Maybe its just talk :dunno:
Title: Re: GMU 356 Bumping
Post by: emac on March 24, 2016, 11:43:23 AM: Quote from: Reidus on March 24, 2016, 09:31:15 AM
http://www.yakimaherald.com/sports/outdoors/hard-winter-will-impact-hunting-opportunities/article_9e9f4b78-eff9-11e5-bd6f-5fd60dab7a89.html

I don't know. Maybe its just talk :dunno:
That is an interesting read. They show no proposed changes in the proposed regs. Unless they are talking antlerless I didn't look at those I was just looking at bull/quality permits

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Title: Re: GMU 356 Bumping
Post by: Eric M on March 24, 2016, 03:05:59 PM: When the lion kill is that high, how do they justify no hound hunting?
Title: GMU 356 Bumping
Post by: dreamingbig on March 25, 2016, 11:16:43 AM: Hound hunting was banned by a statewide vote of the uneducated public.

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Title: Re: GMU 356 Bumping
Post by: Cougartail on April 03, 2016, 08:23:35 AM: Quote from: dreamingbig on March 25, 2016, 11:16:43 AM
Hound hunting was banned by a statewide vote of the uneducated public.

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Some of them held hunting licenses. These same "Elitist Hunters" voted to ban foothold traps.
Title: Re: GMU 356 Bumping
Post by: dreamingbig on April 03, 2016, 01:35:38 PM: It was mostly the middle 80% that flipped the vote and got it banned. Not the 10% that hunt. Sure some hunters might have but not any that I know.

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Title: Re: GMU 356 Bumping
Post by: Duckslayer89 on April 03, 2016, 01:37:59 PM: Quote from: dreamingbig on March 25, 2016, 11:16:43 AM
Hound hunting was banned by a statewide vote of the uneducated public.

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Do any of you remember an add for anti hound hunting where guys were holding little baby bears after killing a show on a TV add? I was super young so I barely remember it but looking back it must have been around the time they were trying to outlaw hound hunting