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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: blacktaill on November 13, 2016, 05:14:01 PM

Title: Clearwater unit elk
Post by: blacktaill on November 13, 2016, 05:14:01 PM: Anyone have or see anyone that had success elk hunting this year in the Clearwater unit? We hunted for 8 days and did not see one elk. Drove over 500 miles on the logging roads to try to find them, walked over 50 miles in areas we found good sign. Any idea what is going on in that area?
Title: Re: Clearwater unit elk
Post by: Hunting7mm on November 13, 2016, 05:46:49 PM: I saw one pic from rifle season. A few from bow and muzzle loader all in the Clearwater. Here's a pic of my buddy and I with his bull from muzzle loader.

(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1339.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fo713%2Fbillsarima1%2Fthumbnail_2016100195122540_zpsogud03uf.jpg&hash=d274e39b2faac65b6a849ea437b327c0ecd91033) (http://s1339.photobucket.com/user/billsarima1/media/thumbnail_2016100195122540_zpsogud03uf.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Clearwater unit elk
Post by: nwhunter on November 13, 2016, 07:14:47 PM: Elk are scarce in there.... Injuns gottem all....
Title: Re: Clearwater unit elk
Post by: L8NITE on November 13, 2016, 07:27:48 PM: This was the worst year I have ever seen out west...seen small 3-5 groups during muzzy season but it was tough hunting!
Title: Re: Clearwater unit elk
Post by: Tbar on November 13, 2016, 08:35:59 PM: Quote from: nwhunter on November 13, 2016, 07:14:47 PM
Elk are scarce in there.... Injuns gottem all....
:dunno: nice racist post.
Title: Re: Clearwater unit elk
Post by: blacktaill on November 13, 2016, 09:03:01 PM: Quote from: nwhunter on November 13, 2016, 07:14:47 PM
Elk are scarce in there.... Injuns gottem all....
I have actually heard that from a few different people that live in the area. Very sad.
Title: Re: Clearwater unit elk
Post by: trophyhunt on November 14, 2016, 06:06:34 AM: Quote from: Tbar on November 13, 2016, 08:35:59 PM
Quote from: nwhunter on November 13, 2016, 07:14:47 PM
Elk are scarce in there.... Injuns gottem all....
:dunno: nice racist post.
You obliviously don't know Scott, besides he could be joking, but knowing a little about that area he's probably not.
Title: Re: Clearwater unit elk
Post by: 2MANY on November 14, 2016, 09:29:09 AM: [/quote]
:dunno: nice racist post.
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This is the racist post.
Title: Re: Clearwater unit elk
Post by: Curly on November 14, 2016, 09:30:26 AM: Quote from: Hunting7mm on November 13, 2016, 05:46:49 PM
I saw one pic from rifle season. A few from bow and muzzle loader all in the Clearwater. Here's a pic of my buddy and I with his bull from muzzle loader.

Nice bull! :tup:
Title: Re: Clearwater unit elk
Post by: elkinrutdrivemenuts on November 14, 2016, 10:06:38 AM: Quote from: Hunting7mm on November 13, 2016, 05:46:49 PM
I saw one pic from rifle season. A few from bow and muzzle loader all in the Clearwater. Here's a pic of my buddy and I with his bull from muzzle loader.

(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1339.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fo713%2Fbillsarima1%2Fthumbnail_2016100195122540_zpsogud03uf.jpg&hash=d274e39b2faac65b6a849ea437b327c0ecd91033) (http://s1339.photobucket.com/user/billsarima1/media/thumbnail_2016100195122540_zpsogud03uf.jpg.html)

So they do exist! Congrats! Was he just hunting with a muzzy for fun during the rifle season?
Title: Re: Clearwater unit elk
Post by: Tbar on November 14, 2016, 10:28:15 AM: Quote from: trophyhunt on November 14, 2016, 06:06:34 AM
Quote from: Tbar on November 13, 2016, 08:35:59 PM
Quote from: nwhunter on November 13, 2016, 07:14:47 PM
Elk are scarce in there.... Injuns gottem all....
:dunno: nice racist post.
You obliviously don't know Scott, besides he could be joking, but knowing a little about that area he's probably not.
Yeah you're right, I do not know him. The racist comment had more to do with the derogatory term than the elk management.
Title: Re: Clearwater unit elk
Post by: elkinrutdrivemenuts on November 14, 2016, 10:52:33 AM: Quote from: blacktaill on November 13, 2016, 05:14:01 PM
Anyone have or see anyone that had success elk hunting this year in the Clearwater unit? We hunted for 8 days and did not see one elk. Drove over 500 miles on the logging roads to try to find them, walked over 50 miles in areas we found good sign. Any idea what is going on in that area?

The population is down and the area is huge and rugged.
Title: Re: Clearwater unit elk
Post by: Elkrunner on November 14, 2016, 11:57:31 AM: must be wolves!
Title: Re: Clearwater unit elk
Post by: nwhunter on November 14, 2016, 10:26:10 PM: My apologies.. I'm not racist trust me on that... There are elk in the clearwater but the natives definitely get there share and then some. With all the lease land now the clearwater gets alot more pressure than in the past and that pushes the elk into nasty spots. Hunters that don't know the unit roll in and camp where elk normally could be found and that don't help either. I walked up a brushy skid road up to a ridge to check a good rut spot this fall only to find a rig and camp up there :bash:....Thats my two cents
Title: Re: Clearwater unit elk
Post by: PolarBear on November 15, 2016, 02:19:30 AM: We quit hunting the Clearwater 20 years ago because of tribal poaching. We had a really nice 6X6 shot with a rifle and stolen by tribal members 9 miles behind locked gates that had 2 of our arrows in it. Once they got keys to all the gates it went down hill fast!
Title: Re: Clearwater unit elk
Post by: opdinkslayer on November 15, 2016, 06:20:21 AM: Scotty is a racist and especially hates black kids! :chuckle: :bash: How about everyone put their politically correct pants back in the drawer. As for the Clearwater, Scott has that right to.
Title: Re: Clearwater unit elk
Post by: elkinrutdrivemenuts on November 15, 2016, 07:01:15 AM: Ate we talking the Clearwater in Idaho or is there another in Washington I have never heard of? I have never seen natives hunting the Clearwater in Idaho.
Title: Re: Clearwater unit elk
Post by: MADMAX on November 15, 2016, 07:54:59 AM: :yeah:

yea up near folks / hoh
Title: Re: Clearwater unit elk
Post by: elkinrutdrivemenuts on November 15, 2016, 08:14:11 AM: That would explain why he used a muzzy lol. I'm in the wrong state. My bad.
Title: Re: Clearwater unit elk
Post by: mitch184 on November 15, 2016, 08:57:11 AM: A lot of bulls came out of there last year, relative to the usual numbers for there that is. I'm sure that didn't help with the hunting this year.

I know the 30 mph winds and multiple inches of rain didn't help our group. But that's just part of the puzzle out there. Washouts, downed trees, flooding, being completely soaked miserable.

One bright spot in my season so far is that I've never seen so many chantrelle mushrooms in my life.
Title: Re: Clearwater unit elk
Post by: nwhunter on November 15, 2016, 04:25:09 PM: Just to end the racism part of this post here's a pic of me and my son packing out my archery bull this September . May or may not have been out of the Clearwater...😎
Title: Re: Clearwater unit elk
Post by: trophyhunt on November 15, 2016, 04:35:38 PM: Nice Clearwater bull!

:chuckle:
Title: Re: Clearwater unit elk
Post by: nwhunter on November 15, 2016, 05:21:49 PM: Clearwater Idaho.... How about the Mexico shirt? Its his favorite :chuckle:
Title: Re: Clearwater unit elk
Post by: j_h_nimrod on November 15, 2016, 05:49:59 PM: Spent 3 days hunting in there this year and saw one cow running up the road above the Solleks, did not see or hear of any in others camps either. Places I found good sign last year were barren. The elk were in the pastures only one day I was there this year which was strange.

Copalis seemed pretty barren this year too.
Title: Re: Clearwater unit elk
Post by: Hunting7mm on November 15, 2016, 07:04:43 PM: Quote from: elkinrutdrivemenuts on November 14, 2016, 10:06:38 AM
Quote from: Hunting7mm on November 13, 2016, 05:46:49 PM
I saw one pic from rifle season. A few from bow and muzzle loader all in the Clearwater. Here's a pic of my buddy and I with his bull from muzzle loader.

(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1339.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fo713%2Fbillsarima1%2Fthumbnail_2016100195122540_zpsogud03uf.jpg&hash=d274e39b2faac65b6a849ea437b327c0ecd91033) (http://s1339.photobucket.com/user/billsarima1/media/thumbnail_2016100195122540_zpsogud03uf.jpg.html)

So they do exist! Congrats! Was he just hunting with a muzzy for fun during the rifle season?

No the pic was from opening day of muzzle loader. Clearwater has been open for muzzle loader last year and this year.
Title: Re: Clearwater unit elk
Post by: Tbar on November 15, 2016, 07:08:24 PM: :dunno: nice racist post.
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This is the racist post.
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How so?
Title: Re: Clearwater unit elk
Post by: bearmanric on November 15, 2016, 08:00:32 PM: Copalis is being poached night Indians. Left Clearwater two years ago. Tired of dealing with Indians. Lots of big Bulls dying . At trout lake one more day. Was bear calling in september was to nervous with what was going on at Copalis had two pistols and rifle loaded at night. Rick
Title: Re: Clearwater unit elk
Post by: JimmyHoffa on November 17, 2016, 08:39:41 AM: My thought is the new early muzzle loader season is a big factor. Last year was the first for muzz. The rifle season was pretty bad. Just not what it had been the years before. The other big change is the amount of new clear cuts, definitely a boost for road hunters.
Title: Re: Clearwater unit elk
Post by: leonpeon2 on November 17, 2016, 04:51:03 PM: I'm headed up there for late archery turkey day till Monday I believe. We went there last year with no luck. We saw a bunch of cows but no bulls.
Where are the new clear cuts at? Any good ideas on where to head and look at?
We got a pair of elk and deer tags.

We saw what we believed to be Indians ( had decals of a headress on there truck) and then Heard a few gun shots last year. It was kind of odd. They passed us a few times in there white truck. Then a half our later we heard shots right at dark. when we were headed back to our campsite we saw there truck running. With the doors open and no one around. Must have seen something good.
Just sucks we're out there bow hunting and they get to shoot anytime they want.
Title: Re: Clearwater unit elk
Post by: JimmyHoffa on November 17, 2016, 06:12:39 PM: Quote from: leonpeon2 on November 17, 2016, 04:51:03 PM
I'm headed up there for late archery turkey day till Monday I believe. We went there last year with no luck. We saw a bunch of cows but no bulls.
Where are the new clear cuts at? Any good ideas on where to head and look at?
We got a pair of elk and deer tags.

We saw what we believed to be Indians ( had decals of a headress on there truck) and then Heard a few gun shots last year. It was kind of odd. They passed us a few times in there white truck. Then a half our later we heard shots right at dark. when we were headed back to our campsite we saw there truck running. With the doors open and no one around. Must have seen something good.
Just sucks we're out there bow hunting and they get to shoot anytime they want.
The newer cuts were only a few miles in on the mainline. Some newish cuts on the C 3000/3100 and the Q 3000, I forget the number, but about two miles from the prison there are some big ones (by today's standard).
Title: Re: Clearwater unit elk
Post by: csaaphill on November 17, 2016, 06:19:39 PM: one reason I voted trump was so someone could say injuns without getting jumped on >:( :bash: :chuckle:
Title: Re: Clearwater unit elk
Post by: bearmanric on November 17, 2016, 06:28:43 PM: Along the park boundary. Rick
Title: Re: Clearwater unit elk
Post by: leonpeon2 on November 20, 2016, 10:05:00 AM: We usually have a spot to camp off the c-3000 line and head further up the c-3100. I looked up the q line and we might head out that way and see. We have 4 1/2 days to do something. Hoping the weather isn't too bad. Last year the weather was awesome with no rain. It was cold but clear.
Title: Re: Clearwater unit elk
Post by: bearmanric on November 21, 2016, 08:06:47 AM: Tacoma creek.
Title: Re: Clearwater unit elk
Post by: leonpeon2 on November 21, 2016, 08:28:25 AM: Quote from: bearmanric on November 21, 2016, 08:06:47 AM
Tacoma creek.

Where's that at?
Title: Re: Clearwater unit elk
Post by: JimmyHoffa on November 21, 2016, 08:40:42 AM: Down low on the Q-3300. Some real jungle and wear tall waterproof boots. Some old overgrown roads along there that take you within a maybe 100 yds of the park.
Title: Re: Clearwater unit elk
Post by: Mtnwalker on November 21, 2016, 09:12:25 PM: Never elk hunted it but fished it every year since I was old enough to cast a rod. Seems like we used to see elk every single time we went up, until about 10 years ago. Sightings started getting less and less common, been a couple years now since I've seen the elk up there.