Hunting Washington Forum
Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: treeclimber2852 on October 30, 2017, 08:13:43 AM
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Finally made it back in to an area that I was locked out of because of the fires. My younger son had a modern otc tag so we made a day of it to check cameras. All 3 cameras had full memory cards with most running out of room late September. The prime area I was going to bow hunt still has massive sign everywhere and we just missed the herd yesterday morning before they made it up to their bedding area. I counted 8 different bulls on one of the cameras alone (several raghorns and a few spikes). My question is this...the unit is Bumping and this herd seems to stick around the same drainage year round, but I'm not 100% sure. They're there now and I know they are in there early spring (April). What are the chances of them sticking around another 3 weeks for late archery? One of these cows needs to get in my freezer.
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hard to say but I would guess that it is partially weather dependent as to WHEN they leave the area. They can handle a lot but when the snow gets deep, out they go.
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Bumping unit is closed late archery. Read the regs!
There's elk that stay back there until January some years depending on the snow depth.
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Bumping unit is closed late archery. Read the regs!
There's elk that stay back there until January some years depending on the snow depth.
Good call, I missed the Bumping unit part.
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Yep, Bumping is closed. You might try Nile, that's where your elk could end up if snow pushes them down, depending on which part of the Bumping you're in.
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Well that answers that. Thanks guys. At least I know where they'll be next September. Maybe I get lucky and pull a bull tag. :rolleyes:
