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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: Scottystyle on March 11, 2009, 08:27:45 PM

Title: 5 PTS FOR ELK, ANY IDEAS?
Post by: Scottystyle on March 11, 2009, 08:27:45 PM: ive got five points for elk for the first time and was going to put in for big bull somewhere for East Side. Ive always put in for cow, as ive always drawn with 1 or 2 pts, and heck they eat just as well, but i think this year id like to try the taste of some antlers. Any ideas where to put in..... thanks!!! :dunno:
Title: Re: 5 PTS FOR ELK, ANY IDEAS?
Post by: andrew_12gauge on March 11, 2009, 08:30:15 PM: anywhere because with 5 points you probably wont be at the top of points for the draws but youve got a shot, yakima units are gonna be your best bet but youre probably still 3-4 years out on a big bull tag if youre a rifle hunter
Title: Re: 5 PTS FOR ELK, ANY IDEAS?
Post by: rasbo on March 11, 2009, 08:33:15 PM: I like rimrock unit.I drew any bull with 1 point,ya might get lucky :dunno:
Title: Re: 5 PTS FOR ELK, ANY IDEAS?
Post by: 270Shooter on March 11, 2009, 08:34:17 PM: Quote from: rasbo on March 11, 2009, 08:33:15 PM
I like rimrock unit.I drew any bull with 1 point,ya might get lucky :dunno:
Did ya shoot one?

I would say rimrock is your best bet by the way. Tough unit to hunt though. :twocents:
Title: Re: 5 PTS FOR ELK, ANY IDEAS?
Post by: WAPITIHUNTER on March 11, 2009, 08:45:50 PM: Well I have been applying fot the Toutle and Margaret for twelve years and no dice(archery). Your guess is as good as mine. I figure I am in so far now that I might as well hold out for Nooksack or nothing. If I don't draw then I can always kill a bull in my back yard. :chuckle:
Title: Re: 5 PTS FOR ELK, ANY IDEAS?
Post by: rasbo on March 11, 2009, 08:56:47 PM: Quote from: 270Shooter on March 11, 2009, 08:34:17 PM
Quote from: rasbo on March 11, 2009, 08:33:15 PM
I like rimrock unit.I drew any bull with 1 point,ya might get lucky :dunno:
Did ya shoot one?

I would say rimrock is your best bet by the way. Tough unit to hunt though. :twocents:
LOOK AT MY AVITAR,Im packing out a bull for the guy behind me.No gun on the way out I could have nailed a 3x3.tough hunt where I go but the bulls come through.
Title: Re: 5 PTS FOR ELK, ANY IDEAS?
Post by: colockumelk on March 12, 2009, 01:05:59 AM: Quote from: WAPITIHUNTER on March 11, 2009, 08:45:50 PM
Well I have been applying fot the Toutle and Margaret for twelve years and no dice(archery). Your guess is as good as mine. I figure I am in so far now that I might as well hold out for Nooksack or nothing. If I don't draw then I can always kill a bull in my back yard. :chuckle:

You have 12 points. We should put in as partners this year. :chuckle: JK. But seriously I'd think about putting in for the Colockum. I would happily guide you in there. I always see some serious pigs in there. Sure there is poaching and some the Yakamas go in there but, if you go off the beaten path where I go you will see some truly magnificent animals. :twocents:
Title: Re: 5 PTS FOR ELK, ANY IDEAS?
Post by: bullcanyon on March 12, 2009, 02:31:48 PM: I wouldn't waste my points on rimrock. That unit has been a real bummer the last few years. Used to be good. There are some nice bulls still running that unit, but not like they were 5 years ago or more. You will earn it if you draw that tag.
Title: Re: 5 PTS FOR ELK, ANY IDEAS?
Post by: norsepeak on March 13, 2009, 08:22:12 PM: peaches, bumping, bethel, observatory
Title: Re: 5 PTS FOR ELK, ANY IDEAS?
Post by: Cascade_Sherpa on April 24, 2009, 04:40:50 PM: If you only want to rifle hunt then 5 points isn't going to get you much. But, if you're open to archery or muzzle-loader seasons then there is a ton of great hunts you've got a chance at with 5 or 6 points. My recomendation is Peaches Ridge, Archery. Good luck!
Title: Re: 5 PTS FOR ELK, ANY IDEAS?
Post by: 400out on April 26, 2009, 07:50:38 AM: Quote from: 270Shooter on March 11, 2009, 08:34:17 PM
Quote from: rasbo on March 11, 2009, 08:33:15 PM
I like rimrock unit.I drew any bull with 1 point,ya might get lucky :dunno:
Did ya shoot one?

I would say rimrock is your best bet by the way. Tough unit to hunt though. :twocents:
You might as well be hunting the wet side rimrock is just as thick and It depends on the weather there if there is no snow there is no elk! simple as that it's a gamble
Title: Re: 5 PTS FOR ELK, ANY IDEAS?
Post by: Scottystyle on April 26, 2009, 10:19:59 PM: Thanks for the advice, I'll probably stick with huntin the nile as usual... try to gain more points and put in for hard to draw hunts... who knows, may get lucky. :dunno:
Title: Re: 5 PTS FOR ELK, ANY IDEAS?
Post by: shanevg on April 27, 2009, 09:26:55 PM: What do you guys think of Goose Prairie? How is that hunt?
Title: Re: 5 PTS FOR ELK, ANY IDEAS?
Post by: Ridgerunner on April 27, 2009, 09:31:17 PM: GP can be good, can be tough too. Depends on the year and the weather. With the later dates it is more favorable for the hunters, probably why tag numbers got dropped this year in the units.
Title: Re: 5 PTS FOR ELK, ANY IDEAS?
Post by: bobcat on April 27, 2009, 09:32:01 PM: Mostly unroaded... well, the Bumping GMU part of it anyway. The Nile from what I know you'll likely have pleny of company. In my opinion it's a good hunt to draw if you have horses.