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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: Palmhunter5 on June 21, 2018, 06:04:45 PM

Title: White river archery elk tag 653
Post by: Palmhunter5 on June 21, 2018, 06:04:45 PM: Give me the good the bad and the ugly. White river archery elk tag.
Title: Re: White river archery elk tag 653
Post by: highside74 on June 21, 2018, 06:10:28 PM: Park, hike 1.5 miles up a beautiful drainage of old growth and ferns. See no other hunters. Kill bull and pack it out. I didn't make it the full 1.5 though. I killed my bull at .5.
Title: Re: White river archery elk tag 653
Post by: Greg Mullins on June 21, 2018, 06:46:28 PM: Pm sent
Title: Re: White river archery elk tag 653
Post by: Falcon on June 21, 2018, 08:44:46 PM: Quote from: Palmhunter5 on June 21, 2018, 06:04:45 PM
Give me the good the bad and the ugly. White river archery elk tag.

Ask for Trophy Hunt. The man is a one man wrecking machine when it comes to knowledge of the infamous white river elk herd :drool:
Title: Re: White river archery elk tag 653
Post by: lewy on June 21, 2018, 08:45:27 PM: The good- you drew the tag
The bad- you don’t know the unit
The ugly- you asked about it on your first post
:chuckle:

In all honesty I hope you have a great time!
Title: Re: White river archery elk tag 653
Post by: Falcon on June 21, 2018, 09:03:32 PM: Quote from: lewy on June 21, 2018, 08:45:27 PM
The good- you drew the tag
The bad- you don’t know the unit
The ugly- you asked about it on your first post
:chuckle:

In all honesty I hope you have a great time!

Now that’s funny :chuckle:
PH. Do us a favor and tell us a little bit about your self. We have some good members and you’ll most likely get some help as long as your willing to do the work :tup:
Title: Re: White river archery elk tag 653
Post by: Palmhunter5 on June 21, 2018, 09:26:31 PM: I guess I should have added a bit about me. My bad. Lol. Western Washington native out of olympia. Been chasing elk for 12 years, mainly with a muzzleloader. Picked up bow hunting elk 3 years ago and harvested 2 bulls since. I’m not looking for honey holes. Just looking for starting point.
I’m willing to wear out a set of boots if I have to. I appreciate everyone’s responses.
Title: Re: White river archery elk tag 653
Post by: ctwiggs1 on June 22, 2018, 07:38:17 AM: Quote from: Palmhunter5 on June 21, 2018, 09:26:31 PM
I guess I should have added a bit about me. My bad. Lol. Western Washington native out of olympia. Been chasing elk for 12 years, mainly with a muzzleloader. Picked up bow hunting elk 3 years ago and harvested 2 bulls since. I’m not looking for honey holes. Just looking for starting point.
I’m willing to wear out a set of boots if I have to. I appreciate everyone’s responses.

:tup:

Lots of experience on here. I live about 1 minute away from GMU 653, but I have never pulled the elk tag. A few others will likely send you a PM as there has been a lot of success in there.
Title: Re: White river archery elk tag 653
Post by: W_Ellison2011 on June 22, 2018, 02:32:13 PM: No elk in that unit. People should just stop putting in for it...
Title: Re: White river archery elk tag 653
Post by: Falcon on June 22, 2018, 07:09:18 PM: Quote from: W_Ellison2011 on June 22, 2018, 02:32:13 PM
No elk in that unit. People should just stop putting in for it...

Sure. That’s why I keep putting in for it :chuckle:
Title: Re: White river archery elk tag 653
Post by: westside bull on June 22, 2018, 07:36:42 PM: Nice draw good luck.
Title: Re: White river archery elk tag 653
Post by: TikkaT3-270Shortmag on June 24, 2018, 08:59:22 AM: My advice would be to start getting in shape now. The elk are vocal and respond but not aggresive.
Title: Re: White river archery elk tag 653
Post by: trophyhunt on June 25, 2018, 10:16:15 AM: Good luck palm hunter on your hunt, you’ll have a blast I’m sure.
Title: Re: White river archery elk tag 653
Post by: jackelope on June 25, 2018, 10:58:17 AM: If y'all want to have a discussion on the White River and the Muckleshoot tribe and the management of this herd and their practices or whatever, start a new thread. If anyone is interested in responding to the OP's questions with some reasonable and legitimate information, feel free.
Otherwise, consider this a warning to anyone else derailing threads and turning them into pissing matches.
Title: Re: White river archery elk tag 653
Post by: Todd_ID on June 27, 2018, 03:06:44 PM: Good move Jackalope. My advice is drive part way up then hunt up from there. There's a ton of drive up-hunt down in that unit. If you happen to make it up to Corral Pass, then you've driven past the bull of a lifetime or want to hunt down from the road. Or haven't gone up 410 far enough. But what does an eastern guy know?
Title: Re: White river archery elk tag 653
Post by: trophyhunt on June 27, 2018, 04:53:15 PM: Corral is burnt and I bet the gate won’t be open for years.
Title: Re: White river archery elk tag 653
Post by: Palmhunter5 on June 27, 2018, 10:36:47 PM: This has all been good info. I started scouting last weekend and seen 2 nice bulls and a dandy bear. Looking forward to see what I can turn up.