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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: flyfishWA on June 28, 2018, 09:48:49 PM

Title: Elk Rut
Post by: flyfishWA on June 28, 2018, 09:48:49 PM: Can anybody tell me when the Roosevelt elk rut is in Clark County, WA? I have no idea :dunno:
Title: Re: Elk Rut
Post by: Wolfdog2314 on June 28, 2018, 10:13:11 PM: I’d say pretty close to the same time that the elk rut in Cowlitz county :chuckle:

Here’s a good article to read: https://www.elk101.com/2018/03/planning-your-2018-elk-hunt/

Also, unless you already know where the elk are in Clark County, I’d focus my efforts elsewhere. Good luck!
Title: Re: Elk Rut
Post by: flyfishWA on June 30, 2018, 04:42:29 PM: thanks for the information, I do know where the elk are.
Title: Re: Elk Rut
Post by: bkaech on July 01, 2018, 06:53:50 AM: When the cows get hot. This depends on hormones, so every group of elk is a little different and every year is a little different. If you know where the elk are at then spend some time with them, they will tell you. Then you can tell us, but it will likely be different next year.
Title: Re: Elk Rut
Post by: floatinghat on July 02, 2018, 04:13:58 PM: if you know where they are and have access, why ask?
Title: Re: Elk Rut
Post by: flyfishWA on July 06, 2018, 04:55:03 PM: Quote from: floatinghat on July 02, 2018, 04:13:58 PM
if you know where they are and have access, why ask?
Because I was wondering if calling would work during the hunting season I am hunting in.
Title: Re: Elk Rut
Post by: Little Fish on July 06, 2018, 05:00:06 PM: When are you hunting? I'd say a good bet is September 15. They will be carrying on 2-3 weeks before hand and 2-3 weeks after.
Title: Re: Elk Rut
Post by: flyfishWA on July 07, 2018, 06:28:49 PM: Oct. 6-12
Title: Re: Elk Rut
Post by: tritt007 on July 10, 2018, 07:04:09 PM: Unless you hunting a large piece of private most of the elk you see in the summer in the Clark county portion of gmu 564 and 568 will probably not make a peep after archery season .
Title: Re: Elk Rut
Post by: 3dvapor on July 10, 2018, 08:32:51 PM: Myself and the guys i hunt with kill most of our bulls consistently starting around sept 12th to the 25th every year no matter the moon phase or state. This year to make sure i hit the first of the rut ill take the 6th off thru the 30th but thats because im hunting multiple states. Good luck there's some big bulls in clark and skamania county.
Title: Re: Elk Rut
Post by: flyfishWA on July 11, 2018, 04:29:57 PM: Thanks for the info, guess I'll just still hunt and spot and stalk.
Title: Re: Elk Rut
Post by: floatinghat on July 12, 2018, 07:02:17 AM: Given that you are hunting during the muzzy season my experience is they are generally not talking. Depending on the GMU, if you seeing bulls they may not be in the same location once they lose their velvet.
Title: Re: Elk Rut
Post by: scoutdog346 on July 17, 2018, 07:50:24 PM: Cows go into estrus at different times they don't all go into estrus all at once they go into estrus Within about a 60-day period of time. I think?
Quote from: flyfishWA on June 28, 2018, 09:48:49 PM
Can anybody tell me when the Roosevelt elk rut is in Clark County, WA? I have no idea :dunno:
Title: Re: Elk Rut
Post by: coachcw on July 17, 2018, 08:51:05 PM: I can tell you this bull elk don't know when the rut is . If a cow came into extus in August vhecwould be all over it. If I could be in elk woods one week a year it would be the third week of September
Title: Re: Elk Rut
Post by: huntnnw on July 18, 2018, 10:40:45 PM: that or first week of October I have seen some of the craziest elk rutting Ive ever witnessed in early October.

hilarious listen to guys say elk don't talk here or after this date... I ran into a guy on a quad one year telling me all about the elk and how they don't talk where we were.. this was after I just worked 3 bulls all screaming at me.... tells me it was hunters :chuckle: next day listened to 2 bulls bugle and I shot one
Title: Re: Elk Rut
Post by: greenhead_killer on July 19, 2018, 06:31:07 AM: Most activity I see has always been last week of sept first week of October. I have also seen herds grouped up and bulls screaming in late October during deer season as well. Just have to be out there and see what they’re doing
Title: Re: Elk Rut
Post by: Crunchy on July 19, 2018, 06:55:53 AM: I vote last two weeks of sept is a decent bet to get into some rut activity. That being said there is good hunting opening weekend if you get away from crowds. Bulls wont be nearly as aggressive. I killed my biggest bull Aug 26 with one sequence of two cow calls and a bugle with some chuckles. He came into 35 yards glunking just looking for love.
Title: Re: Elk Rut
Post by: WapitiTalk1 on July 19, 2018, 08:39:53 AM: Quote from: flyfishWA on July 06, 2018, 04:55:03 PM
Quote from: floatinghat on July 02, 2018, 04:13:58 PM
if you know where they are and have access, why ask?
Because I was wondering if calling would work during the hunting season I am hunting in.

I would not leave my calls at home if hunting on the dates you've mentioned. Elk are vocal all year long but more so during the rut. As long as there are still cows coming into their estrus cycle (remember, cows will continue to come into estrus... 2, 3 times until they "take", oftentimes into October) their will be increased vocalization in the elk woods.