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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: beauhunter on May 28, 2019, 08:21:51 AM

Title: General tag elk
Post by: beauhunter on May 28, 2019, 08:21:51 AM: As much as I like following along with all of you that have drawn " quality or bull tags" I would like to see some of the elk (bulls and cows) that were shot on general tags. The majority of the threads I read are about the guy who drew peaches ridge or clockum etc: but I know there are quality Elk being killed with general tags, me myself have never drawn either quantity or bull, but have killed some pretty nice elk. So let's see all those general tag elk. Maybe put some hope back in hunting season. When quality is measured by antler size then the quality was lost before the hunt.
Title: Re: General tag elk
Post by: HillHound on May 28, 2019, 09:42:54 AM: No hope for quality general bull for me. Had to wait for a 6 x 7 to get out of the way so I could shoot this guy. If the meat wasn’t so good and they weren’t so close to home I would not even waste my time on these spike only areas
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Post by: gee_unit360 on May 28, 2019, 10:40:02 AM: Late Muzzleloader General season.
Title: Re: General tag elk
Post by: gee_unit360 on May 28, 2019, 10:41:41 AM: Quote from: gee_unit360 on May 28, 2019, 10:40:02 AM
Late Muzzleloader General season.
Title: Re: General tag elk
Post by: gee_unit360 on May 28, 2019, 10:43:12 AM: Quote from: gee_unit360 on May 28, 2019, 10:41:41 AM
Quote from: gee_unit360 on May 28, 2019, 10:40:02 AM
Late Muzzleloader General season.
Title: Re: General tag elk
Post by: ASienkiewich on May 29, 2019, 04:58:50 PM: (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190529/b09086725db6504542f28774349adf97.jpg) Gotta love the wet side

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Title: Re: General tag elk
Post by: cougforester on May 29, 2019, 05:03:13 PM: Quote from: ASienkiewich on May 29, 2019, 04:58:50 PM
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190529/b09086725db6504542f28774349adf97.jpg) Gotta love the wet side

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Nice bull and nice shot!
Title: Re: General tag elk
Post by: elkchaser54 on May 29, 2019, 05:08:06 PM: Blue mountain monster ! A rare unicorn from the forest
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Post by: beauhunter on May 29, 2019, 05:44:17 PM: Nice job guys, all quality animals. Keep them coming
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Post by: ghosthunter on May 29, 2019, 06:07:34 PM: Some elk. The spike was shot at 6 inches away from a ground blind.
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Post by: LabChamp on May 29, 2019, 06:16:15 PM: Quote from: beauhunter on May 29, 2019, 05:44:17 PM
Nice job guys, all quality animals. Keep them coming

Good meat, yes. Quality is in the eye of the beholder. Any elk is a good elk for table fare. It's sad imo that we here in WA are calling "quality" elk in WA spikes and cows. Way to go for all of the wet siders killing good bulls, not an easy task. But with our game laws... any elk is a quality elk now days in WA
Title: Re: General tag elk
Post by: ffhoofer on May 29, 2019, 07:14:47 PM: Here’s a otc muzzy bull.
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Post by: ffhoofer on May 29, 2019, 07:20:26 PM: OTC muzzy cow. Any elk you shoot is a trophy
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Post by: zwickeyman on May 29, 2019, 08:22:45 PM: A couple of OTC West side Muzzy Bulls
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Post by: grundy53 on May 29, 2019, 08:43:40 PM: A few westside bulls I've killed. (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190530/2a17f34ba396f8c16ac78891479f5f83.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190530/ca42178b708b6e834d4de28ac4d2669d.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190530/bdbe6bf96a32d53771c8fb406189cc8f.jpg)

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Title: Re: General tag elk
Post by: beauhunter on May 30, 2019, 11:32:19 AM: That first bull is pretty darn cool, but all are very nice. Some people think quality is about the animal, I was raised quality is in the hunt
Title: Re: General tag elk
Post by: KB88 on May 30, 2019, 12:09:29 PM: :tup: Nice work fellas... still working on my first elk. For some reason I just can’t get it together like I can with deer. Hopefully this year
Title: Re: General tag elk
Post by: CackleBird98 on June 11, 2019, 12:37:54 PM: Found the elusive blue mountain spike, 1 of 2 killed in the wenaha last year
Title: Re: General tag elk
Post by: X-Force on June 11, 2019, 12:42:51 PM: Quote from: CackleBird98 on June 11, 2019, 12:37:54 PM
Found the elusive blue mountain spike, 1 of 2 killed in the wenaha last year

Tough hunt for that beast! Congrats
Title: Re: General tag elk
Post by: bracer40 on June 11, 2019, 12:59:55 PM: Last seasons late archery on East side. Solo hunt. One of my favorites. Packed it out over two days.
Title: Re: General tag elk
Post by: CackleBird98 on June 11, 2019, 01:09:01 PM: Thanks X-force, shot it 4 miles from the trailhead in sideways rain and sleet, packed the head, backstraps and tenderloins out in my game bag of my vest, my buddy met me at camp, ran back out, got half of him each and packed back out. Don't know if I want to try the half of an elk thing again. :chuckle:
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Post by: nitroelk on June 12, 2019, 06:08:09 AM: late season archery
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Post by: rsrobins on June 12, 2019, 11:27:45 AM: 2015 opening day western washington. All the stars aligned that day. :archery_smiley