Post by: Moreno1992 on July 28, 2019, 12:56:50 PM
Post by: ThurstonCokid on July 28, 2019, 01:12:43 PM
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Post by: hunterofelk on July 28, 2019, 01:18:47 PM
Post by: Moreno1992 on July 28, 2019, 01:46:42 PM
Post by: buglebrush on July 28, 2019, 02:21:52 PM
That being said, there's pockets of elk here and there. Enjoy the crazy amount of hunters chasing a very small herd of elk. :IBCOOL:
Post by: Moreno1992 on July 28, 2019, 02:30:36 PM
I would never choose to hunt 113 if I was starting from scratch. Alladin or even 117 would be my choice if I had to go in the corner.
That being said, there's pockets of elk here and there. Enjoy the crazy amount of hunters chasing a very small herd of elk. :IBCOOL:
Just curious, if you were to hunt 117 would you go towards the dry more open westside? Or stick on the Pend Oreille River?
Post by: trophyhunt on July 28, 2019, 04:16:22 PM
Post by: huntnnw on July 28, 2019, 10:01:10 PM
Thought I would also bow hunt elk there since I drew a moose permit but not sure it’s worth any vacation time. Haven’t seen any sign and talked to a logger who has seen 2 cows in 20 years.
guy must not hunt or pay attention to be a logger in those mts to only see 2 cows. There are pockets of elk in all of these NE units and can be pretty good hunting if you know where they hang. As mentioned this is the most tight lipped areas in WA
Post by: Bango skank on July 28, 2019, 10:12:23 PM
Thought I would also bow hunt elk there since I drew a moose permit but not sure it’s worth any vacation time. Haven’t seen any sign and talked to a logger who has seen 2 cows in 20 years.
Logger is a liar
Post by: buglebrush on July 28, 2019, 10:33:05 PM
I would never choose to hunt 113 if I was starting from scratch. Alladin or even 117 would be my choice if I had to go in the corner.
That being said, there's pockets of elk here and there. Enjoy the crazy amount of hunters chasing a very small herd of elk. :IBCOOL:
Just curious, if you were to hunt 117 would you go towards the dry more open westside? Or stick on the Pend Oreille River?
Both :sry:
Post by: KFhunter on July 28, 2019, 10:38:20 PM
Post by: trophyhunt on July 29, 2019, 05:36:51 AM
If you've watched all the 'born and raised outdoors' episodes......this isn't your hunt.:chuckle: true story!
Post by: trophyhunt on July 29, 2019, 05:48:39 AM
Post by: boneaddict on July 29, 2019, 06:25:47 AM
Post by: Shooter McBobcat on July 30, 2019, 09:48:27 AM
The elk are fewer than ever in 113. The cougars and wolves are stressing them badly. I now hunt Idaho and Montana and only elk hunt Washington as an afterthought every fall. This year I was lucky enough to draw a Quality elk tag, but otherwise, Idaho would be my primary elk hunt. Idaho is 10 times better elk hunting than any OTC Washington area.
Post by: Bango skank on July 30, 2019, 09:55:57 AM
113 is a sad thing to me. In the last 9 years I've killed 3 bulls in 113, but none in the last 5 years. I have many cameras in my good spots in there. 7 years ago I would get hundreds of elk photos on my cameras every summer. In the summer and fall of 2018 I got more mountain lion and bear and wolf photos than I did elk photos. Only a handful of elk photos in my "honey holes." A mountain lion also killed one of my pack goats, and state houndsmen wound up killing the cat.
The elk are fewer than ever in 113. The cougars and wolves are stressing them badly. I now hunt Idaho and Montana and only elk hunt Washington as an afterthought every fall. This year I was lucky enough to draw a Quality elk tag, but otherwise, Idaho would be my primary elk hunt. Idaho is 10 times better elk hunting than any OTC Washington area.
Its not just the cougars and wolves. Bears are the big killer of elk calves. We need a spring hunt in 113
Post by: Shooter McBobcat on July 30, 2019, 10:01:13 AM
Post by: Bango skank on July 30, 2019, 10:03:50 AM
Post by: Shooter McBobcat on July 30, 2019, 10:10:51 AM
Post by: cmiller85 on July 30, 2019, 04:49:42 PM
Moose have been devastated too. I use to trip over them. They were a nuisance while trying to hunt elk. I hunted for 7 days up there last year before hearing the first bull moose grunt. Wolf sign is everywhere though. There are either lots of wolves up there or they really get around. I see sign in every drainage near about. Usually right after I find elk sign.
Post by: buglebrush on July 30, 2019, 05:55:47 PM
Post by: nwwanderer on July 30, 2019, 08:22:18 PM
Was that your best Christmas present, thanks for the share.
And yes to both on the wolves, numbers up and those little pack areas shown by WDFW should be one big smudge extending far beyond state and international boundaries.
The bears are extremely efficient with the calf kill, starting the cow/calf ratio disaster.
Post by: jstone on July 30, 2019, 08:34:14 PM
Post by: huntnnw on July 30, 2019, 10:28:34 PM
Post by: buglebrush on July 30, 2019, 11:33:56 PM
not just wolves and cougars are effecting the elk in those north units black bears to me have a far greater impact. I have spent over 30 years in those units,hunting,scouting,fishing and camping. The bear population in those units is unbelievable most my cams I have more bears than deer! I rarely get wolves on cam and maybe 1-2 cats a cam a summer. Study in ID estimating bears were eating 40% or more of elk calves and I am pretty sure the blues had similar or higher numbers lost to bear predation. Ill be bear hunting this weekend and I expect to see 10-20 bears on the hills I glass and Ill be lucky to turn up a hooved animal in what should hold lots of deer and elk.
This is true. We need to put a serious hurting on the bears. Really really wish people weren't repaired to harvest the meat. Whether we agree or not, most people have no desire for bear meat. Idaho understands this, and doesn't require the meat to be taken. The goal in killing bears is simply predator management.
Post by: trophyhunt on July 31, 2019, 04:49:00 AM
Post by: Skyvalhunter on July 31, 2019, 05:13:00 AM
Post by: huntnnw on July 31, 2019, 06:04:13 AM
Well I’ll be out there this weekend as well scouting moose and hoping my daughters boyfriend who’s new to hunting gets to kill his first bear. I imagine those woods are going to be crowded, hopefully a lot of bears hit the dirt and or other predators.
I always think that every year and rarely see anyone
Post by: Bango skank on July 31, 2019, 06:20:58 AM
Well I’ll be out there this weekend as well scouting moose and hoping my daughters boyfriend who’s new to hunting gets to kill his first bear. I imagine those woods are going to be crowded, hopefully a lot of bears hit the dirt and or other predators.
I always think that every year and rarely see anyone
Hopefully this new august opener will get more people out hunting bear, but i have a feeling a lot of folks dont even know about it. I think most people arent signed up for the right emails. Would be nice if wdfw emailed a notice to everybody with a wild id #
Post by: huntnnw on July 31, 2019, 06:25:22 AM
Post by: trophyhunt on July 31, 2019, 06:26:10 AM
Post by: trophyhunt on July 31, 2019, 06:27:30 AM
I know several hunters who had no clue, but they dont hunt bears either. Then you get the guys who wont hunt in 90 deg weather toosupposed to have some kinda storm on Friday, but not sure if that's only for the west side. I'm hoping it doesn't rain like heck when we are over there.
Post by: Bango skank on July 31, 2019, 06:28:08 AM
I know several hunters who had no clue, but they dont hunt bears either. Then you get the guys who wont hunt in 90 deg weather too
Might be 90° during the day, but its about 50° or less in the early morning in the hills.
Post by: trophyhunt on July 31, 2019, 06:30:47 AM
Post by: Bango skank on July 31, 2019, 06:39:01 AM
Post by: huntnnw on July 31, 2019, 06:40:17 AM
there are bears every where in 113. I hiked crowell ridge once and there were bears everywhere. all the sign in slips said watch for bears :chuckle:
Post by: Skyvalhunter on July 31, 2019, 06:42:01 AM
Post by: MeetEaters on August 02, 2019, 03:59:31 PM
Ill be hunting bear in 101 on August 10 so hopefully will do my part in predator management.