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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: D-Rock425 on January 28, 2020, 09:49:07 AM

Title: Oak creek elk feeding.
Post by: D-Rock425 on January 28, 2020, 09:49:07 AM: Anyone know if the elk at Oak creek are being fed still? Might make a trip over with the kiddos this weekend.
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Post by: DRobnsn on January 28, 2020, 10:24:44 AM: Curious about this as well.
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Post by: Magnum_Willys on January 28, 2020, 11:43:49 AM: Did they ever start yet ?
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Post by: huntnfmly on January 28, 2020, 11:50:06 AM: Started a couple weeks ago from what I heard on the other thread
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Post by: fitzwell22 on January 28, 2020, 12:02:49 PM: OVER THIS PAST WEEKEND. ABOUT 200 HEAD IN THE FEEDING STATION, 10-15 BIG BULLS.
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Post by: Tschaefer72 on January 28, 2020, 12:07:42 PM: Stopped on the 18th and they had just started feeding.
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Post by: Buckjunkie on February 16, 2020, 05:04:20 PM: Anyone been to the feeding station lately? Thinking about heading over tomorrow.
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Post by: jdb on February 16, 2020, 05:38:44 PM: I was there a couple weeks ago. Very few elk. Hand full of big bulls.
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Post by: Buckjunkie on February 16, 2020, 06:20:24 PM: Quote from: jdb on February 16, 2020, 05:38:44 PM
I was there a couple weeks ago. Very few elk. Hand full of big bulls.
Thank you!
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Post by: HillHound on February 16, 2020, 06:23:35 PM: I stopped on my way by on the sixth and there was probably 200 out there.
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Post by: Buckjunkie on February 16, 2020, 06:45:12 PM: Quote from: HillHound on February 16, 2020, 06:23:35 PM
I stopped on my way by on the sixth and there was probably 200 out there.

Thank You!
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Post by: Cougartail on February 16, 2020, 06:46:31 PM: Was there yesterday. Saw 1 spike. I think they are now an endangered species?
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Post by: Bowhunter3 on February 17, 2020, 06:02:26 AM: Dropped by yesterday right before feeding. There were 3 branch bulls in the field with about 50 or so cows. Then roughly 60 or so started filtering down from their bowl, including two more branch bulls. Didn’t stick around to see if anymore came in.
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Post by: acrocker on February 17, 2020, 12:16:28 PM: How many calves in the group over there? How is the recruitment looking overall?
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Post by: Karl Blanchard on February 17, 2020, 02:35:26 PM: Swung in to look about 5 min ago. About 200 head. Plenty of calves. Was actually surprised at how many are there considering the lack of snow. Welfare cases😂
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Post by: deerlick on February 17, 2020, 08:57:17 PM: 1st and 15th they gotta hit the oak creek walmart and stock up
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Post by: DRobnsn on February 18, 2020, 10:41:22 AM: We stopped in yesterday as well. First time stopping for my daughter, good times.
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Post by: Karl Blanchard on February 18, 2020, 10:44:02 AM: Quote from: DRobnsn on February 18, 2020, 10:41:22 AM
We stopped in yesterday as well. First time stopping for my daughter, good times.
did you guys get on the feed truck? That is a "must do" with the kiddo's if you've never done it.
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Post by: DRobnsn on February 18, 2020, 12:34:24 PM: Quote from: Karl Blanchard on February 18, 2020, 10:44:02 AM
Quote from: DRobnsn on February 18, 2020, 10:41:22 AM
We stopped in yesterday as well. First time stopping for my daughter, good times.
did you guys get on the feed truck? That is a "must do" with the kiddo's if you've never done it.

Unfortunately we did not. Next time I'll certainly be calling ahead to get us on the truck.
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Post by: nwwanderer on February 18, 2020, 01:03:35 PM: Spikes are not endangered, just being selected genetically out of existence. There will always be a problem child or two around
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Post by: jstone on February 18, 2020, 04:00:53 PM: Are any of you seeing any spikes? And if so how many?
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Post by: Stein on February 18, 2020, 04:10:51 PM: Quote from: jstone on February 18, 2020, 04:00:53 PM
Are any of you seeing any spikes? And if so how many?

I saw a bigfoot riding a spike one time, they were chasing a unicorn. :chuckle:
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Post by: Karl Blanchard on February 18, 2020, 04:14:31 PM: Quote from: jstone on February 18, 2020, 04:00:53 PM
Are any of you seeing any spikes? And if so how many?
there's always a bunch of spikes leftover after season. It always kind of amazes me after the chaos of fall :chuckle:
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Post by: Pinetar on February 18, 2020, 05:11:09 PM: Haven't been to Joe Watt this winter but last winter it was full of legal spike bulls. They are sneaky lil suckers :chuckle:
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Post by: jstone on February 18, 2020, 05:15:01 PM: That’s great
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Post by: bornhunter on February 18, 2020, 06:23:56 PM: Was there today for 1:30 feeding. Volunteer said yesterdays count 385 head. Last week 450+. Maybe 8 spikes seen. Two big bodied boys that have shed their headgear. Not many bulls but about 4 dandy 6X6's. The guy said they are cutting back on feed. Only one feed truck going out daily now and no ride along truck today. Big bunch of elk stayed way up on the hill and didnt come down at feed time.
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Post by: Karl Blanchard on February 18, 2020, 07:19:12 PM: Quote from: bornhunter on February 18, 2020, 06:23:56 PM
Was there today for 1:30 feeding. Volunteer said yesterdays count 385 head. Last week 450+. Maybe 8 spikes seen. Two big bodied boys that have shed their headgear. Not many bulls but about 4 dandy 6X6's. The guy said they are cutting back on feed. Only one feed truck going out daily now and no ride along truck today. Big bunch of elk stayed way up on the hill and didnt come down at feed time.
lot of bulls never even came down very low this year and a good majority of the ones that did come down have already started back up. I glassed quite a few elk up around 4,000ft yesterday. Always a win for the critters when they don't have to fall back on man to survive winter even though it makes the viewing at oak creek a bit lame
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Post by: bornhunter on February 18, 2020, 09:29:53 PM: :yeah:
Quote from: Karl Blanchard on February 18, 2020, 07:19:12 PM
Quote from: bornhunter on February 18, 2020, 06:23:56 PM
Was there today for 1:30 feeding. Volunteer said yesterdays count 385 head. Last week 450+. Maybe 8 spikes seen. Two big bodied boys that have shed their headgear. Not many bulls but about 4 dandy 6X6's. The guy said they are cutting back on feed. Only one feed truck going out daily now and no ride along truck today. Big bunch of elk stayed way up on the hill and didnt come down at feed time.
lot of bulls never even came down very low this year and a good majority of the ones that did come down have already started back up. I glassed quite a few elk up around 4,000ft yesterday. Always a win for the critters when they don't have to fall back on man to survive winter even though it makes the viewing at oak creek a bit lame
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Post by: bornhunter on February 19, 2020, 08:36:13 AM: :yeah:
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Post by: D-Rock425 on February 19, 2020, 10:02:20 AM: Quote from: jstone on February 18, 2020, 04:00:53 PM
Are any of you seeing any spikes? And if so how many?
I saw more spikes in late archery this year than I think I've seen in all my years elk hunting combined.
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Post by: bornhunter on March 04, 2020, 09:44:41 AM: Still feeding 515 as of monday. Half dozen big boys still there sporting nice headgear.