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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: Aperson on April 09, 2009, 09:47:33 AM

Title: capital forest deer(new ?)
Post by: Aperson on April 09, 2009, 09:47:33 AM: i'm going scouting up there in the coming weeks with some buddies, and was wondering if anyone had any luck with the deer down there?
Title: Re: capital forest deer
Post by: Michelle_Nelson on April 09, 2009, 10:55:20 AM: I shot a trike up their this past season but it's nothing to brag about. :dunno: Their are deer up their like anywhere you just have to find them.
Title: Re: capital forest deer
Post by: Houndhunter on April 09, 2009, 03:37:48 PM: ya theres definitely some bucks up there
Title: Re: capital forest deer
Post by: Hacksaw on April 09, 2009, 05:08:46 PM: Not enough gates and more tweekers than deer. :twocents: :chuckle:
Title: Re: capital forest deer
Post by: Blsum on April 09, 2009, 08:36:34 PM: Not enough gates and more tweekers than deer.

:yeah:
Title: Re: capital forest deer
Post by: GrainfedMuley on April 10, 2009, 10:17:59 AM: Do you have to have a special tag to shoot a trike? What is the limit?
Title: Re: capital forest deer
Post by: Alan K on April 10, 2009, 10:32:50 AM: I have had a good time up there in the past during early archery. Before the rifle hunters pick through the bucks and they all go nocturnal. I've gotten a few shots up there. Nothing bigger than a small 3 pt. but I know there are some nice bucks up there.
Title: Re: capital forest deer
Post by: Gobble on April 10, 2009, 10:43:18 AM: Quote from: GrainfedMuley on April 10, 2009, 10:17:59 AM
Do you have to have a special tag to shoot a trike? What is the limit?

Lucky you, I only had a permit for a Big Wheel :chuckle:
Title: Re: capital forest deer
Post by: Alan K on April 10, 2009, 10:51:55 AM: I once had a quad run off a couple bucks I was putting a stalk on. . . Unfortunately I didn't have a tag. . . :rolleyes:
Title: Re: capital forest deer
Post by: Michelle_Nelson on April 10, 2009, 11:55:21 AM: Quote from: GrainfedMuley on April 10, 2009, 10:17:59 AM
Do you have to have a special tag to shoot a trike? What is the limit?

Nope no special tag. It's any buck up in Capital Forest.

TRIKE
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Title: Re: capital forest deer(new ?)
Post by: Rmef360 on April 12, 2009, 08:50:55 PM: Capitol forest sucks concentrate more on the private timber co. land next to it
Title: Re: capital forest deer(new ?)
Post by: Aperson on April 12, 2009, 08:51:12 PM: do the deer and elk hang out in the south part of CF?or some where else?
Title: Re: capital forest deer(new ?)
Post by: catwithboost on April 12, 2009, 08:54:03 PM: There are deer all over CF but you need to get behind gates and good luck on not having a quad fly by you.
Title: Re: capital forest deer(new ?)
Post by: Aperson on April 12, 2009, 09:03:40 PM: i'm gonna scout next month, and then the week before the season opens for muzzy, and modern firearm...

i talked with a guy at sportsmens, and he said that there are elk out there, can anyone confirm that?
Title: Re: capital forest deer(new ?)
Post by: Ghost Hunter on April 12, 2009, 09:08:01 PM: Quote from: Aperson on April 12, 2009, 09:03:40 PM
i'm gonna scout next month, and then the week before the season opens for muzzy, and modern firearm...

i talked with a guy at sportsmens, and he said that there are elk out there, can anyone confirm that?
I've seen what they leave behind :chuckle:
Title: Re: capital forest deer(new ?)
Post by: Aperson on April 12, 2009, 09:16:42 PM: okay then....that works too...
Title: Re: capital forest deer(new ?)
Post by: billythekidrock on April 12, 2009, 09:17:14 PM: Here are a few deer pics from up there.

2004
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Killbilly 2005
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Title: Re: capital forest deer(new ?)
Post by: Jeremy S on April 12, 2009, 09:20:42 PM: I went out there on the last day of modern firearm last year. It was my first time out there so I spent most of my time exploring. Saw lots of sign but no deer in the clearcuts. Lots of tweakers!
Title: Re: capital forest deer(new ?)
Post by: granola/hippyslayer on April 12, 2009, 10:14:03 PM: the gold is in the crack shacks
Title: Re: capital forest deer(new ?)
Post by: Michelle_Nelson on April 13, 2009, 08:17:10 AM: Yeah their are Elk in Capital Forest. Mostly they stick to the Private fields. You would probably have a better chance at shooting a Wild Hog up their as you would an elk.
Title: Re: capital forest deer(new ?)
Post by: Wacenturion on April 13, 2009, 08:24:03 AM: I've seen elk in the Capital Forest area several times.
Title: Re: capital forest deer(new ?)
Post by: madmack76 on April 14, 2009, 05:26:16 PM: capital forest died a while ago it gets hit heard with poachers homeless and drugies
Title: Re: capital forest deer(new ?)
Post by: bowtech721 on April 14, 2009, 06:28:07 PM: Ive seen elk up there a few times also... only 2 legal bulls ever though and good luck finding um up there with the chimo vans runnin around everywhere....
Title: Re: capital forest deer(new ?)
Post by: Aperson on April 14, 2009, 06:36:24 PM: muzzleloader late season!!!! :hunter: :cue:
Title: Re: capital forest deer(new ?)
Post by: Mauser on April 20, 2009, 06:53:16 AM: I know of two elk herds in the CP. Look in the extreme west and southwest parts of the area. I have seen them most often in the Porter Creek drainage.
Title: Re: capital forest deer(new ?)
Post by: runamuk on April 20, 2009, 07:09:44 AM: Quote from: Mauser on April 20, 2009, 06:53:16 AM
I know of two elk herds in the CP. Look in the extreme west and southwest parts of the area. I have seen them most often in the Porter Creek drainage.

hey thats my back yard I don't everyone showing up this fall......lol
Title: Re: capital forest deer(new ?)
Post by: Aperson on April 20, 2009, 05:50:59 PM: Quote from: runamuk on April 20, 2009, 07:09:44 AM
Quote from: Mauser on April 20, 2009, 06:53:16 AM
I know of two elk herds in the CP. Look in the extreme west and southwest parts of the area. I have seen them most often in the Porter Creek drainage.

hey thats my back yard I don't everyone showing up this fall......lol
i'm going late fall, or dec...i'm going muzzleloader for elk.

but i will try and avoid your backyard, and any rose bushes that you might have.
Title: Re: capital forest deer(new ?)
Post by: billythekidrock on April 20, 2009, 09:20:32 PM: I saw some on the Delphi side on Saturday.
Title: Re: capital forest deer(new ?)
Post by: turkeydancer on May 29, 2009, 08:30:55 AM: Been hunting with archery and modern there off and on for 40 years ... seen elk and deer off of every major line ... get out behind the locked gates and look for sign ... mountain bike works good for scouting as it is faster and pretty silent, but slow enough you won't miss the sign ... once you see fresh sign, get off the bike and scout more on foot. Biggest black tale deer (5 x 5) I ever saw was up there ... but they have done a lot of tree cutting up there but not much brush clearing so be prepared for a lot of hand to hand combat. Realize it is also close to a major population center and therefore you get tons of traffic (road hunters, recreationists, etc). :twocents:
Title: Re: capital forest deer(new ?)
Post by: runamuk on May 29, 2009, 09:00:03 AM: I've been all over parts of the CF in the last month.... have seen lots of deer ..... so far have not seen any elk in the CF.. I have seen them on the outskirts but not in the forest.... I did find some good sign....

I am out there scouting and hiking/walking 4-7 days a week.... and most trips I see deer and hares..... mostly been seeing doe's but last night we saw a nice little buck .... and a young doe that nearly walked into my lap.....

We went down to the Mima end over the weekend I will never ever go down there again...wow too many people and horses and mountain bikes..... will stick to my neck of the woods where the most people we saw was maybe 20 on memorial day weekend.

I am wondering if any of the gates are actually closed during hunting season? Every gate except 1 or 2 are wide open....and one area behind a gate has a bunch of no trespassing/no hunting signs with barb wire strung across the road about 1/2 mile in...that was kinda strange based on the maps that road should go back about 2 miles.

Just get out there and you will find them.....
Title: Re: capital forest deer(new ?)
Post by: billythekidrock on May 29, 2009, 04:21:11 PM: Some of the gates will be closed, but typically most are open. It could be different this year with the smaller budget for DNR. :bash:
Title: Re: capital forest deer(new ?)
Post by: runamuk on May 29, 2009, 09:08:05 PM: Quote from: billythekidrock on May 29, 2009, 04:21:11 PM
Some of the gates will be closed, but typically most are open. It could be different this year with the smaller budget for DNR. :bash:

Well I for one would love to see them closed....but I like walking ;)

Saw a couple huge does tonite........ but I pretty much see deer every time I am in the forest