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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: Dcwright on October 06, 2020, 06:48:17 AM

Title: 2020 Nooksack success?
Post by: Dcwright on October 06, 2020, 06:48:17 AM: So I drew the Nooksack archery tag. Terrible timing for me personally. I was to busy to do this justice. I did spend some time in early archery hunting. With no success. From what I saw it seems like the unit has a serious lack of elk. So I’ve been watching the forum to see how many others had success this year, or if they had a similar or better experience. I was thinking maybe the muzzy guys would have some better success. As of know I only know of one bull taken in the unit. So please share your experience or success. Lets see some bulls. Pics appreciated.
Title: Re: 2020 Nooksack success?
Post by: elkontherun on October 06, 2020, 09:05:43 PM: My wife drew the rifle tag. We spent the weekend hunting and didn't see much. Seen a few cows and very little sign. But we will be hitting it hard every chance we get. My wife is a school teacher so weekends are our best option. She is going to be taking a few Fridays and Mondays off this month. If any one has any advice please pm me. She has never killed a elk before but is a good shot and she is in good shape to hike. I may have put to much pressure on her to kill a bigger bull than the ones I have on the wall. Opps! Now I may need some help, I guess the pressure is on me to find her one. Thanks in advance for any info.
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Post by: h2ofowlr on October 06, 2020, 09:27:55 PM: Might have to get deeper into the timber. The tribes have been working the unit over good.
Title: Re: 2020 Nooksack success?
Post by: Dcwright on October 07, 2020, 04:06:05 AM: Quote from: elkontherun on October 06, 2020, 09:05:43 PM
My wife drew the rifle tag. We spent the weekend hunting and didn't see much. Seen a few cows and very little sign. But we will be hitting it hard every chance we get. My wife is a school teacher so weekends are our best option. She is going to be taking a few Fridays and Mondays off this month. If any one has any advice please pm me. She has never killed a elk before but is a good shot and she is in good shape to hike. I may have put to much pressure on her to kill a bigger bull than the ones I have on the wall. Opps! Now I may need some help, I guess the pressure is on me to find her one. Thanks in advance for any info.

I don’t have much great info but I’ll give you what I have. Pm me. We can chat.
Title: Re: 2020 Nooksack success?
Post by: RileyH on October 12, 2020, 03:27:57 PM: I know of at least 6 bulls that have been taken out of Nooksack so far this year.
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Post by: swanderek on October 13, 2020, 06:36:56 AM: I saw 3 nice tribal kills driving from there Sunday
Title: Re: 2020 Nooksack success?
Post by: elkontherun on October 13, 2020, 09:47:18 PM: Been seeing bulls and a couple dandy's. Just haven't been able to get the wife to connect yet. Hopefully this weekend.
Title: Re: 2020 Nooksack success?
Post by: westside bull on October 14, 2020, 01:51:29 PM: Quote from: elkontherun on October 13, 2020, 09:47:18 PM
Been seeing bulls and a couple dandy's. Just haven't been able to get the wife to connect yet. Hopefully this weekend.
Good luck to your wife. Looking forward to the pics.
Title: Re: 2020 Nooksack success?
Post by: bkaech on October 16, 2020, 07:06:08 PM: The elk are there.... just in certain pockets. They don't use every drainage or ridge that look like good habitat, only some of them. With how think the timber and brush is it can take a lot of time to find them. Especially if you are looking within an easy pack distance from a road.
Title: Re: 2020 Nooksack success?
Post by: Dcwright on October 19, 2020, 04:52:00 AM: Quote from: bkaech on October 16, 2020, 07:06:08 PM
The elk are there.... just in certain pockets. They don't use every drainage or ridge that look like good habitat, only some of them. With how think the timber and brush is it can take a lot of time to find them. Especially if you are looking within an easy pack distance from a road.

Did you hunt there this year?
Title: Re: 2020 Nooksack success?
Post by: Dcwright on October 19, 2020, 04:52:20 AM: Quote from: RileyH on October 12, 2020, 03:27:57 PM
I know of at least 6 bulls that have been taken out of Nooksack so far this year.

Pics?
Title: Re: 2020 Nooksack success?
Post by: westside bull on December 02, 2020, 12:18:16 PM: Any update on this hunt?
Title: Re: 2020 Nooksack success?
Post by: elkontherun on December 07, 2020, 08:11:07 PM: Had a great hunt in there this year. We hunted hard for 9 days. My wife is the one with the tag and she is a school teacher so weekends were are only option. We hunted hard hiked lots seen lots of elk. She had 2 chances at really nice bulls and missed the shots. She has never killed a elk before and she got a little excited. The first one was about a 300 inch 6x6 and the second was a huge 6x6 probably close to 330. She passed on several small bulls and spikes . We seen 7 bulls total. On the last weekend of the October season we spotted a bull about 2 miles away about 2 hrs before dark. We took off after them. It was the same heard we had seen the weekend before the heard with the big bull in it. We got to 600 yrds and could see the big bull and cows. We closed the distance to 200 yrds and the big bull was no where to be found. With only a half hr left of daylight and not knowing what the late season would bring she decided she would shoot the 5 pt that was right in front of her. She made a great shot the bull dropped in his tracks. Then of course all hell broke lose and elk ran everywhere. And the big bull stepped out and looked at us. Oh well we had a great hunt, she is happy with her first bull. I want thank the help I got off of here. A big thanks for Urdahlcamp for pointing us in the right direction.
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Post by: elkontherun on December 07, 2020, 08:15:54 PM: Here's her bull
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Post by: teanawayslayer on December 07, 2020, 08:18:48 PM: Quote from: elkontherun on December 07, 2020, 08:15:54 PM
Here's her bull
great bull thanks for sharing!
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Post by: blackveltbowhunter on December 07, 2020, 08:20:12 PM: Great bull!!
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Post by: elksnout on December 07, 2020, 08:32:31 PM: That's a damn fine bull any day. Nice job.

Elksnout
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Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on December 07, 2020, 09:32:11 PM: Good work guys!!!! :IBCOOL:
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Post by: Skyvalhunter on December 08, 2020, 05:35:51 AM: Nice Bull, looks like she could be your daughter
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Post by: westside bull on December 08, 2020, 07:06:36 AM: Awesome good for her.
Title: Re: 2020 Nooksack success?
Post by: Stein on December 08, 2020, 07:09:19 AM: Great looking bull, I would like to shoot a westside one some day, the dark colors are pretty awesome.
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Post by: bearhunter99 on December 08, 2020, 12:24:35 PM: Meat in the freezer! Congrats on a successful hunt!
Title: Re: 2020 Nooksack success?
Post by: elkontherun on December 08, 2020, 06:53:05 PM: Quote from: Skyvalhunter on December 08, 2020, 05:35:51 AM
Nice Bull, looks like she could be your daughter
lol. She is actually 6 months older than me. I guess I ain't lived as pure of life as she has. Lol
Title: Re: 2020 Nooksack success?
Post by: Turkeyman on December 09, 2020, 12:15:24 AM: :chuckle: :chuckle:
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Post by: The Fin on December 09, 2020, 07:20:13 PM: Congrats on a great bull. :tup:
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Post by: scotbradly726 on December 10, 2020, 11:08:59 AM: Congrats!!! That's a beauty of a bull! I'm looking for my first elk this year too in late Muzzy! Not in the Nooksack tho.