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Big Game Hunting => Other Big Game => Topic started by: Monsterbull11 on June 15, 2022, 04:57:11 AM

Title: Pop's Drew A Moose
Post by: Monsterbull11 on June 15, 2022, 04:57:11 AM: Hey guy's,
I hate sounding like the idiot but I have to ask. My dad drew a Douglas late bull moose tag and and I might as well be hunting moose on Mars for as much as I know about that area.
So if anybody could, at least, point me in the right direction to start, it would be greatly appreciated. Any little tidbit would be helpful.
Title: Re: Pop's Drew A Moose
Post by: Skyvalhunter on June 15, 2022, 05:06:51 AM: Scout it with boots on the ground
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Post by: bobcat on June 15, 2022, 05:38:18 AM: Look at the WDFW Hunting Prospects for that region.
Title: Re: Pop's Drew A Moose
Post by: Cougartail on June 15, 2022, 05:57:58 AM: About a 1/4 of that unit is public land I believe? I'd first identify where you can and cannot hunt on a map then put your boots on the ground.
Title: Re: Pop's Drew A Moose
Post by: Caseknife on June 15, 2022, 06:08:58 AM: Lots of area to hunt even though it is listed as private. Hancock owns a majority of the habitat but is usually wide open for hunting. About the only time they restrict it is during extreme fire danger. Seem to see less moose in the unit over the last 10 years because of wolves, but they are still there.
Title: Re: Pop's Drew A Moose
Post by: huntnnw on June 15, 2022, 06:33:36 AM: lots of area to hunt and like mentioned lots of Hancock. Hunt the clear cuts you will see moose. My buddy has some giants on cam this last year that were never taken.
Title: Re: Pop's Drew A Moose
Post by: Monsterbull11 on June 15, 2022, 06:46:58 AM: Quote from: Caseknife on June 15, 2022, 06:08:58 AM
Lots of area to hunt even though it is listed as private. Hancock owns a majority of the habitat but is usually wide open for hunting. About the only time they restrict it is during extreme fire danger. Seem to see less moose in the unit over the last 10 years because of wolves, but they are still there.

I was just looking at the Hancock Forest Management site and they don't list any property over there. Is that Hancock land "Pay To Play" like it is on the west side? Or just open?
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Post by: CamoDup on June 15, 2022, 08:35:52 AM: I drew this same tag. Tagging along if you don't mind.
Title: Re: Pop's Drew A Moose
Post by: ElkTacos on June 15, 2022, 08:39:38 AM: Quote from: Monsterbull11 on June 15, 2022, 06:46:58 AM
Quote from: Caseknife on June 15, 2022, 06:08:58 AM
Lots of area to hunt even though it is listed as private. Hancock owns a majority of the habitat but is usually wide open for hunting. About the only time they restrict it is during extreme fire danger. Seem to see less moose in the unit over the last 10 years because of wolves, but they are still there.

I was just looking at the Hancock Forest Management site and they don't list any property over there. Is that Hancock land "Pay To Play" like it is on the west side? Or just open?

can you post the link you used? There is a small chance you checked the wrong source or didnt get the right section of the website
Title: Re: Pop's Drew A Moose
Post by: Monsterbull11 on June 15, 2022, 11:09:34 AM: Quote from: ElkTacos on June 15, 2022, 08:39:38 AM
Quote from: Monsterbull11 on June 15, 2022, 06:46:58 AM
Quote from: Caseknife on June 15, 2022, 06:08:58 AM
Lots of area to hunt even though it is listed as private. Hancock owns a majority of the habitat but is usually wide open for hunting. About the only time they restrict it is during extreme fire danger. Seem to see less moose in the unit over the last 10 years because of wolves, but they are still there.

I was just looking at the Hancock Forest Management site and they don't list any property over there. Is that Hancock land "Pay To Play" like it is on the west side? Or just open?

can you post the link you used? There is a small chance you checked the wrong source or didnt get the right section of the website

https://www.hancockrecreation.com/

Then I clicked "State" and chose Washington.
Title: Re: Pop's Drew A Moose
Post by: Caseknife on June 24, 2022, 07:05:15 AM: Do yourself a favor and get OnX. Lots of Hancock land, ownership is listed in many different names for stockholder/tax/corporate reasons all unbeknownst to me. If ownership listed looks like a corporation and the land has been nuked, then it is Hancock Insurance/Hancock timberland. So far there is no access fee in this neck of the woods, just as I stated above, restricted during extreme fire danger by their foresters, can't have the stockholder's money burn up. Inland Empire Paper does have land farther north and that does have an access fee.
Title: Re: Pop's Drew A Moose
Post by: Falcon on June 25, 2022, 12:44:12 PM: Late Douglas tag 2015. Great to have help on this hunt. Hunted 12 days and saw several bulls.
Caseknife and a couple friends in this pic.
Title: Re: Pop's Drew A Moose
Post by: follow maggie on June 25, 2022, 04:37:22 PM: I don’t have anything constructive to add, but that’s great for your dad. I’m sure you’ll enjoy it, too.
Title: Re: Pop's Drew A Moose
Post by: Monsterbull11 on June 26, 2022, 07:50:39 AM: Quote from: Falcon on June 25, 2022, 12:44:12 PM
Late Douglas tag 2015. Great to have help on this hunt. Hunted 12 days and saw several bulls.
Caseknife and a couple friends in this pic.

:tup: :tup: :tup:
Title: Re: Pop's Drew A Moose
Post by: Monsterbull11 on June 26, 2022, 07:52:42 AM: Thanks everybody. It's going to be a good time!!!! :chuckle:
Title: Re: Pop's Drew A Moose
Post by: flyguide on August 11, 2022, 09:03:56 PM: Quote from: Monsterbull11 on June 15, 2022, 04:57:11 AM
Hey guy's,
I hate sounding like the idiot but I have to ask. My dad drew a Douglas late bull moose tag and and I might as well be hunting moose on Mars for as much as I know about that area.
So if anybody could, at least, point me in the right direction to start, it would be greatly appreciated. Any little tidbit would be helpful.

I have only hunted bears there, but the area on the north side of Mt. Rodgers (Rogers) can't remember which had a lot of moose sign. We never laid eyes on any, but there were beds on most of the closed roads immediately north of the mountain. My daughter shot a fabulous bear that hunt, good trip.