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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: boneaddict on November 16, 2007, 03:49:11 PM

Title: 2007 Elk Hunting Poll
Post by: boneaddict on November 16, 2007, 03:49:11 PM: Just like the deer, I would like to run our own hunter success poll here. It has to be just as accurate as any WDFW poll. I assumed that anyone voting actually hunted. Again WASHINGTON only please.
Title: Re: 2007 Elk Hunting Poll
Post by: boneaddict on November 26, 2007, 07:31:18 PM: Any more voters?
Title: Re: 2007 Elk Hunting Poll
Post by: ICEMAN on November 26, 2007, 07:33:37 PM: As stated elsewhere, we filled two cow tags of three guys with tags. Other related family group with three cow tags went meatless! :dunno: No bulls this year for my camp.
Title: Re: 2007 Elk Hunting Poll
Post by: actionshooter on November 26, 2007, 07:34:36 PM: I still have 2 weeks :)
Title: Re: 2007 Elk Hunting Poll
Post by: WACATHUNTER on December 04, 2007, 09:36:13 PM: Drew the multi-season elk. Didn't hunt spikes just put in for Modern points. Wasn't able to get over to the westside with my bow early but hunted late on the eastside archery, great hunt but unsuccessful.
Title: Re: 2007 Elk Hunting Poll
Post by: Washington M on December 04, 2007, 10:50:54 PM: You still have time, head over to the westside and whack an elk! I drove home last weekend (westside) and took friends out for one day, saw three legal bulls and lots of animals. Hunted the Winston, lots of people and lots of Elk! We got some good weather but if you are traveling check the pass report and road conditions. It's not to late, don't eat that $167, good luck! If you need a point in the right direction, let me know.
Title: Re: 2007 Elk Hunting Poll
Post by: M_ray on December 04, 2007, 10:58:33 PM: I put my vote in for the Branch bull Peaches photo of the month winner! :)
Title: Re: 2007 Elk Hunting Poll
Post by: huntnphool on December 04, 2007, 11:24:56 PM: That Peaches guy shot that elk in Montana though, it shouldnt be considered in tis poll :rolleyes:
Title: Re: 2007 Elk Hunting Poll
Post by: M_ray on December 05, 2007, 12:01:23 AM: Quote
That Peaches guy shot that elk in Montana though
What are you talking about I put in my vote for mine????
Title: Re: 2007 Elk Hunting Poll
Post by: bowhuntin on December 05, 2007, 01:21:25 AM: Still got till the eighth to bag an elk
Title: Re: 2007 Elk Hunting Poll
Post by: archery288 on December 05, 2007, 09:44:13 AM: put mine in for branch antlered...
Title: Re: 2007 Elk Hunting Poll
Post by: edmondshunter on December 09, 2007, 04:12:45 PM: 2 years straight with tag sandwich. Both deer and elk
Title: Re: 2007 Elk Hunting Poll
Post by: coonhound on December 10, 2007, 08:25:04 PM: Branched antlered for me, opening day of the Westside Archery.

Coon
Title: Re: 2007 Elk Hunting Poll
Post by: MooseStock on December 10, 2007, 08:31:08 PM: I got a spike the first 20 minutes of the Western Wash rifle season and I feel totally Lucky. If you don't have any kind of special permit draw in Western Wash your usually toast..........Les
Title: Re: 2007 Elk Hunting Poll
Post by: high country on December 13, 2007, 05:07:30 PM: umm I am having trouble with your poll. what if I filled more than one of the criteria?
Title: Re: 2007 Elk Hunting Poll
Post by: boneaddict on December 13, 2007, 05:46:28 PM: What, I was supposed to put a category, "I poached one the WDFW didn't know about". :)
Title: Re: 2007 Elk Hunting Poll
Post by: high country on December 13, 2007, 07:19:16 PM: I know of a few guys that actually ended up with three elk tags. all in washington.....all legit.
Title: Re: 2007 Elk Hunting Poll
Post by: bearhunter59 on December 13, 2007, 08:24:48 PM: Bagged my 4x4 opening day of rifle season in Lewis River unit. My ex-friends refer to me as "Lucky *censored*", because I have shot 4x4 or better 5 of last 7 years. All westside rifle. 3 of 5 on opening day. They on the other hand got to hunt private land this year...again, and again out of 9 of them, they only got one cow this year. Friendship apparently went bad, after I told them it looks like they are the lucky *censored* anytime they manage to get one. Last year between the 9 of them, they got nothing. The year before one 3x4. Yep, guess I'm a Lucky *censored*. That being the case, I guess I'll take being lucky every year.
Title: Re: 2007 Elk Hunting Poll
Post by: bearhunter59 on December 13, 2007, 08:30:03 PM: I've read somewhere that the national average for a rifle elk hunter is one animal in 8 years. I have been told by F&G that it is @ 1 in 11 years for this state. If you look at the harvest reports for last year, very few units have success rates over 10%. Many were down in the 2-4% range, with most being between 6-8%. I don't know, but to me, I don't consider any of those numbers to be a "success".

Stats do show that the permit hunts do have a much higher success rate, in most cases.
Title: Re: 2007 Elk Hunting Poll
Post by: actionshooter on December 13, 2007, 10:02:50 PM: Well now I can vote, I only got 4 days of late archery in and now my area got closed, lastweek, due to the floods.
I was bummed but you made me feel better bearhunter, I've scorred to 2 previous years.