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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: LDennis24 on March 28, 2023, 10:46:45 AM

Title: 2022 Hanford pics?
Post by: LDennis24 on March 28, 2023, 10:46:45 AM: Has anyone seen any recent pics of the Hanford bulls? Are there any big ones left out there?
Title: Re: 2022 Hanford pics?
Post by: 92xj on March 28, 2023, 01:41:38 PM: This morning I saw 14 bulls in one location. Not giant at all...right now. :chuckle:
And somewhere around 150 cows in 4 different groups.

There were plenty of rather large bulls seen in the fall and winter.
Title: Re: 2022 Hanford pics?
Post by: dvolmer on March 28, 2023, 01:57:39 PM: Worked out there for 32 years. There are tons of elk out there. As many as there has ever been. The real big boys spend most of their time now down by the river and only leave it to rut.
Title: Re: 2022 Hanford pics?
Post by: Mfowl on March 28, 2023, 05:01:08 PM: This is from an FB page, pretty sure it's Hanford. Screenshot of a grainy pic to begin with.
Title: Re: 2022 Hanford pics?
Post by: LDennis24 on March 28, 2023, 09:05:12 PM: That's the pic I was looking for. I saw it on someone's phone the other day. He was told it was from last year and wanted to know if anyone has seen that bull up close. It looks enormous!
Title: Re: 2022 Hanford pics?
Post by: spin05 on March 29, 2023, 11:48:22 PM: I went thru there 3 weeks ago. Saw 5 diffrent herds. Could make out some racks. Didnt have binos thou. Best guess in them 5 herds was 500+ animals. Never seen that many before
Title: Re: 2022 Hanford pics?
Post by: MeepDog on March 30, 2023, 07:41:08 AM: I don't have pics but I saw a huge non-typical last summer. All the bulls out there are living to maturity so the average bull you see is a Washington stud. Their only predator is automobiles :chuckle:
Title: Re: 2022 Hanford pics?
Post by: Nimrod on July 18, 2023, 06:42:39 PM: My father drew a bording unit to Hanford, basically rattle snake ridge to prossor ! Should be an amazing hunt hopefully some of the big boys come across
Title: Re: 2022 Hanford pics?
Post by: Mfowl on July 18, 2023, 07:33:58 PM: Steve's Outdoor Adventures on the Sportsman Channel has an episode called "Nuclear Elk" where he is hunting adjacent to Hanford on a private ranch. I couldn't find a link to the episode but worth a watch if you can find it. No freakish giants in it but he does take a nice bull here in Wa.
Title: Re: 2022 Hanford pics?
Post by: Nimrod on July 18, 2023, 08:11:05 PM: Quote from: Mfowl on July 18, 2023, 07:33:58 PM
Steve's Outdoor Adventures on the Sportsman Channel has an episode called "Nuclear Elk" where he is hunting adjacent to Hanford on a private ranch. I couldn't find a link to the episode but worth a watch if you can find it. No freakish giants in it but he does take a nice bull here in Wa.
I will look it up I’d be interested in seeing the land on the privite
Title: Re: 2022 Hanford pics?
Post by: dvolmer on July 18, 2023, 09:57:38 PM: I worked at Hanford for 32 years in Radiation Protection. We surveyed the elk and there are some big ones out there. But the elk on the neighboring ranches are not near as big as the ones that live down along the river between the 100 and 200 areas of Hanford. Another big issue with the bulls on and off the reservation is the extreme high bull to cow ratio. This makes just about all of them broken up pretty bad if you are hunting anytime after or during the rut. When I say broken, I mean majorly broken. I have seen the 400 plus bulls on the site but they don't leave. The old Hanford and Whitebluffs town sites are on the river with all the feed, shelter, and cover they will ever need and no one can touch them. I think it was just a couple of months ago a Hanford worker was caught with just a shed antler and got in huge trouble and Im not sure but probably fired.
Title: Re: 2022 Hanford pics?
Post by: b23 on July 19, 2023, 06:26:03 AM: Does anyone know how many, in total, landowner elk tags the state issues to the different private property owners for unit 372?
Title: Re: 2022 Hanford pics?
Post by: Bone collector 13 on July 19, 2023, 09:56:39 AM: Quote from: b23 on July 19, 2023, 06:26:03 AM
Does anyone know how many, in total, landowner elk tags the state issues to the different private property owners for unit 372?

A lot. Was down there on a fire a few years ago and talking to one of the ranch managers his particular ranch had 10 tags a year that they sold for 10k a piece. And he said he was on the low end for tag numbers
Title: Re: 2022 Hanford pics?
Post by: yogru on July 19, 2023, 10:00:01 AM: Quote from: b23 on July 19, 2023, 06:26:03 AM
Does anyone know how many, in total, landowner elk tags the state issues to the different private property owners for unit 372?

Silver Dollar Landowner tags-Elk Seasons for the landowner portion of the LHP permits:

Silver Dollar 24 Aug. 1 - March 31 Any Elk Silver Dollar
Silver Dollar 8 Aug. 1 - March 31 Antlerless Silver Dollar

Elk Seasons for the public portion of the LHP permits:

8 EF Aug. 1 - March 31 Youth Only, Any Elk Silver Dollar

Antlerless Elk
6 EF Aug. 1 - March 31 Youth Only,
Antlerless Elk Only

Antlerless Elk
2 EF Aug. 1 - March 31 Persons of Disability
Only, Antlerless Elk Only

Blackrock Landowner tags-Elk Seasons for the landowner portion of the LHP permits:

8 Aug. 1 - March 31 Any Elk Blackrock Ranches

2 Aug. 1 - March 31 Antlerless Blackrock Ranches

Elk Seasons for the public portion of the LHP permits:

2 EF Aug. 1 - March 31 Any Elk Blackrock Ranches

1 EF Aug. 1 - March 31 Antlerless Only Blackrock Ranches

1 EF Aug. 1 - March 31 Youth Only, Any Elk Blackrock Ranches

1 EF Aug. 1 - March 31 Youth Only, Antlerless Only Blackrock Ranches
Title: Re: 2022 Hanford pics?
Post by: Nimrod on July 19, 2023, 06:44:53 PM: Quote from: Mfowl on July 18, 2023, 07:33:58 PM
Steve's Outdoor Adventures on the Sportsman Channel has an episode called "Nuclear Elk" where he is hunting adjacent to Hanford on a private ranch. I couldn't find a link to the episode but worth a watch if you can find it. No freakish giants in it but he does take a nice bull here in Wa.
I looked for but couldn’t seem to find it