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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: debord35 on November 01, 2023, 03:21:08 PM

Title: General Season Elk Hunters - Yakima North Area - Can you help our youth?
Post by: debord35 on November 01, 2023, 03:21:08 PM: Hello all you General Season elk hunters that hunted the Yakima North areas (GMU's 336, 346, 340 and 342)

Can you please share any insight you may have learned over your last several days up there in the Umtanum, Little Naches, Manstash and Taneum units? I know that there are several youth hunters/parents connected to HuntWA that have youth cow tags that start today (Nov 1-12) for those units (and my son is one of them) and I've been reaching out to the others who have also asked about Yakima North units so we can try and share information to help our kids try and fill their cow tags if possible.

I'm hoping some of you that were up there chasing spikes this week will be able to share any insight on where we might be able to find some of the cows for our kids to tag. If there is any weather pushing them down the hills yet or if they are still staying high and in the thick stuff? Any suggestions will help. I know a number of us have been up there scouting in the summer/early fall but obviously with the pressure this week - I'm guessing things are changing constantly.

Thanks in advance for any updates you can share!
Title: Re: General Season Elk Hunters - Yakima North Area - Can you help our youth?
Post by: ffhoofer on November 01, 2023, 05:10:12 PM: Pm sent
Title: Re: General Season Elk Hunters - Yakima North Area - Can you help our youth?
Post by: sled on November 01, 2023, 05:11:53 PM: Was very slow for us. Wish I could help.
Title: Re: General Season Elk Hunters - Yakima North Area - Can you help our youth?
Post by: buglebuster on November 01, 2023, 06:57:48 PM: It’s a great unit for a youth cow tag that’s for sure. I spotted a herd opening day and killed my spike in it by 7:30 am. 14 cows. While I was quartering him I saw 2 more herds get pushed around. There will be a lot of pressure in the units until the end of the general season. My advice would be to make a long weekend out of it the following weekend after general, when things calm down a bit it shouldn’t be too hard. PM me of you would like to discuss a bit. If I wasn’t going to be taking my daughter to Idaho for deer the weekend of the 11th-12th I’d be more than happy to accompany and show you around.
Title: Re: General Season Elk Hunters - Yakima North Area - Can you help our youth?
Post by: HawkCreek on November 03, 2023, 05:59:12 PM: I hunted the Wenas today amd I was up in 336 for the general elk opener. I haven't seen much of anything. Last year in 336 I saw several herds and got them talking just couldn't find a spike. I covered 3 canyons in the Wenas today amd I couldn't even find a track less than a day old. Only heard three shots all of last weekend in 336 and a couple today. My season is all but over, best of luck to anyone still looking.