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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: gee_unit360 on April 26, 2024, 01:21:38 PM

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Title: East side Archery elk
Post by: gee_unit360 on April 26, 2024, 01:21:38 PM

Considering hunting the east side for elk this year. How crowded are the Yakima and Colockum units during archery? Can’t be anywhere close to modern obviously. How does it compare to muzzleloader season?

Title: Re: East side Archery elk
Post by: boneaddict on April 26, 2024, 01:33:33 PM

Muzzy feels busier than archery.  More camps, more road hunters etc.    How much of that is impacted by people just out looking for elk, not sure.   

Title: Re: East side Archery elk
Post by: NOCK NOCK on April 26, 2024, 07:12:02 PM

Have did em both, the areas I've been in, archery is busier than muzzy

Title: Re: East side Archery elk
Post by: Jor on April 30, 2024, 05:09:24 PM

Depending on unit. I hunted early archery only saw 2 other camps brother in law hunted same unit for muzzle lots of hunters. Sense both hunts are spike only I thank people are just playing the odds

Title: Re: East side Archery elk
Post by: Mtnwalker on April 30, 2024, 06:46:11 PM

Hop on the wdfw website and look at the hunt reports for the units you’re considering, it will give you a pretty good feel for the pressure  by hunt type