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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: TC_outdoorsman on June 10, 2025, 04:19:48 PM

Title: Son drawn - Silver Dollar Youth Any Elk - Help?
Post by: TC_outdoorsman on June 10, 2025, 04:19:48 PM: This is my son's last year as a youth hunter and he was drawn for the Silver Dollar Youth Any Elk tag. Sounds like we should be receiving information at some point. Does anyone have any experience with it?
Title: Re: Son drawn - Silver Dollar Youth Any Elk - Help?
Post by: muleburger on June 10, 2025, 04:22:39 PM: My son drew it as well this year.
Title: Re: Son drawn - Silver Dollar Youth Any Elk - Help?
Post by: TC_outdoorsman on June 10, 2025, 04:35:25 PM: Quote from: muleburger on June 10, 2025, 04:22:39 PM
My son drew it as well this year.

Nice! Looking on here it sounds like it can be hit or miss if they contact the hunter. I am hopeful though!
Title: Re: Son drawn - Silver Dollar Youth Any Elk - Help?
Post by: VickGar on June 10, 2025, 05:02:44 PM: Congrats guy! My 11 year old daughter drew as well! Hopefully this year is good for all of us. Based off research it’s hit or miss. Let’s keep our fingers crossed! 🤞🏽
Title: Re: Son drawn - Silver Dollar Youth Any Elk - Help?
Post by: TC_outdoorsman on June 10, 2025, 06:13:09 PM: Quote from: VickGar on June 10, 2025, 05:02:44 PM
Congrats guy! My 11 year old daughter drew as well! Hopefully this year is good for all of us. Based off research it’s hit or miss. Let’s keep our fingers crossed! 🤞🏽

Wow she's lucky! My son had 7 points and this is his first time drawing youth elk tag (and his last year as a youth). I hope she has a great hunt!
Title: Re: Son drawn - Silver Dollar Youth Any Elk - Help?
Post by: VickGar on June 10, 2025, 09:06:22 PM: I live pretty close and I believe I have contacts for the right people already just going to be patient and hopefully I get more info soon. Feel free to pm anytime if you get any updates.
Title: Re: Son drawn - Silver Dollar Youth Any Elk - Help?
Post by: Rugergunsite308 on June 11, 2025, 06:27:17 AM: My brother, sister, and I all had this tag 13 years ago the same year. We all filled it and then my dad harvested an archery cow that year. We had meat for a couple years. Great hunt, at least it was 13 years ago.

My dad did a write up about it that had the most epic introduction:

"Dawn broke like the wind after dinner at Santiago's Authentic Mexican Cuisine."

Still gives me the giggles :chuckle:
Title: Re: Son drawn - Silver Dollar Youth Any Elk - Help?
Post by: TC_outdoorsman on June 11, 2025, 09:29:53 AM: Quote from: Rugergunsite308 on June 11, 2025, 06:27:17 AM
My brother, sister, and I all had this tag 13 years ago the same year. We all filled it and then my dad harvested an archery cow that year. We had meat for a couple years. Great hunt, at least it was 13 years ago.

My dad did a write up about it that had the most epic introduction:

"Dawn broke like the wind after dinner at Santiago's Authentic Mexican Cuisine."

Still gives me the giggles :chuckle:

LOL, that is a good one! Do you have a link to the write up? My son is very excited and is hoping for a successful hunt!
Title: Re: Son drawn - Silver Dollar Youth Any Elk - Help?
Post by: Rugergunsite308 on June 11, 2025, 01:49:51 PM: I'll see if my dad can find it. Looking back my sister actually had the blackrock tag and my brother and I had the silver dollar. We stayed at the hilton in Yakama for 100 bucks a night since it was the off season. One of the nicest elk camps I was ever in.
Title: Re: Son drawn - Silver Dollar Youth Any Elk - Help?
Post by: Squatch200 on June 11, 2025, 04:33:53 PM: I think they’ll contact you and the game department sends you a packet for this hunt. They usually call when the elk start coming over into the ranches and then have 1-3 people go out on the same hunt together. They are good tags and usually successful. One of the hunts my buddies kid went on, the first kid missed a big bull and then they had my buddies son shoot a cow. The hunt then ended for the kid that missed the big bull so make sure his gun is dialed in.
Title: Re: Son drawn - Silver Dollar Youth Any Elk - Help?
Post by: muleburger on June 30, 2025, 10:51:29 AM: We still haven’t received anything by mail. Is that normal?
Title: Re: Son drawn - Silver Dollar Youth Any Elk - Help?
Post by: Gentrys on June 30, 2025, 11:21:15 AM: Good luck! It sounds like a fun hunt. Fires caused my son's youth hunt to be cancelled years ago. Very disappointing, especially when WDFW wouldn't reinstate his youth points.
Title: Re: Son drawn - Silver Dollar Youth Any Elk - Help?
Post by: VickGar on July 07, 2025, 06:00:54 PM: Quote from: muleburger on June 30, 2025, 10:51:29 AM
We still haven’t received anything by mail. Is that normal?

I spoke to the bio and he said he would be sending out packets in the next few weeks but after that he’s doesn’t have much involvement after. I received my tags in the mail today but no packet yet. I’d imagine they will arrive soon.
Title: Re: Son drawn - Silver Dollar Youth Any Elk - Help?
Post by: Trooper on July 07, 2025, 07:40:00 PM: My daughter drew Silver Dollar bull in 2017. Great time and good people she was able to harvest her first elk.
Title: Re: Son drawn - Silver Dollar Youth Any Elk - Help?
Post by: HntnFsh on July 07, 2025, 08:09:48 PM: Wow!
Title: Re: Son drawn - Silver Dollar Youth Any Elk - Help?
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on July 07, 2025, 09:42:07 PM: Hell of a first bull.🤯

6x7?
Title: Re: Son drawn - Silver Dollar Youth Any Elk - Help?
Post by: VickGar on July 08, 2025, 04:54:03 PM: Awesome bull! Thanks for sharing Trooper!
Title: Re: Son drawn - Silver Dollar Youth Any Elk - Help?
Post by: Gentrys on July 08, 2025, 09:23:31 PM: What a bull!
Title: Re: Son drawn - Silver Dollar Youth Any Elk - Help?
Post by: muleburger on July 26, 2025, 09:54:03 AM: I got my packet a couple weeks ago. I’ve called the gentleman on the paper a bunch of times and left a message. But I haven’t connected with him yet. Any of you guys have any luck?
Title: Re: Son drawn - Silver Dollar Youth Any Elk - Help?
Post by: VickGar on July 28, 2025, 09:14:24 PM: Quote from: muleburger on July 26, 2025, 09:54:03 AM
I got my packet a couple weeks ago. I’ve called the gentleman on the paper a bunch of times and left a message. But I haven’t connected with him yet. Any of you guys have any luck?

Feel free to send me a PM, I was able to make contact. I’m just curious if you have a different contact number than I do.