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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: Jasonkjasonk on October 22, 2025, 05:17:20 PM

Title: Youth Cow Elk - Yakima South GMUs 364, 368
Post by: Jasonkjasonk on October 22, 2025, 05:17:20 PM: Trying to give my daughter the best shot at filling her cow elk tag next week. I'll be up scouting this weekend, not asking for anyone's honey hole. Just curious if there are recommendations on where/how to get into the GMUs, areas to avoid due to private land, etc. Any advice for my daughter's hunt is appreciated.

Thank you in advance.
Title: Re: Youth Cow Elk - Yakima South GMUs 364, 368
Post by: buglebuster on October 22, 2025, 06:02:39 PM: Good luck to you, my daughter has the same tag.
Title: Re: Youth Cow Elk - Yakima South GMUs 364, 368
Post by: mcallahan on October 22, 2025, 08:21:37 PM: Any FS roads south of rimrock lake will get you into good elk country or head up the 1302 road off hwy12 it gets you up high and splits both GMUs. Won’t be alone but should get an opportunity at a cow.
Title: Re: Youth Cow Elk - Yakima South GMUs 364, 368
Post by: Limhangerslayer on October 22, 2025, 10:58:51 PM: Get to the unit and look for elk. Pull the trigger when you see one.
Title: Re: Youth Cow Elk - Yakima South GMUs 364, 368
Post by: Jasonkjasonk on October 23, 2025, 02:35:27 PM: Quote from: buglebuster on October 22, 2025, 06:02:39 PM
Good luck to you, my daughter has the same tag.

Thank you, good luck to your daughter as well!!
Title: Re: Youth Cow Elk - Yakima South GMUs 364, 368
Post by: Jasonkjasonk on October 23, 2025, 02:36:06 PM: Quote from: mcallahan on October 22, 2025, 08:21:37 PM
Any FS roads south of rimrock lake will get you into good elk country or head up the 1302 road off hwy12 it gets you up high and splits both GMUs. Won’t be alone but should get an opportunity at a cow.

Truly appreciate the input, I'll use these as a place to start, thank you.
Title: Re: Youth Cow Elk - Yakima South GMUs 364, 368
Post by: Jasonkjasonk on October 23, 2025, 02:36:30 PM: Quote from: Limhangerslayer on October 22, 2025, 10:58:51 PM
Get to the unit and look for elk. Pull the trigger when you see one.

That is definitely part of the plan!
Title: Re: Youth Cow Elk - Yakima South GMUs 364, 368
Post by: jdb on October 23, 2025, 05:13:03 PM: I’d focus more on 368
Title: Re: Youth Cow Elk - Yakima South GMUs 364, 368
Post by: fishngamereaper on October 23, 2025, 06:01:54 PM: Quote from: jdb on October 23, 2025, 05:13:03 PM
I’d focus more on 368

:yeah:
With the wx coming in .. definitely.
364 is thick and nasty...and by the this time of year the elk are two speeds... sleeping or running..
Get into some open country and hope something slows down.
Title: Re: Youth Cow Elk - Yakima South GMUs 364, 368
Post by: stickflngr on October 24, 2025, 07:15:27 AM: If you end up in 368, go up Cowichee Mill rd until you hit gravel. With the recent snow we've had it should have to elk moving into that area. Good luck
Title: Re: Youth Cow Elk - Yakima South GMUs 364, 368
Post by: Jasonkjasonk on October 24, 2025, 10:19:40 AM: Great, thank you, will start in the 368 area and go from there.
Title: Re: Youth Cow Elk - Yakima South GMUs 364, 368
Post by: Kingofthemountain83 on October 24, 2025, 02:33:33 PM: I've hunted Rimrock and Cowichie... I'd go with Cowichie... Head up Jack Ass, North Fork, or South Fork... They gated Nasty Creek but you can still get into the Nasty Creek Flats from the lower road or from The Foundation Ridge side... I've heard you can get into Stroughbach if you go Reynolds Creek Rd but haven't gone that route in years... Good luck... If there is enough snow the lowers of Sedge Ridge could be worth checking out... Always worth a hike through the Red Saddle... White's Ridge... Green's Pocket... Go to Eagle's Nest and overlook Shockley Rock area... I know a bunch of great area's in Cowichie... Have hunted there 30 years... Have shot a lot of deer and elk there... Rimrock I've hunted a couple times... Don't remember any of the roads except the 1050... Shot one bull there...
Title: Re: Youth Cow Elk - Yakima South GMUs 364, 368
Post by: knh on October 25, 2025, 01:54:35 PM: Cowiche Mill Rd for cows just use ONXmaps for RMEF land boundaries
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