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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: GoldTip on August 21, 2009, 09:19:37 AM

Title: Selkirk Unit archery elk hunters....
Post by: GoldTip on August 21, 2009, 09:19:37 AM: I would appreciate reports of any sightings of big bull Moose any of you see during the archery elk hunting season. Good luck to all of you hunting elk in that area, and if ya spot any big bull Moose, I have a Moose tag for the Selkirks this year and would appreciate any info you might have. Thanks guys, can always use more eyes in the woods. Hit me with a PM if ya have time.
Title: Re: Selkirk Unit archery elk hunters....
Post by: coachcw on August 21, 2009, 12:14:05 PM: goldtip I saw a huge bull on the southwest side of molibdinite mountain last fall , and a couple of smallish bulls as well about 10 mile marker.good luck Coach
Title: Re: Selkirk Unit archery elk hunters....
Post by: GoldTip on August 21, 2009, 12:56:46 PM: Thanks coachcw.
Title: Re: Selkirk Unit archery elk hunters....
Post by: coachcw on August 21, 2009, 01:00:19 PM: keep in mind there griz in there too gold , I had an elk taken by one.
Title: Re: Selkirk Unit archery elk hunters....
Post by: GoldTip on August 21, 2009, 01:01:46 PM: Quote from: coachcw on August 21, 2009, 01:00:19 PM
keep in mind there griz in there too gold , I had an elk taken by one.

Yeah, I found one of'em over on Lamb Creek a couple weeks ago. I'll keep my eyes open but thanks for the heads up.
Title: Re: Selkirk Unit archery elk hunters....
Post by: walt on August 21, 2009, 01:02:09 PM: GoldTip-I will be up there quite a bit next month and will keep an eye out.
Title: Re: Selkirk Unit archery elk hunters....
Post by: elkaholic on August 21, 2009, 06:36:00 PM: Goldtip. will do. Ill pm you my number if I do and mark the Gps.
Title: Re: Selkirk Unit archery elk hunters....
Post by: Scottystyle on August 21, 2009, 11:33:16 PM: hey guys, i was thinking about that area for deer season. are there many grizzlies in there or do they wander in now and then from idaho and bc? I wouldnt mind seeing one...just not up close and personal. Good luck on the moose !!
Title: Re: Selkirk Unit archery elk hunters....
Post by: runningboard on August 22, 2009, 02:37:50 PM: saw a pretty good one last winter while riding snowmachines. always see a few while out for deer/elk. will keep you informed on what I see.
Title: Re: Selkirk Unit archery elk hunters....
Post by: robrunwild on August 23, 2009, 11:54:22 PM: Quit worrying about the bears, hell it's the terrain that will kill ya. There are two types of terrain features in the Selkirks, straight up and straight down. If you kill a big bull in the backcountry out there, pack in a frying pan and eat him where he lays. :chuckle:
Title: Re: Selkirk Unit archery elk hunters....
Post by: coachcw on August 27, 2009, 08:40:11 PM: those mountains kill skilled men , mark your way and prepare to stay overnight if needed, the weather comes in hard up there, good luck Coach
Title: Re: Selkirk Unit archery elk hunters....
Post by: boneaddict on August 28, 2009, 05:55:23 AM: That is the chit isn't it.

Scotty.....there are pockets of them overthere that hold a lot of them and there are sections that don't seem to attract them. The moose and elk tend to hang where the bears do, or vice versa I suppose. Deer, not so much, with exception to a couple mule pockets.

Not blowing things out of proportion, but that country is tough. I couldn't put my finger on it, as I have hunted lots of places, and it rates right up there with misery sometimes. Its not for the faint of heart. There isn't much game really for as much realestate as there is, and its dang hard to see them. Kind of why everyone depends on the rut so much.

Will do Goldtip. I won't be hunting over there but will have the camera going for some big bulls(elk or moose) I would imagine.
Title: Re: Selkirk Unit archery elk hunters....
Post by: SHANE(WA) on August 28, 2009, 06:07:30 AM: I have some buddys hunting up there, I will tell them to keep an eye out for ya and tell me what they saw. The best parts of that unit that hold the most moose are not the wilderness or remote spots.The last person that died there wasnt cause of the terrain, i will take hill country in remote areas then hiking into the saskatchewan big woods anyday
Title: Re: Selkirk Unit archery elk hunters....
Post by: boneaddict on August 28, 2009, 06:11:34 AM: You mean the guy that got chained to the bumper and drug down the hiway, or the one that got stripped naked in december, tied to a tree and coated with bacon so the bear would eat him, or the school bus driver that got shot because he was causing ringing in some guys head. :)
Title: Re: Selkirk Unit archery elk hunters....
Post by: SHANE(WA) on August 28, 2009, 06:14:37 AM: :chuckle:
Title: Re: Selkirk Unit archery elk hunters....
Post by: kopfjaeger on August 30, 2009, 07:44:12 AM: Quote from: boneaddict on August 28, 2009, 05:55:23 AM
Not blowing things out of proportion, but that country is tough. I couldn't put my finger on it, as I have hunted lots of places, and it rates right up there with misery sometimes. Its not for the faint of heart. There isn't much game really for as much realestate as there is, and its dang hard to see them. Kind of why everyone depends on the rut so much.

Yeah, that's why I like it; it keeps the non-hackers and wanna-be's out. :hunter:

Take the road all the way up to Salmo Lookout. The last 5 miles to the top is thick with moose. Saw a nice bull over 50" in there last year duting modern elk.
Title: Re: Selkirk Unit archery elk hunters....
Post by: boneaddict on August 30, 2009, 08:04:21 AM: You can see all sorts of critters in that country from Caribou (in the form of wolf *censored*) to wolverines to Grizz up there. Thats where I saw the biggest black bear I have ever seen. One of those canadian super bears came south.
Title: Re: Selkirk Unit archery elk hunters....
Post by: Big10gauge on August 30, 2009, 09:52:05 AM: Quote from: boneaddict on August 30, 2009, 08:04:21 AM
Thats where I saw the biggest black bear I have ever seen. One of those canadian super bears came south.
Here's one of those Kootenay bears, Pictures are kinda bad but you get the idea