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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: bucksnort on September 29, 2009, 12:39:23 PM

Title: rimrock elk
Post by: bucksnort on September 29, 2009, 12:39:23 PM: Heading out to do some more scouting and was curious if anyone had some more information on places to start. New to eastside elk hunting and was lucky enough to draw a branched tag. Any help anyone has would be appreciated. Not looking for anyones honey hole. Just a point in the right direction since I am not afraid to put in miles. thanks.
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Post by: backwoods_boy on September 29, 2009, 12:42:18 PM: PM SENT
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Post by: kirkl on September 29, 2009, 01:18:06 PM: you gonna give him your honey hole backwoods? :chuckle:
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Post by: backwoods_boy on September 29, 2009, 01:19:05 PM: advice..... :P no honey holes.......
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Post by: luvtohnt on September 29, 2009, 01:31:32 PM: Wouldn't one have to kill a bull in order to classify something as a honey hole? :chuckle:

Brandon
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Post by: backwoods_boy on September 29, 2009, 01:32:36 PM: ha ha real funny...
just cause we didnt kill one doesn't mean we didnt see em.
:chuckle:
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Post by: andrew_12gauge on September 29, 2009, 01:33:17 PM: Quote from: luvtohnt on September 29, 2009, 01:31:32 PM
Wouldn't one have to kill a bull in order to classify something as a honey hole? :chuckle:

Brandon

BURN
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Post by: luvtohnt on September 29, 2009, 01:36:54 PM: Don't worry I don't have any honey holes either. Just some good areas to see animals.

Brandon
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Post by: Matt on September 29, 2009, 02:05:01 PM: Did someone say honey hole?????? :IBCOOL:
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Post by: backwoods_boy on September 29, 2009, 02:07:53 PM: that's what she said.... ha ha ha ha :chuckle:
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Post by: 270Shooter on September 29, 2009, 03:14:28 PM: Louie Gap, Short and dirty, blue slide, and Pinegrass as a last resort. That unit is too thick for my liking :twocents:.
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Post by: backwoods_boy on September 29, 2009, 03:42:45 PM: all those are good but there is a few you missed that are much deeper than that :-)
:chuckle:
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Post by: 270Shooter on September 29, 2009, 05:33:38 PM: Quote from: backwoods_boy on September 29, 2009, 03:42:45 PM
all those are good but there is a few you missed that are much deeper than that :-)
:chuckle:
I like the east side of that unit the best ;). Pinegrass gets really thick up on the flat part. Like 20 yards is as far as you can see... And then the wilderness is insanely thick also, unless you get up above the timber line. But I don't know if too many elk hangout up there... My guess is no?
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Post by: colockumelk on September 30, 2009, 09:17:16 AM: Quote from: 270Shooter on September 29, 2009, 03:14:28 PM
Louie Gap, Short and dirty, blue slide, and Pinegrass as a last resort. That unit is too thick for my liking :twocents:.

So you don't like going where the elk are??? The thick stuff is where the elk are. Theyr'e not gonna hang out in the wide open. THe thick stuff is where it's at. You can call them in way closer.
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Post by: jason4429 on October 04, 2009, 02:46:03 PM: What clockumelk said is what i was thinking
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Post by: 270Shooter on October 04, 2009, 02:57:10 PM: Quote from: colockumelk on September 30, 2009, 09:17:16 AM
Quote from: 270Shooter on September 29, 2009, 03:14:28 PM
Louie Gap, Short and dirty, blue slide, and Pinegrass as a last resort. That unit is too thick for my liking :twocents:.

So you don't like going where the elk are??? The thick stuff is where the elk are. Theyr'e not gonna hang out in the wide open. THe thick stuff is where it's at. You can call them in way closer.
I know better places ;)
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Post by: bullcanyon on October 04, 2009, 06:20:48 PM: Well... Called in a nice bull for my dad this am. He had the muzzleloader permit. Nice 4 point with doubles. He's fairly jacked about it. His biggest bull to date. Been hunting that unit longer than I've been chasing tail. Pm if you want some info.
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Post by: bucksnort on October 04, 2009, 08:07:25 PM: Thanks for the input everyone. I was up there on Friday and did a quick tour and some walking. Very thick and steep. Glad I started riding the bike last month to get back into shape. Saw some elk and talked to a muzzleloader who just called one in to his smoke pole. Nice bull. Gotta love the smell of sulfur in the morning. Saw some good country. Also had a bonus with 3 blue grouse and a nice 'yote.
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Post by: scoyoc5 on October 04, 2009, 08:11:13 PM: Quote from: bullcanyon on October 04, 2009, 06:20:48 PM
Well... Called in a nice bull for my dad this am. He had the muzzleloader permit. Nice 4 point with doubles. He's fairly jacked about it. His biggest bull to date. Been hunting that unit longer than I've been chasing tail. Pm if you want some info.

congrats to your dad.
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Post by: colockumelk on October 05, 2009, 08:29:26 AM: Quote from: 270Shooter on October 04, 2009, 02:57:10 PM
Quote from: colockumelk on September 30, 2009, 09:17:16 AM
Quote from: 270Shooter on September 29, 2009, 03:14:28 PM
Louie Gap, Short and dirty, blue slide, and Pinegrass as a last resort. That unit is too thick for my liking :twocents:.

So you don't like going where the elk are??? The thick stuff is where the elk are. Theyr'e not gonna hang out in the wide open. THe thick stuff is where it's at. You can call them in way closer.
I know better places ;)

Like Where? Do you mean easier places? The Wilderness areas are where it's at. If you want to find the highest concentration of elk and the biggest bulls you have to go into the wilderness areas of Rimrock, Bumping or Little Naches. THey're there because people aren't there. You can't get there on a four wheeler. Only real hunters venture in those places.
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Post by: 270Shooter on October 05, 2009, 03:16:37 PM: Quote from: colockumelk on October 05, 2009, 08:29:26 AM
Quote from: 270Shooter on October 04, 2009, 02:57:10 PM
Quote from: colockumelk on September 30, 2009, 09:17:16 AM
Quote from: 270Shooter on September 29, 2009, 03:14:28 PM
Louie Gap, Short and dirty, blue slide, and Pinegrass as a last resort. That unit is too thick for my liking :twocents:.

So you don't like going where the elk are??? The thick stuff is where the elk are. Theyr'e not gonna hang out in the wide open. THe thick stuff is where it's at. You can call them in way closer.
I know better places ;)

Like Where? Do you mean easier places? The Wilderness areas are where it's at. If you want to find the highest concentration of elk and the biggest bulls you have to go into the wilderness areas of Rimrock, Bumping or Little Naches. THey're there because people aren't there. You can't get there on a four wheeler. Only real hunters venture in those places.
:chuckle: So I'm not a real hutner because I don't hunt in he wilderness areas? I'm sorry but just because some units don't have a wilderness area in them doesn't mean you can't get away from the people.

Plus, where am I gonna road hunt at in a wilderness area??? lol just kiddin'

Sorry for the thread jacking :chuckle:.
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Post by: colockumelk on October 05, 2009, 05:00:26 PM: Yeah sorry 270, didn't mean to come off all preachy. I only meant to respond to you saying there are better places. IMHO the wilderness areas hold the most elk and have on average the biggest bulls. That's all I meant to post. Then I sort of went into a rant about road hunters that had nothing to do with you. Sorry bout that.
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Post by: dylanthered on October 05, 2009, 06:11:33 PM: Regarding hunting in wilderness areas ...

I'm down for the work to hunt wilderness areas. But I just did some scouting. Really? I created a thread here: http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,35439.msg415816.html#msg415816
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Post by: colockumelk on October 05, 2009, 06:56:36 PM: I would agree hunting it with a rifle when it's not during the rut would be pointless. I wouldn't really consider the Nile a "wilderness area" That area has as many roads as the Colockum does.

Here's why I like the wilderness areas. Until it snows it holds more elk and bigger bulls (on average) than the low areas. The population density is way, way, WAY higher. Also hardly ever see guys and don't have to deal with the lazy SOB's driving all over on ATV's road hunting. Also what is more fun. Calling in an animal and shooting him at 20 yds (bow or rifle) or shooting some random animal that happened to run past you at 200 yds?

While the wilderness would definately suck with a rifle. If you hunted it with a bow or ML it is definately awsome.
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Post by: bucksnort on November 22, 2009, 08:28:27 PM: Wanted to send a thanks to BullCanyon on the info he sent me on my elk hunt. Good info that paid off. Did some scouting on Saturday and Sunday before the Monday opener. No elk but a lot of Mule deer hunters in the unit. Amazing anyone shoots any with all the road hunters. My Dad and I were fearing for our lives at the speed some people hunt. Monday opened to wind and rain(big surprise). Took a walk down the hill near Lost Lake with only one deer sighting. Wind was howling to 40. Dad picked me up at the bottom where I picked up some lunch and headed back up to the top to walk another section of ground. Cut a trail that didn't pan out. About 12:30 the rain quit and and I found a nice meadow to watch for the evening and marked it my GPS. As I put it away I heard some noise below me. A bull walks out into the middle and walks broadside about 80 yards away. I am about 40 feet up the hill so I am trying to find a hole to shoot through the limbs and squeeze one off. No luck. He runs 20 yards the other direction. One more time. No luck. So by now he's figured he's had enough of this B.S. so he turns and runs back to where he came from. Right at me! So I decide that if that's the way he wants it, works for me. He runs right to me and gets one in the neck at 2o yards. Gotta love it when a plan comes together. Then when all is said and done I was able to get the truck to within 40 yard. I will try and upload some pictures later. Thanks again for the help BC
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Post by: rasbo on November 23, 2009, 03:13:38 AM: I like the rimrock hunt..I only hunt it with an any bull tag..ESCAPE