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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: fishermanjoe on February 02, 2010, 10:58:48 PM

Title: Joe Watt feeding station.
Post by: fishermanjoe on February 02, 2010, 10:58:48 PM: Went by the ol feeding station and decided to share some pictures. So can I call dibs on the sheds? or is it to early to call dibs? :chuckle:

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Title: Re: Joe Watt feeding station.
Post by: bowhunterforever on February 03, 2010, 12:15:42 AM: Nice pics and bulls! 8) Where is Joe watt feeding station at?
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Post by: colockumelk on February 03, 2010, 08:10:43 AM: It's in Thorpe, Washington. (Just past Ellensburg on I-90)
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Post by: Raul Duke on February 03, 2010, 08:18:09 AM: i never knew there was a feeding station out there.
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Post by: CP on February 03, 2010, 08:28:07 AM: I didn’t either. I drive by there often picking up or dropping off my daughter at Central. What time do they feed?
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Post by: woodswalker on February 03, 2010, 08:35:46 AM: Quote from: colockumelk on February 03, 2010, 08:10:43 AM
It's in Thorpe, Washington. (Just past Ellensburg on I-90)

NOOOW you TOLD him.... :dunno:
Title: Re: Joe Watt feeding station.
Post by: colockumelk on February 03, 2010, 08:55:22 AM: They don't post their feeding times. And they feed really far out so bring your binos. It's not like at the Oak creek station. The public can view their feeding but usually the elk are at least 2-300 yds away.
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Post by: Cougeyes on February 03, 2010, 08:57:40 AM: Quote from: CP on February 03, 2010, 08:28:07 AM
What time do they feed?

I called and asked them a couple weeks ago, they said they normally feed around 8-9 a.m.
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Post by: Buckmark on February 03, 2010, 09:07:11 AM: Call dibs on the sheds all you want, but unless you are one of the unscrupuless A-holes that go in there at night and stash them so you can go back in when they open the gate for the law abiding public and get them is the only way you have a chance.
Always see guys with pack frames full coming out of the woods, and only a few small ones pickup up here and there.
Same thing happens at oak creek..
Title: Re: Joe Watt feeding station.
Post by: fishermanjoe on February 03, 2010, 09:40:39 AM: Quote from: Buckmark on February 03, 2010, 09:07:11 AM
Call dibs on the sheds all you want, but unless you are one of the unscrupuless A-holes that go in there at night and stash them so you can go back in when they open the gate for the law abiding public and get them is the only way you have a chance.
Always see guys with pack frames full coming out of the woods, and only a few small ones pickup up here and there.
Same thing happens at oak creek..

People do that crap?!?!?!?! I was just joking on the dibs. I am planning on spending a lot of time up in the hills looking for them, but i am not going to the extent of trespassing and stashing sheds. Thats just nuts.
Quote from: CP on February 03, 2010, 08:28:07 AM
I didn’t either. I drive by there often picking up or dropping off my daughter at Central. What time do they feed?

The elk are there all day, just head over and take a look, its at the L.T. Murry entrance.
Title: Re: Joe Watt feeding station.
Post by: Buckmark on February 03, 2010, 09:52:07 AM: Quote from: fishermanjoe on February 03, 2010, 09:40:39 AM
Quote from: Buckmark on February 03, 2010, 09:07:11 AM
Call dibs on the sheds all you want, but unless you are one of the unscrupuless A-holes that go in there at night and stash them so you can go back in when they open the gate for the law abiding public and get them is the only way you have a chance.
Always see guys with pack frames full coming out of the woods, and only a few small ones pickup up here and there.
Same thing happens at oak creek..

People do that crap?!?!?!?! I was just joking on the dibs. I am planning on spending a lot of time up in the hills looking for them, but i am not going to the extent of trespassing and stashing sheds. Thats just nuts.
Quote from: CP on February 03, 2010, 08:28:07 AM
I didn’t either. I drive by there often picking up or dropping off my daughter at Central. What time do they feed?
Yup, heck they do it at oak creek, some guys get caught, but if you ever go there when they open it up for shed hunting, it is like a sceen out of mad max, horse's, 4 wheelers, guys running and in the end you might find a few, but you will see guys with a bunch and all nice one's...
Title: Re: Joe Watt feeding station.
Post by: bowhunterforever on February 03, 2010, 03:33:19 PM: How do you get there from ellensburg and how far is it from I-90?
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Post by: huntergreg on February 03, 2010, 03:44:14 PM: If your heading from Yakima go onto I-90 towards Seattle and take the Thorp exit. there is a big fruit and antique stand on the right side. got to the stop sign and go left. go about 2 miles or so and take a right on thorp cemetery rd. follow it down about 5 miles maybe more till you see Watt canyon rd. there is a old farm building that is white. take a left there and head up the slight hill until you go across a KRD canal and you are there. There is a big metal building on the other side of the elk fence.. Start watching the hill sides. They have been feeding them on the right side a lot where the road heads up into the hills. Good Luck!
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Post by: bowhunterforever on February 03, 2010, 04:13:31 PM: Thanks for the directions huntergreg. :tup: I think i'll stop in there one of these days when i'm going buy. Will the elk still have there horns mid march?
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Post by: 3dvapor on February 03, 2010, 09:11:01 PM: they start to lose them around then especially the big ones
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Post by: Quackwhacker on February 04, 2010, 08:31:27 AM: If I have a Disabled parking pass would you guys let me at the front of the line. I promiss to not have my motor on my wheel chair. :chuckle:
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Post by: rosscrazyelk on February 04, 2010, 02:17:29 PM: Shouldn't of done that. I know who will be first to find those..
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Post by: lankkari on April 25, 2011, 07:59:02 PM: When do they open the gates for shed hunting?
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Post by: huntergreg on April 25, 2011, 08:01:42 PM: May 1st at 8 am.
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Post by: zackmioli on April 26, 2011, 02:30:35 PM: i went there on valentines day. saw probably 500 elk, and a group of 4 really nice bulls. have some pictures, ive just been lazy getting them up on here. ill try and do that today.
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Post by: jstone on December 18, 2015, 11:10:13 AM: so sense the snow is getting deeper will they get some kind of count on the elk compaired to other years?
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Post by: Band on December 18, 2015, 02:07:57 PM: Dang, I hate when I open up what I think is a new thread and see a response from Coluckumelk. Makes my heart skip a beat and miss his presence on the forum all over again. RIP, Coluckumelk. Sorry, back to your regularly scheduled topic...
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Post by: sebla on February 23, 2016, 02:53:10 PM: STAY ON THE WETSIDE........ DONT WASTE YOUR TIME