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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: mrmorton on June 04, 2010, 08:02:30 AM

Title: east or west???
Post by: mrmorton on June 04, 2010, 08:02:30 AM: i am just now finding out after moving here that if you choose the west side your stuck there and same with the east. well, is there a better side? i have no clue. i come from idaho and its almost 100 percent general hunt there. this state has some regs im learning one at a time. so anyways, which side should i commit to? thanks.
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Post by: runamuk on June 04, 2010, 08:10:02 AM: Depends do you want a chance at bulls during general season? if so you want the west side as the east is nearly all spike only. If you live on one side or the other and can hunt more by staying in your area that is another consideration.
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Post by: Woodchuck on June 04, 2010, 08:10:47 AM: west
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Post by: STIKNSTRINGBOW on June 04, 2010, 08:12:06 AM: If you live in or near Morton, your choice should be easy....
West Side, unless you want to shoot a spike/cow.. :dunno:
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Post by: bonecrusher on June 04, 2010, 08:46:15 AM: west side, welcome to the jungle baby
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Post by: jackelope on June 04, 2010, 08:58:37 AM: Quote from: JIMKD8 on June 04, 2010, 08:10:47 AM
west

no elk on the east side?
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Post by: runamuk on June 04, 2010, 09:03:37 AM: Quote from: JIMKD8 on June 04, 2010, 08:10:47 AM
west

you just wish you could hunt big ol bulls in the jungle over here :chuckle: :chuckle:....all you get are those itty bitty spikes ;)
Title: Re: east or west???
Post by: STIKNSTRINGBOW on June 04, 2010, 09:10:30 AM: Quote from: jackelope on June 04, 2010, 08:58:37 AM
Quote from: JIMKD8 on June 04, 2010, 08:10:47 AM
west

no elk on the east side?

Getting better, area I used to hunt went from 600 archery hunters a few years ago to 300+/- last year, but I got tired of having 6 or 7 close encounters with branched bulls every season, no spikes in sight. :bash:
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Post by: whacker1 on June 04, 2010, 09:12:00 AM: If you live in Morton - definitely would choose west. convenient and good opportunities.
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Post by: Buschingc on June 05, 2010, 03:37:16 AM: I live on the Eastside, but I hunt elk on the westside... There are just to many damn restrictions on the eastside and a ton of hunters all trying to shot a spike..
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Post by: gasman on June 05, 2010, 08:06:18 AM: Quote from: whacker1 on June 04, 2010, 09:12:00 AM
If you live in Morton - definitely would choose west. convenient and good opportunities.

:yeah:
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Post by: WDFW-SUX on June 05, 2010, 08:54:28 AM: You can kill a good bull withen 10min of downtown morton.
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Post by: Skinnyman on June 05, 2010, 09:29:59 AM: Depending where on the west side, the underbrush can be incredibly thick (5 feet visibilty or less sometimes, especially towards the coast), which is of course where the bigger bulls are hanging out. Good luck walking quietly is that stuff!!! :bash:

Last year down in Willipa Hills I had a true spike 50 feet from me perfectly broadside and stood still watching me for at least 30 seconds, but as with most of the west side being a 3 pt minimum, all I could do was watch. I am going to go eastside this year as it is much more open, and usually a lot dryer (less rain).
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Post by: MountainWalk on June 05, 2010, 12:21:06 PM: The West is the best.....
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Post by: Magnum_Willys on June 06, 2010, 10:10:06 PM: The west side is wet, crowded, brushy with a decreasing number of animals and diminishing odds of getting a shot. The east side is dry, open, with a decreasing number of animals and diminishing odds of getting a shot. :chuckle: Just pick where you want to enjoy your whiskey and spend time with your buddies.
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on June 06, 2010, 10:30:51 PM: west side is better :chuckle: but i am a east side guy :chuckle:
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Post by: GEARHEAD on June 06, 2010, 11:17:24 PM: well dont ya have to wear kevlar and rain coats :)hunting the west side.
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Post by: PA BEN on June 07, 2010, 06:22:10 AM: If your going to hunt Archery, go East side. These bulls over here seem to go the other way when you bugle at them. There's some good hunt-able bulls in the NE corner, just not a lot of them. It's thick and wet over here, but there is a lot of elk. Last year during riffle season over here it rained almost every day, I got soaked, even w/good rain gear. :bash:
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Post by: SkookumHntr on June 07, 2010, 12:48:15 PM: -Do you want to hunt spikes or branched bulls :dunno: Your not going to draw any tag in this decade so those are your options. It would be a easy choice for me :chuckle:
Title: Re: east or west???
Post by: Pathfinder101 on June 07, 2010, 12:56:50 PM: Quote from: jackelope on June 04, 2010, 08:58:37 AM
Quote from: JIMKD8 on June 04, 2010, 08:10:47 AM
west

no elk on the east side?

NOPE. (Photo evidence attached for anyone who missed it in a similar earlier thread...)
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Post by: brianb231 on June 07, 2010, 10:34:23 PM: Quote from: Magnum_Willys on June 06, 2010, 10:10:06 PM
The west side is wet, crowded, brushy with a decreasing number of animals and diminishing odds of getting a shot. The east side is dry, open, with a decreasing number of animals and diminishing odds of getting a shot. :chuckle: Just pick where you want to enjoy your whiskey and spend time with your buddies.

Nicely Put Magnum :chuckle: I agree totally>>>>