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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: backwoods_boy on July 07, 2010, 04:26:20 PM

Title: Heading EAST to scout for some wapiti.....
Post by: backwoods_boy on July 07, 2010, 04:26:20 PM: Taking the new wall tent to 6000 feet tomorrow morning with dad, uncle and hopefully cousins and brother.
Gonna be a scoutin/camping trip. Hope to see some hogs like this guy.
Should be a good trip.
Gonna be a HOTT ONE!!

(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm4.static.flickr.com%2F3151%2F2591592734_f51bacef4b.jpg%3Fv%3D0&hash=c93b8bfbb8f41624116f8ccf4ae89b37d0957293)
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Post by: gasman on July 07, 2010, 04:30:17 PM: Rimrock?
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Post by: jackelope on July 07, 2010, 04:31:30 PM: sounds like a good time.
take some pics!!
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Post by: backwoods_boy on July 07, 2010, 04:32:39 PM: Quote from: gasman on July 07, 2010, 04:30:17 PM
Rimrock?
nope nice try. getting warmer though. :IBCOOL: :chuckle:
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Post by: backwoods_boy on July 07, 2010, 04:33:06 PM: Quote from: jackelope on July 07, 2010, 04:31:30 PM
sounds like a good time.
take some pics!!

will do! taking the little ladys big lense for close ups.
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Post by: gasman on July 07, 2010, 04:35:17 PM: Well, where ever you guys are going, Good luck and have fun :hello:
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Post by: backwoods_boy on July 07, 2010, 04:35:43 PM: Thanks! We should have a good time. :hello:
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Post by: bowhunterforever on July 07, 2010, 04:53:54 PM: Hope you guys find some big bulls,Good luck
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Post by: backwoods_boy on July 07, 2010, 05:20:22 PM: thats the plan. we will have some good sets of eyes searching.
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on July 07, 2010, 05:44:21 PM: good luck looking hope you find some so us poor saps can see them :chuckle:
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Post by: rasbo on July 07, 2010, 05:45:26 PM: good luck,had a nice one bout jump my truck this am
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Post by: backwoods_boy on July 07, 2010, 06:00:31 PM: NICE!!! WIll post pics sunday night.
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Post by: tratnick1234 on July 10, 2010, 10:36:41 PM: why hunt the eastside if you only can shoot spikes
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Post by: NWBREW on July 10, 2010, 11:20:17 PM: Quote from: tratnick1234 on July 10, 2010, 10:36:41 PM
why hunt the eastside if you only can shoot spikes

:rolleyes: Look at the regs again, :rolleyes: There are areas in eastern washington where you can shoot big bulls (or smaller ones). ;)
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Post by: tratnick1234 on July 10, 2010, 11:46:10 PM: rear k, sorry spacin out kill any then
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Post by: jay33ice on July 11, 2010, 08:51:04 PM: hey tratnick, most of the eastside is any. check the regs
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on July 11, 2010, 08:59:13 PM: i don't know if i would say most are i know 5 units that are east side that i apply for or hunt in now, and only one is any elk the others are cow only or cow and spike if you don't draw a special tag. :dunno:
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Post by: backwoods_boy on July 12, 2010, 08:51:58 AM: Got back late last night and had a great 4 days of scouting.
Wall tent is awesome and weather was perfect.
Saw ELK, Deer and all kinds of critters.
Gonna go back again the first week of august.
will post pics soon.
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Post by: backwoods_boy on July 12, 2010, 09:11:42 AM: .
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Post by: backwoods_boy on July 12, 2010, 09:17:03 AM: .
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Post by: backwoods_boy on July 12, 2010, 09:22:23 AM: .
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Post by: NWBREW on July 12, 2010, 09:39:59 AM: Thanks for sharing the beautiful pictures BB. Looks like you guys found the elk and had fun too. Love the wall tent....man is it big. Looks like there's plenty of room. :tup:
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Post by: backwoods_boy on July 12, 2010, 09:40:39 AM: Yup its the first one of its size that wall tent shop has released. 16x24.
Thanks
yeah we had a blast.
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Post by: gasman on July 12, 2010, 12:50:09 PM: So where did you guys end up?

Looked a little like Bald Mt area in teh Little Nachese unit :dunno:
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Post by: backwoods_boy on July 12, 2010, 01:10:44 PM: Nope not bald mountain.
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Post by: GoPlayOutside on July 12, 2010, 08:17:09 PM: looking at Naneum Ridge?
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Post by: hughjorgan on July 12, 2010, 08:37:57 PM: Nice pics backwoods.

Quote from: gasman on July 12, 2010, 12:50:09 PM
So where did you guys end up?

Looked a little like Bald Mt area in teh Little Nachese unit :dunno:

Looks like the Cowiche...
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Post by: backwoods_boy on July 12, 2010, 10:08:18 PM: ding ding
cow.
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Post by: bowhunterforever on July 12, 2010, 11:47:51 PM: Awsome pics :tup: Some good looking country
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Post by: Gobble on July 13, 2010, 05:53:49 AM: Great Pics ;) Looks like you had a great time. What was you final tally for animals?
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Post by: backwoods_boy on July 13, 2010, 08:24:14 AM: thats top secret haha we saw plenty lets just say that.
:-)
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Post by: Hornseeker on July 13, 2010, 10:24:19 AM: No Bulls????

Nice pics BWB.... looks like a great timeand that tent is "Da Bomb"...
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Post by: backwoods_boy on July 13, 2010, 02:17:43 PM: i cant post everything i saw over there now can I. :chuckle: :chuckle: :drool: :hello:
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Post by: Hyde on July 13, 2010, 09:39:53 PM: That's not a tent, that's a Taj Mahal! You may need two wood stoves in that thing. I want one!
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on July 13, 2010, 09:45:18 PM: great pics
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Post by: backwoods_boy on July 14, 2010, 12:38:46 AM: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:
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Post by: Little Dave on July 14, 2010, 01:55:47 AM: Looks like fun. What were you fixing in the oven? Chili?
We had a nice cornbread and peach cobbler a few weeks ago... then a cherry cobbler last weekend.
Blueberries are starting to ripen in the backyard... mayble a blueberry cobbler needs to happen this week.
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Post by: backwoods_boy on July 14, 2010, 08:04:03 AM: that was beef and sausage chili.
YUMMY!!!
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Post by: Recurve-Elk on July 14, 2010, 09:12:17 AM: Thanks for sharing the pics! They are getting me amped up for the upcoming seasons!!!!!! :yike: