Hunting Washington Forum
Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: winknot on August 02, 2010, 06:12:05 PM
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me and a buddy drew the archery bull tag in this unit. I'm just trying to get a little help and see if anyone has been succesful in the past.
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My hunting buddy drew a MFA bull tag here last year. Hunted the whole week. Seen 1 bull, never came close enough for a shot. There was snow on the ground 1 day , rained a few days.
GL.
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I have seen a ton of rubs there above lost lake
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What kind of hunt do you want to do? Also do a search for Rimrock.
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i love the rimrock unit! but most the times a memeber with 1 post will not do good on here if the first thing they ask for is were to hunt and do you know about this unit etc. people just get info and never show up again so don't expect to get grate results with you first post. there is a intro page that you can tell us more about yourself post some hunting stories and photos etc and you will find a lot of great help around here but you got to chip in and let us get to know you before most will give good advise. i had the archery tag last year and my buddy i hunted with had his wife with a modern bull tag and son with a cow tag up there. i know area i hunt up there pretty good and my buddy knows it like that back of his hand! i would not be afraid 2 help out a bit but you need to put some time in. welcome to the site :hello:
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My cousin drew that tag last year - his dad told me that they were in bulls every day and some really nice ones and my cousin apparently missed a bull that was near 380" mark. Here is a pic of the bull he ended up taking.
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welcome to the site. ditto on the idea of putting some time in before asking for honey holes :chuckle: :chuckle:
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well trust im no rookie. anyhow this is an archery tag. i took a 270 class bull last year at 22 yards . its not the bigget but a bull anyhow. Ive been up in the unit 4-5 times already have cams up but the army core of engineers had my road up to section 3 lake closed off til this last weekend where i had the cams so i could check them im just trying to see if i should go further south in the unit. me and my buddy are both pretty good callers.
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we got to do very very little scouting because of the fire that came threw last year had a lot of area i wanted to scout in closed :bash:
no one is going to call you a rookie we don't know ya but you are a rookie on here :chuckle: you guys should do alright i would go way back towards conrad medows to the dark timber and get back in there a ways and if you guys are good callers you should do alright in there.
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I had a muzzle permit a few years ago. Crazy weather did not help. Snow, rain, wind, hail and everything else. I hunted 3-5 miles back from the road and was into bulls every day. Had my chances but did not connect.
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I got drawn for rimrock archery this year also. I am more familiar with the bumping and cowiche units. Will be scouting a day or two this weekend. I am partial to hunting the thicker timber myself, and from what I have seen and heard so far it is rough country.
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it is some harder country for sure but you can find some flats every once in awhile :chuckle:
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saw lots of rubs round the lost lake area and clear lake, heard a bull bugle at night by clear lake last years season. nvr saw a bull but saw a few cows. almost had my shot off but didnt pan out :dunno: oh well always got this year haha.
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I Love the Rimrock Unit, it's my back yard! Conrad definitly, hike or horseback in:) Section 3 gets alot of traffic during bow season, I go up just to see if they are doing well and there are trucks everywhere. (Never have seen them with any elk) There is a trailhead at section 3 that takes you over to conrad, long hike.
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I will be leaving Friday for the area. Have a spot lined up to camp, just have to see if I can fit my trailer in there. Two weeks elk hunting with A/C and a shower to come back to is going to be rough. :chuckle:
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i think there is some regulations as far as running gennys up there after a certain hour or somthing like that. you might check into it. i think it is because of risk of fire.
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If I cant run it, no big deal. I just need a shower every once in a while. Two weeks beating the brush without one and I will smell myself out of camp.
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yeah i understand i think it is just like after like 8 at night or somthing like that. just don't want ys to get a ticket so a heads up :IBCOOL:
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thx to all that have responded. yea i am going to go further in the back country just only been able to drive some roads and hike from section 3 up to bear creek mountain (short hike) section 3 already looks like a highway :bdid: if anyone is interested. going up this weekend for a long hike check out come areas
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Do some looking around lost lake, As you get near the top bare to the right (south) and it should flatten out, take the forks in the roads that take you up against the base of tthe large ridge. Stop in the thickest timber you can find. If you can see 10-15 yards or less you are getting warmer. Work back into the timber till you find the elk trails. Stay on these to travel and you can be silent. Move no more than a few yards in 5 minutes or so. Do this and you will get into the elk. Use your ears and nose, if you are paying attention you will smell them before you see them.
If you have a gps . mark where you left the truck. After you get in the timber there are no features to guide you out. you might find a road, but it may not be the one you left your truck on.... Been ther done that in this spot before.....
A gal from work was up there Saturday and the buls are starting to sing....
Shoot straight shoot often
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check your maps , if you find a bench 3/4 up a north slope away from roads less than 1/4 mile from water you'll do fine. i look for this pattern in every new area I hunt and go from there , start soft calling from estris to small bull squeel , read the elk and then get more agressive , if your calling the early part of sept expect the bulls to come in quiet . I set up and call for fourty five minutes every five min , then only move 200 to 500 yards and call fourty five again .if there's a bull in the area he should trigger to the estis cow , he dosn't know when the rut starts he's willing when she is. good luck.coach
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Winknot you ever see any deer up that way, Section 3. Bear Creek Mtn.?
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Winknot,
My brother an I drew muzzle loader Bull tags for this area this year also (was hoping for the Little Naches; know it like the back of my hand). I have spent a good deal of time in the Rimrock area summer camping and snowmobiling in the winter. I have seen enough Elk in it during the past couple of summers to know that there are plenty of them all through out the unit. Just leave a couple bigns for us. We will be scouting this weekend as well.
My plan for hunting this unit is to get lucky. Luck is the point at which hardwork and preparation meet opportunity. :IBCOOL:
I hope you and your buddy both do well and fill your tags with some nice bulls. Good luck to you both. :)
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ME & A BUDDY ALSO GOT TAGS FOR EARLY ARCERY. WEATHER PLAYS A BIG PART IN WERE THE ELK ARE. ALONG THE CLIFFS & ROCK ABOVE LOST LAKE IS A GOOD BET. GOOD LUCK.
