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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: teanawayslayer on October 27, 2010, 08:40:41 AM

Title: any one hunt elk in 290?
Post by: teanawayslayer on October 27, 2010, 08:40:41 AM: So I am curious about the elk in the desert unit. Thinking of heading there saturday. Is there many elk that travel threw there? I'm sure if there are they are far and few in between. Any one have any input?
Title: Re: any one hunt elk in 290?
Post by: woodywsu on October 27, 2010, 08:41:28 AM: I've never seen an elk or a track in 290. Good luck.
Title: Re: any one hunt elk in 290?
Post by: bobcat on October 27, 2010, 08:42:52 AM: I heard of someone killing a nice bull there several years ago. But not many elk in there at all, that I know of. Maybe none.
Title: Re: any one hunt elk in 290?
Post by: teanawayslayer on October 27, 2010, 08:44:03 AM: heard there were very few but they have been seen this year
Title: Re: any one hunt elk in 290?
Post by: teanawayslayer on October 27, 2010, 08:46:38 AM: Not to serious about it. wanting to get out and kill some time till my alta hunt
Title: Re: any one hunt elk in 290?
Post by: bobcat on October 27, 2010, 08:48:10 AM: I see the 2009 Harvest Report shows there were 5 elk hunters in that unit and one 6 point bull was killed.
Title: Re: any one hunt elk in 290?
Post by: teal101 on October 27, 2010, 09:08:16 AM: Theres a few stragglers out there. I've personally never seen one and usually hunt that GMU for the better first half of the duck season.
Title: Re: any one hunt elk in 290?
Post by: woodywsu on October 27, 2010, 09:55:01 AM: Quote from: bobcat on October 27, 2010, 08:48:10 AM
I see the 2009 Harvest Report shows there were 5 elk hunters in that unit and one 6 point bull was killed.

I wonder how much error is in the harvest reports from hunters messing up their reporting. i.e. selecting the wrong GMU.
Title: Re: any one hunt elk in 290?
Post by: teanawayslayer on October 27, 2010, 01:01:49 PM: no doubt. You do have a good point. But I bet the guy that got the bull didn't mess up where he shot it.
Title: Re: any one hunt elk in 290?
Post by: woodywsu on October 27, 2010, 01:13:04 PM: I know where a bull was taken. Not in GMU 290, but very close.
Title: Re: any one hunt elk in 290?
Post by: boonerboy on October 27, 2010, 01:24:02 PM: I wouldn't go off of what the harvest report says too much. Some people don't like EVERYONE knowing where they killed an animal. :twocents: