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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: jharstad on March 27, 2011, 01:30:04 PM

Title: mount whittier
Post by: jharstad on March 27, 2011, 01:30:04 PM: hello everybody I'm new to the site just got log in today and excited to talk hunting with u all and hopefully post pics this year if i harvest an animal. anyway i was wondering if anybody has got drawn for the mount whittier permit i heard it is easier to access then the upper smith creek area. the odds to get drawn are pretty descent compared to outher bull tags it looks like tough country but that don't bother me at all I'm not a road hunter i like to hike. just curious thanks any thing will help.
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Post by: SkookumHntr on March 27, 2011, 04:03:33 PM: -Better hope your in the top of the points list! Then still you need a miracle to draw it!
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Post by: rosscrazyelk on March 27, 2011, 04:30:07 PM: Is this who I think it is?
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Post by: jharstad on March 27, 2011, 04:35:04 PM: it depends... who do u think it is? :)
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Post by: rosscrazyelk on March 27, 2011, 04:37:33 PM: Some dude I know
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Post by: PacificNWhunter on March 27, 2011, 04:38:40 PM: Welcome to the site. Don't know the area but hope you find the info your looking for.
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Post by: jharstad on March 27, 2011, 04:45:00 PM: RE: -Better hope your in the top of the points list! Then still you need a miracle to draw it!

i drew a Margret cow tag for archery with 4 points three years ago. that was some of the best hunting. i was in elk everyday. and the odds were harder to get that tag then they are for upper smith and mount whittier. especially for muzzelloader. which I'm thinkin about doing this year, that is if i don't get drawn for multiseason elk. i have 5 points this year :chuckle:. i believe in miracles don't you
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Post by: jharstad on March 27, 2011, 04:53:13 PM: RE: Some dude I know

am i that dude none of my hunting buddies r on here :bash:
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Post by: time2hunt on March 27, 2011, 06:04:07 PM: If you drew three years ago how do you have 5 point :dunno:
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Post by: SkookumHntr on March 27, 2011, 06:10:10 PM: Quote from: time2hunt on March 27, 2011, 06:04:07 PM
If you drew three years ago how do you have 5 point :dunno:
:yeah:
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Post by: jharstad on March 27, 2011, 06:20:15 PM: RE: If you drew three years ago how do you have 5 point
i have 5 pionts for multiseason i only have 3 for every thing else and 4 pionts for deer
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Post by: time2hunt on March 27, 2011, 06:36:50 PM: LOL :chuckle: I thought I lost my math skills ;) Good luck on the draws
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Post by: jharstad on March 27, 2011, 06:41:21 PM: you to. its barley fishin season and im ready to put wild game in the freezer again
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Post by: Bluesdude on April 22, 2011, 07:54:55 AM: I know every inch of this unit, backpack and deer hunt up there. A good friend drew the muzzle tag a few years ago. Steep and deep, can access from Coldwater Lake or MT Margaret/Norway pass, or from Johnstons Ridge to Coldwater peak, etc. message me if you need some more info.
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Post by: jharstad on April 22, 2011, 08:43:59 AM: I'm putting in for that hunt and upper smith creek done alittle research on both how long of a hike b4 you get into the unit are the trails\boundaries easy to figure out. i got a trail map of the areas and it looks pretty strait forword, but the map trails are always deceiving. i will scout it a bunch if i get drawn. I'm sure there is alot of elk. and is it wide open. if it is a nice day can u really c every elk in the unit thanks for your input. oh and where can u camp around there. Ive hunted the Margarete a few years back but never camped just drove there every mourning
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Post by: jharstad on April 22, 2011, 08:48:27 AM: thats part of the loo wit right i didnt think that u could deer hunt that. which was the quickest way in there to me it looks like the coldwater trail a long the lake. thanks again.
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Post by: jharstad on April 22, 2011, 08:50:41 AM: oh one more thing does wdfw send you good maps of the area.
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Post by: Bluesdude on April 22, 2011, 12:34:08 PM: Regarding Camping, you must camp in designated camping areas, and they require a free camping permit from the Forest Service. Camps I would recommend up on top are: Ridge Camp, Snow Lake Camp, Margaret Camp, Dome Camp. These all have views of the unit right from Camp. Basically up on mt margaret, if the elk are on the north side of the boundry trail and west of the Whittier Trail (dont hike this trail unless you are very experienced) you are legal. Here is the link to getting a camping permit should you need one.

http://www.fs.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsinternet/ (http://www.fs.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsinternet/)!ut/p/c5/04_SB8K8xLLM9MSSzPy8xBz9CP0os3gjAwhwtDDw9_AI8zPwhQoY6IeDdGCqCPOBqwDLG-AAjgb6fh75uan6BdnZaY6OiooA1tkqlQ!!/dl3/d3/L2dJQSEvUUt3QS9ZQnZ3LzZfMjAwMDAwMDBBODBPSEhWTjJNMDAwMDAwMDA!/?navtype=BROWSEBYSUBJECT&cid=stelprdb5144563&navid=160100000000000&pnavid=160000000000000&ss=110623&position=Not Yet Determined.Html&ttype=detail&pname=Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument- Recreation Passes

Todd
Title: Re: mount whittier
Post by: Bluesdude on April 22, 2011, 12:36:25 PM: You are correct, Whittier is a sub unit of the Loowit, but you can hunt the margaret unit for deer, so east of the Whittier Trail, etc.
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Post by: jharstad on April 22, 2011, 02:27:20 PM: OK thanks dude. nething else u got can help. much appreciated. hey if you got any questions about roofing or siding let me know I'm your man.
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Post by: WDFW Hates ME!!! on April 22, 2011, 03:38:32 PM: Been puting in for those 2 units since they started issuing permits. I have 13 points. Kind of sucks...

Every year someone on here draws one of these tags, then they ask for help and we never hear from them again.

Good luck on the draw and if you draw we want pictures...
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Post by: jharstad on April 22, 2011, 04:02:33 PM: good luck to you also. if i get drawn and harvest trust me there will be pics :)
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Post by: WDFW Hates ME!!! on April 23, 2011, 04:39:17 PM: I am only puting in for 1 bull hunt this year. Pretty sure i will not draw but you never know.

Changing some things up this year.