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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: Ihookum on June 04, 2008, 09:56:41 AM

Title: Hows the scoutin goin???
Post by: Ihookum on June 04, 2008, 09:56:41 AM: Hiked into the elk huntin grounds yesterday and seen 5 bulls that were branched and appearing to be well on there way to being legal. Was wondering how everyone else was doing?

5 months till opening day :drool: :drool: :IBCOOL: :IBCOOL: :EAT: :EAT: :brew:
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Post by: Skyvalhunter on June 04, 2008, 10:16:31 AM: PICTURES????
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Post by: boneaddict on June 04, 2008, 10:28:44 AM: Lots of wlk where I usually hunt as well, but many are still pushing on to higher ground
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Post by: CP on June 04, 2008, 11:17:15 AM: I’m not finding much, lots of tracks but few animals. Some does and a couple of bears is all that I’ve run across lately. I must be looking too low.
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Post by: Crunchy on June 04, 2008, 12:08:37 PM: I'm heading out Friday for a three day scouting trip. :IBCOOL:
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Post by: shanevg on June 04, 2008, 12:38:13 PM: How high are you guys able to get before you hit snow? I'm trying to figure out when to go scouting down by St. Helens and Mt. Adams, but I don't know when to expect enough snow to have melted to actually do some significant scouting.
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Post by: CP on June 04, 2008, 12:50:27 PM: Scattered patches at about 2500 and the road became impassable at 3300. But that was over a week ago and it was melting fast.
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Post by: Crunchy on June 04, 2008, 01:38:57 PM: Hey Shanevg,

Im headed to St. Helens I think snow level is about 4200 feet.
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Post by: HawkenBob on June 04, 2008, 03:37:45 PM: Try this for your area. Current snowpak data...
http://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/snotel/Washington/washington.html
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Post by: shanevg on June 04, 2008, 04:00:17 PM: Quote from: Crunchy on June 04, 2008, 01:38:57 PM
Hey Shanevg,

Im headed to St. Helens I think snow level is about 4200 feet.

Let me know how it is
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Post by: WDFW Hates ME!!! on June 04, 2008, 05:48:03 PM: who scouts near st helens??? :dunno:
I should say who needs to scout st helens. the elk are in the same places every year...
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Post by: MIKEXRAY on June 04, 2008, 06:18:28 PM: Finally have a honey hole, so no scouting needed. Just hunting. Took years to find the right spot. Saves gas and time. Will still hike up where I hunt, wife wants to see the spot I continuously talk about.
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Post by: bankwalker on June 04, 2008, 07:11:24 PM: i dont really need to scout...but its just nice getting out scouting. i have a couple new spots that i dont think i will have to worry about scouting this year. but im going to anyway just because i love gas prices and want to spend as much as possible. :lol4:
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Post by: snohohunter on June 04, 2008, 07:13:48 PM: No scouting for me....ok, I may...but I'm thinking I'm going to follow bankwalker....and then come out of no-where and take his animal.
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Post by: shanevg on June 04, 2008, 07:18:25 PM: I've never hunted St. Helens, nor do I live in the area, so I definitely need to do some scouting. Just trying to figure out the areas I want to hunt... :)
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Post by: bankwalker on June 04, 2008, 07:47:52 PM: Quote from: snohohunter on June 04, 2008, 07:13:48 PM
No scouting for me....ok, I may...but I'm thinking I'm going to follow bankwalker....and then come out of no-where and take his animal.

not like cougars and tweakers arent already enough to worry about.

now i got some yahoo sneaking around MY hunting spots trying to steal MY elk AHAHAHAHA JERKS ANYWAY

we need to make a trip over the mountains this month sometime and take a look around.
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Post by: JPhelps on June 04, 2008, 07:58:26 PM: I will be able to get in and scout in about two weeks. Just waiting for a little more snow to melt.
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Post by: Crunchy on June 04, 2008, 08:00:17 PM: Quote from: WDFW Hates ME!!! on June 04, 2008, 05:48:03 PM
who scouts near st helens??? :dunno:
I should say who needs to scout st helens. the elk are in the same places every year...

You never know an area too good, so I have some exploring to do, and why not do it now. Might get lucky and find some sheds.
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Post by: ThePascoKid on June 04, 2008, 08:31:27 PM: Sunday of memorial day weekend I saw 3 bulls in the Blues that were already 5x5's one of them is going to be a bruiser. My brother-in-law has the pics I'll try to get them.
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Post by: WDFW Hates ME!!! on June 04, 2008, 09:39:49 PM: I guess what i am trying to say is that nobody really hunts st helens unless you hunt the lewis river side. Most people drive up on a landing and wait for something to walk out, or they drive around waiting for an animal to walk in front of them...

Good thing about gas prices is there will be less road hunting going on. Or there will be more people walking into the areas we walk into, crap... there is another problem with high gas prices, less road hunters = more people walking in the woods with us...
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Post by: shanevg on June 04, 2008, 09:46:22 PM: Quote from: WDFW Hates ME!!! on June 04, 2008, 09:39:49 PM
I guess what i am trying to say is that nobody really hunts st helens unless you hunt the lewis river side. Most people drive up on a landing and wait for something to walk out, or they drive around waiting for an animal to walk in front of them...

Good thing about gas prices is there will be less road hunting going on. Or there will be more people walking into the areas we walk into, crap... there is another problem with high gas prices, less road hunters = more people walking in the woods with us...

LOL, I know what you mean. But you hvae to know when someone says Mt. St. Helens area, they are talking about somewhere in the vicinity of 500 square miles in the general area of Mt. St. Helens. To be more specific I would like to scout between St. Helens and Adams, and I don't plan to be doing much road hunting. :)
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Post by: WDFW Hates ME!!! on June 05, 2008, 06:11:27 AM: We used to hunt between adamas and helens. I love that hunt, but it got to crazy, rifle hunting. I wish we could get that unit for ML, We have always hunted there untill we switched to ML.
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Post by: Crunchy on June 05, 2008, 06:51:54 AM: Ya I wouldnt rifle hunt that area at all. I bow hunt so there arent nearly as many people. As far as I know FR 83 which runs between Adams and St Helens is still washed out.
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Post by: New England Native on June 05, 2008, 10:02:05 AM: I'm kinda in a pickle. I have a guy wanting to hunt with me from the east side. But my wife is due with a child in the middle of elk season!
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Post by: Skyvalhunter on June 05, 2008, 10:22:21 AM: Can you get her to hold off until after the season end s or you get your elk? :chuckle:
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Post by: funkster on June 06, 2008, 08:22:47 AM: I have been out in the woods for the last 3 weekend and I am heading back after work today. The worst day out we saw 78 elk. I got a good long look at a nice solid 5 so he should be really nice come Sept. We found one 6 point shed as well so they are still out there! I can't wait for my camera to get back and try out my new zoom lens,3 weeks and counting!
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Post by: Alchase on June 06, 2008, 12:12:11 PM: Quote from: shanevg on June 04, 2008, 09:46:22 PM
LOL, I know what you mean. But you hvae to know when someone says Mt. St. Helens area, they are talking about somewhere in the vicinity of 500 square miles in the general area of Mt. St. Helens. To be more specific I would like to scout between St. Helens and Adams, and I don't plan to be doing much road hunting. :)

Does anyone know if they have repaired FS RD 23 between Randle and Mt. Adams? I do not really want to drive all the way around by Woodland and Swift Creek to get to the Berry fields area. That adds 2 hours to the trip.
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Post by: ThePascoKid on June 06, 2008, 09:19:02 PM: here's the pics I was talking about there not very good it was raining cats and dogs and we didn't have a very good camera.
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Post by: bankwalker on June 06, 2008, 09:40:31 PM: those are some nice lookin elk
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Post by: Crunchy on June 06, 2008, 10:08:10 PM: The St. Helens area was a bust. 3 feet of snow cancelled my weekend scouting trip. Hard to believe there is that much snow up there. Waisted a tank of gas.
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Post by: shanevg on June 06, 2008, 10:27:56 PM: Quote from: Crunchy on June 06, 2008, 10:08:10 PM
The St. Helens area was a bust. 3 feet of snow cancelled my weekend scouting trip. Hard to believe there is that much snow up there. Waisted a tank of gas.

Bummer for you, but good to know, thanks.
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Post by: Crunchy on June 06, 2008, 10:37:49 PM: Ya I am going to try again in about 3-4 weeks. Should be good by then. I was on FR 83.
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Post by: LongTatLaw on June 09, 2008, 11:01:10 PM: when were those pics taken? the elk Ive been seeing dont have near that much growth!??

Any one got some recent bull pics...last 3 weeks? wanna see how my boys stack up.
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Post by: billythekidrock on June 10, 2008, 05:52:41 AM: Quote from: LongTatLaw on June 09, 2008, 11:01:10 PM
when were those pics taken? the elk Ive been seeing dont have near that much growth!??

Any one got some recent bull pics...last 3 weeks? wanna see how my boys stack up.

Most big bulls should have a couple feet of bone on them now. The dinks will will still be dinks.
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Post by: ThePascoKid on June 10, 2008, 08:47:32 AM: I took those Sunday of Memorial day weekend 2008
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Post by: bucklucky on June 10, 2008, 08:57:46 AM: LTL, the bulls I have seen locally are up past the thirds probably 2 1/2 feet long.
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Post by: BLUEBULLS on June 10, 2008, 11:18:40 AM: here's what they looked like at hanford yesterday
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Post by: LongTatLaw on June 10, 2008, 11:29:28 AM: good to know ;)
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Post by: bankwalker on June 10, 2008, 12:30:06 PM: Quote from: BLUEBULLS on June 10, 2008, 11:18:40 AM
here's what they looked like at hanford yesterday

who'd want to hunt those little guys....total waste of a tag :lol4:
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Post by: Gobble on June 10, 2008, 01:11:48 PM: Sweeeeeeeet! :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: