Post by: kalamasasquatch on July 12, 2011, 12:26:25 PM
I went up into the upper smith creek to scout for my october archery permit. What an amazing and nasty area! I know I am not taking anything smaller than last years bull for sure. Got some great pics and seen just about every form of elk available from very young to dead. check out the pics!
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I hope to get up their and scout the pumice plain area soon.
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Post by: kalamasasquatch on July 13, 2011, 07:40:30 AM
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Post by: PlateauNDN on July 13, 2011, 08:20:57 AM
sad ending.....wonder if the broken skull is what killed him
Bigfoots gotta eat to! :chuckle: Thanks for sharing the pics! :tup:
Post by: PolarBear on July 13, 2011, 08:35:36 AM
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Post by: Alpinegus on July 13, 2011, 12:11:05 PM
Good luck on your hunt. :tup:
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Post by: PolarBear on July 14, 2011, 01:30:33 AM
P bear.......have you hunted that area before? any luck?We hunt Smith and Bean Creek drainages. Yes, we have taken some really nice bulls out of there but it is one ass dragger of a pack out. The area that you will be hunting is awesome. It is where I bugled up the biggest 5X5 we have ever seen. This boy was a 310-320 class 5x5, just a brute.
Post by: kalamasasquatch on July 14, 2011, 11:43:59 AM
How big do you think that bull was? About 280"?
im not sure.....he was a long ways off, that and i am i terrible judge of size. I do know he was hanging out with a unique looking 6x that was bigger than him.
P bear.......have you hunted that area before? any luck?We hunt Smith and Bean Creek drainages. Yes, we have taken some really nice bulls out of there but it is one ass dragger of a pack out. The area that you will be hunting is awesome. It is where I bugled up the biggest 5X5 we have ever seen. This boy was a 310-320 class 5x5, just a brute.
where do you guys access the area? we hunted it a few years ago from.....well the same area i went in from this time. i think thats the only place to get there. Do you have to croos water to start?
Ive hunted that unit before. My girlfriend drew the first year it was out. Awesome hunt, lots of bulls, not as many big bulls as ive seen in years past for us but it was still a great tag. Horrible nasty steep terrain though! We camped up on top and hunted down the ridges every day. You should have fun, good luck!
did you fill the tag? if so which way did you pack it out? did you have any trouble finding water?
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