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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: heavy hauler on August 19, 2011, 03:16:56 PM

Title: sw oregon elk
Post by: heavy hauler on August 19, 2011, 03:16:56 PM: in a few weeks im going to head down and hunt the tioga and sixes unit with 2 buddies of mine that live there. anybody ever spend much time there?
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Post by: heavy hauler on August 25, 2011, 12:56:58 PM: cricket cricket :dunno:
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Post by: Goldeneye on August 25, 2011, 01:17:18 PM: Grew up down there. Lotsa elk if your willing to work for it. Where are your buddies located? There's a lot of space in those units. Still, I may have worked some of the same ground they do now. Biggest bull of my life came out of the Tioga.
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Post by: HOYT6.0 on August 25, 2011, 02:34:06 PM: Hunted the Tioga many years ago. Alot of elk, very brushy and very steep. Had some real close calls with bears in there as well. We hunted out of Roseburg down off of the main Umpqua.l Archery? Or modern? I hunted archery down there.
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Post by: Goldeneye on August 25, 2011, 03:54:05 PM: We were modern hunters. We were on the west side of the unit. More towards Coquille. Your right about steep and brushy. That type of hunting is not for everyone but I love it.

I still help my 83 year old father every year down there as he still buys a tag. Got him on a 6x6 at 150 yds last year. He let it walk because it was the day before Thanksgiving and he didn't want me spending time working on the animal rather than being with family. He just enjoys getting out there with me I guess. It's not about busting bulls any more. He bought another tag this year. Maybe he'll pull the trigger this time...
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Post by: firedog on August 25, 2011, 04:30:45 PM: We hunted rifle season down in the Tioga quite a few years ago. Like someone above mentioned Very steep in a lot of areas and as you would expect in the coast range brushy. Lots of elk though, we weren't able to get anything but wee in them just couldn't get on a legal bull. Saw some good ones come out of there though.
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Post by: HOYT6.0 on August 25, 2011, 07:15:36 PM: Quote from: Goldeneye on August 25, 2011, 03:54:05 PM
We were modern hunters. We were on the west side of the unit. More towards Coquille. Your right about steep and brushy. That type of hunting is not for everyone but I love it.

I still help my 83 year old father every year down there as he still buys a tag. Got him on a 6x6 at 150 yds last year. He let it walk because it was the day before Thanksgiving and he didn't want me spending time working on the animal rather than being with family. He just enjoys getting out there with me I guess. It's not about busting bulls any more. He bought another tag this year. Maybe he'll pull the trigger this time...

I grew up down there as well. My parents still live in Roseburg and have some nice property for the whitties. My dad puts in LOP tags and we hunt it every other year for them. I remember numerous times headed to the coquille river steelhead fishing seeing elk on the hill side. When those critters get spooked, its like someone picked them up and moved them. So quite in the brush its unbelievable.

If your hunting Modern its a draw tag. I think they usually have OTC tags left over each year. Oregon gives out around 2100 if my memory serves me right. Can be a productive unit if you know were to go.
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Post by: Goldeneye on August 25, 2011, 07:44:27 PM: Your right, it can be a productive unit if you know where to go. I can always find elk down there. Growing up in the area means you should know area that most would overlook. I used to buy a tag and hunt down there with my father, but the cost just got too high. Now I'm just there to find them and pack one out if he pulls the trigger.
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Post by: salmonfifty on August 26, 2011, 04:07:32 PM: I hunted the Tioga unit ALOT!Grew up down there moved up here in 2003. most of my hunting was out of Sutherlin which is north of Roseburg about 13 miles. if you want some info PM me.
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Post by: HOYT6.0 on August 26, 2011, 07:19:19 PM: Quote from: salmonfifty on August 26, 2011, 04:07:32 PM
I hunted the Tioga unit ALOT!Grew up down there moved up here in 2003. most of my hunting was out of Sutherlin which is north of Roseburg about 13 miles. if you want some info PM me.

Heavy hauler,

Take him up on it. You wont regret it. Known him all my life and he knows elk down there.
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Post by: heavy hauler on August 28, 2011, 05:58:44 PM: i am heading for the tioga and sixes units. my buddies are from coos bay. thanks for the help
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Post by: heavy hauler on August 28, 2011, 06:01:09 PM: o ya. i am bow hunting thanks
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Post by: heavy hauler on September 05, 2011, 08:37:55 PM: just back from the sixes unit. didnt kill anything yet. saw elk ,bear, deer and bobcat. going back in a few weeks. hey salmonfifty i would sure take any info you want to share.
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Post by: heavy hauler on September 19, 2011, 08:17:21 PM: leaving at midnight wed night. we are going to hunt the tioga and sixes units. my buddies say they are starting to get vocal.