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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: smitty8202 on September 02, 2011, 04:04:40 PM

Title: winston unit
Post by: smitty8202 on September 02, 2011, 04:04:40 PM: Well my elk season starts on Friday and I will be tagging along with some buddies and haven't been with them scouting and am pretty much going in there blind. Just wondering what I am to expect and if there are any good bulls in there. My buddies has told me there is but just wanna see what you guys have seen there so far.
Title: Re: winston unit
Post by: gonehuntin68 on September 02, 2011, 04:32:02 PM: lots of hunters, and the bulls are pretty small, watch the clearcuts, most of the elk are in the thickest reeprod you can find
Title: Re: winston unit
Post by: kglacken on September 02, 2011, 04:56:20 PM: Quote from: gonehuntin68 on September 02, 2011, 04:32:02 PM
lots of hunters, and the bulls are pretty small, watch the clearcuts, most of the elk are in the thickest reeprod you can find
gonehuntin hit it spot on. lots of people. if you get a shot at a legal bull take it. and be prepared to do some walking. I have been hunting there my whole life and each year there are more and more people. we used to be one of the only camps set up there during archery season. not anymore, but I keep going back :bash:
Title: Re: winston unit
Post by: bloodhound on September 02, 2011, 05:01:45 PM: ive never seen anything bigger then a 5x5 in there and most of the time i see 3's and 4's. but there is a good amount in there but you just have to be in the right place at the right time when some one else pushes them to you.
Title: Re: winston unit
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on September 02, 2011, 05:13:55 PM: Quote from: bloodhound on September 02, 2011, 05:01:45 PM
ive never seen anything bigger then a 5x5 in there and most of the time i see 3's and 4's. but there is a good amount in there but you just have to be in the right place at the right time when some one else pushes them to you.
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Title: Re: winston unit
Post by: billythekidrock on September 03, 2011, 07:09:18 AM: Make sure to pick up your Discover Pass. :bash:
Title: Re: winston unit
Post by: MADMAX on September 03, 2011, 07:47:25 AM: and don't forget a healthy dose of patience when hunting Winston
Title: Re: winston unit
Post by: CRITTERSTICKER on September 03, 2011, 08:53:52 AM: i was planning on hunting the winston again this year and a friend of mine said that the road behind the fishing bridge on the east end the lake is going to be closed all season..is this true? i was thinking that they would open it after labor day but i may be wrong.
Title: Re: winston unit
Post by: Huntbear on September 03, 2011, 08:57:42 AM: Winston is a great unit. If you do not mind large crowds, rude people, oh, and Weyerhauser playing games with when the gates are actually locked or not.... or who gets to drive behind those gates..

Other than that, we killed a lot of elk in that unit. Usually about Tuesday after opener, when all the idjits have gone home.
Title: Re: winston unit
Post by: trophyhunt on September 03, 2011, 09:22:27 AM: Quote from: CRITTERSTICKER on September 03, 2011, 08:53:52 AM
i was planning on hunting the winston again this year and a friend of mine said that the road behind the fishing bridge on the east end the lake is going to be closed all season..is this true? i was thinking that they would open it after labor day but i may be wrong.
That gate is supposed to be locked all seasons, it's a long walk in from there.
Title: Re: winston unit
Post by: kalamasasquatch on September 03, 2011, 10:12:23 AM: i would suggest calling weyerhausers hot line every hour. the tree farm and most of the state is under a red flag warning. as of 10 am sat they are still alowing non motorized traffic, but i seriously doubt that they are going to allow walk in access with the fire threat that NOAA is forcasting.
Title: Re: winston unit
Post by: CRITTERSTICKER on September 03, 2011, 10:18:04 AM: ok..thank you for the info. yea it is a very long walk from that gate to where i want to hunt. ill just have to come up with a plan B.
Title: Re: winston unit
Post by: sharpshooter1000 on September 03, 2011, 04:47:16 PM: Scouted with my dad two weeks ago and saw 3 good bulls hanging out together. One 4x4, 6x5, and a monster 8x9... he was an awsome 6x6 with 3extra long "spider" points on his left and 4 on his right!
Title: Re: winston unit
Post by: jstamp on September 03, 2011, 05:06:15 PM: Quote from: sharpshooter1000 on September 03, 2011, 04:47:16 PM
Scouted with my dad two weeks ago and saw 3 good bulls hanging out together. One 4x4, 6x5, and a monster 8x9... he was an awsome 6x6 with 3extra long "spider" points on his left and 4 on his right!

A monster bull in the winston???? :dunno: :dunno: :dunno: :dunno:
Title: Re: winston unit
Post by: sharpshooter1000 on September 03, 2011, 05:13:04 PM: you whould not believe where he was... I could of almost thrown a rock to pavement.
Title: Re: winston unit
Post by: RB on September 04, 2011, 02:01:37 PM: Have a cow tag for this unit and went down last week to sniff around saw one rabbit and a chipmunk out side of all the gates. WDFW sent me a post card said they will be sending more info about what gates are going to be open during the season. Nice area have never been there before, but it sounds like a pretty popular unit. Hoping for the best will be able to hunt mid week, so sounds like that will be a better time to hunt. Only Elk we saw were at NW Trek wish I could draw that tag :chuckle:
Title: Re: winston unit
Post by: Clownbuster on September 04, 2011, 06:14:49 PM: Quote from: jstamp on September 03, 2011, 05:06:15 PM
Quote from: sharpshooter1000 on September 03, 2011, 04:47:16 PM
Scouted with my dad two weeks ago and saw 3 good bulls hanging out together. One 4x4, 6x5, and a monster 8x9... he was an awsome 6x6 with 3extra long "spider" points on his left and 4 on his right!

A monster bull in the winston???? :dunno: :dunno: :dunno: :dunno:

Uh huh. :rolleyes:
Title: Re: winston unit
Post by: Alan K on September 04, 2011, 06:26:29 PM: A number of whoppers come out of Winston every year. The overall number of big bulls to number of elk probably doesn't differ much from other units though. There are just so many elk in there that a few big ones are bound to bite the dust each season.