Post by: saudog on September 14, 2011, 04:22:09 PM
Ok, I'm done venting. Hopefully I didn't offend anyone and I hope you get where I'm coming from.
Post by: Buckmark on September 14, 2011, 04:27:40 PM
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Uh no where are you coming from, you dont have a location on your profile.... :chuckle:
Post by: rebal69972 on September 14, 2011, 04:28:51 PM
Post by: saudog on September 14, 2011, 04:29:20 PM
Post by: bobcat on September 14, 2011, 04:34:20 PM
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there's all of these posts with pictures of elk killed in the area I hunt
And what area would that be?
Post by: billythekidrock on September 14, 2011, 04:37:08 PM
There are like 3 threads running now where guys are advertising where they are killing their elk.
Which three threads?
Post by: grundy53 on September 14, 2011, 04:37:27 PM
Post by: Dan-o on September 14, 2011, 04:41:08 PM
P.S. Please do not post pics of elk taken from where I hunt.
Post by: Buckmark on September 14, 2011, 04:42:24 PM
Buckmark, judging from your avatar, you don't like my thread.Your venting so it's all good...your not whining correct... ;)
Post by: Bigshooter on September 14, 2011, 04:42:54 PM
Too funny. No harm, no foul. I doubt too many internet elk hunters are getting their animals by looking at pics.
P.S. Please do not post pics of elk taken from where I hunt.
:chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:
Post by: bobcat on September 14, 2011, 04:43:02 PM
Post by: grundy53 on September 14, 2011, 04:43:21 PM
Too funny. No harm, no foul. I doubt too many internet elk hunters are getting their animals by looking at pics.
P.S. Please do not post pics of elk taken from where I hunt.
:yeah: :chuckle: :chuckle:
Post by: singleshot12 on September 14, 2011, 04:47:04 PM
Post by: runniNgunnin on September 14, 2011, 04:52:28 PM
Post by: Alan K on September 14, 2011, 04:55:39 PM
Harvest reports show more about the area than a couple of guys posting pictures of bulls they harvested during the rut. Lots of bulls are killed every year in areas with limited elk populations solely because of the rut. A couple pictures of these elk doesn't necessarily mean it's a good place to hunt, and any out of towner willing the pony up the fuel to chase a picture posted on the internet can be my guest and waste the fuel money. Bet they'll only do that once. :dunno:
Also, I think it would take a seriously desperate hunter to base their decisions on where to hunt on pictures and a potentially erroneous story/location.
:twocents:
Post by: buglebuster on September 14, 2011, 04:57:49 PM
Post by: runamuk on September 14, 2011, 05:02:22 PM
Post by: elkaholic on September 14, 2011, 05:11:07 PM
ELK are where you find them!!!!
Post by: runniNgunnin on September 14, 2011, 05:15:34 PM
I'm not to worried about it. I,know where the elk I have been watching all year in my unit hang out. And they are still there and archery season is almost over :IBCOOL:
nope i got mine/yours yesterday morning.... :sry:
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on September 14, 2011, 05:21:44 PM
Post by: Bean Counter on September 14, 2011, 05:22:48 PM
Post by: BLUEBULLS on September 14, 2011, 05:31:35 PM
All a guy can do is keep quiet and hope for the best these days.
Post by: grundy53 on September 14, 2011, 05:38:47 PM
Post by: gaddy on September 14, 2011, 05:56:53 PM
that hunter was successful.
next year there were 5 campers in that spot.(# of hunters ?) it ballooned from there.
hunter #s went up & success went down, but still they kept comming.
This was before the internet, the area is junk now but they still keep comming. it only takes one set of loose lips to sink the ship.
I dont think the picts & stories hurt but word of mouth has been around for a loooong time. I personaly dont trust the harvest reports as much as some & prefere to see for myself but if a friend says, HEY the clockum has elk behind every tree, well i might be inclined to go there & check it out.
Post by: JimmyHoffa on September 14, 2011, 06:10:30 PM
Post by: HOYT6.0 on September 14, 2011, 06:11:06 PM
Too funny. No harm, no foul. I doubt too many internet elk hunters are getting their animals by looking at pics.
P.S. Please do not post pics of elk taken from where I hunt.
That is funny. :chuckle: From what Ive seen where I hunted at. You have to get out of the truck and off the roads to hunt elk... :twocents: Being a panzy and staying on the roads will not get you an elk. You may see them, but you wont get a shot.
Post by: PA BEN on September 14, 2011, 06:47:45 PM
Post by: JimmyHoffa on September 14, 2011, 06:51:47 PM
How about this, I shot my bull last year in the Dickey GMU 602. Go for it. :dunno::chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: There's already half the population of the county in 602 come modern elk.
Post by: Huntbear on September 14, 2011, 06:55:40 PM
I did NOT shoot my elk in any GMU # with a 1 or 2 or 3 or a 4 in it....
:chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:
Post by: Instinct on September 14, 2011, 06:59:24 PM
Post by: 400out on September 14, 2011, 07:40:15 PM
Post by: BAR C3 on September 14, 2011, 08:03:26 PM
There are like 3 threads running now where guys are advertising where they are killing their elk. I am a rifle hunter and don't get to be out there until November, and there's all of these posts with pictures of elk killed in the area I hunt. I just rubs me the wrong way. Everyone's welcome to do their own thing but I wish people would not advertise to the damn little detail where they are seeing/killing all of these elk. Unit plus pictures and/or descriptions of major landmarks, roads, mountains, etc. Might as well post a map with GPS coordinates. Do you not want to keep your area's less populated, and force other hunters to work at finding elk just like we all have had to over the years?
Ok, I'm done venting. Hopefully I didn't offend anyone and I hope you get where I'm coming from.
:yeah:
I don't how many times I have saw guys give areas to hunt on here as well.
I will go ahead and say it since the secret is out, but I'm done with Washington after what I just witnessed in Peaches this year. I thought I was hunting rifle season. I blame most of it on the Game Department. The Unit is ruined! :bash:
I have been 100% successful in either killing one or having and/or providing a shot for someone. Saw two cows and every honey hole I though I had was highly populated. Talked to a guy that was hunting the Wilderness. There was 16 rigs at Ravens Roost and he said that no one, including the guided guys were getting into elk.
The Muzzleloaders will pay for it because of all the traffic and road hunters with bows. The rifle October 1-10 will as well. There will be bulls in there, but will be very jumpy since 1,000 guys have been bugling and cow calling in there.
I will go back to the state I have hunted for 15 years and pay the extra money for three months of a quality hunt. Good Luck guys!
Post by: dscubame on September 14, 2011, 08:12:09 PM
Post your story and area but there is no difference if you reference the Blues where every one knows all the elk are rather than Mica Peak where you actually were.
Post by: ldjbuff on September 14, 2011, 08:29:26 PM
I did however move out of the area and put a few members on my old honey hole, I wont use it again, I figure someone should.
Post by: Swannytheswan on September 14, 2011, 08:31:12 PM
Too funny. No harm, no foul. I doubt too many internet elk hunters are getting their animals by looking at pics.
P.S. Please do not post pics of elk taken from where I hunt.
you should tell me where you hunt so I don't post pictures from there...
:chuckle:
Post by: cagifford on September 14, 2011, 08:42:44 PM
Post by: blacktail luv on September 14, 2011, 09:02:13 PM
Post by: BAR C3 on September 14, 2011, 09:38:33 PM
It seems to me, and maybe im wrong, that it doesn't really matter that much if you know what road I hunt on. Im sure that someone has seen your truck parked at your spot and thought that maybe it was a good spot to hunt so maybe you need to make sure you take 3 or 4 trucks and park decoy trucks around your unit/road/camp so that nobody will know where you hunt. Ravens roost has been mentioned so i'll go down that road, you'll do a lot of hiking before you find great spots to hunt up in that area. I hunted up cowichie mill road for years with my bow on private property that recently went from feel free to hunt to no tresspassing and I garentee you would have your work cut out for you finding elk just by knowing that there are elk up cowichie mill road.. There are elk in gmu 346, 356, 360 etc now everyone knows the secret but I doubt that information will increase success rates for anyone on the forum. The trick in my opinion is finding the right draw/clearing/wallow etc and has nothing to do with the unit. Hell people kill elk up around spokane but mostly local guys who know where the relatively small herd resides.
You make a good point.
But that honey hole doesn't last long if you saw what I saw. I have never ran into another hunter in Peaches in the woods prior to the flood gates opening. I went to my last honey hole before I left for home two days early. Called in a herd bull away from his cows. Problem was I didn't have a bull tag. At least I got to pretend. I thought I was the only person in my spot. Got back to the truck after my encounter and drove down the road and there was a rig a 1/4 mile from where I parked and a huge camp at the end of the road. I have never seen another hunter in there. Not even during Rifle season. There were guys coming out of the timber all up and down the main roads.
That spot and bull will remain secret with me, but it won't be long till someone finds it! :beatdeadhorse:
Don't be surprised when the season gets over that there won't be a bunch of threads going on the craziness in that unit. :yike:
Post by: kglacken on September 14, 2011, 10:31:26 PM
I will say that 99% of the time, all I ever see in a successful elk hunting story, is the GMU the elk was taken. To me that isn't much of an issue. Anyone can look at harvest reports and see the units where the majority of the elk are killed.:yeah:
Post by: BENCHLEG on September 14, 2011, 10:45:03 PM
Post by: saudog on September 14, 2011, 10:48:00 PM
When it lands right on you increasingly overcrowded hunting spot, same spot you've been hunting for decades and with your dad, learning it like the back of your hand, it strikes a nerve. Too much info in my opinion.
And do you really believe the harvest reports? I don't think that anyone actually a.) tells the truth regarding whether they got an elk or b.) I.D.'s the actual unit they shot the elk in.
Post by: bobcat on September 14, 2011, 11:25:49 PM
And do you really believe the harvest reports? I don't think that anyone actually a.) tells the truth regarding whether they got an elk or b.) I.D.'s the actual unit they shot the elk in.
I do, and always have.
Post by: Arteman on September 15, 2011, 01:04:08 AM
Post by: sharpeshooter on September 15, 2011, 01:16:50 AM
Post by: NWBREW on September 15, 2011, 03:41:44 AM
Post by: dirty24d on September 15, 2011, 06:54:15 AM
Its not people posting up pictures of their harvest with gmu info thats overcrowding your hunting areas its short seasons, limited areas, a growing # of hunters, and a crappy economy thats driving people that may normally travel further but cant afford it or may skip out but have this wild pipedream that they are just gonna drive out on opening day and whack an elk.
Anybody upset over a guy that wants to share pics and a vicinty of where they harvested an animal has insecurity and confidence issues. i could sit here and tell everyone I'm gonna shoot my deer in Monroe this year and its not gonna effect my hunt. I actually depend on the archery, and muzzleloaders guys to pressure the deer in my area and push them right where i want them..
Post by: Woodchuck on September 15, 2011, 06:57:38 AM
Post by: CAMPMEAT on September 15, 2011, 07:01:36 AM
Post by: saudog on September 15, 2011, 07:59:39 AM
Anybody upset over a guy that wants to share pics and a vicinty of where they harvested an animal has insecurity and confidence issues. i could sit here and tell everyone I'm gonna shoot my deer in Monroe this year and its not gonna effect my hunt. I actually depend on the archery, and muzzleloaders guys to pressure the deer in my area and push them right where i want them..
Ok doctor. Thanks for your analysis.
Post by: runamuk on September 15, 2011, 08:06:39 AM
and I plan to post GPS coordinates...but first I need to find some really good ones :chuckle: :chuckle:
Post by: Martinhunter on September 15, 2011, 08:09:55 AM
Post by: MADMAX on September 15, 2011, 08:15:23 AM
I see no issue with that.
I used no flashlight and I also did indeed tag it .
Post by: GoldTip on September 15, 2011, 09:00:55 AM
Post by: dirty24d on September 15, 2011, 09:09:56 AM
Anybody upset over a guy that wants to share pics and a vicinty of where they harvested an animal has insecurity and confidence issues. i could sit here and tell everyone I'm gonna shoot my deer in Monroe this year and its not gonna effect my hunt. I actually depend on the archery, and muzzleloaders guys to pressure the deer in my area and push them right where i want them..
Ok doctor. Thanks for your analysis.
:ACRY:
Just sayin... ;)
Post by: quadrafire on September 15, 2011, 09:11:05 AM
Talked to a guy that was hunting the Wilderness. There was 16 rigs at Ravens Roost and he said that no one, including the guided guys were getting into elk.I was up there last weekend (not hunting but taking pictures) there were at least twice that many rigs driving up and down the road. At the hours I was seeing people, I can't imagine they ever got far from the rig. That is some pretty rugged country. I was a bit off the beaten path and I saw elk. But sure as heck not from the road.
Post by: Bean Counter on September 15, 2011, 01:36:08 PM
Im not picking on anyone but in my opinion this thread aligns perfectly with a discussion had awhile back about how Elk hunting essentially brings out the worst in the majority of hunters. People get more irresponsible, unethical, & rude when Elk season comes around.
Its not people posting up pictures of their harvest with gmu info thats overcrowding your hunting areas its short seasons, limited areas, a growing # of hunters, and a crappy economy thats driving people that may normally travel further but cant afford it or may skip out but have this wild pipedream that they are just gonna drive out on opening day and whack an elk.
Anybody upset over a guy that wants to share pics and a vicinty of where they harvested an animal has insecurity and confidence issues. i could sit here and tell everyone I'm gonna shoot my deer in Monroe this year and its not gonna effect my hunt. I actually depend on the archery, and muzzleloaders guys to pressure the deer in my area and push them right where i want them..
Thank you for reminding us all why Washington should go to draw only for elk. Most other Western states do it and are better off as a result. I see the entitlement mentality is alive and well in the PNW. Too many people get attached to "THEIR" spot forgetting that wildlife is a public resource on (usually) public land.
There, that should sufficiently :stirthepot: ... :chuckle:
Post by: bobcat on September 15, 2011, 01:43:56 PM
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Thank you for reminding us all why Washington should go to draw only for elk.
Exactly what I was thinking earlier today but I refrained from saying such a thing as it usually doesn't go over very well. :chuckle:
Post by: Buckmark on September 15, 2011, 02:02:14 PM
Post by: Drake7 on September 15, 2011, 02:04:26 PM
Do people out there really choose where they hunt based on pictures and GMU #s from this site :dunno: Hard to believe...
Post by: KillBilly on September 15, 2011, 02:13:59 PM
Post by: h20hunter on September 15, 2011, 02:20:24 PM
Ya, well as long as you dont camp in MY spot, park your truck in MY spot, glass MY landing, hike up MY trail then all is good.... :chuckle:
He forgot "Steel my thong off the clothes line" and "Come around the corner and ruin the shot I've got lined up out the truck window"
Post by: Bean Counter on September 15, 2011, 02:22:22 PM
EW Rifle season is essentially draw only right now. Finding spikes in November is a needle in a haystack proposition. :chuckle:
Yep, and I'd be fine with a draw for all the current amount of branch bulls and a notional % of spike tags that are currently bought, say 50%. Just to keep hordes and hordes of *censored*es who go out for a walk in the woods with a gun and keep the serious hunters from getting camping spots, running into the pumpkin patch, etc.
Do people out there really choose where they hunt based on pictures and GMU #s from this site :dunno: Hard to believe...
+1 :stup:
Part of sharing is simply it being nice to know where animals come from. But, c'est la vie. If someone wants to withhold the information I guess that's there perogative. I'm just glad the OP opened the door for me to make fun of 'em for doing so :chuckle:
Post by: Bean Counter on September 15, 2011, 02:24:13 PM
Exactly what I was thinking earlier today but I refrained from saying such a thing as it usually doesn't go over very well. :chuckle:
I'm glad someone on here exercises discretion :chuckle:
As I said... "entitlement mentality." The WDFW and wolves are not all to blame for the lack of quality hunting in Washington. :twocents:
Post by: Band on September 15, 2011, 02:25:17 PM
Do people out there really choose where they hunt based on pictures and GMU #s from this site :dunno: Hard to believe...I can't imagine experienced hunters doing that. But the folks who are new to hunting or who don't see many animals in their usual spot would certainly be scouting for whatever location information they can glean here as part of their research so they can be more successful. It's human nature and I don't think there is anything wrong with that. I'm not in a hurry to share specifics about where I hunt. If other folks want to do that that's up to them. (But don't do it if you hunt where I do ;) ). :twocents:
Post by: vandeman17 on September 15, 2011, 02:30:07 PM
Post by: h20hunter on September 15, 2011, 02:39:59 PM
Post by: Buckmark on September 15, 2011, 03:02:45 PM
No thongs since i lost mine at the rainbow gathering, i have not found a suitable replacement (all too big) and need to just take the time and knit myself one.. Dang it the gun out the window trick is my go to method, dont post it now everybody will do it.Ya, well as long as you dont camp in MY spot, park your truck in MY spot, glass MY landing, hike up MY trail then all is good.... :chuckle:
He forgot "Steel my thong off the clothes line" and "Come around the corner and ruin the shot I've got lined up out the truck window"
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So from this post i have learned that when i post a pic of a kill i will photoshop some obvious well known feature into it and give pretty good indicators of were i am.....or is it really were i was????
Post by: h20hunter on September 15, 2011, 03:10:21 PM
Post by: Buckmark on September 15, 2011, 03:26:16 PM
My I suggest hemp if you are knitting your own. I find that once you get over the initial "scuffing" it can be quite comfortable.This is a very distrubing and also very telling....May i suggest bag balm during the break in period.... :chuckle:
Post by: h20hunter on September 15, 2011, 03:30:11 PM
Post by: runamuk on September 15, 2011, 03:41:32 PM
You may, however, it is ill advised. See the bag balm initially soaks into the fibers which in turn make it soft and pliable. However, it soon begins to absorb oder, sweat, and shall we say "material". You then have to add more to counteract the problem which as you can imagine simply compounds the problem, then you add more and so on. It gets ugly after that.
guys I am thinking maybe just forgo the thong and hunt naked :dunno:....seems like it might be easier definitely be cheaper :dunno: no knitting or weaving involved ...less chafing and then deciding which product to use to counter the chafing ....still cannot believe we had that thread :chuckle:
Post by: CamoDup on September 15, 2011, 03:46:22 PM
Post by: h20hunter on September 15, 2011, 03:55:37 PM
Post by: Buckmark on September 15, 2011, 03:59:53 PM
humm i smell bacon flavored microwave popcorn cookin...
Post by: runamuk on September 15, 2011, 04:03:07 PM
Oh Run....to bad you are all the way in eburg. A while back you and I chatted during my thread regarding all the bacon products I could wear during bear season. You seemed enamored with my prowess in finding bacon deodorant, mints, that kind of stuff. Now, you suggest this. My problem will be finding enough camo body paint to cover myslef. I'm very pale you know.
camo body paint...oh heck yes I just had a brilliant notion... :tup:
note to self need art supplies.......and a photographer
mmmmm bacon.....everything is better with bacon ;)
Post by: h20hunter on September 15, 2011, 04:12:57 PM
Example:
Albino ex-athelete hairless sasquatch with body paint seen........scent of bacon lingered at site upon further exploration, no sign of the albino creature.
Post by: runamuk on September 15, 2011, 04:18:24 PM
If we make this happen we will have some very interesting thread topics.
Example:
Albino ex-athelete hairless sasquatch with body paint seen........scent of bacon lingered at site upon further exploration, no sign of the albino creature.
you left out the most important part ...the exact location with gps coordinates ;)
and if I remember right big tex said its a crime to be naked in the forest so I wanna know how a person camping is supposed to change clothes? :dunno: I am very literal when it comes to the law :chuckle:
Post by: steen on September 15, 2011, 04:22:34 PM
Post by: Pathfinder101 on September 15, 2011, 04:42:37 PM
I mean, there are THOUSANDS of big bulls in there, and I think the last I heard spike bulls made up about 40% of the overall population.
If you are a new elk hunter, then you should go hunt the Colockum. If you are putting in for a special draw quality bull permit, you should put in for the Colockum. Cow Tags? Colockum's got jillions of them. If you are thinking of giving muzzleloader or bow hunting a try for the first time, you should hunt the Colockum. If you get drawn for the Incentive Tag or the Raffle Tag, I would spend 99.999999% of my time in the Colockum. Governor's Tag? If I were Doyle Moss, I'd bring my high-dollar-dude into the Colockum.
Listen, if I were greedy, or didn't think there were enough elk to go around, I would do this, but c'mon... It's like an elk-zoo in there.... :tup: :tup:
Post by: jnevs23 on September 15, 2011, 11:26:01 PM
Post by: Mr Mykiss on September 15, 2011, 11:50:15 PM
Post by: Lunchbox1981 on September 16, 2011, 02:53:46 AM
No thongs since i lost mine at the rainbow gathering, i have not found a suitable replacement (all too big) and need to just take the time and knit myself one.. Dang it the gun out the window trick is my go to method, dont post it now everybody will do it.Ya, well as long as you dont camp in MY spot, park your truck in MY spot, glass MY landing, hike up MY trail then all is good.... :chuckle:
He forgot "Steel my thong off the clothes line" and "Come around the corner and ruin the shot I've got lined up out the truck window"
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So from this post i have learned that when i post a pic of a kill i will photoshop some obvious well known feature into it and give pretty good indicators of were i am.....or is it really were i was????
I sense a Devils Tower sighting in the near future. :chuckle:
Post by: runamuk on September 16, 2011, 07:04:58 AM
Well, I for one think you guys are way off base here. I mean, for example, I have no problem at all directing people to the Colockum for elk hunting.
I mean, there are THOUSANDS of big bulls in there, and I think the last I heard spike bulls made up about 40% of the overall population.
If you are a new elk hunter, then you should go hunt the Colockum. If you are putting in for a special draw quality bull permit, you should put in for the Colockum. Cow Tags? Colockum's got jillions of them. If you are thinking of giving muzzleloader or bow hunting a try for the first time, you should hunt the Colockum. If you get drawn for the Incentive Tag or the Raffle Tag, I would spend 99.999999% of my time in the Colockum. Governor's Tag? If I were Doyle Moss, I'd bring my high-dollar-dude into the Colockum.
Listen, if I were greedy, or didn't think there were enough elk to go around, I would do this, but c'mon... It's like an elk-zoo in there.... :tup: :tup:
colockum is gonna send his black helicopters after you...you know he has the elk all penned behind a high fence in there....now you are gonna send everyone in there and he is gonna need more bigfoots to keep them out ....his bigfoot army will just keep growing at this rate
Post by: TheHunt on September 16, 2011, 07:21:36 AM
QuoteThank you for reminding us all why Washington should go to draw only for elk.
Exactly what I was thinking earlier today but I refrained from saying such a thing as it usually doesn't go over very well. :chuckle:
I agree as well. Draw only for the entire state for bulls. Then open up over the counter cow tags for specific units.
Post by: runamuk on September 16, 2011, 07:31:14 AM
QuoteThank you for reminding us all why Washington should go to draw only for elk.
Exactly what I was thinking earlier today but I refrained from saying such a thing as it usually doesn't go over very well. :chuckle:
I agree as well. Draw only for the entire state for bulls. Then open up over the counter cow tags for specific units.
may as well of course it will kill any chance for someone like me ever hunting elk...but all the trophy hunters would be happier with that system from the way I understand it :dunno: I dunno when it gets this restricted it starts feeling real monarchy european royalty wealthy land baronish and not very American :dunno:
Post by: starr on September 16, 2011, 09:22:01 AM
Post by: Fish4Fun on September 16, 2011, 12:15:56 PM
11"21' North latitude and 142" 12' East longitude, or 90° North latitude 142 East Longitude. not hunting either spot this year, anyone that wants go ahead a punch it in your GPS and hit the road. GPS might take you through some pretty rough terrain to get there but trust me to me it is worth the trip for you to go. this is the last pic i got. :tup:
Starr, just like following the radio bite when fishing :IBCOOL:
Post by: starr on September 16, 2011, 02:45:43 PM
Post by: dirty24d on September 16, 2011, 10:15:23 PM
Nothing better than complaining about people on Internet sites giving out info.... On an Internet hunting site.
Oh the Irony... LOL
Good Call! :tup:
Post by: Alan K on September 16, 2011, 10:37:50 PM
QuoteThank you for reminding us all why Washington should go to draw only for elk.
Exactly what I was thinking earlier today but I refrained from saying such a thing as it usually doesn't go over very well. :chuckle:
I agree as well. Draw only for the entire state for bulls. Then open up over the counter cow tags for specific units.
All I know about hunting the east side is that I will never do it. Unless of course I draw the multi-season elk permit and manage to draw a tag for branched bulls. As far as the west side goes, there is no reason in my opinion that a person shouldn't be able to kill a bull once every couple years in any general season western WA unit. Elk hunting is tough, that's why so many people revel elk hunting over deer hunting. It's more of an accomplishment if you kill a bull than almost any buck. Put the work in and the hunting really isn't that hard. There's no reason for a permit only elk season unless you want essentially a guaranteed kill like in the Toutle unit. :bdid:
If you want a good chance at an elk, put the work in. Don't screw the guys that do work hard and get bulls nearly every year by pushing for permit only because you don't work hard enough to harvest one. Sorry, that's the honest truth in my opinion. :twocents:
And this post is in no way directed at you personally TheHunt, just the mentality of permit only elk hunting in general.
Post by: Antlershed on September 17, 2011, 12:12:56 PM
Post by: Pathfinder101 on September 18, 2011, 07:23:32 PM
Well, I for one think you guys are way off base here. I mean, for example, I have no problem at all directing people to the Colockum for elk hunting.
I mean, there are THOUSANDS of big bulls in there, and I think the last I heard spike bulls made up about 40% of the overall population.
If you are a new elk hunter, then you should go hunt the Colockum. If you are putting in for a special draw quality bull permit, you should put in for the Colockum. Cow Tags? Colockum's got jillions of them. If you are thinking of giving muzzleloader or bow hunting a try for the first time, you should hunt the Colockum. If you get drawn for the Incentive Tag or the Raffle Tag, I would spend 99.999999% of my time in the Colockum. Governor's Tag? If I were Doyle Moss, I'd bring my high-dollar-dude into the Colockum.
Listen, if I were greedy, or didn't think there were enough elk to go around, I would do this, but c'mon... It's like an elk-zoo in there.... :tup: :tup:
colockum is gonna send his black helicopters after you...you know he has the elk all penned behind a high fence in there....now you are gonna send everyone in there and he is gonna need more bigfoots to keep them out ....his bigfoot army will just keep growing at this rate
I am not going to worry about it. I just came up with a little bit of interesting information; turns out all those "bigfoots" in the Colockum that he is always taling about... yeah, they're "high fence" bigfoots! >:( Colockumelk is breeding them and taking pictures of them to scare people out of the area! I am tellin' you guys... don't fall for the hype. Colockum's the place to be.... :tup:
Post by: conwaydave on September 18, 2011, 07:55:03 PM
Post by: saylean on September 20, 2011, 08:14:41 PM
GMU's are big places and there are game in most of them. If someone wants to come hunt a GMU cause I was successful (even though the overall rate is dog doo for that GMU), more power to them. Im not necassarily going to give away my exact position, but a 20 or 30 square mile or more area....meh....good luck! Those hills are killers on the legs....or are they?! :chuckle: :tup:
On a side note...I get to pick up my elk meat this week from the butcher.... :cue:
Good luck to all you hunters, regardless of where you are going....lead by example and post them success pics...
Oh..and PM me the co ordinates....
Cheers.
Post by: billythekidrock on September 21, 2011, 05:20:49 AM
:chuckle:
Congrats on the elk.
Post by: boneaddict on September 21, 2011, 05:35:33 AM
(thats not directed at the OP, but is a statement in general)
a bit of tongue and cheek folks, not really one of those bold statements you have to get fired up about. :)
Post by: Miles on September 21, 2011, 05:46:58 AM
If you figure out where you hunt because of whats posted on the internet.......You suck. I also imagine your success rate will suck worse.
(thats not directed at the OP, but is a statement in general)
a bit of tongue and cheek folks, not really one of those bold statements you have to get fired up about. :)
:chuckle:
You know someone is viciously trying to free themselves from their own underwear that suddenly got all knotted up after reading "You suck".
I'm sure once their hands are free, they'll be banging away at the keyboard.
Post by: boneaddict on September 21, 2011, 05:52:58 AM
I figured I'd be the one adding a little jet fuel to the conversation this morning.
Post by: KillBilly on September 21, 2011, 06:23:08 AM
Get a life, what business is it of yours anyway?
Post by: deerslyr on September 21, 2011, 09:29:52 AM
Post by: Pathfinder101 on September 21, 2011, 12:42:20 PM
If you figure out where you hunt because of whats posted on the internet.......You suck. I also imagine your success rate will suck worse.
(thats not directed at the OP, but is a statement in general)
a bit of tongue and cheek folks, not really one of those bold statements you have to get fired up about. :)
How come we don't have a "can of worms" emotiocon.... :chuckle: :chuckle:
Good point Bone :tup:
Post by: h20hunter on September 21, 2011, 12:58:51 PM
Post by: Glockster on September 21, 2011, 01:01:08 PM
Ok, I'm done venting. Hopefully I didn't offend anyone and I hope you get where I'm coming from.
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Uh no where are you coming from, you dont have a location on your profile.... :chuckle:
SHhhhhhh.....it's a secret. :chuckle:
Post by: KillBilly on September 21, 2011, 01:40:38 PM
This is still going? Can't wait to shoot a rabbit this evening.....I'm so gonna post a google earth screen shot with one of those little yellow thumbtacks showing where.
Please do, I haven't seen a rabbit all season... Have you seen any grouse? Send me those coordinates too please. Semper Fi
Post by: buckhorn2 on September 21, 2011, 02:10:03 PM
Post by: Glockster on September 21, 2011, 03:25:12 PM
I have hunted there off and on for over 30yrs and I get my elk every year....when I'm daydreaming about it. :chuckle:
Truth is I've never killed an elk there.
Truth is there are at least two members on this board who post awesome elk camp pictorials about killing an elk there every single season. One guy is on his 27th or so elk! Truth is, they got it figured out and what they got figured out (well before there was an internet) is the INet doesn't have a damn bit to do with it!
Truth #3......WA has more hunters per elk than any state. Learn to live with that fact. Hell, even use that fact to your favor! I bet those two super successful Bethel unit hunters do.