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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: Brentmyles on June 09, 2012, 12:28:21 AM

Title: Hope to take the "Cow" out of Cowiche
Post by: Brentmyles on June 09, 2012, 12:28:21 AM: First year putting in for a cow tag and I got lucky....I'll be hunting modern in Cowiche unit this Oct with a cow tag. Any advise or pointers for the unit would be great, never hunted there myself just stories from a close friend who has hunted it so far. I've hunted elk on the Westside for about 10years and never drew blood so I'm pretty excited!!

Thanks in advance
Title: Re: Hope to take the "Cow" out of Cowiche
Post by: colockumelk on June 09, 2012, 05:17:05 AM: Congrats. My brother and I and my Dad drew the muzzy tag for a cow in there. Should be fun. Never hunted modern so can't help you. Good luck.
Title: Re: Hope to take the "Cow" out of Cowiche
Post by: str8meat on June 09, 2012, 05:17:51 AM: with 1 point?
Title: Re: Hope to take the "Cow" out of Cowiche
Post by: buglebuster on June 09, 2012, 05:40:34 AM: Should be a fairly easy tag to fill.
Title: Re: Hope to take the "Cow" out of Cowiche
Post by: washelkhunter on June 09, 2012, 05:53:42 AM: Hunted north and west of that unit for many years but never been in it. I know its well timbered on the west end near the lake. Time for wknd scout trip. Pray for snow opening day. Good luck!
Ps. Natchesportman lives there
Title: Re: Hope to take the "Cow" out of Cowiche
Post by: coriantonk on June 09, 2012, 06:27:53 AM: Quote from: buglebuster on June 09, 2012, 05:40:34 AM
Should be a fairly easy tag to fill.

That's what everybody told me last year. It did not quite work out that way for me, or anyone else I talked to last year.
Title: Re: Hope to take the "Cow" out of Cowiche
Post by: colockumelk on June 09, 2012, 06:45:30 AM: There is a ton of elk in there. A lot of hunters to though. Still an easy tag to fill.
Title: Re: Hope to take the "Cow" out of Cowiche
Post by: bobcat on June 09, 2012, 07:07:50 AM: Harvest report shows 65 elk killed out of the 200 permits last year. Sounds like prettty decent odds but definitely not a sure thing.
Title: Re: Hope to take the "Cow" out of Cowiche
Post by: colockumelk on June 09, 2012, 08:11:32 AM: If you leave the road, put the effort in and shoot strait. The odds of success are really really high.
Title: Re: Hope to take the "Cow" out of Cowiche
Post by: Bigtine96 on June 09, 2012, 08:15:46 AM: The elk really get pressured in there, especially if you have to go after the archery guys and the smoke polers. I would suggest getting high and hunting the timber away from roads because they will be educated.
Title: Re: Hope to take the "Cow" out of Cowiche
Post by: Brentmyles on June 09, 2012, 10:21:01 AM: Thanks guys...looking forward to hunting my a$$ off and putting the tag to use.
Title: Re: Hope to take the "Cow" out of Cowiche
Post by: colockumelk on June 09, 2012, 01:49:43 PM: Archery guys? There is not a general season archery elk hunt there. Permit only. Muzzy guys hit it pretty hard though.

Quote from: Bigtine96 on June 09, 2012, 08:15:46 AM
The elk really get pressured in there, especially if you have to go after the archery guys and the smoke polers. I would suggest getting high and hunting the timber away from roads because they will be educated.
Title: Re: Hope to take the "Cow" out of Cowiche
Post by: buglebuster on June 09, 2012, 07:04:42 PM: i live in this area and it will be an easy tag to fill if you are even half a hunter!
Quote from: washelkhunter on June 09, 2012, 05:53:42 AM
Hunted north and west of that unit for many years but never been in it. I know its well timbered on the west end near the lake. Time for wknd scout trip. Pray for snow opening day. Good luck!
Ps. Natchesportman lives there
why do you need snow, the elk are in every portion of the unit anyways.
Quote from: coriantonk on June 09, 2012, 06:27:53 AM
Quote from: buglebuster on June 09, 2012, 05:40:34 AM
Should be a fairly easy tag to fill.

That's what everybody told me last year. It did not quite work out that way for me, or anyone else I talked to last year.
i know of 12 elk killed in there last year and i went for a drive during modern and muzzy season and saw elk from the road each time.
Quote from: colockumelk on June 09, 2012, 08:11:32 AM
If you leave the road, put the effort in and shoot strait. The odds of success are really really high.
:yeah: drive up any of the upper roads, pick a spot to pull over and hike. you will see elk.
Quote from: Bigtine96 on June 09, 2012, 08:15:46 AM
The elk really get pressured in there, especially if you have to go after the archery guys and the smoke polers. I would suggest getting high and hunting the timber away from roads because they will be educated.
what archery guys?
Title: Re: Hope to take the "Cow" out of Cowiche
Post by: Bigtine96 on June 10, 2012, 09:19:00 AM: My bad lol didn't mean to throw archery in there, but the muzzleloaders will have the elk all flustered up.
Title: Re: Hope to take the "Cow" out of Cowiche
Post by: cx2vandine on June 12, 2012, 09:07:08 PM: Quote from: Bigtine96 on June 10, 2012, 09:19:00 AM
My bad lol didn't mean to throw archery in there, but the muzzleloaders will have the elk all flustered up.
:sry: :IBCOOL:
Title: Re: Hope to take the "Cow" out of Cowiche
Post by: 75johndeere on June 12, 2012, 09:23:52 PM: im in that unit every year during muzzy and modern those elk could give a rats butt. yes the heards split up but there is still elk to be had for a decent hunter find a good crossing and let the other yahoos run them to you. last two years numbers have been way down but two years ago i think was mostly due to weather half of the season the fog was so thick you couldnt see 10 yards.
Title: Re: Hope to take the "Cow" out of Cowiche
Post by: Brentmyles on June 16, 2012, 07:26:17 PM: Thanks Johndeere I am used to hunting in a unit that is flooded with people...I hunted the 560 out of Trout Lake since I was 13 years old. Sometimes using others movement is the best way to get into elk I've learned in heavily hunted areas.