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Title: Siouxon archery bull
Post by: Hooked On Chrome Guide Service on June 18, 2012, 11:53:52 AM: So I drew a late season Siouxon bull tag and I'm just wondering if any of you guys can tell me what the quality of the bulls are down there so I know how picky if at all during the early season
Title: Re: Siouxon archery bull
Post by: Special T on June 18, 2012, 11:59:54 AM: There are some really nice bulls there, but with as much brush in the area i would not pass on too much in the early season. Rifle season hit it pretty hard so if I called in a mature bull in the early season i'd stick it... I used to rifle hut that area and always wanted to bow hunt it... I may in the future...
Title: Re: Siouxon archery bull
Post by: Hooked On Chrome Guide Service on June 18, 2012, 12:04:17 PM: Thanks thats what I was kinda thinking
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Post by: Hooked On Chrome Guide Service on June 18, 2012, 12:58:30 PM: Do you know if the rifle guys hit the wilderness area very hard that's where I'd like spend my time weather permitting of course
Title: Re: Siouxon archery bull
Post by: Special T on June 18, 2012, 01:18:42 PM: :dunno: Lots of the areas i hunted you didn't have to get more than 1/2mile off the road to see elk. :twocents:
Title: Re: Siouxon archery bull
Post by: Broken Arrow on June 18, 2012, 01:29:29 PM: Indian Heaven gets hammered durring rifle. I drove around during rifle as I was just curious what the pressure is like for modern....(I archery hunt) and I was shocked. Maybe thats normal, but i have not been in the elk woods for 15 years during modern...fricken scary zoo!
Title: Re: Siouxon archery bull
Post by: Chesapeake on June 18, 2012, 01:44:36 PM: Indian heavens is small and surounded by roads. Guys camp for rifle and archery all around it and hit it from every trail head. But trails are like roads and many guys never step off them.

Its just a regular every day general season elk unit. Personaly I think they made those tags just to fill out the catagories with some choices.

But....... there are lots of elk and a very good chance of snow. I've seen some good ones in there. I wouldnt pass on anything legal myself, but thats just me.
Title: Re: Siouxon archery bull
Post by: Special T on June 18, 2012, 01:48:37 PM: If there is a heavy snow year the late season would have lots of elk down in the flats near the hatchery. :twocents:
Title: Re: Siouxon archery bull
Post by: Hooked On Chrome Guide Service on June 18, 2012, 02:07:23 PM: Thanks for info guys
Title: Re: Siouxon archery bull
Post by: WapitiTalk1 on June 18, 2012, 03:35:42 PM: Quote from: ClamHammer on June 18, 2012, 02:07:23 PM
Thanks for info guys

Yes, rifles hunters hit Indian Heaven hard and take quite a few bulls there every year.. Mostly small ones but there are some nice bulls also. Send me a PM and I'll give you an area in the wilderness to perhaps, "enhance" your odds. RJ
Title: Re: Siouxon archery bull
Post by: throttlejocky20 on June 18, 2012, 07:25:20 PM: Had that tag last year. There was alot of snow and it was that slushy, slippery, smash your truck up kind of stuff. Make sure you bring chains. We hunted in the surroundn area by the hatchery. There is alot of elk for sure. We were out of the truck on the first herd before we had our camp out of the truck. But we couldent get on the bulls. Finally we were on to a couple bulls at the end of our hunt but we couldent close the deal. I wish I still had those points to put in for the Margret!
Title: Re: Siouxon archery bull
Post by: cannon-master on June 18, 2012, 07:26:09 PM: all the area around the hatchery is private and they dont give permission ive know the landowner for over twenty years and i cant even hunt it and am very good friends with his family but if there is snow at all you will not be able to get to the wilderness as the last weekend in rifle season is tough going with snow
Title: Re: Siouxon archery bull
Post by: blacktail luv on June 18, 2012, 07:53:02 PM: It's one of the departments b.s. Tags that gives you a snow balls chance in hell of actually killing a bull. :twocents:
Title: Re: Siouxon archery bull
Post by: throttlejocky20 on June 18, 2012, 07:58:12 PM: Quote from: cannon-master on June 18, 2012, 07:26:09 PM
all the area around the hatchery is private and they dont give permission ive know the landowner for over twenty years and i cant even hunt it and am very good friends with his family but if there is snow at all you will not be able to get to the wilderness as the last weekend in rifle season is tough going with snow
This is a true statement lots of private land. But you dont have to go to high to get in behind it. Most of the private land was well posted but make sure you know whats legal.
Title: Siouxon archery bull
Post by: Chesapeake on June 18, 2012, 09:36:19 PM: In my opinion you have a pretty decent tag. It's not a trophy type tag, but a better than average chance at a bull tag. I'd gun for any legal bull and if you happen into a good one then all the better.
I always liked right around the Wart and red mountain in the heavens, but also spent a bit of time around the racetrack and the southern end of it. Always seen elk, but the 3 points proved elusive.
Title: Re: Siouxon archery bull
Post by: elksnout on June 19, 2012, 09:16:41 PM: If it's a normal snow year you will be hard pressed to get up to the wilderness. Just saying...
Hunt the snow line, watch for tracks, etc. Not sure why guys have said the area around the hatchery is all private? Sure, along the highway and south of there. There's the Government Mineral Springs area, Falls Creek, the lower end of the 64 road, the Wind River valley. Lots of area that have local elk and also they will winter in these areas along with being on private land. You should have zero issues finding public land.
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Post by: Special T on June 20, 2012, 09:17:13 AM: :yeah:
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Post by: Hooked On Chrome Guide Service on June 21, 2012, 08:50:54 PM: Thanks a lot guys for sharing some info with me I really appreciate it
Title: Re: Siouxon archery bull
Post by: WapitiTalk1 on June 21, 2012, 09:05:17 PM: Quote from: ClamHammer on June 21, 2012, 08:50:54 PM
Thanks a lot guys for sharing some info with me I really appreciate it

No worries.. Keep in mind what I PMed you. That area I mentioned is very good if you can get into it before or even during, the exodus to their winter grounds.. If it works out, let me know. RJ
Title: Re: Siouxon archery bull
Post by: shadowless_nite on June 22, 2012, 01:08:26 AM: send me pm, I had late archery cow tag last year and youd be surprised where the elk will be again a few weeks after rifle hunters have left. Due to last years awkward dry ice spell it was definitely hard to put a stalk on cows that have been spooked all season while crunching on frozen leaves. The only rain was the day before thanksgiving and that was the only shot opportunity I got on a cow and due to bad positioning I didnt take the shot but the rain definitely help mask my presence. BUT the 2 full weekends we ( me and my buddy that put in together) did hunt during the tag season we saw elk everyday and were able to get into shooting distance of bulls almost every morning but never cows. the biggest bull I saw was a decent 5x5 ( decent in terms of this area during late season) and the others were raghorns but legal nonetheless

when it did snow those few times it sure piled up fast and I would have to blaze trails in my landcruiser to get back in there, without it we definitely wouldnt have been able to make it through the higher elevations as most truck tracks showed they just turned around
Title: Re: Siouxon archery bull
Post by: Dry creek on June 26, 2012, 07:46:53 AM: dry crk has the bigger bulls.
Title: Re: Siouxon archery bull
Post by: Hooked On Chrome Guide Service on June 26, 2012, 11:16:28 AM: Ok thanks for the info