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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: alwayshunting on August 18, 2019, 08:26:55 PM

Title: Fossil creek permit
Post by: alwayshunting on August 18, 2019, 08:26:55 PM

This will be my first year hunting this permit, just wondering if anyone has had any luck hunting here in past years

Title: Re: Fossil creek permit
Post by: scoutdog346 on August 18, 2019, 09:46:31 PM

Yes

Title: Re: Fossil creek permit
Post by: scoutdog346 on August 18, 2019, 09:47:23 PM

Are you going to be in there for archery Muzzleloader or modern firearm?

Title: Re: Fossil creek permit
Post by: alwayshunting on August 20, 2019, 08:20:12 PM

Muzzleloader season

Title: Re: Fossil creek permit
Post by: scoutdog346 on August 21, 2019, 06:30:44 PM

Ur going to have a good time.  No pressure. Remember...just cuz u don't hear bulls don't mean their not there...they r denfintly there

Title: Re: Fossil creek permit
Post by: xwizard50 on August 24, 2019, 04:40:00 PM

Scouted fossil today, already 8 camps. 3 - 2 point bucks, 1-3 point and several does. 2 bears, 16 cows, 1-5x5 bull.

Title: Re: Fossil creek permit
Post by: scoutdog346 on August 25, 2019, 09:08:34 AM

I normally don't see that many deer in one day

Title: Re: Fossil creek permit
Post by: xwizard50 on August 25, 2019, 11:46:34 AM

outside of today I see 8 to 12 deer a day. This year seems better then in along time, still not like the days when you would see couple dozen easy.

Title: Re: Fossil creek permit
Post by: scoutdog346 on August 25, 2019, 06:40:58 PM

That's cool!..I seem to see lots of elk but never that many deer.  I've gotten the permit 5 times and seen 20 deer in the 5 years...funny how that stuff works.

Title: Re: Fossil creek permit
Post by: alwayshunting on August 29, 2019, 07:38:46 PM

I’m going scouting next weekend can’t wait

Title: Re: Fossil creek permit
Post by: scoutdog346 on August 29, 2019, 11:10:27 PM

My buddy went yesterday he saw a bunch of deer too. He just drove around to get to know the area and make waypoints didn't get out of the truck saw 10 cow's

Title: Re: Fossil creek permit
Post by: jeffro on August 29, 2019, 11:29:14 PM

I bought this permit about 10 years ago for modern elk.
Tagged out with a small 5x5 on the first day.
My hunting partner took 4 days for one slightly larger.
While he hunted, I loaded firewood, my K3500 long bed and equipment trailer were loaded to the max. That load lasted my ~5 years
It was worth the money for sure.
Your biggest competition is the loggers working there.
They have them patterned and stands set for opening morning of all the seasons.