Unit 505 south of hwy 12

[griz_64]

Been doing some e-scouting and found a chunk of port blakely land north of longbell road and south of hwy 12, that I'm going to check out soon in person. My question is has anyone hunted in that general area and seen any elk or some good elk sign?  It is close to winston 520 unit so my general thoughts are that there is a good possibiliity of running into some elk for the archery late season. No I am not looking for any gps locations just curious of anyones experince on the southern edge of the 505 mossyrock unit for elk. Thanks

[MADMAX]

Theres elk there, they get pushed hard and usually onto private land
last time I hunted it it was reallllllly brushy

[griz_64]

It is brushy, i live on the north side of 505 and hunt deer and can vouch for that. Never have hunted down south near longbell so a little curious. Thanks

[Mudman]

Wet and brushy.  Wa.  Elk seem to migrate through more than stay.  Pushed hard, Expect company.  Isnt it late season muzzle and archery!  Yikes, zoo.  Almost tagged a 5pt in there years ago but only had a down forward shot so a no go.  He ran up into devils club 5ft high on me...  Was just moving through towards private when I stumbled on him crossing creek draw.  I will never go back..

[Goshawk]

It's thick in most places.  That heard has been really hit hard with hoof rot, so the numbers are way down from just 5 or 7 years ago.

[22-250]

I agree lots of brush and hoof rot numbers not what they used to be  good luck

[griz_64]

Ya im sure its gonna be tough, trying to salvage my late season. Everything i had been scouting up and disappeared a few days before early started and my area had nothing but bear and yotes showing up. Not sure what my plan will be yet but dont have much of an option at the moment to travel to far with sharing the family car with the wife right now.

[ASienkiewich]

Don’t be afraid of getting into the thick stuff, that’s where the elk like and most people dislike Lol there are still plenty of elk around and the elk don’t know the boundaries of the private so you should find some. Have fun and good luck


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[ASienkiewich]

Also are you scouting with onX maps? Because I do not see a block of port Blakely anywhere in that area you are referring to!


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[griz_64]

Also are you scouting with onX maps? Because I do not see a block of port Blakely anywhere in that area you are referring to!


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I mostly use hunt stand as I can share with my dad who is not tech savy and wont buy something like onx.  Yes there is port blakely out there, ive checked both hunt stand and lewis county auditors GIS maps.  just did a little scouting and found some ok sign in the area.  Its mostly bordered by private with a little weyco mixed in

[Crunchy]

I hunted it, I believe south of Longbell road.  Biked in on a gated road and got into elk. 

[griz_64]

there are plenty of elk there, im sure of that.  Only issue for late bow is that south of longbell road (unit 520) will be closed.  North of Longbell road is unit 505 and will be open for late season.  Back in high school I knew the are pretty well but spending close to 20 years and not spending much time in the area has me far out of the loop now days

[slowhand]

No Elk or Deer there total waist of your time.
I'll Be in there next weekend. 
Best of Luck 

[Bigshooter]

The little bit of port blakley is really thick.  Elk number are way way way down.  It gets pounded hard in the late season with muzzy hunters.  And I imagine this year with Winston creek not being open late it will be even worse with archery hunters added in.  The unit is right out my dads back door and he had a rifle cow tag last year and never saw an elk all season.  I've hunted the area my whole life and it is sorry with what has happened with the elk.

[slowhand]

The little bit of port blakley is really thick.  Elk number are way way way down.  It gets pounded hard in the late season with muzzy hunters.  And I imagine this year with Winston creek not being open late it will be even worse with archery hunters added in.  The unit is right out my dads back door and he had a rifle cow tag last year and never saw an elk all season.  I've hunted the area my whole life and it is sorry with what has happened with the elk.

Any incite knowledge on the Deer around here?