2024 Mountain View Rifle Quality Bull

[Karl Blanchard]

Anyone have insight on the fire? I am one of the 3 archery bull tag holders. Totally bummed right now

I talked to WDFW and they basically said your SOL. Looks like it’s 23% contain as of yesterday so maybe some hope.

you're not SOL. You can turn a special permit back in for ANY REASON up to 2 weeks prior to the opening of your season for points restoration. 

But also, I've seen elk right back into burned areas immediately after fire crews leaving. Like still smoldering roots.  They will be licking on the burnt stumps.  A few well timed rains and that burn scar will have new sprouts coming up in September.

Point being, don't lose hope guys.

[6haase6]

The fire that burned just to the north of there two years ago left little pockets of green timber through the burned area. The elk had no pattern to them but we saw lots of elk. They seemed to be just jumping from one green patch to the next.

[avidnwoutdoorsman]

I was there for a quality deer tag a couple years back… where I seen elk ain’t burned yet. Your g2g.


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[LarryMarquette]

My wife's family has a cabin up mill Rd from anatone. So far as I can tell there is still area to hunt that we have seen bulls in this year. Would totally be down to point out where I've seen them or even meet ya down there when they open the Mt Rd. Pm me and exchange info. 👍🏻👍🏻

[andersonjk4]

There will be pockets to hunt, the big question is if the unit will be open. As of now the entire area is closed. And unless they get a handle on it, it may not open by archery season.

Forecast for tomorrow is calling for stronger winds out of the west tomorrow and Friday. If they can’t hold the line at the road from Indian Tom, it could burn all of the NF in the unit.

[Limhangerslayer]

Anyone have insight on the fire? I am one of the 3 archery bull tag holders. Totally bummed right now

I talked to WDFW and they basically said your SOL. Looks like it’s 23% contain as of yesterday so maybe some hope.

you're not SOL. You can turn a special permit back in for ANY REASON up to 2 weeks prior to the opening of your season for points restoration. 

But also, I've seen elk right back into burned areas immediately after fire crews leaving. Like still smoldering roots.  They will be licking on the burnt stumps.  A few well timed rains and that burn scar will have new sprouts coming up in September.

Point being, don't lose hope guys.

like Karl said, you’re no where near SOL. I had a tag in there the last time they had a big fire and could turn it in until two weeks prior to the hunt.  And that was before you could do that with any tag without a special situation.

[blumtnelkndeer]

They are still confident that it will be contained August 1.

[Woodchuck]

Anyone have insight on the fire? I am one of the 3 archery bull tag holders. Totally bummed right now

I talked to WDFW and they basically said your SOL. Looks like it’s 23% contain as of yesterday so maybe some hope.

you're not SOL. You can turn a special permit back in for ANY REASON up to 2 weeks prior to the opening of your season for points restoration. 

But also, I've seen elk right back into burned areas immediately after fire crews leaving. Like still smoldering roots.  They will be licking on the burnt stumps.  A few well timed rains and that burn scar will have new sprouts coming up in September.

Point being, don't lose hope guys.

Best elk hunting I have seen in 162 was the year of the last big fire in there. They are so much easier to see moving across a burnt hillside. 

[andersonjk4]

Good update from yesterday.  It looks like that is a back-burn that is up along the trail from Indian Tom. 

https://fb.watch/twVKUjGxDk/

[GOcougsHunter]

Anyone have insight on the fire? I am one of the 3 archery bull tag holders. Totally bummed right now

I talked to WDFW and they basically said your SOL. Looks like it’s 23% contain as of yesterday so maybe some hope.

you're not SOL. You can turn a special permit back in for ANY REASON up to 2 weeks prior to the opening of your season for points restoration. 

But also, I've seen elk right back into burned areas immediately after fire crews leaving. Like still smoldering roots.  They will be licking on the burnt stumps.  A few well timed rains and that burn scar will have new sprouts coming up in September.

Point being, don't lose hope guys.

Best elk hunting I have seen in 162 was the year of the last big fire in there. They are so much easier to see moving across a burnt hillside. 

Banking on that... I really don't want to turn in a quality bull tag.  The other HuntWA members on here who I am talking to have been very positive and helpful.  Great community we have here!

[chukarchaser]

Think long and hard before you turn that tag in as they are hard to come by.  I put in for this unit for years until I got to old and never got drawn. 

[LDennis24]

I've been watching the fire closely and it is in the big Menatchee canyon but they are really keeping it back well. Today could be a different story.  I see some serious smoke coming up down there. It will still be worth hunting if you ask me. I would never turn that tag back in if I had it right now.

[blumtnelkndeer]

A small teaser to keep all tag holder’s positive a small 6 with split brow times and a rag horn on public ground

[GOcougsHunter]

 

[GOcougsHunter]

I am following the Cougar Creek Fire 2024 on the Facebook.  Wow.  whoever is putting that together deserves whatever production award they give out.  The page has been informative and professional providing tons of unique content.  Well done folks!

I want to leave a comment to ask how the elk are doing, but I think that is the last of their concerns right now.