collapse

Advertisement


Author Topic: TOLEDO C PERMIT  (Read 3846 times)

Offline sagerat

  • Non-Hunting Topics
  • Trade Count: (+3)
  • Longhunter
  • *****
  • Join Date: Sep 2007
  • Posts: 668
  • Location: Blacktail Country
TOLEDO C PERMIT
« on: July 31, 2008, 09:21:13 PM »
HELP!! I WAS DRAWN FOR THIS PERMIT, IT'S FOR ELK AREA 5029, ANY ELK, DEC. 21-31, MOD. FIREARM. I HAD THIS TAG 2 YEARS AGO ALSO AND COULDN'T GET IT DONE, I'M HOPING TO CHANGE THAT THIS TIME. WE JUMPED ONE HERD IN 4 DAYS OF HUNTING BEHIND GATES. IF ANYBODY HAS SOME INFO THAT WOULD BE AWESOME. MAYBE I SHOULD GO FOR PRIVATE LAND? I REMEMBER SEEING SOME ELK IN FARM FIELDS, I'M ALL FOR SHARING THE MEAT IF SOMEONE HAS A CONNECTION???

Offline Dadbear

  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Hunter
  • ***
  • Join Date: Jul 2008
  • Posts: 195
  • Location: Lewis County, WA
Re: TOLEDO C PERMIT
« Reply #1 on: July 31, 2008, 11:28:25 PM »
sagerat,
check your box... I sent you a PM.
...dadbear

Offline Crunchy

  • Political & Covid-19 Topics
  • Trade Count: (+2)
  • Frontiersman
  • *****
  • Join Date: Apr 2007
  • Posts: 4821
  • Location: Puyallup
Re: TOLEDO C PERMIT
« Reply #2 on: August 01, 2008, 08:29:45 AM »
I have the Toledo D which started today.  I am heading down there tomorrow morning.  I will let you know what I find or dont find.  Did WDFW send you the packet of info?  They did me which included a map, gate code info, and location of Weyerhauser land to hunt.

Offline HntnFsh

  • Washington For Wildlife
  • Trade Count: (+5)
  • Old Salt
  • ******
  • Join Date: Jul 2007
  • Posts: 5550
  • Location: Toledo
Re: TOLEDO C PERMIT
« Reply #3 on: August 01, 2008, 08:35:35 AM »
Maybe Crunchy can share the pm I sent with some info.Beings the 2 hunts wont conflict.

Offline Crunchy

  • Political & Covid-19 Topics
  • Trade Count: (+2)
  • Frontiersman
  • *****
  • Join Date: Apr 2007
  • Posts: 4821
  • Location: Puyallup
Re: TOLEDO C PERMIT
« Reply #4 on: August 01, 2008, 08:45:24 AM »
Ya, will do I just printed them out to take along.  If I dont see anything they can be my back up TP :chuckle:

Offline HntnFsh

  • Washington For Wildlife
  • Trade Count: (+5)
  • Old Salt
  • ******
  • Join Date: Jul 2007
  • Posts: 5550
  • Location: Toledo
Re: TOLEDO C PERMIT
« Reply #5 on: August 01, 2008, 08:58:32 AM »
I bet money on you getting into animals in there.

Offline Crunchy

  • Political & Covid-19 Topics
  • Trade Count: (+2)
  • Frontiersman
  • *****
  • Join Date: Apr 2007
  • Posts: 4821
  • Location: Puyallup
Re: TOLEDO C PERMIT
« Reply #6 on: August 01, 2008, 09:20:44 AM »
I hope so, I havent decided bow or rifle yet.  What do u think?

Offline HntnFsh

  • Washington For Wildlife
  • Trade Count: (+5)
  • Old Salt
  • ******
  • Join Date: Jul 2007
  • Posts: 5550
  • Location: Toledo
Re: TOLEDO C PERMIT
« Reply #7 on: August 01, 2008, 09:32:05 AM »
Its a great area for bow hunting.I think its worth a try for a few days.Then if not succesfull,pull out the rifle for the last day or 2.My bet is you will be into elk almost all day every day.Especially now that you have the gate codes and maps.Sure makes things a lot easier.If it was me I would check the areas I told you about.Then head in behind the gate by Finkas rd.If you dont see elk right off the bat.

There are a lot of elk in that area.Odds are excellent for getting a cow.As close to %100 as you can get if hunting with a rifle.I think that after the first day or so it will be pretty easy for you to decide the best approach.

I will say, that there is a very special cow in that area.Possibly last years calf also.If you see her you'll know what I mean.Ive seen her for the last 3 years.My brother in law was just a few feet short of being able to get a shot with his bow last year.

Be sure and put up pics and story.I'm pretty excited to see how your hunt goes.I think you'll be very pleasantly surprised.

Offline Crunchy

  • Political & Covid-19 Topics
  • Trade Count: (+2)
  • Frontiersman
  • *****
  • Join Date: Apr 2007
  • Posts: 4821
  • Location: Puyallup
Re: TOLEDO C PERMIT
« Reply #8 on: August 01, 2008, 12:50:25 PM »
I think I will take my bow the first day and then the rifle the next to or three days that I can sneek in.  I think I know what you mean by the "special" elk.

Offline sagerat

  • Non-Hunting Topics
  • Trade Count: (+3)
  • Longhunter
  • *****
  • Join Date: Sep 2007
  • Posts: 668
  • Location: Blacktail Country
Re: TOLEDO C PERMIT
« Reply #9 on: August 01, 2008, 09:02:57 PM »
WOW! THANKS FOR ALL THE INFO, I'M GETTING EXCITED. I HOPE YOU STICK ONE CRUNCHY. JUST WONDERING THOUGH, IS A RIFLE LEGAL FOR YOUR HUNT? SINCE AN ARCHERY TAG IS REQUIRED? I DON'T KNOW??? THANKS AGAIN I'LL LET YOU GUYS KNOW ANYTHING I FIND ABOUT THE AREA.

Offline Crunchy

  • Political & Covid-19 Topics
  • Trade Count: (+2)
  • Frontiersman
  • *****
  • Join Date: Apr 2007
  • Posts: 4821
  • Location: Puyallup
Re: TOLEDO C PERMIT
« Reply #10 on: August 01, 2008, 09:41:37 PM »
I am just putting stuff together.  I think its any weapon but let me double check.  I havent decided yet on which but if your right its bow time for sure.

Offline Crunchy

  • Political & Covid-19 Topics
  • Trade Count: (+2)
  • Frontiersman
  • *****
  • Join Date: Apr 2007
  • Posts: 4821
  • Location: Puyallup
Re: TOLEDO C PERMIT
« Reply #11 on: August 01, 2008, 09:52:42 PM »
I just double checked any weapon.

Offline HntnFsh

  • Washington For Wildlife
  • Trade Count: (+5)
  • Old Salt
  • ******
  • Join Date: Jul 2007
  • Posts: 5550
  • Location: Toledo
Re: TOLEDO C PERMIT
« Reply #12 on: August 02, 2008, 02:58:46 AM »
I wondered the same thing when I first looked.Because the regs say any archery tag.But looked a little further into the regs and its any weapon.That Master Hunter course has its benefits.

Good luck,
Have fun,
HntnFsh

Offline Crunchy

  • Political & Covid-19 Topics
  • Trade Count: (+2)
  • Frontiersman
  • *****
  • Join Date: Apr 2007
  • Posts: 4821
  • Location: Puyallup
Re: TOLEDO C PERMIT
« Reply #13 on: August 02, 2008, 06:24:30 PM »
Well fellas I got it done.  Took a nice fat cow around 850 this morning.  Thanks to the good start I got from
Hntnfsh.  Give the details a little later.

Offline archery288

  • Trade Count: (+1)
  • Sourdough
  • *****
  • Join Date: Oct 2007
  • Posts: 2227
  • Location: Auburn
Re: TOLEDO C PERMIT
« Reply #14 on: August 02, 2008, 06:33:04 PM »
Congrats Crunchy!!! That area has a lot of elk in it! Can't wait for the pics and story!  :tup:

Offline rackattack

  • Trade Count: (+1)
  • Longhunter
  • *****
  • Join Date: May 2007
  • Posts: 648
  • Location: Battle Ground
Re: TOLEDO C PERMIT
« Reply #15 on: August 02, 2008, 07:20:14 PM »
Alright!!! Can't wait to see the pictures.  Congrats.

Offline Crunchy

  • Political & Covid-19 Topics
  • Trade Count: (+2)
  • Frontiersman
  • *****
  • Join Date: Apr 2007
  • Posts: 4821
  • Location: Puyallup
Re: TOLEDO C PERMIT
« Reply #16 on: August 02, 2008, 07:27:12 PM »
Archery288,

You were spot on as well.  I saw a small herd with two branched antlered bulls in one of the areas you described but they were on private land so I had to just watch from across the road.

The hunt well set the alarm for 3:40am and hit the rack.  Woke up at 530 and said S__T.  Got going quick since it was an hour plus drive.  As I was driving to the area I saw the first small herd of elk on private land.  I sat and watched them for a short while but I was running real late.  So I drove around a bit more and found an area I thought I would hike in at a gate. Although I had the code for the gate I figured some exercise would be good.  About a mile in I/we came into two clearcuts one of each side of the road.  We saw a big pile of old logs and thought it would be a good lookout to do some glassing.  As my nephew (15) started climbing up I turned around and saw a herd of about 10 heading out way a couple of hundred yards out.   THey were already alerted to us and had stopped.  I tried to get my nephew to stay put but he was too excited which caused the elk to turn around and head back up the road.  I quickly manuvered to a stump about 20 yards away to rest my rifle on.  There was no way to make this 200 yard shot standing.  As I came to a rest I didnt have time to range the elk so I figured 200 yards and put the cross hairs high shoulder.  The second to last elk, all cows had stopped and turned broadside to check us out.  BOOM!  It looked as if she limped some and the elk went into the trees. 

I didnt feel great about the shot so we waited 20 minutes before going up to track.  I was able to range the elk which showed they were 300 yards out.  I felt a little worse then.  When we got to where they were standing I didnt see any blood we walked the direction they went and found a small drop in first picture.  The blood never got much better than an occasional drop or two. After about 40 yards we found her piled up.  We got to skin and quarter the elk and by noon we were ready to pack out.  I wasnt positive I had the gate code for the gate I parked at so we each packed out a quarter.  When we got to the gate we unloaded out packs and I found that I did have the code to the gate.  SO we drove in and picked up the other half, plus.  We saw another herd of about 17 elk two bulls I think both spikes in the same area.  Loaded up the truck and took off.  Dropped the meat off at butcher's to hang.   I will butcher her in a few days.  I decided to go rifle because my nephe, who I just got into hunting has never shot anything, or been with me when I did, so it was well worth it.

Offline sagerat

  • Non-Hunting Topics
  • Trade Count: (+3)
  • Longhunter
  • *****
  • Join Date: Sep 2007
  • Posts: 668
  • Location: Blacktail Country
Re: TOLEDO C PERMIT
« Reply #17 on: August 02, 2008, 08:56:57 PM »
Nice work! I hope there's one left for me come December!

Offline HntnFsh

  • Washington For Wildlife
  • Trade Count: (+5)
  • Old Salt
  • ******
  • Join Date: Jul 2007
  • Posts: 5550
  • Location: Toledo
Re: TOLEDO C PERMIT
« Reply #18 on: August 07, 2008, 08:43:28 AM »
Sagerat.
There will be a ton of em left come December.

Crunchy,
Congrats on the elk! Sounds pretty exciting.Its great when you can share a hunt like this with a family memeber.Sounds like he was pretty excited too.

Glad I was able to be of some help.

There are almost always elk in those fields in the mornings or evenings.But its really tricky knowing which ones are ok to hunt in.I can only think of 2 of them off the top of my head.Most are backed by Weyco property.But that can be tricky accessing too if your not familiar with the area.Thats why I pointed you the direction I did.There is no doubt that you are in a good area that is ok to hunt.So its 1 less thing to worry about.
Again.Congradulations,
HntnFsh

Offline Crunchy

  • Political & Covid-19 Topics
  • Trade Count: (+2)
  • Frontiersman
  • *****
  • Join Date: Apr 2007
  • Posts: 4821
  • Location: Puyallup
Re: TOLEDO C PERMIT
« Reply #19 on: August 07, 2008, 11:49:10 AM »
Thanks Hntnfsh

I put a photo of the elk in the bear hunting section you might get a laugh out of.

Offline tmike

  • Non-Hunting Topics
  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Sourdough
  • *****
  • Join Date: Dec 2007
  • Posts: 1387
  • Location: Black Diamond
Re: TOLEDO C PERMIT
« Reply #20 on: August 07, 2008, 12:09:23 PM »
Crunchy that's a Fatty  :tup: Congrats, I hope to put one on the ground real soon too.

Offline Crunchy

  • Political & Covid-19 Topics
  • Trade Count: (+2)
  • Frontiersman
  • *****
  • Join Date: Apr 2007
  • Posts: 4821
  • Location: Puyallup
Re: TOLEDO C PERMIT
« Reply #21 on: August 07, 2008, 12:20:12 PM »
Ya I'm going for number 2 in Sept, and maybe number 3 in Oregon.

Offline sagerat

  • Non-Hunting Topics
  • Trade Count: (+3)
  • Longhunter
  • *****
  • Join Date: Sep 2007
  • Posts: 668
  • Location: Blacktail Country
Re: TOLEDO C PERMIT
« Reply #22 on: August 14, 2008, 09:14:30 PM »
Does anyone know where I can get a weyerhaeuser map that covers this area? I wanted to study it before driving down to scout. Thanks

Offline Dadbear

  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Hunter
  • ***
  • Join Date: Jul 2008
  • Posts: 195
  • Location: Lewis County, WA
Re: TOLEDO C PERMIT
« Reply #23 on: August 14, 2008, 09:42:33 PM »
This won't help before you drive down, but when you get to Toledo, stop in at the 76 station in town called the "Short Stop". They have the map you want for sale behind the counter, down low on a shelf.

 


* Advertisement

* Recent Topics

Let’s see your best Washington buck by high_hunter
[Yesterday at 10:31:08 PM]


Bearpaw Season - Spring 2024 by actionshooter
[Yesterday at 09:43:51 PM]


Walked a cougar down by MADMAX
[Yesterday at 08:31:53 PM]


Which 12” boat trailer tires? by timberhunter
[Yesterday at 08:22:18 PM]


Lowest power 22 round? by JakeLand
[Yesterday at 08:06:13 PM]


1x scopes vs open sights by JakeLand
[Yesterday at 07:29:35 PM]


Long Beach Clamming Tides by Encore 280
[Yesterday at 05:16:00 PM]


WTS Suppressors I Can Get by dreadi
[Yesterday at 03:30:33 PM]


SB 5444 signed by Inslee on 03/26 Takes Effect on 06/06/24 by Longfield1
[Yesterday at 03:27:51 PM]


Straight on by kentrek
[Yesterday at 03:04:53 PM]


2024-2026 Hunting Season Proposals by trophyhunt
[Yesterday at 01:51:40 PM]

SimplePortal 2.3.7 © 2008-2024, SimplePortal