Southern Elk, I'm glad to hear you guys avoided evac. We hunt the Gravellys (camp in Clover Meadows). I just started hunting MT last year but a friend I hunt with has been hunting up in the Gravellys for years. We had big plans for a bivi hunt in some back country, but... our plans are...
I hunt the same area and I got by last year in just Sitka Ascent Pants and Jacket. And then we got a foot of snow on Sept. 14th (?). Then it was Sitka Mountain pants and FL Cirrus Jacket! :) Your list looks good. I'll keep an eye out for you down there. ;)
-Mike
True, but unless you draw a bull permit you're hunting spikes and cows in most of eastern Washington. I've lived in WA 32 years and I hunt Montana now. Elk in WA are primarily in areas easily accessed by vehicle and absent in many of our best country (north Cascades).
-Mike
In reading these posts I'm becoming more hopeful. Our group was unsuccessful for the big game combo so we started planning an Idaho hunt. But maybe there is still a chance that our unsuccessful will switch to successful?
-Mike
Lefty315, I forgot about the western WA tags. Back when I lived on the west side we could run around all that Weyerhauser and Plum Creek property without a permit. Good luck on your hunt!
This will be my first year putting in for one of the deer/elk non-res combo licenses for MT. I am hoping that my odds are good for drawing one of these tags. I've been on Google Earth so much I feel like I've already been in the unit we're planning on hunting.
-Mike
Here in Washington we have a few select units (NE and SE) open for spring bear permit holders. I put in for GMU 101 but with only one point I didn't have good odds. The results are out and no tag for me this year. I will just have more time for spring turkey and deer scouting.
I wonder if...
I'm a Michigan transplant to Washington. Grew up hunting whitetails but love hunting elk and mulies; I'm primarily an archery hunter. I am a fisheries bio and work on walleye, bass, crappie, bluegill fisheries for the state. Been lurking for awhile and finally made the decision to sign up...