trapper T

HEy, Wayne, Doc, and others who live on the better side. Got a question for ya.

Seems I'm gonna try my hand at Muzzleloader for Elk this year. The early season starts Oct.1.


Do you notice if the Elk are still bugling much around that time? It's supposedly their secondary rut period? Just wonderin' guess my Uncle got a herd spotted over around Sherman somewhere...be nice to try and call one in

Thanks.

WAYNE1

Their not around me where I can hear em...plus I've never hunted em over on this side of the state....I go over to your side....where all the Elk are at..

trapper T

Oh, ya I know you really gotta get out and search over that way to find'em.

If all the Elk are over my way....then why can I never find them[:-]
Do you know somethin' I don't LOL

WAYNE1

figured everyone over there know's my Honny Hole by now...of corse I'd never hunt the modern fire arnm season there....Don't know now the Black powder season is.....never really thought there was another way except bow.......I hunt the SW corner of the state

trapper T

In the SW? How far down around Mossyrock? Pe Ell? or way down south? I've hunted a lot in those two areas, but mainly now I hunt up in the cascades around Enumclaw.

WAYNE1

Castle rock

trapper T

Up in the Coweeman I take it? Buddy of mine hunts that a lot. Lots of Elk down that way, kind of like the Winston area too, gettin close to St.Helens where the Elk may wander over into the hunting areas[8D]

WAYNE1

Hunt all that Wearhauser land behind locked gate's.....somewhere around 48,000 acre's....

trapper T

yup that's the spot...I think I know exactly where your at, they just closedthen gates a few years back,correct?

WAYNE1

Not sure when...I've only been hunting there for about the last 4 year's....I do know...during rifle season....they open the gate's on the week-end's......which they don't do for us bow hunter's.....guess they figure we have an advantage...[8D]...Oh well.....I really don't mind....sure don't hardly run into any other hunter's.