Anyone hunt roosevelt elk in washington

chasendeer · Jan 16, 2004

I looking in to a hunt in the south west patk of washington. Anyone hunted there in the past? Not looking for a honey hole or any thing just what did you think.
Thanks
Jay

polarbear · Jan 17, 2004

LAST EDITED ON Jan-17-04 AT 10:37AM (MST)[p]Howdy
We usually do pretty good around Mt. St. Helens and Mt. Adams. Got into a ton of nice bulls this season but just couldnt seem to get an arrow in one. We came across 21 different bulls in one day at St. Helens but it was into the second week of archery and they were kind of wary from being pushed a little.
Where ya from?
Eric

chasendeer · Jan 17, 2004

I'm from california, I was looking into a hunt down in that area.
JAy

toddrice · Jan 17, 2004

Polarbear are the elk around Mt Helens, Roosevelt or Rocky Mt Elk ?

northwesthunter · Jan 17, 2004

Hey polarbear did you draw a marg. or toutle tag or just hunting a general unit? What is the pressure like down there. I think you have more bulls down there but more people too maybe than the oly pen. nwhunter

polarbear · Jan 17, 2004

The elk around St. Helens are Roosevelts. When you start getting a little closer to White pass they are a mixture of rockys and roosies. I wish that I can draw a Margaret or Toutle tag! We hunt the Marble and Lewis River Units. There is not a whole lot of pressure once you get off of the roads a little bit. You can spot elk from the roads but most folks wont go after them because of the steep terrain or having to go more than 100 yds of of the road. We use to hunt Clearwater and Matheney on the peninsula until the tribal poaching got to be more than we could stand. Now that it is starting to grow up a bit the hunting is getting better. I know of several huge bulls that were taken out of Matheney in the last 2 years. A guy that I worked with at the Brewery, his nephew shot a monster 7x9 on Sam's Ridge in 2002 and a bear in the same day.
Eric

northwesthunter · Jan 17, 2004

Polarbear how would you compare the areas you are talking about to the clearwater as far as brush and thick stuff? The elk numbers are coming back but they are tough to hunt if they hit the reprod . Is there any counrty way back in that you can horsepack into that you are familiar with. The oly pen is too brushy and cut up with roads for that.

Bura Nut · Jan 18, 2004

The elk around St. Helens may not qualify for pure roosevelts. I think the dividing line for B&C is I-5. at least for blacktails it is so if you are wanting anything to enter in the books make sure..........Allen Taylor......

TheHunt · Feb 10, 2004

>The elk around St. Helens may
>not qualify for pure roosevelts.
> I think the dividing
>line for B&C is I-5.
> at least for blacktails
>it is so if you
>are wanting anything to enter
>in the books make sure..........Allen
>Taylor......

I agree with Allen, If you look at the Pope and Young record book it says that the boundry is I-5.

I have yet to take a Roosevelt elk and I am looking to hunt for one the first weekend some place on the coast. Is there some plase on the coast that has a good bull to cow ratio?

TheHunt

LoveBigRacks · Feb 10, 2004

Allen is right, I-5 is the boundary. The herds around St Helens have been doing really well recently. The last couple of years they have been transplanting elk out of St Helens to help other areas that aren't doing so well. I've heard of some real good bulls being harvested there too, during rifle season though.

Question, anybody know much about the Nanum (sp?) unit in WA? I heard its a tough draw and saw a picture of a monster bull taken out of there last year. Am interested in learning more if anybody has general info.

Also, a note to the Californians. Washington, and Oregon for that matter, are north of CA. Not sure why it bugs me when you say (from California) "down there in Washington" but it does. We're up here, your down there. Nothing personal.

LBR