We did really well this year filling 2 out of 3 tags. I guess some of it is always a little luck, but we hunted our rears off and it paid off well. We logged about 12-15 miles per day and stayed away from others hunters, better yet, the terrain that we were hunting kept them away.
I spoke with a couple of you at different times on PM's and threads about the area and you had alot of useful info, so I appreciate it. I'll tell you what, it's the best kept secret in the state. It's the Northeast Corner units and its any bull.
I tagged a 5x6 and my buddy took his first elk ever, a 6x6 that would have been a 6x7 but he was broken off. It's great to hunt these units hard, but you have to hunt em' smart or you won't see a thing.
Luckily, we got a snow a couple of times during the week and that really helped pinpoint our efforts.
There was a good amount of pressure in the unit........on the roads. I thought it was Seattle Rush hour an hour before dark on some evenings. You'd see 5-10 per half hour slowly roll by camp looking for elk that aren't there. Evey fresh track we found was a minimum of 3 miles in and most were 5-6 behind locked logging gates. Even then, the elk were high, not low. Find the tallest elevation you could and then start looking for fresh sign. When you found a pocket of fresh sign, chances are that the elk are going to be there the next day too, because something is holding them there and nothing is giving them reason to leave.
I am confident that with another day, our camp would have gone 3 for 3, but my brother had limited vacation and needed to get back on Saturday, and it was his tag that was yet to be filled. We have most likely found our elk hunting home for the next couple of years. If one is willing to do the work and hunt smart, you can have an elk hunting experience out there that is every bit as good as MT, ID or WY.
*going to pick up the pictures from the shop now.* Will be back later to post.
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