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First elk hunt in Oregon

by Steve ladnier
(Astoria Or)

I have been hunting elk for two seasons after being stationed in Oregon by the coast guard with no success. My issue is finding the elk the weather this season has been crazy started off nice and cool and now it's hot and I think it's pushing the rut back. Nothing is calling, like they usually do this time of year, I'm at a loss can anyone help me that maybe hunts the saddle mountain unit. Please help?

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Aug 24, 2011

Bow 2011
by: Anonymous

It's gonna be warm out so I'd imagine that they're gonna be bedded down deep in the woods. So like one post said, get your hiking boots on! Good luck fellow stick throwers!

Aug 10, 2011

Elk Hunting the Oregon Coast
by: Anonymous

Here is the tricky thing with Roosevelt Elk and some will disagree with this but I stand behind my results. In five years I have gotten five elk and with all five I used cow calls not bugles. I'm not sure why I can get them to come in far easier with a cow call.

My hunch is Roosevelts are less aggressive than Rocky Mountain elk. They would rather chase tail then get into it with a bull. Also, there are a lot of bone heads out there that don't know how to call and the elk get privy to it.

Roosevelt Elk like to locate before they bugle back or they might chuckle instead. Which where we hunt sound doesn't travel as far as it does on the east side with all the heavy vegetation.

Be patient. A lot of times people call, wait a minute and keep moving. Like I said earlier, they like to locate first. Stay in a small area and cow call for 20 minutes. I can't count how many times I have called on a trail head and come back to that location an hour later and there is steaming urine or poop right were I was standing.

And last but not least, if its easy hiking your probably not where you need to be. Elk don't like to be pushed, so they like to go to steep heavy timbered areas that we don't like to go to. In other words, get in shape and get a good GPS or map and compass and hike your guts out! Good luck to you!

Sep 10, 2010

heard a few in distance
by: Jim

This is my first year bow hunting for elk. I've been rifle hunting the saddle mtn unit for quite a few years I took my first branch bull 4 years ago 5x5 and my second last year 5x5. I did hear bugles in the distance and a friend of mine has been on bugling bulls. I had a bull probably not more then 30 to 40 yards away scraping but couldn't see him (over a ridge). Heard him huffing a couple times. We found scrapes and puddle of urine (stinky). All this while in sight of last years bones. Anyway good luck.

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