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<blockquote data-quote="Engineering101" data-source="post: 979742" data-attributes="member: 63138"><p>I've seen elk herds in the Bridgers in Montana above 7.000 feet in a driving snow storm late in the season. I've seen single big bulls sprinkled around the bottom of canyons and top of ridges in Washington's Blue Mountains. I've had them near run me over in Washington's Clockum area when hunting pressure was high and it seemed there was a hunter behind every tree. I've stalked them when the only hunting pressure was me and had a herd drop off the backside of a mountain while I was still 300 yards away in heavy timber. According to my wife, three 6X6 bull elk were standing in six inches of snow in my front yard during hunting season while I was off chasing them in Eastern Washington. So... elk are where you find them and they are hard to sneak up on during hunting season.</p><p> </p><p>Having said that, in general, the harder it is to get there, the more likely you will find some. For example, got 321 pounds of meat off a nice 6X6 bull in a hell hole (Devil's Canyon) in the Blue Mountains a few years back. It took four of us 3 days to get the meat and cape/horns (which have since been mounted) up to where the horses could get to it. The other thing I would say is you gotta be out looking when it is getting light and when it is getting dark. Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Engineering101, post: 979742, member: 63138"] I've seen elk herds in the Bridgers in Montana above 7.000 feet in a driving snow storm late in the season. I've seen single big bulls sprinkled around the bottom of canyons and top of ridges in Washington's Blue Mountains. I've had them near run me over in Washington's Clockum area when hunting pressure was high and it seemed there was a hunter behind every tree. I've stalked them when the only hunting pressure was me and had a herd drop off the backside of a mountain while I was still 300 yards away in heavy timber. According to my wife, three 6X6 bull elk were standing in six inches of snow in my front yard during hunting season while I was off chasing them in Eastern Washington. So... elk are where you find them and they are hard to sneak up on during hunting season. Having said that, in general, the harder it is to get there, the more likely you will find some. For example, got 321 pounds of meat off a nice 6X6 bull in a hell hole (Devil's Canyon) in the Blue Mountains a few years back. It took four of us 3 days to get the meat and cape/horns (which have since been mounted) up to where the horses could get to it. The other thing I would say is you gotta be out looking when it is getting light and when it is getting dark. Good luck. [/QUOTE]
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