Got an LEH rosevelt elk tag! Help!!

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Hey ya'll,

Responsible hunter looking for you experienced and knowledgeable hunters to drop some of that knowledge and information! I've only ever hunted deer and bear and this will be my first attempt at an animal this size and from what I hear elusive. Any and all tips, comments, dos and donts of any type will be greatly appreciated as my Hunting partners for the most part have less experience than me. I guess I should add, I'm not looking for any gun/cartridge recommendations, I have that part covered. Thanks in advance,

-Kyle
 
Talk to the locals in the area do some scouting if possible I also found if you talk to the CO's in the area they'll be happy to help. And practice your calls.
 
Are you local to your management area? Familiar with the area? Studied the topographical maps? Aware of a ways and means of getting in and getting out?
Do you have someone who will accompany you? Does your tag allow them to shoot your animal? Group of shared hunt?
My first one dressed out at 534 pounds, and it took three of us to move it into the back of the truck . . . inch by inch. It was definitely more than one person could handle.
The second one dressed 401 to the locker on the ninth day. I gutted him by myself. With three helpers, we packed him out in quarters with the hide still on for about 200 yards.
Both were in the Greenstone creek area which is north east from Strathcona Park. Be prepared to hunt hard from early to dark and in the rain.
The first one was taken at 275 yards with a .30-06 using 165 grain Nosler Partitions.
The second one fell to a .338 Win Mag using 72.0 grains of IMR 4831 and a 250 grain Nosler Partition at 175.
 
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ok here it goes from an elk oholic

listen closely grass hopper
horns dont come out in the sun
the moons to hunt sept 18 oct 18 nov 18
these animals are thick skin they need to stay cool
hunt the coolies ( Shaded areas that are colder then norm)
if we get a long hot summer stay close to water
they go uphill to feeding they start moving up at first light and usually at feeding/ bedding on the tops by 10 : 30 am
and moving back down at sunset
hunt the cows
the big bulls will sit elevated above the heard 8-10 ft higher and lying in the coolies watching his cows
look around the fringes of the heard
practice a 300 yard shot big bulls are smart and will smell you coming
take google earth run sun rise sun set over the area your hunting hunt the shade
hunt the times of a feeding chart
shoot the front shoulder not the lung .
a big bull can run for miles dead
stop him shoot the front shoulder
your going to need help
hunt gold river area do a post on hunting bc
good luck dry boots and prepare for long walks remember if you shoot him a long way back you got to get him out .
look for the feeding heard / cant miss it looks like a heard of cows went through and eat everything in the path


cheers
 
Call the Large Ungulate Biologist in Nanaimo and ask him/her for some info on the Elk in the area you have been drawn in.
They will not give you the location where they are at, but will be able to assist you in where they might be at the time of your draw.
Strength of herd and a few other details.
Do some scouting ASAP and dont forget your Maps .
Locals may or may not be of assistance.
Where did you draw you lucky SOB?
Rob
 
Hey guys sorry for the late response, been a busy boy!

Thumper1: I've been talking to everyone I can and have placed a call to the CO in my area. Ill have to research some good calls and then I will get on practicing!

Horseman2: no, I am about 7 hours away from the area. I'm making a trip this weekend to scout it out and familiarize myself with the area. I have a group of 4-5 people that will be accompanying me on my various trips but as far as I know I am the only one allowed to actually harvest. Dually noted about early mornings and rain, I'm not afraid to get dirty and I appreciate your tips! What should I be looking for on the topographical maps? Just mountain ranges?

Tikkam65:thank you! What do you mean by feeding chart? I'm not familiar with that. Hunt the moons you say? Ill keep that in mind, I will definitely note down all of your info and I really appreciate you taking the time to help me out! I drawed region 1-12 zone b so it's a little far put of gold river I've tried to google earth it but it doesn't zoom very closely. Are you suggesting that for checking on herd movement or for what purpose?

Bjake: I drawed area 1-12 zone b, it was my secondary pick but I got it!

FLHTCUI: when you say don't forget maps do you just mean so I don't wander out of my alloted hunt area? I drawed area 1-12 zone b. looks like a fairly rugged area maybe only accessible by foot or bike! I shall see. Thank you, I will call ASAP and see if I can't find out some information.

CGN and all that responded so far: I'm overwhelmed by the support and help offered by many members who posted and who send private messages. Thank you all sincerely and I apologize for any stupid/uneducated questions I may have asked, I come by it honestly I swear! Haha. I'm trying to make sure I have every tool and piece of knowledge at my disposal so I can make a successful and respectable run at what could be the best hunt of my life and possible the only chance I will ever have to take such a wonderful animal.
 
All extremely good advice so far. I would say learn how to make ONE cow call really well. Practise it often, but use it ONCE. The idea is to find the herd, and guaranteed there will be spikes and 4 or 5 prong bulls in the area. The old herd bull will be protective. He might come out to see what the squeak was all about, but chances are better it will be a bachelor bull looking for some action.

My hunting party used this to great effect working along the forest fringe of NE Saskatchewan. We'd pushed bush and tried to hunt the elk like whitetails, and got skunked. They are big animals but amazingly fast movers. One fellow snap-shot a calf, but he was just a good shot. I heard snap, crack and splash before I could run 10'. That cow had cleared a 25' steep river bank and got across a wide creek in seconds. The calling we heard was other hunters thinking they were moving the herd. No, they were calling each other. But one of our guys gave a little squeak call at dusk before we had to leave. The next morning we posted along the piece of fringe. One guy saw the bull in the field out looking for the cow. He fired. The bull turned and another guy fired. Both shots hit roughly in the same area of the chest. Down he went. And then the fun began. An elk on the ground is as big as a horse.
 
Tikkam65 said:
ok here it goes from an elk oholic

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stop him shoot the front shoulder
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cheers
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The words to remember are Double Brown. The body is light brown, the neck is dark brown. Hold inside the light brown near the front leg. To really understand that part, research anatomy diagrams on the interweb. (And make sure you are safely at home, so as not to alert the net nannies looking for brown anatomy!)
 
You will need to find the heard
Drive fast ,look for elk crossing the rd
not just one or two a lot
That will be a travel point across the road
Search each side very carefully
Take note of eaten shrubs
That area is a through path from top to bottem of mountain
Then go high opposite side of the mountain from the crossing
Glass back at that point and go up and down from that point
Heards might be 25 elk they make a noticeable
Path .
That's your starting point
They will move with the vegetation
Eat in an area now graise it out and move on in two weeks
We have found its about two -three weeks in a area
Before moving for food
Glass early morning search the valley bottoms glass from first light till 10 am
Like the other guy said its a big brown and tan ass your looking for
Good luck
 
Oh yea the calling thing
Bc elk are smart they don't talk any more
Don't call they usually don't come in
Keep a call on you it will stop them long enough to get a shot off
Get one that fits in your mouth not in you hands like a read
And super words to remember
Elk are ultra tuff
If you get a chance at a big bull
Don't stop shooting till he is down
Ill say it again don't stop shooting till he is down
The island Terran is nasty wet get gators for your legs
And good boots
Scout , scout , scout
Find there food and water
Know we're the plant is that there eating and find the travel lanes
Don't spend a lot of time aimlessly walking around
Drive an area fast as many miles as you can cover looking for tracts
Find the tracks then see how big the heard is buy how big the area they graised
Over find 2 or three areas like this then get above them and glass for hours
 
Is your tag in the gold river area if so pm me my brother inlaw and sister often get visited by the herd in there back yard. And as for the rest of the island I know it like the back of my hand having grown up on the north end of island and hunting both north and south!
 
Checked the synopsis and 12B has 10 bulls and no antlerless.
Are you sure this was your second choice as the odds were 27 - 1.
It is remote and I recall some have accessed from the ocean side in the past.
There are logging roads but many are decommissioned once logging is complete.
Try satellite maps on Google Earth.
You have a long season from Oct 10 to Nov 20.
Everyone will be following your experiences.
 
Tikkam65 said:
ok here it goes from an elk oholic

listen closely grass hopper
horns dont come out in the sun
the moons to hunt sept 18 oct 18 nov 18
these animals are thick skin they need to stay cool
hunt the coolies ( Shaded areas that are colder then norm)
if we get a long hot summer stay close to water
they go uphill to feeding they start moving up at first light and usually at feeding/ bedding on the tops by 10 : 30 am
and moving back down at sunset
hunt the cows
the big bulls will sit elevated above the heard 8-10 ft higher and lying in the coolies watching his cows
look around the fringes of the heard
practice a 300 yard shot big bulls are smart and will smell you coming
take google earth run sun rise sun set over the area your hunting hunt the shade
hunt the times of a feeding chart
shoot the front shoulder not the lung .
a big bull can run for miles dead
stop him shoot the front shoulder
your going to need help
hunt gold river area do a post on hunting bc
good luck dry boots and prepare for long walks remember if you shoot him a long way back you got to get him out .
look for the feeding heard / cant miss it looks like a heard of cows went through and eat everything in the path


cheers
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That was a good read, enjoyed that.
 
Have good boots. The area you are going into is essentially foot access only. Rosies are as different from the Rockies as island blacktails are different from mainland mulies. Start hiking uphill and downhill lots now because that's where these boys like to hang out. Oh and pack good rain gear and lots of extra socks. It will be wet and cold. There is tough access getting into that area which is why it has better odds then pretty much every other Rosie draw (including the bow draw I put in for that I didn't get :( Always next year). Anyways. Good luck! I'm jealous to say the least!
 
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