Bowhunting Washington State for Elk

A long time ago, I read a story about bowhunting elk in Washington State(I belive) I found it rather interesting, because the hunter described the situation where he saw a lot of elk and spent most of the day sneaking around in the mosscovered forest. Since I have spent a good portion of my hunting in a tree stand; this rather appealed to me.

Can any of you Washington residents support the likelyhood of this story? I brought up the states F&G site and it describes a late 2 week nov/dec season that would allow me to hunt some other time than sept-oct.

Your comments are welcome.

Linc

I hunt in central Washington- those moss covered temprate rainforests are only out on the pennisula, most of the state is pretty dry. For Roosevelt elk, sneaking is the most effective means of hunting. It's dense forest, without covering some ground, you'll never see them. I've never heard of a tree stand used for elk- learn something new every

Hi Geez...last time I went out for elk near the Columbia east of Vancouver it rained nearly every day! Tree stands for elk are common in Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho and I have cleaned a few elk that were taken that way when I was guiding. Everyplace has its own methods that are proven over the years. My own preferred is stalking no matter where it is and I have hunted worldwide with both bow and rifle/pistol. Perhaps we are just missing what the definition of 'moss covered' is? For those out of the southern desert states a green tree is moss covered! A couple of weeks up on the Olympic Peninsula will educate people on what moss covered really is! Best Hunting regards Ol Shy & Bashful

Well, hunting New Mexico from tree stands seems to be quite popular. The archery shops are plastered by images of bowhunters that got their elk from a tree stand. Of course these are not Roosevelt elk, and that may have something to do with it. It may be more productive from a tree stand, but I'm getting to enjoy trying my luck at 'one-on-one' in the elks 'living room'.

My comment went to the fact that I might be able to get back on the ground and enjoy a real stalk instead of spending endless hours waiting for a possibility from a tree stand, as is common with eastern whitetails. Covering ground and making an effective stalk sounds great. At this point, I don't have to prove that I can take game.

Linc