Fort St John area spots

[lapua66]

I started working in Fort St John and wondering where are some good areas close to town to look for the cow elk open season coming up?I get off work at 3:30 and have some time to kill lol.As well if I found one is there a good local butcher to hang it in town or close to town.Thanks for any info you could give

[KodiakHntr]

​Good luck with that....

[Bear Chaser]

Get a new accurate map detailing crown land from private.
Cow elk can be everywhere and nowhere within a 60 mile radius of Fort St John.

[squamishhunter]

Deadman area

[huntingfamily]

First post. Welcome to huntingbc...

[dakoda62]

Ditto on maps, there is very little crown land, most ranchers there do not want trespassers.

[BRvalley]

mcelhaney's mapbook at corlanes, $125 when I bought mine, 2012 surveys, well worth the money

most ranchers are on a very strict buddy/family system, even if you have a winter leh, but doesn't hurt to try....

[BCHunterFSJ]

There are lots of elk on the crown lands adjacent to the private lands. Get the maps...

[lapua66]

Thanks for the responses I will get a map and check it out

[lapua66]

​Good luck with that....
Thanks for the brainy reply.You must have been born knowing everything kodiuk lol

[KodiakHntr]

Nope, but I live in FSJ, and have a bit of common sense.....

[604Stalker]

Common sense and manners must not be hand in hand the guy asked for help and you took a shot at him just so you could make a stink as a local. Idgaf where your from thats just rude buds.

[KodiakHntr]

Nope, were more the fact that the first post were asking for a spot to hunt elk a half hour from town.

As a landowner, I'd at least like the guy knocking on my door to say hello before he asks to hunt my place. No different on hbc. At least have enough manners to say hello before asking for help.
Just my $0.02 though, might be different down on the lower mainland what passes for manners....

[604Stalker]

:roll:I wouldnt know about the difference I wouldent ever want to come up there and take any of the few animals left up north.

[Sitkaspruce]

A couple big old burns to start with......good as any other place up here.

Best thing is get the maps and start scouting. That's how I started.

I have yet to hunt private land, there is so much crown up here, you just have to burn some gas, some boot leather and "put in your time"

I fully understand where Kodiak is coming from, have friends who have land, they are either drove nuts by people asking or by people who don't ask.......best is to scout and if you see animals, work out the owner and then go ask. Just driving around asking will get you very little......

Cheers

SS

[Adam04]

Is the area known for bison too?

[walks with deer]

yup huge ones! bow only though..
and grouse the size of turkeys..