Won LEH 212 zone E (Brittain river) ELK! Any advice?

[unclevarda]

Hello!

I'm hoping to get my first elk. I won the slot between october 10th to 20th. I'm thinking about taking a mountain bike, but to be honest I'm not really sure what the terrain will look like. We will be landing with a 16' aluminum boat. Any advice would be greatly appreciated for what is probably a once in a lifetime draw.

Thanks so much! Any tips leading up to a successful hunt will be met with much (good) homemade wine.

[ryanb]

There are logging roads. As of a couple years ago they were mostly overgrown. So, unless there has been recent logging you will likely be on foot so I'd leave the bikes at home.

[hurley16]

Logged in there around 10years ago. At that time we only reactivated the old roads a little ways from the beach Valley beyond was quite overgrown. Unless access has improved dont think bike will be of any use.

Did see elk on the estuary though so they're there. Did see Griz up higher too.

Good luck.

[unclevarda]

Good information guys. Thanks!

[Timberjack]

As of a couple years ago roads were good til 3k. Go another few km back into the avi chutes. That’s where the big guys are. Only bull I’ve seen from there was a measly 9x8 that grossed over 360.

[S.W.A.T.]

How does one pack an entire elk out on a mountain bike?

[dhog]

I believe that there is active logging in there

[unclevarda]

Thanks again for the tips. We are going to rent a quad, something I've never taken hunting, but seems pretty key to this hunt.

Hopefully I have some pictures to post. Leaving this Monday, so stoked!

[Ron.C]

How does one pack an entire elk out on a mountain bike? Same way as a guy hunting on foot. Multiple trips in pieces.

[unclevarda]

Oh I hunt blacktails with a bike and I built a little trailor from a kit that has a rubbermade in it. Works pretty good! can bike a whole blacktail back to camp no problems

[blackford]

good luck.... cant wait to hear about it

[unclevarda]

Thanks so far for everyone who PM'd me! Such a great community!

[Fluidp]

Good Luck on your hunt. Hope the weather holds for you. We also have a elk draw McNab Creek, same deal, boat in and quads etc. What do you have for camping? Wall tent or??

[floden]

Good luck- can’t wait to hear your story

[unclevarda]

Bought a beckel canvas eena tt 14' tent. Used it on one trip and I'm in love. Take literally 10-15 minutes for one guy to set up and is a palace for 3.

[unclevarda]

I'm spoiled now on wall tents. A woodstove makes everything so much better...!

[unclevarda]

Well we made it back! Thanks to everyone who gave some info. As it turns out the road has been worked on extensively the last year and we had a clear 10km to work with. It was dense and hard to hunt. The elk weren't calling, and it quickly turned into a 'cover as much ground as possible and bump and shoot' operation. We managed to get a little spiker...

http://imgur.com/DaRbRpF

[unclevarda]

http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=7125&stc=1

[twoSevenO]

niiiiiice. Congrats. Beauty elk!

shoulder mount?

Got a score on him yet?

[unclevarda]

I am blown away at the size of this thing. The antlers are getting boiled down right now for euro mount, and they just dwarf my buddies big 6 point rocky mountain elk mounts. It's quite mindboggling how big these creatures are.

Was a crazy hunt. Logistically difficult with a quad and a boat, really thick in there and not very huntable. I feel quite fortunate to have seen this guy slipping through the timber before heading into the thick and nasty.

Thanks for the advice everyone!

[greenhornhunter]

Now that is a gorgeous bull. Congrats to you

[Arctic Lake]

WoW and WoW Again ! Very nice indeed !
Arctic Lake

[nature girl]

That is so cool being at the right place at the right time way to go. A very nice elk for sure.

[ryanb]

Beautiful bull. Like you said, very fortunate to pull that guy out of there, I know of many that have been skunked with that tag. Amazing how big the bulls get in the coastal inlets!

[Wild one]

Congrats on an awesome bull

[Ferenc]

Nice elk !! The 3rds on him are unreal !!!

[Fluidp]

CONGRATS!! Nice Bull!

[masoncade1992]

wow that's a hog! good job!

[ElliotMoose]

Wow, what a beast! Trophy of a lifetime. Congrats fellas

[Rattler]

Awesome bull, congrats!!

[835]

Well Damned!
that's a bull!

[Jordan f.]

Just a little guy eh ;)

Well done! Enjoy the full freezer!

[unclevarda]

I'm going to try to age him for a month. I expect some tough eats ! But I definitely do have a bit of a freezer space problem at the moment... maybe I should reconsider my 3 upcoming deer hunts...

[MattW]

Beauty bull man

[Weatherby Fan]

YOWSA thats a Cranker, congrats, great work, and thanks for sharing

[eagle eye]

Awsome bull,thanks for sharing

[browningboy]

Beauty bud

[kennyj]

Awesome bull!!Congratulations and thanks for sharing your hunt. I would love to see some more photos of that rack!
kenny

[boxhitch]

beauty elk, attago

what were your transport options for the hunt? personal or hired boat?

[Bugle M In]

Man, those Rosie's are something else, congrats!

[Seeker]

Rosie elk are incredible critters. Congrats on a hell of Bull!

[cpwrestler]

Congrats on a great bull! It's always great to see when these super hard to draw tags result in bulls worthy of the long odds!

[goathead]

very nice bull.well done more pics if you can

[Eva_Hunts]

Nice! You gonna garlic sausage that beast?