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harvey
02-07-2009, 08:21 PM
Fording River Teck is the name of the mine. Is anyone working there? I have an elk draw in Christian Valley but the elk arehere, in Elkford!
6616
02-07-2009, 08:32 PM
Fording River Teck is the name of the mine. Is anyone working there? I have an elk draw in Christian Valley but the elk arehere, in Elkford!

Ever wonder why they call it Elford,,, Elk Valley,,, etc?
SteadyGirl
02-08-2009, 08:53 AM
Alot of people work there, its better hunting in the Christian Valley:tongue:
hunter1947
02-08-2009, 09:02 AM
I have been told that that place is hopping with elk ,I have always wanted to hunt elkford for elk..
moosehunter21
02-08-2009, 07:08 PM
I just left sparwood for Mackenzie as I got layed off from the trucking company there.

I couldnt believe the sheer number of elk in the elk valley. I will be heading down to the Jaffary area in the spring for gobblers.

Although I was born and raised in mackenzie I do miss the elk valley and one day I will return.
Ddog
02-08-2009, 07:11 PM
ya theres a few elk there real easy to see right now seeing as they are all in the low down wintering grounds, come late spring though, those numbers dwindle to a few elk around.
hunter1947
02-09-2009, 07:42 AM
How about taking some pic of these herds of elk you see ,would love to see some pic of them http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/images/icons/icon7.gif.
budismyhorse
02-09-2009, 10:56 AM
.....but the elk arehere, in Elkford!


so are the hunters.....good luck however!

get up early.
brenden
02-09-2009, 12:13 PM
Nope. No elk in Elkford, Sparwood, Fernie or Jaffray. Better to hunt somewhere else.
ramcam
02-09-2009, 04:06 PM
Been living in Elkford for ever, there are Elk but you will earn one if you get one.
harvey
02-13-2009, 06:27 PM
just got home can't wait to get back.Some people can be a little hard to get along with out there, just like me! Want to sell my house in the Okanagan and get out there as quick as I can. I have been to BEAVER valley, so why do they call it that?
Kitimat Killer
02-13-2009, 10:22 PM
here is a pic from elkford from 2007 on my sheep hunt
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/n615940112_1739318_5410.jpeg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=12865&size=big&cat=500)
7 mag
02-13-2009, 11:54 PM
Dont listen to ramcam, he has Muskox on the brain. The name "Elkford" is a falicy, there are no Elk of any size East or North of Jaffery.
I believe KK photoshop'd that pic.
hunter1947
02-14-2009, 05:34 AM
here is a pic from elkford from 2007 on my sheep hunt
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/n615940112_1739318_5410.jpeg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=12865&size=big&cat=500)

There sure are lots of elk in this pic ,I know where I will be going hunting this elk season.

KK Thanks for posting up this pic for all to see ,now elk hunters know where to head this fall :cool:.
SteadyGirl
02-14-2009, 08:37 AM
I bet there isn't one legal bull in that pic? So was there?
SteadyGirl
02-14-2009, 08:43 AM
If anyone doesn't know already the mines have a hiring freeze on now and have had since October I think it was,. few jobs and even less game:lol:

I'm hopeful everyone else will move and I'll have the whole valley to myself
meathead
02-14-2009, 10:25 AM
that pic was taken on mine property no hunting there
SteadyGirl
02-14-2009, 10:41 AM
your kidding me... laaame
djc300
02-14-2009, 10:53 AM
Ive saw some nice elk there but just like ramcam says you'll have to work for it and beat all the other hunters to them.
thunderheart
02-14-2009, 03:39 PM
Nope. No elk in Elkford, Sparwood, Fernie or Jaffray. Better to hunt somewhere else.


ahh jaffray .. used to live there ..
Kitimat Killer
02-14-2009, 06:52 PM
ya that pic was taken close to the fording mine but i sure seen some nice elk elswhere would love to make it back to hunt them soon but i hear lots of ppl eyes on you when your going after elk there
ramcam
02-15-2009, 10:00 AM
7Mag is right I dont know what I was thinking.
d6dan
02-15-2009, 01:13 PM
Yeh, thought that pic looked familar. Fording river next to the mine..just north of Dry ck turn off.
budismyhorse
02-16-2009, 09:15 AM
The herd in KK's pic lives on that mine property and at no time to the bulls come off. winter/spring/summer.

Further, the nice bulls living off the property that KK mention were on the winter range when he was there and ARE NOT standing there in the open during the season.

like RamCam says, there are elk, but you WILL work for them. But forget you saw that picture KK put up, it may as well be in Jasper.