Guess where....

[proguide66]

Guess where these guys lived? not a prk.

http://youtu.be/P_beIjKAFD0

[Jagermeister]

.........Utah.

[rifleman]

west koots???

[358mag]

Region 8 Rock creek

[Drillbit]

The Del Rio

[proguide66]

We were on route home from grizz hunt , I didnt even know there WAS elk anywhere near there. Kid beside me says " I just saw a big bull elk" , I started laughing. Then I saw a cow , turned around and went back , we bugled up 6 of the damned things , one was an absolute monster.There's a few guys on here that should recognise something.

[Sitkaspruce]

Yukon.....some nice mulies as well up there. Seen a couple picts of 180+ mulies taken up there.

Cheers

SS

[proguide66]

Yukon.....some nice mulies as well up there. Seen a couple picts of 180+ mulies taken up there.

Cheers

SS Yep , maybe 2 hrs past Whitehorse ! We were coming back from the Tat. I hadnt a clue they were there. Muley's to?? guess it makes sense , Toad River is choked with mulies.

[Brez]

Wow, who'd a thunk? Things are cretainly changing fast.

[whitetailsheds]

Takhini transplant elk. Saw under same circumstances....Tat hunt. Takhini bridge.

[shallowH2O]

looks like it just north of teslin lake, i to saw them coming back from the tat

[BlacktailStalker]

Awesome. Maybe a guy should go north for some sweet elk talk !

[d6dan]

http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/showthread.php?40246-Yukon-Elk-Hunting

[kennyj]

I saw a couple of monsters there on my way to and from the Tatsinshini. I was very surprised to see them. I managed a couple of bad photos. Cool video Steve. Thanks for posting.
kenny

[just hunt]

so how was the grizzly hunting up there proguide . any good stories?

[proguide66]

so how was the grizzly hunting up there proguide . any good stories? I ju fured out how to put tapes on the computor , I have an EPIC FAIL to share and all can laugh at me , lol.....camera on tripod , boom , boom , boom , grizzly laughing and running away , lol( gun was shooting 12" low at 150 after 2 weeks hard hunting) , also some 6X's getting called in to 15 yrds and boomed.....sheep , goat getting wacked and as well many misses,lol:mrgreen:

[just hunt]

cool can't wait to see

[Call of the Wild]

That's one cool video, I'm so excited for elk season.

[GoatGuy]

Yep , maybe 2 hrs past Whitehorse ! We were coming back from the Tat. I hadnt a clue they were there. Muley's to?? guess it makes sense , Toad River is choked with mulies.

It can't be true, all the 'locals' in Toad River tell me there's nothing left.................

[proguide66]

It can't be true, all the 'locals' in Toad River tell me there's nothing left.................


You found a local that WOULD talk to you???:???:...:lol:....'was' going to say " they usually wait for you to leave THEN talk ABOUT you , lol...but the 'Grand Dragon' of bullying and misery has GONE...YAAAYYY...lol...apperantly Drinkal has sold and become an american....good riddens....the dark clouds of Toad have cleared to brightness.

[just hunt]

i see he sold fmo did he sell tmo too sure hope so lol

[GoatGuy]

You found a local that WOULD talk to you???:???:...:lol:....'was' going to say " they usually wait for you to leave THEN talk ABOUT you , lol...but the 'Grand Dragon' of bullying and misery has GONE...YAAAYYY...lol...apperantly Drinkal has sold and become an american....good riddens....the dark clouds of Toad have cleared to brightness.



Hahaha, yes they'll talk, but only to tell you there's nothing there - practically like devastation flats.

Crocodile tears because the elk were eating them out of house and home, but no chance of having an elk season during the fall - all the "local hunters" wanted it in the winter. Makes sense, I'm sure all 20 of them made a real dent in the elk population. :roll:

There's news and then there's good news. Glad to get some good news. :mrgreen:

[proguide66]

i see he sold fmo did he sell tmo too sure hope so lol
New owner super kind , canadian to. Guessing a 'backer' for sure. One of Drinkals 'culls' I affectionately call the 'cocaine Cowboy' from Alberta 'mouthed up' he was going to buy it ( with what, empties?) , then they had a wreck , the whole crew and Drink quit , everyone of em left different directions not talking , BA HAAAAA ( sometimes it takes WAY TOO long for bullshit to come around and nip the shitters in the ass).....anyway , one of their best ( and possibly only good guy) went to Macmillan in the Yukon , the rest went on to avoid their 'dealers' for outstanding debt more likely than not. ( hmm , should I tell ya how I REALLY feel ??) lol...
I wonder why the elk do not grow bone around there? Ths is why I damned near shat myself seeing those bulls in the Yukon. Best I pulled was a 340" , NEVER again.And that is in an area where we kill MAYBE 2 bulls a season during the 10 day. 300" to 325 in the north east is (sadly) a super bull....dont get it. Meanwhile some moose grow 'off the chart' bone in the some area's.

[2chodi]

I saw several bulls of that class laying right next to the road just north of Whitehorse in mid January about 10 years ago.

[GoatGuy]

New owner super kind , canadian to. Guessing a 'backer' for sure. One of Drinkals 'culls' I affectionately call the 'cocaine Cowboy' from Alberta 'mouthed up' he was going to buy it ( with what, empties?) , then they had a wreck , the whole crew and Drink quit , everyone of em left different directions not talking , BA HAAAAA ( sometimes it takes WAY TOO long for bullshit to come around and nip the shitters in the ass).....anyway , one of their best ( and possibly only good guy) went to Macmillan in the Yukon , the rest went on to avoid their 'dealers' for outstanding debt more likely than not. ( hmm , should I tell ya how I REALLY feel ??) lol...
I wonder why the elk do not grow bone around there? Ths is why I damned near shat myself seeing those bulls in the Yukon. Best I pulled was a 340" , NEVER again.And that is in an area where we kill MAYBE 2 bulls a season during the 10 day. 300" to 325 in the north east is (sadly) a super bull....dont get it. Meanwhile some moose grow 'off the chart' bone in the some area's.

They've got bone in the Kechika - bigga bone! Don't know what the deal is either, but there are some whoppers in that part of the country.

[aggiehunter]

Castlegar before the LEH got canned.....

[GoatGuy]

Castlegar before the LEH got canned.....

Guess everybody has a different take on what a big bull elk is. You've shot/passed up how many bulls over 300? 320? 340? 360?

Two biggest bulls shot out of the WK and probably the province in the last 15 years, both came out of GOS in WK. Both well over 400.

My buddy has a bunch of 350+ bulls nailed to his tack shed all from GOS.

Would love to take you out one year to show you the fields of green, but it seems the attitude and the work ethic stinks.

[Husky7mm]

Lots of mulies in toad river? Thats a surprise, and the yukon too? Wild!

[Husky7mm]

Guess everybody has a different take on what a big bull elk is. You've shot/passed up how many bulls over 300? 320? 340? 360?

Two biggest bulls shot out of the WK and probably the province in the last 15 years, both came out of GOS in WK. Both well over 400.

My buddy has a bunch of 350+ bulls nailed to his tack shed all from GOS.

Would love to take you out one year to show you the fields of green, but it seems the attitude and the work ethic stinks.
Whats to say those super bulls were not created by the LEH hunt and then shot GOS after it changed or because it was adjacent to an LEH zone? Dont know otherwise just curious....

[proguide66]

Lots of mulies in toad river? Thats a surprise, and the yukon too? Wild!
I remember handfull yrs back being face to face with a 180plus buck in the timber about 1 mile out of town while stalking an elk.
Also knew an outfitter between Ft Nelson and toad who claimed he saw " the absolute largest muley buck I ever saw" up on the hill near his camp. He originated in Montana and knew what a muley was to...the description was pretty BIG. Also some 180" whitetail blood around there to. Taped a couple vevet 170's , seen a 180 shed.Also found a 5X skull/rack 200 off the highway that is REAL heavy , BIG frame , went high 150's.

[just hunt]

have found sheds of a 170 class buck a few years back way up the kechika on notellem mountian. we were rounding up some moss to sleep on and were quite surprised to find such a neat set of sheds in our sheep camp. have also heard stories of whitetails beening seen in the Yukon but not as many as mule deer.mule deer have been as far north as as Dawson.

[hunter1947]

Somewhere in the cariboo area very nice video thanks for posting..

[hunter1947]

Castlegar before the LEH got canned.....

Little off the beaten track on this thread regarding the WK GOS for elk my thoughts are its just a matter of time before the hunters illuminate many jean pool bulls as time goes on it will be harder to find a 400 class bull it will take time before we see this happen the WK elk will become the likes of most EK bulls average..

[boxhitch]

outfitter ............ who claimed he saw " the absolute largest muley buck I ever saw" The stuff that sells hunts. Have heard it before , just a couple of times

those are some nice elk , adds some variety to the local tables I bet.

[GoatGuy]

Whats to say those super bulls were not created by the LEH hunt and then shot GOS after it changed or because it was adjacent to an LEH zone? Dont know otherwise just curious....

Because a couple of those zones have been GOS since Christ was a Cowboy and they've consistently produced 350+ bulls. :wink:

[Kody94]

Guess where these guys lived? not a prk.

http://youtu.be/P_beIjKAFD0


http://sphotos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/432060_10150604334924492_721557609_n.jpg

[358mag]

http://sphotos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/432060_10150604334924492_721557609_n.jpg

Not in BC!!!! Nice Yukon bull elk

[358mag]

Little off the beaten track on this thread regarding the WK GOS for elk my thoughts are its just a matter of time before the hunters illuminate many jean pool bulls as time goes on it will be harder to find a 400 class bull it will take time before we see this happen the WK elk will become the likes of most EK bulls average..
But as the boys from the" Wildlife Federation" say its all about hunter opportunity dont matter if the cows get bread by a spike or a 400 class bull, if theres calfs on the ground come spring time thats what counts .

[Husky7mm]

Wow!The yukon! More moose than people, and now they have WT, MD and Huge elk. Both types of thinhorns, goats, caribou, bison, grizzly.....I may have to give it a try on day.

[Rodd]

http://sphotos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/432060_10150604334924492_721557609_n.jpg
I know this fella... Met him on a Dall sheep hunt in the 80's His name is Al.. Long time Dall sheep guide... This man has shot some incredible Dalls! I beleive this was one of the first Yukon Elk tags given out... Draw I beleive.

[Rodd]

I've been on 2 hunts in the Toad, and haven't seen any Mulies yet, but a buddy said he's seen some nice Mulies in the Gatho.

[BlacktailStalker]

Thats an elk. Nice.

[GoatGuy]

Little off the beaten track on this thread regarding the WK GOS for elk my thoughts are its just a matter of time before the hunters illuminate many jean pool bulls as time goes on it will be harder to find a 400 class bull it will take time before we see this happen the WK elk will become the likes of most EK bulls average..

The elk in the WK and the EK are the exact same elk - the genes are the same. The difference between the WK and the EK is vegetation and age.

You will never produce the same quality elk in terms of antler growth as the WK has way better vegetation, although tougher winters, then the EK.

Age in the WK GOS areas has always been high and it has always produced way bigger bulls than the EK. 400 bulls are one in a million even under the best conditions. For even the hardest of hunters to see or be near a 400 bulls is next to impossible. To even think a guy will find a 400 bull is right up there beside finding the next chadwick ram. With wolves on the landscape it will make things that much harder.

If you want more age in the EK get rid of the access, close it right down - you still won't have the huge bulls that the WK does. It has everything to do with food.

[Husky7mm]

I thought the WK elk were transplants from Alberta. Thought the genes where slightly different, more like the manitoba Elk, more common to get crowning or extra points. If it is as you say all about the difference in feed, I am cools with that answer but I have to say the purcells are very simalar to the WK, I guess some may call that the WK. Officially where is the line?

[Husky7mm]

Little off the beaten track on this thread regarding the WK GOS for elk my thoughts are its just a matter of time before the hunters illuminate many jean pool bulls as time goes on it will be harder to find a 400 class bull it will take time before we see this happen the WK elk will become the likes of most EK bulls average..
Not the gene pool, the age class. The gene's are in them from the begining, just need to get some age to see the potential.

[GoatGuy]

I thought the WK elk were transplants from Alberta. Thought the genes where slightly different, more like the manitoba Elk, more common to get crowning or extra points. If it is as you say all about the difference in feed, I am cools with that answer but I have to say the purcells are very simalar to the WK, I guess some may call that the WK. Officially where is the line?

Start on page 11 if you don't want to read all of it:

http://a100.gov.bc.ca/appsdata/acat/documents/r19918/Kootenayelkpopulationreview%28final%29_12857757840 97_07e42d4aa8a5250c8c78393ef8c2e364ae445a389275924 38753b2dd06e1117c.pdf

[hunter1947]

Not the gene pool, the age class. The gene's are in them from the begining, just need to get some age to see the potential.

ya you are right..

[hunter1947]

The elk in the WK and the EK are the exact same elk - the genes are the same. The difference between the WK and the EK is vegetation and age.

You will never produce the same quality elk in terms of antler growth as the WK has way better vegetation, although tougher winters, then the EK.

Age in the WK GOS areas has always been high and it has always produced way bigger bulls than the EK. 400 bulls are one in a million even under the best conditions. For even the hardest of hunters to see or be near a 400 bulls is next to impossible. To even think a guy will find a 400 bull is right up there beside finding the next chadwick ram. With wolves on the landscape it will make things that much harder.

If you want more age in the EK get rid of the access, close it right down - you still won't have the huge bulls that the WK does. It has everything to do with food.

Yes I have to agree with you GG thanks for your feed back well put thanks :)..

[boxhitch]

Not in BC!!!! Nice Yukon bull elkAww come on now.
You've seen those before , in BC .

[358mag]

Aww come on now.
You've seen those before , in BC .

If your cutting bait well I aint buying !!:wink:

[budismyhorse]

Cool vid PG.... Workin that power bugle pretty well there...

[proguide66]

Cool vid PG.... Workin that power bugle pretty well there...
haha , they are good arent they? We burnt up all the elsastics while grabbing two 6X's en route up ( have al the footage) in Toad. I had one last wore out band on the damned thing while harrassing those Yukon bulls...I swear by the cow cal as usual , but when desperate for a reply with a bored hunter , the power bugle usually suckers em eh?

[hunter1947]

Steve you mastered that power bugle real good I have one and can't call like you did ,,very ,,very good calling ,,congrats..

[Kody94]

I know this fella... Met him on a Dall sheep hunt in the 80's His name is Al.. Long time Dall sheep guide... This man has shot some incredible Dalls! I beleive this was one of the first Yukon Elk tags given out... Draw I beleive.

Yup. Al Klassen with ARRO. Lives in Whitehorse. That was from the first season of LEH tags given out in the YK. Might even have been the first bull down, not sure. I posted it cuz I am guessing its where Steve was bugling those bulls in the video.

[Rodd]

Yup. Al Klassen with ARRO. Lives in Whitehorse. That was from the first season of LEH tags given out in the YK. Might even have been the first bull down, not sure. I posted it cuz I am guessing its where Steve was bugling those bulls in the video.
I have another picture of the same bull on my computer... I was amazed Elk like that lived that far North. Do you know the score on Al's Bull?

[Kody94]

Al told me about 470 gross and 419 net, IIRC.

Not sure if you'll be able to see this, but here is a short video clip of Al with the bull on the ground.

http://www.facebook.com/video/embed?video_id=149678026889

[Rodd]

What a HOG@! Thanks for the Video Kody94! Really gives you some perception on how big this Giant Bull is...