goma Report post Posted September 18, 2019 1 hour ago, wildwoody said: 6a by Stoman lake very slow, A3 shot a 430 "+ bill that my friends wife had a 70yrds then A3 swooped. Par for the course. could be one of the reasons things quieted down, taken nearby. goma IMG_0002.m4v Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jackalope_Joe Report post Posted September 19, 2019 Hey fellas. New guy. Figured i'd give some input on 6a for the week I've been here so far. First time elk hunter and none resident but no stranger to hunting big whitetails in Ohio. Camped down of 260 on FS 9324A. Couple guys have been hunting out of camp with only a small 5x5 seen a couple days ago. No bugeling in the morning or through the night. I'm a lot more mobile than they are and have been covering the countryside. A couple days i was up off 81a and covered the ground from the start of 81a back on past hollingshead mountain. Always keeping the wind in my face and watching thermals. Heard 1 bugle back in there on Monday after dark on the walk out. Nothing in the mornings. I haven't bugled any myself as it seems to attract more hunters than responses from a bull right now. I've also done a fair amount of stomping around up off 122a. Got in a good bull in there Sunday who had a single cow and a spike with him. The campers running side by sides didn't take long to bugger him off though. For the life of me i cant relocate him. Even sat up on top of the long valley draw and glasses and was unable to locate him. The two mornings i saw him he never bugled once. Yesterday i covered a 6 mile loop off 609 down off the 260. Seen a lone cow with two calves. I parken in there at the split at 3:30 and sat till sunup and never heard a bugle. One evening i sat over close to sheep tank off 9360 i think and glass and worked that grass meadow down through there. Again a lone cow with two calves. I'm seeing some good sign with pines rubbed and tracks but the bulls just aren't vocal which makes them a lot harder to find. Mostly I've been keeping the wind in my face and walking slow stopping every 20 yards or so to glass. Did a couple sets in good sign calling mostly using lost calf and some gathering trying to locate the cows. I figure with the bulls being quiet i had a better chance of getting the cows talking to locate if a herd was close. Figuring the elk may have bombed off in the canyons due to pressure I've been sitting at the end of 6378 since sunup and haven't heard a single bugle down off in the canyon. Did throw a location bugle off down there before leaving and didn't get a response. Been hunting water in the evenings and found a few with little traffic and some sign but it's hard to tell with all the cattle. No wallows in the tanks and very little scat. Sat pecks point tank 3 last night and thought for sure something would be in there as elky as that ground looks but nothing. We'll be out here until the last day burning up the boot leather trying to find these ghosts of the woods. Anyway I'm sure they're rutting but they're being awful quiet about it. hope you guys are having a better go of it that I am locating these suckers. Happy hunting. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Heat Report post Posted September 19, 2019 Thanks for the footage Trphyhntr! Sweet sights and sounds for an elkoholic without a tag! I'm hoping for a little late rut action in 23 for my wife's hunt. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jackalope_Joe Report post Posted September 21, 2019 On 9/19/2019 at 7:14 AM, Jackalope_Joe said: Hey fellas. New guy. Figured i'd give some input on 6a for the week I've been here so far. First time elk hunter and none resident but no stranger to hunting big whitetails in Ohio. Camped down of 260 on FS 9324A. Couple guys have been hunting out of camp with only a small 5x5 seen a couple days ago. No bugeling in the morning or through the night. I'm a lot more mobile than they are and have been covering the countryside. A couple days i was up off 81a and covered the ground from the start of 81a back on past hollingshead mountain. Always keeping the wind in my face and watching thermals. Heard 1 bugle back in there on Monday after dark on the walk out. Nothing in the mornings. I haven't bugled any myself as it seems to attract more hunters than responses from a bull right now. I've also done a fair amount of stomping around up off 122a. Got in a good bull in there Sunday who had a single cow and a spike with him. The campers running side by sides didn't take long to bugger him off though. For the life of me i cant relocate him. Even sat up on top of the long valley draw and glasses and was unable to locate him. The two mornings i saw him he never bugled once. Yesterday i covered a 6 mile loop off 609 down off the 260. Seen a lone cow with two calves. I parken in there at the split at 3:30 and sat till sunup and never heard a bugle. One evening i sat over close to sheep tank off 9360 i think and glass and worked that grass meadow down through there. Again a lone cow with two calves. I'm seeing some good sign with pines rubbed and tracks but the bulls just aren't vocal which makes them a lot harder to find. Mostly I've been keeping the wind in my face and walking slow stopping every 20 yards or so to glass. Did a couple sets in good sign calling mostly using lost calf and some gathering trying to locate the cows. I figure with the bulls being quiet i had a better chance of getting the cows talking to locate if a herd was close. Figuring the elk may have bombed off in the canyons due to pressure I've been sitting at the end of 6378 since sunup and haven't heard a single bugle down off in the canyon. Did throw a location bugle off down there before leaving and didn't get a response. Been hunting water in the evenings and found a few with little traffic and some sign but it's hard to tell with all the cattle. No wallows in the tanks and very little scat. Sat pecks point tank 3 last night and thought for sure something would be in there as elky as that ground looks but nothing. We'll be out here until the last day burning up the boot leather trying to find these ghosts of the woods. Anyway I'm sure they're rutting but they're being awful quiet about it. hope you guys are having a better go of it that I am locating these suckers. Happy hunting. Found em. About 6 bulls this morning. Three of them bugled until about 9. I didn't see the herd bull or his duet partner but their bugles we're obviously more mature. Strangely i laid eyes on three bulls all within 300 yards of one another and each had a herd of about 6 cows. One at 40 yards turned about 5 feet short of my opening and went around the other side of his herd. I slipped in on another and got an angle ahead of them. Ranged the lead cow at 38. The bull stopped in the same opening and i presume the fever got the best of me. I combed the direction he went for 400 yards for 6 hours and never found blood, hair, or the arrow. I did't hear the hollow thud or crack of an arrow impact, but more like the quick sound of a knife on a leather strap. Pretty loud and quick slicing sound. Never heard the arrow hit a limb, tree or rocks. Little off topic now. Just wanted to say i found a good group of vocal bulls in 6a. If you have a rifle tag next week in 6a and are in good shape shoot me a Pm. If they're there Thursday I'll let you know. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CatfishKev Report post Posted September 21, 2019 Keep looking! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hoytman Report post Posted September 22, 2019 Hard hunting up in 8 for us. Up there opening weekend and this weekend. Still saw bulls running solo and some groups of cows without bulls. Most bulls stop bugling just after light. Evenings have been pretty quiet. Hunted the cedars and pines same thing in the areas we were in. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Explorer Report post Posted September 22, 2019 Bulls just started getting active in the cedars in the multi unit. Started being vocal and hearing fighting at night since friday night. I should have taken next week off instead of opening week but such is life. Gonna try and get out for a couple days before season closes. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHT_MTNMAN Report post Posted September 22, 2019 Wish this guy had a bigger frame 0911191818(2).mp4 11 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OpticNerd Report post Posted September 22, 2019 DANG! 9x9?? That's something you don't see everyday no matter how big his frame is. Thanks for just making my day 10 times better! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
biglakejake Report post Posted September 22, 2019 split third on the left-wow. light color means a west-end bull probably. couldn't stay away form the 23 or 3c cows? kill him before he goes back over the fence! lee Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Titanium700 Report post Posted September 22, 2019 2 hours ago, WHT_MTNMAN said: Wish this guy had a bigger frame 0911191818(2).mp4 Wow!!!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
standman Report post Posted September 22, 2019 Killed this bull right before dark yesterday. Called him in to 22 yards. Ended up shooting him at 30 yards. 21 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
longshooter Report post Posted September 22, 2019 Great bull congrats Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Will K Report post Posted September 22, 2019 awesome. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CatfishKev Report post Posted September 22, 2019 Nice bull Brian! Congrats! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
