Hunting is not a seasonal sideline for me. It has been my livelihood for over ten years. And that shapes my attitude toward both our hunters and the game we hunt. Shane Wilkins
Our Roosevelt Elk hunts take place in the rain forests of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. The Gifford Pinchot is home to a very large number of Roosevelt elk, Black-tail deer and Black bear. The areas we hunt consist of large old growth timber, old logging, and dense brush filled forests. We hunt miles and miles of restricted wilderness areas as well. Our methods used for hunting Roosevelt elk is combined with spot and stalk, glassing feeding areas and game trails and bugling when the bulls are in rut. It is best to be in good physical condition for these hunts. The terrain on the Washington State is mostly steep with deep canyons, and high ridges. The elk we hunt can move over the ground like it is flat, so being in good physical condition will make your hunt a more pleasurable experience
Bow season is always starts the second week of September and runs for two full weeks.Black powder has two seasons: One around the first Saturday in October & One starting Nov 20- Dec 8th.Rifle season normaly is the first Saturday in November and runs 10 days long.
Elk tags are $394.20 NonRes and $39.40 Res over the counter. No Drawing!!
 | 7 day Roosevelt Elk Hunt $4500 Plus $500 trophy fee if 6 point or more.
Your trip includes all airport pickups and returns at the Portland Airport.Meals and drinks.Trophy prep and meat drop off for processing at Gartneers Meats in Portland. 7 days lodging. Knowledgeable Guide. (Me)
| If you have never had the opportunity to hunt Roosevelt elk during the rut, you don't know what you are missing. Cool mornings, elk bugling in the pre-dawn darkness, the musky smell of an elk wallow. All this coupled with the excitement of close encounters with one of nature’s most intense big game animals, makes for an exhilarating hunt. There is definitely nothing like bow hunting for Roosevelt elk in the wilds of Washington State. Average shots on for our bowhunts are between 5 - 40 yards. Yes I said 5 yards! Roosevelt Elk tend to get up close and personel when in the rut! However I recommend regular practice at longer distances so a hunter will be as comfortable as possible if a longer shot is necessary. One should use a good cut on impact broadhead like a Steel Force. A bow at least 50lb and up is also recommended. Hunters should have an opportunity at good five and six point bulls scoring in the 230" to 300" plus range.
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 | The big difference between Roosevelt elk and Rocky Mountain elk is in their distribution and habits. Roosevelt elk prefer to live in the rain forests of the Pacific coast. They thrive in the logged and burned over coastal mountain areas and the western slope of the Cascades. When they find an area which satisfies their needs they 'homestead' it and spend their entire lives there.
Roosevelt elk are larger in size and darker than a Rocky Mountain elk. The antlers are shorter, heavier, with a narrower spread and often 'webbed' or crowned at the top. This is the reason you won't find a Roosevelt elk contending for 'biggest' elk in the world as far as antler score is concerned. A 300 point Roosevelt elk is a record book trophy with the current world's record scoring 404 6/8's B&C.
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In recent years, WDFW Region 5 -- which extends from the Columbia Gorge to Mount St. Helens and west to the eastern flanks of the Willapa Hills -- has produced more elk and higher hunter-success rates than any other area of the state. The Mount St. Helens herd is now the state's largest and currently above its management objective of 10,000 elk. During recent seasons, Region 5 has actually turned out more elk than even the celebrated Yakima herd.
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I know where the big ones hang out and how to put my clients on top of them. Most of my adult life has been spent learning the elks habitat and movement patterns. Years of trial and error’s, sweat and blood gives me the edge in the bush. Shane |
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