Anyone hunting Elk in the walk-in next week?

[Wannabe]

Just curious if anyone is headed to the wichita mountains next week for the last of the draw hunts?

 

[Okie4570]

Nobody I know of, a buddy killed a pretty nice one this morning on the walk in hunt.

 

[Wannabe]

Oh, I thought it was next week. I took a good one last year during the January hunt and wanted to offer to be a helper for some one but missed the week. I have a good pack and strong back! I just enjoy being in the mountains and packing!

 

[swampratt]

What is a walk-in hunt?

 

[OKRuss]

Swampratt, I'll try to explain but others will have more specifics as I can't find anything on the ODWC website. Basically, it's just what it says - you are not allowed to drive a motor vehicle or ATV into the hunting area. It's all walk-in only EVEN after you get an elk down - it has to be quartered and packed out. On the non-walk in areas, I think you are driven in by an ODWC person and dropped off at your designated hunting area(you don't get to roam all around but rather have to stay in a specified area). What I'm not 100% sure of is on the non-walk in hunts is how you're allowed to get a downed animal out - use of personal vehicle/ATV or ODWC vehicle? Someone with more knowledge will chime in soon.

 

[bratch]

Is this open to anyone or did you have to get drawn in the bonus hunts?

 

[OkieJoe72]

Is this open to anyone or did you have to get drawn in the bonus hunts?

You have to get drawn for it.

 

[turkeyrun]

Is this open to anyone or did you have to get drawn in the bonus hunts?

The drawing is in May
On the ODWC
submit on-line

Once in a lifetime hunt, submit every year, once you get drawn, your done.

 

[Wannabe]

I did it last year and my son and I both took great bulls, you are allowed one hunting helper each and you can hunt as a team to help pack out. We packed out two bulls in two days with about 16 miles of work!

 

[OK Corgi Rancher]

Don't know about the hunt but Friday morning I saw a large herd just off I-44 on Ft Sill property (I think...like the NE corner). I had no idea there were elk around there.

ETA: Saw elk practically every day I lived in Colorado from 1989 to 2015. Lived right on the edge of national forest and wilderness in northern Idaho for 5 years...never saw a single elk. NEVER thought I'd see elk in Oklahoma. I'm glad I did.