Olympic C Elk Hunt

I was lucky to draw one of the six Elk tags located near Sequim is there anyone out there that knows of anyone that has hunted that area. I would like to get some info on the area. Thank you

Be prepared for a high visibility hunt and use good hunter ethics or we will read about you in the paper like some of last years tag holders. All the Sequimites that don't want thos e elk eating there roses suddenly become the elks best friend when they are getting hunted!! Good luck

Olympic is a big unit. You don't have to hunt around Sequim to find elk.

I drew that tag a couple of years ago. I scouted around Sequim a bit, but didn't care for it because of all the small parcels of land. Its very difficult to predict which ones the elk will be on until they are actually there. If you look more than I did and knock on a lot of doors you might have better luck.

I talked to a game warden who heartily encouraged me to not even try to hunt the Sequim area- something bad was bound to happen. I took his advice on where to go, had a great hunt, and ended up with a 4x5 but saw bigger bulls.

I'd call the WDFW; they at least will try to point you in a good direction.

PM me if you want more info.

I drew a muzzleloader tag the first year it was open and I didn't hunt anywhere near sequim. There are large bulls south all along the canal, and you dont have to worry about any private land. The Duckabush, Dossiwallips and Hamma Hamma drainages hold lots of elk. Buy a bear tag and get up high and start glassing.

I will also keep this in mind myself. How busy are those three drainages?

Not busy at all during Elk Season as the Unit is only open to Permit Holders!!!!!

Be Careful though as alot of the Unit is behind locked gates and Highway 101 is the northern and eastern boundry of the Unit and the western boundry is Olympic National Park.

If you can get above the washout on the Dosi the outlook might be good as as lot of Elk have been taken arround the bridge at the upper Forest Service Campground justr before you go into the Park.

These drainages are not the busy at all. There is alot of area that isn,t behind gates but some of the best areas are. Get a bike and start exploring. If you want a good starting point start a Mt. Jupiter. It is located inbetween the Duckabush and Dosiwallips. I havent been up there in a few years but there used to be a whole lot of elk. There are alot more areas but there is noway I could explain how to get to them. My best advice is to get off of 101 and start looking for elk sign.

If you guys want I would be willing to spend some time and show you a few spots to start looking.

I would just like to thank everyone who gave some advice for the Olympic C hunt. I scouted out many area's and found a great area that held many elk. I got luckey on 9-11 to bag a fairly nice 4 point with my bow. I would post some pics but I can not figure out how to get them posted. Thanks again.