Wmu 523..

[Grizzled]

Any good for elk and whitetail ??

[High_N_Wide]

No not at all!

[Ice Fishing Maniac]

Where is there elk in WMU 523 ?.....By High Prairie I know of a herd.true it is thou.

Deer be good as anywhere else the is agricultural land.

[Elkaholic6]

All the good Elk and Whitetail spots are getting hunted so hard.

[High_N_Wide]

All joking aside, there have been some good animals taken from this zone. However was up there for bow opener and then again Oct 18, I have never seen so many hunters in this zone. Also I have never seen soooo few deer in this zone.

Take it for what it is worth. Not saying there aren't any there, but pressure was ridiculous this year!!

[Grizzled]

For the info guys...seems lots of "good" area's are seeing lots of pressure ?? More people hunting or less area to hunt in ? Who knows...

[High_N_Wide]

Are you going out there Griz?

[bigmeadow]

Who is fro High Prairie? I live their i got my buck during archery and haven't seen many animals since hunting with friends. . Can anyone help in finding a cow elk in 360? pm me.

[Elkaholic6]

Originally Posted by bigmeadow

Who is fro High Prairie? I live their i got my buck during archery and haven't seen many animals since hunting with friends. . Can anyone help in finding a cow elk in 360? pm me.

Banana Belt and Snipe Lake area. In between Blue Lake and Snipe Lake we see cows usually everytime we go out. But you have to be out there EARLY. The fields get hunted so hard. Park your truck on the road so people know your there or else they will wreck your hunt.

[bigmeadow]

Hey, Thanks! I sent you a Pm

[Grizzled]

Originally Posted by high_n_wide

are you going out there griz?

mostly interested in elk...

[Elkaholic6]

Originally Posted by Grizzled

mostly interested in elk...

You would have more luck in 360. Landowners in 523 are a kinda against hunting, well only because people drive in their fields. And the F&W are always up there and will fine you for anything they can. I went up there once and had a run in with F&W and never went back up there. In 360 most of the big bulls have already been taken, and all the other bulls are being hunted hard.

[Grizzled]

For the info elk...got no use for grumpy f&w !

[Elkaholic6]

You going for Cow or Bull?

[Grizzled]

Bull..

[Elkaholic6]

Try getting permission around the Community Pasture. Might be difficult, but your chances of getting a nice bull are high.

[Dark]

"Landowners in 523 are a kinda against hunting, well only because people drive in their fields. And the F&W are always up there and will fine you for anything they can"

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[Ice Fishing Maniac]

Originally Posted by Dark

"Landowners in 523 are a kinda against hunting, well only because people drive in their fields. And the F&W are always up there and will fine you for anything they can"

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Really?? Against hunting.

I dont seem to have any problems getting permission. Maybe because I access on foot and if I harvest an animal, I will get permission from the landowner to drive with a truck or quad into their field to retrive it, and maybe they will show me where to access their field and drive.

If I'm refused hunting its because others have gained access already. No big deal.

As for driving in fields, I think a majority of landowners in Alberta have had issues with this. I seen it lots. I have been sitting on the edges watching game and all of a sudden a truck drives in. Gotten a few license plates and reported it to the land owners. This weeds out the truck jockeys-trespassers.

Hey I'm not totally against truck jockeys.....just the ones that shoot where they want and trespass - maybe I was set up in a field and either wrecked my hunt or been in a situation of in the line of fire, or being scoped because they are too lazy use or cant afford binos.

As for the F&W officers, you guys must of given them an excuse to write you a ticket / fine. I never had any problems.

As for the elk, on the community pasture-there are a few herds but lots of people in there now from what I have heard the past few weeks.