spotted 4 elk in a clearing and stalked my stalk on them. they spooked so i took off in the direction i knew they were going. after about 30 minutes i made it around to where they should have been. and found their tracks already ahead of me. so i just fallowed them towards the river. sure enough they crossed the river...but i noticed that there were only 3 sets of tracks...hmmm. i seen the 3 elk walking down the river bank so i called and they just sat and watched me. just far enough into the trees i couldnt make a shot. bummer...so i called again and heard a branch break behind me on the river bank. looked up just in time to see this 500lb cow elk charging down right on top of me. i had just enough time to roll out of the way but not quick enough to get my knee out of the way and that big girl landed right on my left knee.

OUCH!!! the crappy thing about it is that i threw my bow up on the bank so it wouldnt get hit. and sure enough those 3 other elk walked right out onto the river bank 20yds from me and just watched me in pain. then they ran off as soon as i stood up to get my bow.

it was a long mile hike back to the truck with a bum knee. its fine just cut up and swallen. gonna be a hard day hunting tomarrow to find those big girls.

God damn that is out of control bro! glad your okay..is it any elk where you are? should of posted up on the 500lb no good down right dirty rotten elk!

im gonna be out at day break looking for that sum bitch. she had a radio collar around her neck so she will be easy to spot...that is if i see any elk lol...we hunted all day and didnt [censored] anything till a 3pm on our way home, then i get trampled and can barely walk.

anyway it was a awesome experience, ive had 2 this year now. one with a cougar that i wounded and stalked me. NOw this elk.

what next a bear crawling in my truck window to eat rice crispy treats out of my pocket? lmfao

as far as my hunting report.

hunted cabin creek (unit 336) till about 11am then moved down to elk heights (also unit 336) then moved back up to cabin creek for the afternoon.

all i know is there sure isnt alot of elk movement in those areas. i walked maybe 13 miles today and only cut a few tracks. couple little herds of 3-6 elk and a handful of singles.

snow was about 3inches deep in both areas, couple days old.

where are the elk? in unit 340 already for winter?

what about the elk in cabin creek area? its a long walk to the elk heights winering grounds, where would the cabin creek elk winter?

I need to be out there smashin into some elk to..or is it them smashin into me? not sure depends who you talk to right DeerSlayer lol

Hopefully we get some more snow..3inches isnt even a problem for them,,,need it to pour and then we will get some good activety!!!

dang dude...thats almost as bad as castaway getting attacked by an eagle in his own front yard...

I forgot to mention in a different post. While I was fishing with my 9 year old son in Forks a couple weeks ago, while heading to the Sol Duc we saw a HUGE herd of elk (about 18-24) near the bottom of Whitcomb/Dimmel Rd. At the time, I was wishing I had my rifle or compound bow and hunting license.

hunted the same area again today and didnt see any elk.

there was alot of movement last night. lots and lots of fresh track this morning. but not any seen. all tracks we have seen are headed east. not a sinlge one in the other direction HMMM