Planning a Roosevelt elk hunt

[Smasher]

I am planning a Roosevelt elk hunt on the Olympic Peninsula and looking for any advice. I've heard the terrain is brutal and the rain is constant but the bulls are massive, has anyone hunted there recently?

 

[Light_burn]

I hunted the Peninsula a couple years back and you’re right, the country is thick, steep, and wet enough to soak you to the bone if you’re not ready. Good rain gear isn’t optional, it’s your best friend out there. Be prepared for slow going through jungle-like timber but that’s part of the fun, those bulls are huge when you finally get into them

 

[VancMike]

Some years ago, I participated in the Roosevelt muzzleloader hunt (aka "shoot and release") in Wahkiakum County. While not so wet...but close...as the Peninsula, it's challenging and those younger bulls are very adept at walking quietly through the pucker brush. Our biggest challenge was avoiding the local mushroom pickers who strolled blithely through the woods, most wearing outerwear the same colors and tints as elk.