Tradtional only elk unit?

[Houska]

Are there any states that offer a traditional only elk unit? I seem to remember (several years ago)someone telling me about it. I can't remember where though.  PM me if you like.

Thanks
Matt Houska

[pronghorn23]

I thought Idaho had a traditional/primitive season a few years back but I thought they changed it back.

I remember thinking how cool that sounded but then was disappointed a few years later when I read  they got rid of it.

[Ray_G]

'Tis true guys, we don't have trad hunts anymore much to the chagrin of some of us that are residents.  I have been to many public info sessions where the Fish & Game Dept. explains the next seasons plans and takes comments.  In Idaho, there are seven regions with many hunt units per region.  My request was to give us one unit (at least) per region for trad hunts during bow hunting or M/L seasons.  That left a whole lotta area for the non-trad folks to go.

The no wheels and cables, ATV's and limited road access idea sounded pretty good to me!  Apparently, there are those who spoke loudly against the trad seasons and they are no more.

[Bob L.]

Canyon Creek in unit 46 in Eastern Orgeon that offers trad only ANY ELK from 08/28-09/03.
Take care
Bob

[Greg Skinner]

The idea got kicked around quite a bit a few years ago, all right, but it never really got off the ground.  The trad community here has just never been big enough or powerful enough to accomplish such a thing even though some of us would like to have seen it. It wound up being pretty devisive to the bowhunting groups in general and I think everyone finally agreed to just forget it.  For as admittedly small an impact as the traditional hunters have in terms of game harvest it always seemed to me that it would be a great idea that wouldn't really hurt anyone, but that was not how the compounders saw it.  In truth, the game department doesn't even regard traditional harvest as an accurate management tool. They gear seasons based on rifle hunters that have a more predictable rate of success.  I believe that Oregon did have a couple of zones designated as traditional only at one time, but I heard that they weren't that great in terms of animal density - don't know if they still exist.

[pumatrax]

sure would like a trad only season here in Co.

[Wannabe1]

YEP, what BobL said.    I was thinking of looking into that unit and maybe heading over that way depending on what goes on with the 2010 Trad Elk hunt.