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Wallow Pictures

Postby JohnFitzgerald » 12 29, 2013 •  [Post 1]

I thought it would be nice to see some of your wallow pictures.

Here's a double I found. Ended up hunting by myself for a day after dropping off the North side. The bull I chased first bugled from this wallow. As you can see from the top of the picture, it was not an easy hunt. ;)

Do you have any?
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Re: Wallow Pictures

Postby otcWill » 12 30, 2013 •  [Post 2]

This lil series of wallows is about 1/4 mi square and has about 50 or so different wallows, only a few of which get hit each year. Perplexing to me that there are all these perfect spots to wallow and they tend to blow only 3-4 of 'em up! This pic was taken in late summer when the vast majority of wallowing was yet to occur.
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Re: Wallow Pictures

Postby otcWill » 12 30, 2013 •  [Post 3]

This one is about 1/2 mile from the first shot and taken in mid Sept. Yes, this area is wallow city. I'm guessing some of you treestand guys would like this one!
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Re: Wallow Pictures

Postby otcWill » 12 30, 2013 •  [Post 4]

Another one from around the 15th of Sept. Believe it or not, I can't bring myself to sit here at all. I would like to but I just can't sit still, maybe later in life I'll whack a few from a tree :D
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Re: Wallow Pictures

Postby cnelk » 12 30, 2013 •  [Post 5]

Did someone say 'Wallow Pics'?

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Re: Wallow Pictures

Postby BrentLaBere » 12 30, 2013 •  [Post 6]

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Re: Wallow Pictures

Postby BrentLaBere » 12 30, 2013 •  [Post 7]

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Re: Wallow Pictures

Postby Toby » 12 30, 2013 •  [Post 8]

Great pics, thanks for sharing.

I find a lot of likely spots, but few actually used much.
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Re: Wallow Pictures

Postby WapitiTalk1 » 12 30, 2013 •  [Post 9]

Somewhere in Washington ;)

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Re: Wallow Pictures

Postby Swede » 12 30, 2013 •  [Post 10]

These are some interesting wallow pictures. I have made the same observation that otcwill made. Wallows are not a reliable place to sit and wait for elk, unless there are some good elk trails going by, and it has an isolated and limited water supply in the vicinity. I have a few pictures I will plan to post, when I get back from my venture to Southern Oregon for the remainder of the week.
Brad, try to keep these folks straight, and from foul hooking their catch while I am gone. :D
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Re: Wallow Pictures

Postby JohnFitzgerald » 12 30, 2013 •  [Post 11]

Here's a couple more from me.
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Re: Wallow Pictures

Postby otcWill » 12 31, 2013 •  [Post 12]

Here's an interesting question for all: Which one would you put your treestand on if you had your choice based only on what you see in the pics?
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Re: Wallow Pictures

Postby ElkNut1 » 12 31, 2013 •  [Post 13]

Great photos guys, some good stuff there!

I'm not a big sitter of wallows but have had to pick one I'd choose the 5th one in cnelk's photos! It appears to be near a bedding area with it on that slope & it's getting used there!

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Re: Wallow Pictures

Postby Olydog09 » 12 31, 2013 •  [Post 14]

otcWill wrote:Here's an interesting question for all: Which one would you put your treestand on if you had your choice based only on what you see in the pics?


I like the one that has the treestand already there. Looks like a secluded spot. Surrounded by timber. Evening sits. Great picture to the op of that pic. Has it been productive?
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