200"mulie Report post Posted April 7, 2010 unit 1 and 27 herds are big!! would be amazed if you took an hour hike in the woods and didn't see at least 30 elk. another thing is elk populations is threw the roof and deer population is pathetic compared to back in the day. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coues79 Report post Posted April 7, 2010 That's great to hear. Always good to see numbers come up. Now we need consistent moisture at both times of the year to get the numbers way up! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wackycouesaddict Report post Posted May 18, 2010 honestly you guys have seen nothing till you see the late symmer heard of morman lake at times there is 2 or 3 thousand elk it there. we have a cabin on the lake pretty much and i have lots of pictures from last year on disk ill try to find them to post Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billrquimby Report post Posted May 19, 2010 I spent May3-8 at the cabin, attending a couple of homeowners' meetings and hoping to get out to look for a turkey. Unfortunately, for the first time ever, the altitude got to me and I stayed in bed with headaches and shortness of breath most of the week. Greer was virtually deserted, and I didn't have to go far to see wildlife whenever I drove around. Elk were everywhere. A herd of 150 or so were feeding around the big cabin across River Lake at first light Tuesday, another 50 or so were hanging around Tunnel and Bunch lakes most of each day, more than 30 cows and calves crossed the road near Greer Mountain Shadows when I drove to Springerville for groceries, and 17 marched through my yard every morning and evening and spent each night in the meadow next to the Tin Star Trading Post. One of the biggest black bears I've seen in a long while was messng around my pumphouse when I drove up at 3 p.m. that Monday. There still was snow everywhere from that weekend's freak storm, and my yard was covered with fresh elk and deer tracks. I didn't see a deer, however. It was a great time to be on the mountain, and I can't wait to get back up there. Dang it, though, but I'm stuck down here in Tucson undergoing medical tests for at least another week! I just wish I could have used my turkey tag. My neighbors said they were seeing birds everywhere they went. Bill Quimby Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
