Took me 8 years to get my first spike, in the Colockum herd. Best advice for places in E. Wash? Go extremely east, like Idaho, Mont, Colorado. This state just plain sucks for hunting in general.

BTW, been putting in for a big bull tag now for 10 years without (ever) being drawn. That goodness Idaho still has over-the-counter tags so I'll post some pics from our hunt there this fall.