For moose in the lower 48-----good luck---it's by drawing only. It took me 8 years to draw a WY moose tag, 25 years trying in Colorado with no luck. ID, UT, MT are just as long odds. Back east I'm sure ME, VT, NH are all long odds. Best bet for moose would be Canada or AK.

For elk---Colorado has the most elk. Colorado has quantity---quality is a little lacking. But you can get a tag. NM, AZ & NV---all have better quality but tags are hard to draw. AZ & NV are darn near impossible. NM is a hard draw but you can get landowners tags if you have $.

UT has good elk but tags are hard to draw.

WY,MT & ID all have good elk herds. Tags are by draw, and you can draw. But the bad is the wolves. They are starting to have an effect on the herd. When I was moose hunting I saw some GOOD bulls in WY.


If you are serious about elk, you need to find out where you want to hunt. Is it pack-in, backpack, truck camping. Find an area, study topo maps, talk to DOW, etc. The scout it & hunt it. Your best bet is to hunt the same area every year, Learn it.

My rule of thumb on elk-----"IF it's steep & nasty--and you don't want to go there-----that's where the elk are." CB