Meat first, trophy second -- except....

With an either sex tag and a herd of elk in front of me, I will go for the largest bull (lots of meat there, just more burger and jerky, plus racks ARE fun). Not very often it works out that you have that much choice, on the other hand.....

If I come across a nice cow in the first hour of the opening morning, then it' s that is just fine by me and its over.

More important to me than what I get, is positioning my camp mates on stands in areas where as many as possible can take an elk and then watching THEIR excitement. I enjoy the 2-3 days of field dressing, packing out, and butchering as much as the kill and the hours leading up to it.

Never Go Undergunned, Use A Pack Horse
EKM