RE: Elk Rifle "Hunters"/Spider Bull
Dop,
I would generally agree that successful archery hunters are better hunters than rifle elk hunters, they do have (elk) rut behavior in their favor which is no small thing.
The belief that rifle elk seasons occur in the "love blind" rut, I believe is largely in error and appears to be an assumption on your part, as isthe ready availability of 300 yard sight horizons.
Per the Colorado Division of Wildlife, the success rate for rifle elk hunters in Colorado is about 20%.
Out of the remaining 80% I haven't seen any pink dresses.
The idea that deer hunting is more of a challenge, is not one that I have experienced. Bambi popping is generallyeasy enoughthat I haven't bothered with it since 1987.
Something in your comments just don't square.