CAelknuts

Glad to see that you at least had the tip of your tongue in your cheek. I'll partially agree with you, rifle elk hunting during the rut can be easy. However, it isn't necessarily so. I've been on a tough September rifle elk hunt on a limited unit. It was a huge surprise, as we did expect to see a lot of bulls. Hot weather, a full moon and poor rut turned it into a tough hunt where I shot a raghorn on the 4th day, the only branch antlered bull I saw, and was darn happy to get him. I've also had some easy bow hunts, though they were still much tougher than they'd have been with a rifle. When you talk about easy rifle elk hunting, the problem I have is that my mind keeps wandering back to times with knee deep snow, temperatures below zero, wind and not many elk. Rifle hunting isn't always a piece of cake, even though it can be at times.