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Old 07-02-2010, 02:05 PM
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Default What time of year to archery elk hunt?

Assuming you only had 10 days to hunt, ie non-resident. Best time of year in your opinion to be successful and harvest a trophy bull elk during the archery season?

Though it doesn't matter directly this is referring to the MT archery season in the Missouri breaks region.

If you base your timing on another method, ie temps? or moon phases etc...please suggest...

Season opener? I assume this is the period with the highest pressure, hottest temps, and the most elk still alive. Can be 90-100degrees.

Rut? Most vocal, less elk, still high pressure though I assume 2-3weeks into season has less pressure than opener? Can still be hot, or may have cooled some.

Later in season/Post-Rut, cooler temps for sure, less human pressure? less elk roaming/alive.

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