RE: Current Elk Hunter Census: Where, What, When?
 

Elk hunters!
** Where are you headed this year? (for some of you this could have already happened this Aug. or Sept.)
** What season are you hunting (include a month)?
** What's your camp location/typestrategy?
** When do you leave?
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You post, I'll keep track....

State (will add as necessary):
7- Colorado
3 - Idaho
1 - New Mexico
1 - Utah
1 - Washington
1 - Wyoming
1 - DNK (Do Not Know)
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Hunt:
6- Archery
0 - Muzzleloader
9 - Rifle
0 - Do Knot Know (DNK)
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Season:
1 - August
4 - September
7 - October
1 - November
0 - December
2 - DNK
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Furthest "back in there"camp location:
1 - Town
2 - Cabin/Home
5- Main (Roadside Camp or Truck Camp)
2 - SpikeCamp
2 - Bivy
3 - DNK
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Current:
EKM
ElkCrazy8
Champlain Islander
Colorado Elk
Clinty Poo
CAelknuts
Bugs11
Wlfdg
Caseless5
ColoradoLuckDog
AZBear
Glob3006
Howler
sclwald
ramtuff

RE: Current Elk Hunter Census: Where, What, When?
 

SW Montana, Rifle, General Elk Tag, October, Cabin

RE: Current Elk Hunter Census: Where, What, When?
 

Montana,Special draw area 4** either sex,27 miles from the house,rifle(300 WBY,30-06,300 Ultra,.300 Win,458 Win ,Mag,45-70 Gov't,308 Win,338 Win Mag will decide the mornings I go).If need be will pull my 12ft 72 shasta camper up there and camp out 3-4 days @ a time.

Game plan,leave the house about 3 am get up the mountain and wait on the sun and the other 74 lucky bastiches that drew to drive the elk to me.Mid day nap and glass the 74 lucky bastiches crawl around like ants below.Mid-Mid day still hunt the thick timber on my way to a well used game trail heading out to evenig feeding areas.

BBJ

RE: Current Elk Hunter Census: Where, What, When?
 

Ill be hunting Wyoming, leaving out of Cody and I will be staying at spike camp up on the mountain, Long trek in!!!

I leave this Thursday October 9th and will hunt for at least 2 weeks.

I will be using a Rifle, .300WSM

best of luck to everyone.

RE: Current Elk Hunter Census: Where, What, When?
 

-- Colorado, public land,units 18/181.
-- First "Elk Only" Rifle Season (no deer-elk combo tags issued) October 11-15+ either sex elk 4th season(flintlock hunt) Nov 13-16.
-- Spartan spike camp (3 miles in) first season, stay at the nearby ranch 4th season.

RE: Current Elk Hunter Census: Where, What, When?
 

I was in New Mexico 3rd week of September. Public land hunt, with outfitter. Camp (wall tents, etc) set up off dirt road and hunted spots every day that required driving to. Some action close to road and one spot (wilderness area, so long walks, but...bulls - yes, hunters - no!)
Didn't slit my tag, but had 7 bulls "in" going nuts, although they stayed a bit further out than previous hunts in this same area. Archery hunt. Smallest bull seen was a 4x5, biggest was a toad of 6x6. Many in close, screaming, but didn't show...so many more than 7 bulls going!!

RE: Current Elk Hunter Census: Where, What, When?
 

- I'm hunting CO between Steamboat and Kremmling. This is where I hunt deer. Not a top Elk unit but I think I know where they are now so I pulled a cow tag to try it out. This will be my first time going for Elk. How much time I spend will depend on filling the deer tags. My first priorty is to get my son a deer.
- 2nd Rifle, combined
- We camp off a road at the base of Middle Carter Mountain. I'll drive up to the elk area, park and start walking.
- I leave on Oct 17th

Good luck to you all and shoot straight,

Spud

RE: Current Elk Hunter Census: Where, What, When?
 

Leave Wednesday morning.......
Colorado...east of Pagosa Springs
Main Camp is 12 miles up logging/forestry road....spike camp is whereever they need to be....

Good luck to you all!!!

RE: Elk Poll:Where, What, When?
 

That cow will taste better than just about any bull except maybe a spike!

RE: Elk Poll:Where, What, When?
 

WA, September and again in Nov and Dec. Archery.. did numerous long hikes but stuck with base camp.. terrible early season.. way too hot and no elk.:(