Role Call: Elk Hunters
11-28-2004, 08:06 AM
#61
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Rocky Mountains, Colorado
Posts: 1,964
RE: Role Call: Elk Hunters
SharpShot,
Hard to say. In Colorado, 20% of license holders harvest and 80% don't.
On the internet, seemingly "everyone" shoots more perfectly,
On the internet, seemingly "everyone" gets their animal,
so it makes it difficult for folks who didn't get theirs to jump in and report it....
After all, this is just a role call without much advice being offered on how to fix problems that may have caused "tag soup".
In an odd sort of way, IMHO one learns more about elk hunting when you DON'T get one than when you do (especially getting one on a "quick and easy" hunt), providing one hunts actively almost every day of the season. For those who did report in "with no elk" I can tell most of them have been "bit by the bug" and the "no elk" problem is going to be resolved as soon as possible --- unfortunately one have to wait a year in between seasons.
My hat is off to those who tried, struggled, suffered, pondered, adjusted and gave it all they had --- been there, done that!
EKM
Hard to say. In Colorado, 20% of license holders harvest and 80% don't.
On the internet, seemingly "everyone" shoots more perfectly,
On the internet, seemingly "everyone" gets their animal,
so it makes it difficult for folks who didn't get theirs to jump in and report it....
After all, this is just a role call without much advice being offered on how to fix problems that may have caused "tag soup".
In an odd sort of way, IMHO one learns more about elk hunting when you DON'T get one than when you do (especially getting one on a "quick and easy" hunt), providing one hunts actively almost every day of the season. For those who did report in "with no elk" I can tell most of them have been "bit by the bug" and the "no elk" problem is going to be resolved as soon as possible --- unfortunately one have to wait a year in between seasons.
My hat is off to those who tried, struggled, suffered, pondered, adjusted and gave it all they had --- been there, done that!
EKM
12-01-2004, 09:53 PM
#65
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Rocky Mountains, Colorado
Posts: 1,964
RE: Role Call: Elk Hunters
Tally so far,
6 = Went elk hunting --- no opportunities (I think there are WAY more out there, just haven't signed in....)
3 = Went elk hunting, got a shot opportunity, no elk... (Any given year an opportunity is really all one can hope for.)
37 = Got elk (at least one, some with many)
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46 = Total
EKM
6 = Went elk hunting --- no opportunities (I think there are WAY more out there, just haven't signed in....)
3 = Went elk hunting, got a shot opportunity, no elk... (Any given year an opportunity is really all one can hope for.)
37 = Got elk (at least one, some with many)
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46 = Total
EKM
12-11-2004, 12:43 PM
#68
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Rocky Mountains, Colorado
Posts: 1,964
RE: Role Call: Elk Hunters
Tally so far,
6 = Went elk hunting --- no opportunities (I think there are WAY more out there, just haven't signed in....)
3 = Went elk hunting, got a shot opportunity, no elk... (Any given year an opportunity is really all one can hope for.)
38 = Got elk (at least one, some with many)
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47 = Total
6 = Went elk hunting --- no opportunities (I think there are WAY more out there, just haven't signed in....)
3 = Went elk hunting, got a shot opportunity, no elk... (Any given year an opportunity is really all one can hope for.)
38 = Got elk (at least one, some with many)
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47 = Total
12-11-2004, 10:10 PM
#69
Matriarch Doe!
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Waterloo, Oregon
Posts: 16,449
RE: Role Call: Elk Hunters
Hunted my butt off for all 7 days of my rifle bull season in October. Wettest, foggiest season I remember.....got skunked. No shot opportunity.
But I had a blast trying!
But I had a blast trying!
12-12-2004, 05:25 PM
#70
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Wall SD USA & Jamestown ND
Posts: 11,474
RE: Role Call: Elk Hunters
Thats why there is next year. My first three tries came up empty. Fourth try I connected and thought I had it all figured out. Fifth year, I Found out that I didn't have it all figured out. Since then I have been pretty lucky. There is a lot of luck involved. You can do everything right and come out wrong.
My first three tries came up empty. Fourth try I connected and thought I had it all figured out. Fifth year, I Found out that I didn't have it all figured out. Since then I have been pretty lucky. There is a lot of luck involved. You can do everything right and come out wrong.