If you had the chance would you...........
07-09-2007 | 07:06 PM
#31
Nontypical Buck
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From: St. Louis, MO
RE: If you had the chance would you...........
YES I WOULD GO ELK HUNTING!!!!!!!!!
The deer will be there when you get back.
Are you packing yet?
You better get in shape there isn't much oxygen up on those mountains.
The deer will be there when you get back.
Are you packing yet?
You better get in shape there isn't much oxygen up on those mountains.
07-09-2007 | 10:09 PM
#33
Nontypical Buck
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From: Erie, Colorado
RE: If you had the chance would you...........
There is nothing on this planet more magical than hunting elk during the rut. It is a time of the year I always look forward to, and I always seem to find my way home. I wouldn't miss it for all the tea in China (even if It meant hunting a weekend)! I'm not saying that the whitetail rut isn't cool, but it is not the same. I would do the elk hunt in a New York Second!
07-10-2007 | 06:45 AM
#34
Nontypical Buck
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From: Burke, VA (raised in MD)
RE: If you had the chance would you...........
It's been a few years since I elk hunted. I liked it and the meat was superior.
For me, I would have two conditions:
1. I would have to KNOW that my buddy was onto the elk. This sounds simple but public land in Colorado is vast and (especially bowhunting) you could get skunked very easiliy if he is not prepared.
2. It would have to be an either sex tag so I could shoot if a bull if I found one and shoot a cow if it got to be the last day.
For me, I would have two conditions:
1. I would have to KNOW that my buddy was onto the elk. This sounds simple but public land in Colorado is vast and (especially bowhunting) you could get skunked very easiliy if he is not prepared.
2. It would have to be an either sex tag so I could shoot if a bull if I found one and shoot a cow if it got to be the last day.
07-10-2007 | 07:41 AM
#35
Joined: May 2007
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From: McDonald, PA
RE: If you had the chance would you...........
do the elk hunt, there is nothing that I have ever experienced hunting that was better than hearing a bugling bull in the peak of the rut. The scenery will be spectacular and you will still have weekends in PA and NY
07-10-2007 | 07:49 AM
#36
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From: Southwest Ohio
RE: If you had the chance would you...........
ORIGINAL: MDBUCKHUNTER
I'd go whitetail hunting. DIY hunts just don't interest me that much to miss prime rut.
I'd go whitetail hunting. DIY hunts just don't interest me that much to miss prime rut.
07-10-2007 | 07:55 AM
#37
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From: Wisconsin and Canada
RE: If you had the chance would you...........
It's a no brainer for me. Get out there and enjoy the opportunity to hunt a new species and spend some time in the mountains.
When I was in my late teens and early 20's I spent a lot of time in western Montana. That's the greatest thing I miss about my summers and falls is not seeing the mountains. I missed it so much that I'm heading west on my first elk hunt this fall.
When I was in my late teens and early 20's I spent a lot of time in western Montana. That's the greatest thing I miss about my summers and falls is not seeing the mountains. I missed it so much that I'm heading west on my first elk hunt this fall.
