Need info on Elk hunting
12-03-2007, 05:47 AM
#1
Spike
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 39
Need info on Elk hunting
Hi all,
Myself and a few guys from work are wanting to come out west next fall to rifle hunt for elk. It will be a do-it-yourself hunt so I guess we're basically looking at public land. What state/areas can we be guaranteed a tag(s)? Do any of you westerners have any tips for a few newbies??Any info would be great. This will likely be a once every 5 year trip or something like that, so any information on hotspots would be appreciated. Thanks a bunch.
~Ryan~
Myself and a few guys from work are wanting to come out west next fall to rifle hunt for elk. It will be a do-it-yourself hunt so I guess we're basically looking at public land. What state/areas can we be guaranteed a tag(s)? Do any of you westerners have any tips for a few newbies??Any info would be great. This will likely be a once every 5 year trip or something like that, so any information on hotspots would be appreciated. Thanks a bunch.
~Ryan~
12-10-2007, 08:49 AM
#3
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Washington State
Posts: 202
RE: Need info on Elk hunting
Good luck coaxing hotspots out of anybody, I mean would you give upyour hotspots to somebody especially an out of state hunter? 
DIY is tough not knowing the land and I assume you won't have an opportunity to come out and scout in advance. If you can take at least two weeks you'll set yourself up to figure out the lay of the land the first week and hit it hard the 2nd week. We did a DIY in Montana but had my buddy who lives there scout and find a camping site. We had 4 guys and gear packed in an F350 pulling a motorcycle trailer.. but we only had to drive from WA to MT. We came back with 4 deer and no elk and sore feet and backs (we didn't use the motorcycles much [&:])
You really need to do a lot of research if you're going to pull it off and come back with an elk of any kind although with a rifle you may have better odds than we did archery hunting.. If I was you and wasn't concerned so much about killing a mature bull, I'd go to CO since they have by far and away the highest elk numbers.
DIY is tough not knowing the land and I assume you won't have an opportunity to come out and scout in advance. If you can take at least two weeks you'll set yourself up to figure out the lay of the land the first week and hit it hard the 2nd week. We did a DIY in Montana but had my buddy who lives there scout and find a camping site. We had 4 guys and gear packed in an F350 pulling a motorcycle trailer.. but we only had to drive from WA to MT. We came back with 4 deer and no elk and sore feet and backs (we didn't use the motorcycles much [&:])
You really need to do a lot of research if you're going to pull it off and come back with an elk of any kind although with a rifle you may have better odds than we did archery hunting.. If I was you and wasn't concerned so much about killing a mature bull, I'd go to CO since they have by far and away the highest elk numbers.
12-11-2007, 07:17 AM
#4
Typical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: PUEBLO, CO, USA
Posts: 636
RE: Need info on Elk hunting
12-19-2007, 12:42 PM
#5
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Loveland CO.
Posts: 129
RE: Need info on Elk hunting
Something to think about. . .you live in a state . . . . . scout and hunt your tail off to find a few honey holes. . . then some guy nice or not comes along and asks you to give it up? Hmmm. . .I wonder what you might say. . . .hope you find what you need. . . .How about Idaho. . . .
12-21-2007, 08:13 PM
#6
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Western PA
Posts: 1,356
RE: Need info on Elk hunting
d-i-y is gona be rough. In my opinion the most underrated state for elk is utah. Check out the district around wanship-coalville its in ne utah. about a hour away from salt lake city
