Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Elk Hunting Is opening day always the best opportunity of the hunt?

The season is only 9 days here so the crowds seem to stay the whole season.

I have killed them every day that a season is open.This past year I killed a bull the 4th day in an area that took 20 years to draw a tag. Then I killed a cow on the last day of a 9 day season.Killing an elk the 1st day sure screws up the rest of the hunt.I prefer about Wed in a seaosn that opened Sat.

I have a very hunt friendly work schedule(7 days working& 7 days at home). And a very generous season. With all those things going for me it still seems my best chance at an elk is opening day......til the snow flies during the second or third or fourth week. If we dont get any snow I'm kicking myself for not hunting harder opening day.