I think everything KC said is true and applicable in most cases. Have realistic expectations. I have hunted elk in Washington, Montana, and Colorado for 30 years minus a couple of misses for military deployments. I have killed 2 dump truck loads of elk with everything from a .308 Winchester to a .300 Weatherby and have yet to take a trophy bull. Best antlers I have taken are a couple of raggedy 5x5s even though my son and other hunting buddies have taken a couple of nice 6x6 Bulls within spitting distance of me on the same hunts. I’m not shooting the first elk I see nor holding out until the last day either. I try to get a cow tag and a bull tag, shoot first legal cow and chase bulls the rest of the season. Pick your units and apply for a deer tag. Great consolation prize! Best of luck and Roll Tide! Bama ‘81


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