Originally Posted by DLSguide
Don't know the area you are hunting and apparently you don't either. I would say not a chance in Hell to kill a big bull on public ground. Most people that hunt public ground hunt the private ranch boundaries and hope for elk to make a mistake. Some areas that is practical and some it is not because of distance to get game out without pack animals. d this is one reason why many hire


This bull was taken last year on public land,but in Colorado. It is doable,but you need to be an experienced elk hunter.They year before young fellow,1st elk hunt,public land took one bigger than this and the year before a guy from PA, first elk hunt took a bigger on even yet on public land.All with a mile of each other. If a person is willing to work for it,killing big bulls on public land DYI, without a guide is very doable.

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Last edited by saddlesore; 05/16/19.
If God wanted you to walk and carry things on your back, He would not have invented stirrups and pack saddles