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I know several lifelong locals who have never drawn it, but with the draw luck that guy you apply with has....I wouldn't be so sure...

2017 raghorn I took on the last day I could hunt that season.
I don't know why people get married during hunting season...it's so inconsiderate.


Bull calf taken during a late cow hunt. They're so much easier to get out


Another last day raghorn I helped a guy out with this last year:

Bulls we took in 2017

As I've not pulled the trigger on an elk yet, if some of you guys would kindly pm me the GPS coordinates where those pictures were taken, I'd be much obliged....grin.

Y'all got me drooling. I might have to prioritise some things.

His draw luck in UNREAL. Probably why we both put in with him.

100 pointer?

124, it was.

I'd take it over the Gila in NM, the breaks in MT and anywhere in AZ or UT.
There might be a select few southern Idaho elk hunts I'd take instead, but even that would be a maybe, and it would only be for the lesser chance of busted up antlers.

Copy thanks Ted. I'm still sittin on max across the board, scared to cash an in!!😂😂

Scenarshooter, my hat is off to you man. You’ve killed a pile of bulls of a lifetime for most guys. I’ve been in on a good bit of elk killing but nothing like the bulls you post every year. Amazing

Tinman, I’ve long watched your posts and you are an elk shooting SOB too. Obviously not afraid to punch a tag on a legal bull and call it good big or not, you’re what Joe Everyman wishes he was.

SLM and NM, you guys obviously get into some monsters in NM. I have cousins who live in your state and when they occasionally draw a ML tag, none of them bow hunt, they say it’s incredible. You guys obviously prove their point.

Tip of the hat to all of you guys, not just everybody is good at finding and killing elk, even fewer are great at it.

Thanks Kid...I'm sure I could kill bigger bulls if I really wanted to, but I am usually more interested in filling the freezer with something decent then getting back to my beloved upland bird hunting, than in king sized critters.

Being that I normally get an extra cow tag every year I should probably rethink my strategy...but my way makes me happy so I keep doing it.

With max points I'd be looking at units 30 or 124 and I wouldn't be afraid to cash in...good luck with that pot of gold you're sitting on...

Ted, I’m Leary of cashing them in, as I’ll never be in this position again.. antelope yes, elk and deer, even with max I might not ever draw, being 45...

I see your point, for sure. My thoughts are that there generally are fewer and fewer tags every year, more people putting in for those fewer tags and in many cases: declining trophy quality.

That, and the older you get, the harder it is to play this sport. You can't take those points with you when you go...

Oh I know brother, thought about goin guided, but they have shiit years too... need to draw, dedicate a couple weeks, archery/rifle and let er chew

1. If you're going to go guided, think Cody area if you aren't afraid of horses.
2. If you have a choice between 30 and 124...there isn't one. 124 without a doubt.
3. A guide probably isn't going to be all that helpful in 124, its almost all public or private that you can access. The only secret to hunting 124 is how much time you have and laying off the trigger.
4. Don't go unless you can spend a ton of time, its a longgg season...those elk are here today, gone tomorrow. Time spent, rather than timing, is the limiting factor on who gets the best bulls and who doesn't. Its not a normal elk hunt at all, many aren't where they "should be".

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WOW!! Nice "boools"....really nice!

We're living in a great era for big elk.

September 2018.