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Re: Who’s going elk hunting this year? viking #19417369 04/28/24 Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 17,228 Likes: 9 MonDak V viking OP Campfire Ranger OP viking Campfire Ranger V Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 17,228 Likes: 9 MonDak https://swrbiggamehunts.com/np/Photo-Gallery.html

Re: Who’s going elk hunting this year? viking #19417387 04/28/24 Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 17,228 Likes: 9 MonDak V viking OP Campfire Ranger OP viking Campfire Ranger V Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 17,228 Likes: 9 MonDak Meh pasture elk or bison don’t thrill me much. However for $2200 for a cow elk, 3 hr drive, pretty much guaranteed, all in one day. Versus a lottery, take a week off from work, finding a place to hunt, no guarantees…. I ain’t getting any younger….

Re: Who’s going elk hunting this year? Brittdog #19417388 04/28/24 Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 4,039 Likes: 10 Wyoming B BuzzH Campfire Tracker BuzzH Campfire Tracker B Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 4,039 Likes: 10 Wyoming Originally Posted by Brittdog I drew a late season any bull tag in AZ. So yes I will be elk hunting this year. Those late hunts are fun, I've drawn 4 of them. Killed 3 six points and donated one tag to AZ hunt of a lifetime that went to a young lady with cancer. She killed a decent bull with the tag.

Re: Who’s going elk hunting this year? viking #19417407 04/28/24 Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 2,953 Likes: 12 St Clair Shores, MI Beretta_Shooter916 Campfire Regular Beretta_Shooter916 Campfire Regular Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 2,953 Likes: 12 St Clair Shores, MI I apply every year here in Michigan I've got a ton of points....along with 50k other people DON’T BE TOO PROUD OF THIS TECHNOLOGICAL TERROR YOU’VE CONSTRUCTED. THE ABILITY TO DESTROY A PLANET IS INSIGNIFICANT NEXT TO THE POWER OF THE FORCE. - Darth Vader

Re: Who’s going elk hunting this year? Beretta_Shooter916 #19417525 04/28/24 Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 26,368 Likes: 17 West Slope of Colorado A alpinecrick Campfire Ranger alpinecrick Campfire Ranger A Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 26,368 Likes: 17 West Slope of Colorado Originally Posted by Beretta_Shooter916 I apply every year here in Michigan I've got a ton of points....along with 50k other people How many bull and cow licenses does Michigan issue each year? Casey Not being married to any particular political party sure makes it a lot easier to look at the world more objectively... Having said that, MAGA.

Re: Who’s going elk hunting this year? VarmintGuy #19417529 04/28/24 Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 1,462 Likes: 5 Montana R RMiller2 Campfire Regular RMiller2 Campfire Regular R Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 1,462 Likes: 5 Montana Originally Posted by VarmintGuy Viking: If this country is not burning to the ground from riots/civil war then I will be out there again. Hold into the wind VarmintGuy It won't be. They have been saying it will for the last 60 years. “If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” Tolkien

Re: Who’s going elk hunting this year? viking #19417545 04/28/24 Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 12,913 Likes: 6 Pocatello Dutch Campfire Outfitter Dutch Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 12,913 Likes: 6 Pocatello I'm planning to drive 12 miles to try and put a cow's nose in the dirt. It's a hard life, someone has to do it...... Sic Semper Tyrannis

Re: Who’s going elk hunting this year? Dutch #19417555 04/28/24 Joined: May 2016 Posts: 61,013 Likes: 72 Montana J Jim_Conrad Campfire Kahuna Jim_Conrad Campfire Kahuna J Joined: May 2016 Posts: 61,013 Likes: 72 Montana Originally Posted by Dutch I'm planning to drive 12 miles to try and put a cow's nose in the dirt. It's a hard life, someone has to do it...... Bout where I am. I will see if the boy is interested. I am MAGA.

Re: Who’s going elk hunting this year? Jim_Conrad #19417570 04/28/24 Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 2,672 Likes: 4 C callnum Campfire Regular callnum Campfire Regular C Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 2,672 Likes: 4 Originally Posted by Jim_Conrad Originally Posted by Dutch I'm planning to drive 12 miles to try and put a cow's nose in the dirt. It's a hard life, someone has to do it...... Bout where I am. I will see if the boy is interested. Stubble field cows don’t count.

Re: Who’s going elk hunting this year? alpinecrick #19417652 04/28/24 Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 2,953 Likes: 12 St Clair Shores, MI Beretta_Shooter916 Campfire Regular Beretta_Shooter916 Campfire Regular Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 2,953 Likes: 12 St Clair Shores, MI Originally Posted by alpinecrick Originally Posted by Beretta_Shooter916 I apply every year here in Michigan I've got a ton of points....along with 50k other people How many bull and cow licenses does Michigan issue each year? It varies. Last year was 260 total Not sure of the breakdown of any-elk tags vs cow-only tags DON’T BE TOO PROUD OF THIS TECHNOLOGICAL TERROR YOU’VE CONSTRUCTED. THE ABILITY TO DESTROY A PLANET IS INSIGNIFICANT NEXT TO THE POWER OF THE FORCE. - Darth Vader

Re: Who’s going elk hunting this year? viking #19417661 04/28/24 Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 10,913 Likes: 8 West Kelowna, B.C. P Partsman Campfire Outfitter Partsman Campfire Outfitter P Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 10,913 Likes: 8 West Kelowna, B.C. Been awhile now, but we have regular seasons, no draw. Or you can put in for areas they control with an LEH draw, limited entry hunting. But no need to do anything but buy a tag and have at her. "The 375HH is the greatest level of power you can get for the investment in recoil." (JJHack) 79s and losttrail, biggest waste of air.

Re: Who’s going elk hunting this year? viking #19417671 04/28/24 Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 4,581 Eastern Montana ranger1 Campfire Tracker ranger1 Campfire Tracker Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 4,581 Eastern Montana Elk are fun and they taste good, but I'm always a lot more excited for deer, antelope, upland, and waterfowl. They're a lot easier to carry out too.

Re: Who’s going elk hunting this year? ranger1 #19417685 04/28/24 Joined: Nov 2019 Posts: 3,659 Likes: 2 PNW G Gooch_McGrundle Campfire Tracker Gooch_McGrundle Campfire Tracker G Joined: Nov 2019 Posts: 3,659 Likes: 2 PNW Originally Posted by ranger1 Elk are fun and they taste good, but I'm always a lot more excited for deer, antelope, upland, and waterfowl. They're a lot easier to carry out too. Same here. 1 member likes this: ranger1

Re: Who’s going elk hunting this year? viking #19417692 04/28/24 Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 5,566 Likes: 6 S Sako76 Campfire Tracker Sako76 Campfire Tracker S Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 5,566 Likes: 6 New Mexico, Unit 12 Landowner tag, rifle.

Re: Who’s going elk hunting this year? viking #19417791 04/29/24 Joined: Aug 2017 Posts: 9,223 Likes: 19 T TimberRunner Campfire Outfitter TimberRunner Campfire Outfitter T Joined: Aug 2017 Posts: 9,223 Likes: 19 I'm sitting this year out.

Re: Who’s going elk hunting this year? viking #19417803 04/29/24 Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 17,819 Likes: 4 Wyoming W WyoCoyoteHunter Campfire Ranger WyoCoyoteHunter Campfire Ranger W Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 17,819 Likes: 4 Wyoming I usually do, but like Ranger said, other hunting is more fun. Molon Labe 1 member likes this: ranger1

Re: Who’s going elk hunting this year? viking #19417820 04/29/24 Joined: Apr 2018 Posts: 8,922 Likes: 21 Ringling J Jackson_Handy Campfire Outfitter Jackson_Handy Campfire Outfitter J Joined: Apr 2018 Posts: 8,922 Likes: 21 Ringling I can guarantee memtb won't elk hunt this season but he will flap his yap incessantly about elk hunting lol

Re: Who’s going elk hunting this year? viking #19417844 04/29/24 Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 96,170 Likes: 5 Southern New Mexico E elkhunternm Campfire Oracle elkhunternm Campfire Oracle E Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 96,170 Likes: 5 Southern New Mexico I drew a cow elk tag here in New Mexico, will be hunting in December. Life Member SCI Life Member DSC Member New Mexico Shooting Sports Association Take your responsibilities seriously, never yourself-Ken Howell Proper bullet placement + sufficient penetration = quick, clean kill. Finn Aagard Ken

Re: Who’s going elk hunting this year? viking #19417872 04/29/24 Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 31,670 Likes: 10 Fall Creek Blanco Co. Texas K kaywoodie Campfire 'Bwana kaywoodie Campfire 'Bwana K Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 31,670 Likes: 10 Fall Creek Blanco Co. Texas Oldest son and I were just discussing the possibility this last evening. Founder Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester "Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored." WS

Re: Who’s going elk hunting this year? callnum #19417930 04/29/24 Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 12,913 Likes: 6 Pocatello Dutch Campfire Outfitter Dutch Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 12,913 Likes: 6 Pocatello Originally Posted by callnum Originally Posted by Jim_Conrad Originally Posted by Dutch I'm planning to drive 12 miles to try and put a cow's nose in the dirt. It's a hard life, someone has to do it...... Bout where I am. I will see if the boy is interested. Stubble field cows don’t count. you're doing it wrong..... Sic Semper Tyrannis