Beaver vs. Monroe

Layemdown

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Beaver early rifle vs. Monroe early rifle, which one wins, and why?

Layemdown

"Vegetables are not food, vegetables are what food eats!!"
 
I'm partial to Monroe, plus we found some smoker bulls up there last year. But that fire on Beaver could make for some good feed and the bulls could really benefit from that this spring and summer.


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Based on what I saw during the archery hunt last year, a 340 bull with a rifle on the Monroe would not be tough.
 
my buddy shot a 370+ bull on the early rifle on beaver unit but said was a really tough hunt waited till next to last day before he scored said he didnt see that many elk the weather was bad really hot dont know about monroe but usually always a few good bulls around
 
Gator- According to the DWR in 2009 Beaver had 800 elk on the unit and Monroe had 1050, and Beaver is a much bigger unit. I have spent time on both units and from my perspective, from Manning meadows down through upper and lower box, the concentration of elk is way higher than anywhere I have found on the Beaver unit and I have covered most of it. Lower concentrations of elk and rugged terrain I think are some of the reasons Beaver holds some giants.
I am sitting on 14 elk res points and both of these units are ones I am considering applying for a muzzy tag on.
I think Beaver might have a better top end potential but Monroe would be an awesome hunt with lots of bulls and a easier time harvesting one. Just throwing that out so if someone reads this and thinks Beaver will be one of those hunts with elk running everywhere. Not so from my experience at least. Me and my dad got our butts handed to us last year on Beaver and we ended up turning his muzzy tag back in.
 
It is an interesting comparison. I am also sitting on 14 res points. Both units are still a few years out for the early rifle, but I still have to apply for something this year. I've spent some time on Monroe and seen some nice bulls.

I agree that is why Beaver may have a few giants is because of the larger area and the rough terrain.

Layemdown

"Vegetables are not food, vegetables are what food eats!!"
 
I helped out on a hunt on Monroe about 5 years ago. It seemed to be a little bit of a gentlemans hunt. Of course, the guy I was with shot the first bull that he saw on opening morning, and so we didn't really get to spend a lot of time hunting the unit. His bull was probably in the 330 to 340 range and he didn't talk to anyone that did any better. The Beaver may be a little harder, but it might have better potential for a bigger bull.

Orion

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Bingo nailed it. Spent time on both units and Beaver has the potential for a giant if willing to work hard.Monroe has more elk and overall easier country. I guess it boils down to how much scouting time you can put in and how hard you want to work.
 

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