LAST EDITED ON Sep-07-13 AT 11:23AM (MST)[p]San Carlos, White Mtn., Havasupai, Mescalero, Hualapai, Acoma... how can you go wrong with any of them?
It seems to me that the Apaches have cornered the market on the best elk hunting for giant bulls, but how can you go wrong with a tag in...
Arizona, units 9, 10, 23 and some others.
Utah, Dutton, Pahvant, San Juan, Boulder and quite a few others.
Nevada, 111-113, 072, 223-231-241-242(Where I have a tag this year, Yippee!) and some others.
New Mexico, unit 15, 16A, 16B, 16D and some others. Having a Valles Caldera tag would be a dream hunt.
Hoghunter asked about the 'BEST' elk hunt. Having a tag in any of the above places, during their best season, would be better than 99% of all elk hunters in America will ever get to enjoy in their lifetime. They are all 'The Best'.
And Montana, Wyoming, Colorado and the others western states all have some primo elk units, just not as primo or as many.
I think the ultimate elk season, if I ever hit the lotto, would be to purchase a tag in as many of those Apache reservations as possible and go elk hunting for about 6-8 weeks, non-stop.