Nevada monitor range elk tag

[Jonstone]

LAST EDITED ON Aug-06-15 AT 09:52AM (MST)[p]Good morning.... I drew a coveted table mtn wilderness bull tag in Nevada..have any of you hunted this unit...what type of bull should I hold out for..PS the tag is a rifle rut tag. Thank you

 

[arrowone4me]

As hard as that tag is to draw, and are you thinking of an outfitter, I would give a nod to Timberline Outfitters out of Tonopagh. I cooked a few years for them and finding a more hardworking and honest outfit would be hard to do. Check out their Facebook site put together by the brains of the outfit, the girls of the family. Nick and Pard are the real thing. No people, I am not paid and haven't seen them in a few years, but they made a great impression on me.

 

[Syncerus1]

Congratulations!! I drew the first NR tag in this unit and spent a total of 18 days scouting and hunting. Horses are required. We rode about 150 miles crisscrossing the unit and exploring all facets of the area. A lot of bulls were in little canyons off the main top, North and South, and the main herd in those days ran nearly two hundred and fifty animals. They ranged the entire area north to south. we followed them for four days, and watched the herd add and lose bulls and cows. There were nearly a dozen 6 pts. and one 7x7. There were nearly fifty 6x6 bulls outside the herd. I had info from the biologist about the biggest bull in the unit, a very good 6x6 the previous year, about 380 plus in score. We found him and and unfortunately he didn't throw his fifth points but was the biggest thing around and lorded over the main herd until I killed him one morning. He scored 357 and change as a 5x5. Not my biggest bull by score but the biggest bodied bull to date I have touched out of nearly forty animals, mine, clients, and friends. A long 14 mile walkout behind the horses (we had 5) and a long drive two days home. The following morning the four quarters weighed in at over 460 lbs. No head, no hide, no horns. Bull was at or over 1000 lbs live wt. IMHO
Now to today, the herd is still good, the genetics are there. A 350 class bull is attainable, but hunt the hidden holes (edges) on the north east and south west ends of the unit to look for a monster with his own harem of cows. Easy terrain to spot and stalk once you find him. Good optics, a good packer, or guide, and a lot of patience. Go early if on your on your own and scout, scout, scout. Do NOT disturb the elk, look from a distance if possible. You should have a great hunt. I have been in the unit two times since and we have always found 350 plus elk with no problem. What dates are the season this year. I had a rut hunt, super fun and lots of action.
Good Luck!

 

[Jonstone]

Thank you..I am excited for the hunt. At this point I am not going to be using horses(except for maybe the pack out...my friend has two). Thank you very much for the intel. I talked to the biologist and he said there are a plethora of 380 plus bulls in the unit. Did you hunt morgan basin, mosquito creek? I believe I am going to start towards the head of morgan basin.....where the green moster comes up from the east side of the range. I have also heard good things about barley creek and cottonwood creek. If you were to hunt on foot..would you get to the top of the table...and stay on top glassing the top ends of the range if you were me?

 

[Jonstone]

Also the hunt dates for the tag are sept 17 through the 30th.

Thanks again Syncerus1 !

 

[Califelkslayer]

Jstone,

I wish you the best. You drew the hardest elk tag to draw in the state. I'd trade you the hardest deer tag in the state to draw, straight across, if we could.

Good luck, and make the most of it.