You are absoletly right Huntindude! I'll bet at the very minimun he'll get his his adrinalin raised a few times! My family and I have hunted the North Slope for over 20 years, elk are always a little tougher to locate but they are there, I would take the above advice and hunt deer for about the first 4-5 days and then when the elk hunters thin out start looking for a big buck in elk country, and who knows maybe a big ole bull will show himself!!
Back when there were High Country Buck tags available we used to shoot some big Bucks during the elk hunt quite often, so we are very excited to have this combo tag available to us again!! There are some very nice bucks to be had with this hunt. Hell, one of my brothers killed a 28" heavy horned 4 point buck last year, and that was on the general deer hunt. We have been watching big bucks during the elk hunt for the last 5-6 years, mostly in the same areas, but there are diffently some trophy deer out there to be had, it's just they don't get big by being stupid.
When the hunt gets closer PM me and I'll give you some places to look at! My family all have this tag this year, but we concentrate on a small section that we have discovered in the last couple of years. I know some other areas in that neck of the woods that should be productive for deer and elk. And I don't mind helping people out that are new to this country. And I'm sure other people on this web site will prove just as helpful!!
Good luck!! And stay excited! Should be a blast!
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