Elk unit 108

Riley7/08 · Jul 16, 2018

I was thinking of putting in for this unit next year? Would like to here from someone who has hunted it, I know there can be access issues but I went ahead and bought a map of the unit and it don't look to bad to me, not sure

TOPGUN · Jul 16, 2018

All but the southeast part that is pretty solid public land is checkerboard land, so it would depend on who owns the private land sections as to whether there would be much land up there that's legal to hunt. Maybe someone who lives out there will be able to tell you what you want to know since I'm not up on that unit.

Riley7/08 · Jul 16, 2018

>All but the southeast part that
>is pretty solid public land
>is checkerboard land, so it
>would depend on who owns
>the private land sections as
>to whether there would be
>much land up there that's
>legal to hunt. Maybe
>someone who lives out there
>will be able to tell
>you what you want to
>know since I'm not up
>on that unit.

Thanks topgun, just trying to get something figured out for next year. I'm ready to hunt, tired of banking points

Riley7/08 · Jul 16, 2018

Thanks topgun, just trying to get something figured out for next year, im getting tired of buying points and ready to hunt

TOPGUN · Jul 17, 2018

LAST EDITED ON Jul-17-18 AT 07:40AM (MST)[p]How many points do you have going into the 2019 elk draw? The Regular Draw this year for 108 took better than 9 PPs to draw one of just 4 NR tags that were offered for that unit.

goforbroke · Jul 17, 2018

do a search. I wrote up a report when I had the tag. Fun bow hunt as not much pressure so elk stay on public. Really crowded rifle hunt and elk flock to the private due to pressure and limited public access.

Glad I drew it back when it only took 5 points.

Riley7/08 · Jul 17, 2018

>LAST EDITED ON Jul-17-18
>AT 07:40?AM (MST)
>
>How many points do you have
>going into the 2019 elk
>draw? The Regular Draw
>this year for 108 took
>better than 9 PPs to
>draw one of just 4
>NR tags that were offered
>for that unit.

I'll have 8 points going in next year, I was planning to apply special and see if I can get it, maybe but I'm not sure

Riley7/08 · Jul 17, 2018

>do a search. I wrote
>up a report when I
>had the tag. Fun
>bow hunt as not much
>pressure so elk stay on
>public. Really crowded rifle
>hunt and elk flock to
>the private due to pressure
>and limited public access.
>
>Glad I drew it back when
>it only took 5 points.
>

I did a search and didn't find it. I was planning to bowhunt.

chipc · Jul 17, 2018

I hunted it a few years back with Rifle. As has been mentioned there is a small area of public that consistently holds Elk and they are off the public by noon on opening day. A friend of mine from Rawlins that has hunted there several times says that the bow hunt is better (as has been noted here ) but the "Elk area" is small (about 4 - 5 sections) so it doesn't take many bow hunters to
booger that up. Remember that there are a couple hundred guys with cow tags in that unit too. Honestly, unless you can get on private I think there areas where you can have a higher quality hunt with your points.

Riley7/08 · Jul 17, 2018

>I hunted it a few years
>back with Rifle. As has
>been mentioned there is a
>small area of public that
>consistently holds Elk and they
>are off the public by
>noon on opening day. A
>friend of mine from Rawlins
>that has hunted there several
>times says that the bow
>hunt is better (as has
>been noted here ) but
>the "Elk area" is small
>(about 4 - 5 sections)
>so it doesn't take many
>bow hunters to
>booger that up. Remember that there
>are a couple hundred guys
>with cow tags in that
>unit too. Honestly, unless you
>can get on private I
>think there areas where you
>can have a higher quality
>hunt with your points.

As a nonresident I'm really just looking for a good area where I can stay out of the wilderness areas so I don't have to hire a guide, would you recommend something?

chipc · Jul 17, 2018

I certainly understand where you're coming from and I'm not trying to discourage you. It really depends upon your style. If you like to roam and cover ground and not be confined to a fairly small area and worry about private land issues there are several units in the Bighorns that would likely meet your needs - especially if you're willing to spring for the special tag.

TOPGUN · Jul 17, 2018

>As a nonresident I'm really just
>looking for a good area
>where I can stay out
>of the wilderness areas so
>I don't have to hire
>a guide, would you recommend
>something?

I'm sending you a PM suggesting the two units you can draw in the Big Horns and have good hunts in next year with the PPs you have and there is no wilderness in either of them.

Riley7/08 · Jul 17, 2018

>I certainly understand where you're coming
>from and I'm not trying
>to discourage you. It really
>depends upon your style. If
>you like to roam and
>cover ground and not be
>confined to a fairly small
>area and worry about private
>land issues there are several
>units in the Bighorns that
>would likely meet your needs
>- especially if you're willing
>to spring for the special
>tag.

Any info is very appreciated.

Riley7/08 · Jul 17, 2018

>>As a nonresident I'm really just
>>looking for a good area
>>where I can stay out
>>of the wilderness areas so
>>I don't have to hire
>>a guide, would you recommend
>>something?
>
>
>I'm sending you a PM suggesting
>the two units you can
>draw in the Big Horns
>and have good hunts in
>next year with the PPs
>you have and there is
>no wilderness in either of
>them.

Thanks !

Riley7/08 · Jul 17, 2018

>>>As a nonresident I'm really just
>>>looking for a good area
>>>where I can stay out
>>>of the wilderness areas so
>>>I don't have to hire
>>>a guide, would you recommend
>>>something?
>>
>>
>>I'm sending you a PM suggesting
>>the two units you can
>>draw in the Big Horns
>>and have good hunts in
>>next year with the PPs
>>you have and there is
>>no wilderness in either of
>>them.
>
>Thanks !
Sent a pm back

chipc · Jul 17, 2018

Mike will give you good advice on the Bighorns. Don't discount the units with a bit of wilderness though. They all have good hunting out of the wilderness too - especially in the archery season. Do a search on here for several of those units and kind of get a feel for them. They're all a bit different but all good if you do your homework and burn a little boot leather. Good Luck

jims · Jul 17, 2018

LAST EDITED ON Jul-17-18 AT 07:09PM (MST)[p]Not sure if you are still looking at 108 but it would be a tough hunt if limited to public land. You may luck out during archery season but if there is much pressure the elk will get spooked onto the large chunks of private land.

Another consideration is deer hunters. There is an incredible number of deer hunters (especially during rifle season in the southern part of the unit (unit 82 deer). Rifle deer starts prior to rifle elk so you can guess where the elk go! Add onto that cow elk hunters and it gives you a feel for the hunting pressure on public land.

DoubleDropMuley · Jul 17, 2018

Never hunted it but have friends that have, as mentioned access is not great and they also say a big wind farm is being constructed ot is in the works

TOPGUN · Jul 17, 2018

>Mike will give you good advice
>on the Bighorns. Don't discount
>the units with a bit
>of wilderness though. They all
>have good hunting out of
>the wilderness too - especially
>in the archery season. Do
>a search on here for
>several of those units and
>kind of get a feel
>for them. They're all a
>bit different but all good
>if you do your homework
>and burn a little boot
>leather. Good Luck

I actually misspoke and one of the two units I recommended to him does have minimal wilderness area in it, but there are plenty of elk in the NF and on the BLM in it.

Wild787 · Jul 18, 2018

>LAST EDITED ON Jul-17-18
>AT 07:09?PM (MST)
>
>Not sure if you are still
>looking at 108 but it
>would be a tough hunt
>if limited to public land.
> You may luck out
>during archery season but if
>there is much pressure the
>elk will get spooked onto
>the large chunks of private
>land.
>
>Another consideration is deer hunters.
>There is an incredible number
>of deer hunters (especially during
>rifle season in the southern
>part of the unit (uni

>82 deer). Rifle deer
>starts prior to rifle elk
>so you can guess where
>the elk go! Add
>onto that cow elk hunters
>and it gives you a
>feel for the hunting pressure
>on public land.

82 for deer is not even in 108... it's unit 84 and it's all limited as well..

Riley7/08 · Jul 18, 2018

Thanks again for the info guys. If I didn't put it for 108 or a bighorn unit which unit does everyone think would be best with 8 points in the special draw ?