cem3434
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I'm looking for an opportunity to hunt elk somewhere outside of my home state of Washington. The elk hunting here has been on the decline for years with the piss poor at best management by our game department. We used to take at least one elk in our group every year, but now we feel fortunate to take an elk every 2 or 3 years.
With that being said, I am looking for a new state or two to spend some time in the woods hunting elk. I have looked into CO, ID, MT, UT and WY, but its a lot of information to process and it seems like most information is geared around bulls and trophy caliber. Antlers are great, but I like the taste of elk meat and would harvest a cow anyday of the week without hesitation. I also haven't been playing the point game for elk like I have for mule deer, so I'm starting from scratch in most states. I'm continuing to research, but I'm leaning towards CO or WY based on shear populations and the opportunities from what I have found so far. I know I just missed the CO deadline, so maybe I should be focusing more on WY this year and possibly ID or MT as a backup because how close they are to me.
I'm in the construction industry, so I can't realistically hunt outside of the weekends until October or later when things slow down at work. I'm looking for an opportunity fill the freezer, so any advice would be appreciated on what opportunity hunts I should look at or what states have the best opportunity hunts to offer.
Feel free to message or email me any information you're willing to share. Thanks in advance and happy hunting!
With that being said, I am looking for a new state or two to spend some time in the woods hunting elk. I have looked into CO, ID, MT, UT and WY, but its a lot of information to process and it seems like most information is geared around bulls and trophy caliber. Antlers are great, but I like the taste of elk meat and would harvest a cow anyday of the week without hesitation. I also haven't been playing the point game for elk like I have for mule deer, so I'm starting from scratch in most states. I'm continuing to research, but I'm leaning towards CO or WY based on shear populations and the opportunities from what I have found so far. I know I just missed the CO deadline, so maybe I should be focusing more on WY this year and possibly ID or MT as a backup because how close they are to me.
I'm in the construction industry, so I can't realistically hunt outside of the weekends until October or later when things slow down at work. I'm looking for an opportunity fill the freezer, so any advice would be appreciated on what opportunity hunts I should look at or what states have the best opportunity hunts to offer.
Feel free to message or email me any information you're willing to share. Thanks in advance and happy hunting!