unit 40 elk rifle

Hank

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Looking for opinions on unit 40 elk rifle seasons. Planning to apply to hunt fall of 2020 and will have 22 NR points at the time of applying. It looks mighty borderline to draw 1st season rifle and with point creep may never get there ever. But my biggest question: does a guy hold out for 1st rifle, or is a 2nd season hunt top notch too? I've done some early research on outfitters and would go that route with all the private. Pretty much ruled out archery and muzzleloader. I appreciate any input.
 
Mike Lawson is an outfitter that has been mentioned on this site quite a few times with high marks. I hunted with him once for archery elk in this unit. It has been said he is booked for 2019 so you might have to make a commitment soon for 2020. However I'd call him and ask him his opinion on the two seasons. You can google him or someone on this site may have his contact info.
 
LAST EDITED ON Apr-02-19 AT 06:02AM (MST)[p]Thanks, callsalot! I talked with Mike, great guy. He gave me some suggestions and was very helpful, and I appreciated his candidness. I'll be curious if any others have hunted 1st vs 2nd though. Tough spot in that I want the best possible hunt for my number of points, but just not sure I'll ever draw 1st season.
 

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