Peak rut dates for elk in central Wyo.

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I've bowhunted central Wyoming several times and the best period seems to be about Sept 15th - 25th or so. Depends some on weather, moon phase, etc..I shot this one on the 18th last year. It was 85 degrees but there was still a lot of rut activity in the early morning and evening.
 
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>I've bowhunted central Wyoming several times
>and the best period seems
>to be about Sept 15th
>- 25th or so. Depends
>some on weather, moon phase,
>etc..I shot this one on
>the 18th last year. It
>was 85 degrees but there
>was still a lot of
>rut activity in the early
>morning and evening.

Chip, you call him in?




'Ike'

Bowhunter...
 
No, I don't think I really called him in. There was a lot of rut activity going on and in that open country I just couldn't get close enough to get one to separate and come my way. It was so hot they wouldn't come out of the dark timber until after dark and I didn't want to go in after them and risk running them out. They were taking one of two draws to get into the dark timber in the morning. So, I set up in a little ground blind made out of sage before daylight. As it got light I could hear them coming and cow called some to hopefully get them to come up the draw where I was. I got the cows talking back to me and the whole herd walked by at between 15 and 60 yards. I could only see part of the herd when I shot this bull. He and some others ran off. the rest of the herd continued up the draw including a 350+ bull that stood there looking around at 18 yards. Oh well, I was happy with my bull anyway - at least until I found out that he was dead at the bottom of the canyon !
 

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