Fire_Hawk
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I drew the September Rifle LE Elk tag for the Pilot Mountain/091area on the Utah/Nevada border this fall. I am really excited.
I am making my second trip out to scout this weekend. First was in May and saw a lot of elk but they were just starting to grow antlers at that time. Some definitely had the fronts growing well, but not much past there.
Anyway, my question is, what should I expect for antler growth at this point? We have another 6 weeks or so of velvet until they get hard horned. Is there a lot of antler growth at this point or should I expect to see a lot of growth difference between now and August when I go back out again?
If any of you have some "secret" advice for me, I am all ears as well. Shoot me a PM if you would like.
Been applying for a LE Elk tag for 21 years and want to take a "good" one. Having only killed one small raghorn and a spike for bulls in the past, I don't want to kick myself for shooting a "smallish" bull because I was so freaking excited to shoot a decent 6 point. Not that I can really tell a difference in a 330 or 345 bull, I have a friend who killed a 345 a few years ago out there. It is a bull I would be totally happy with. He shared that there were a few other nicer bulls out there that year too, but that he had killed the biggest bull he found during the hunt.
Thank you for the help!
FH
I am making my second trip out to scout this weekend. First was in May and saw a lot of elk but they were just starting to grow antlers at that time. Some definitely had the fronts growing well, but not much past there.
Anyway, my question is, what should I expect for antler growth at this point? We have another 6 weeks or so of velvet until they get hard horned. Is there a lot of antler growth at this point or should I expect to see a lot of growth difference between now and August when I go back out again?
If any of you have some "secret" advice for me, I am all ears as well. Shoot me a PM if you would like.
Been applying for a LE Elk tag for 21 years and want to take a "good" one. Having only killed one small raghorn and a spike for bulls in the past, I don't want to kick myself for shooting a "smallish" bull because I was so freaking excited to shoot a decent 6 point. Not that I can really tell a difference in a 330 or 345 bull, I have a friend who killed a 345 a few years ago out there. It is a bull I would be totally happy with. He shared that there were a few other nicer bulls out there that year too, but that he had killed the biggest bull he found during the hunt.
Thank you for the help!
FH