Recent content by Elknut33

I wasn't going to chime in here, but what the he!!. My family and I have killed 4 great bulls over the years from the Wasatch (320-375) so in 2023 we put my mom and brother in for tags, they both drew early rifle. Neither had an opportunity at an elk, mostly due to age and health. It was the...

There must be a bumper crop of spikes and forkies out there on the GS units this year for the increases proposed! SMH

2022 Oak Creek Utah buck, 6.5 years old.

My luck seems to have all been exhausted on my tag last year. Never won anything gambling, scratchers, or lotto.

I hope someone on here draws something!

Checked my draw results for the 2024 Sportsmans tags, donation made.

You never know if you don't apply. I drew the deer tag last year with no expectation of ever drawing.

IMO, the biggest issue with the early rifle this year is waiting half a lifetime to draw the tag and only getting 5 days to hunt.

We must have been in one of those "dead areas". Saw one 280-300ish bull Tuesday before the hunt opened, heard a handful of bugles after dark and before light, other than that nada. Saw a lone cow on 2 mornings, some deer and bull moose. Only heard 2 shots in the area we hunted.

I had 2 family members with Wasatch early rifle tags. 5 days of hunting, 0 bulls seen, only 2 shots heard. Not sure what was going on with the rut, but from sunup to sundown nearly no bugling. I'm sure the guides on the unit (Berry Blaster) had a good hunt, but most of the other tag holders we...

Congrats on a stud bull!

Not a bad ruling. Some will be incensed by it, but we still get to hunt a muzzy season.