Hunted bucks for 20 years before my first elk hunt. Having conversations with large majestic big game animals and screaming close encounters was addicting. Plus, I love elk meat more than anything. Still love hunting for bucks, but I dream about big bulls.
I moved to NW Colorado for big game hunting opportunity and the largest elk herds in the world. However elk was the fall back species if I can't draw a deer or antelope tag since there is a lot of OTC elk hunting available. For me it's a toss up between the antelope and deer.
"Courage is being scared to death but
saddling up anyway."
LAST EDITED ON Feb-28-16 AT 07:40AM (MST)[p] NOT EVEN CLOSE.....BULL ELK!!!! ELK TASTE WAY BETTER, A LOT BIGGER, THEY BUGLE, THEY CAN BE CALLED RIGHT IN, GREAT BOW ANIMAL, AND ITS WAY MORE EXCITING THAT A MULE DEER HUNT...........YD.
Bucks for me. So much so that I'd trade in even the opportunity at any elk tag (LE or General) if it meant I could receive additional opportunities for deer tags (LE or general).
"Therefore, wo be unto him that is at ease in Zion!" 2 Ne. 28: 24
For me it would be a mule deer. I think theres something more magical about a big mule deer buck than any other species, possibly the fact they are very elusive and the only way you'll locate them is by glassing or tracking them. That being said I love to bow hunt elk because I feel that I have a chance compared to deer!!!