Youth bull hunt!

[ruthunter]

LAST EDITED ON May-18-17 AT 06:33PM (MST)[p]Hey guys it looks like my son drew the youth any weapon elk hunt Sept 16-24th.What can one expect on this hunt? Is this more of an opportunity hunt or are there elk to be hunted? Also can someone explain what areas are open? I've found the map they have online difficult to understand. I've only hunted in 14a the San Abajos. Feel free to PM me any starting points or areas to look.

 

[treedagain]

any general season OPEN BULL unit



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[DBG3285]

Any unit that is an open bull unit can be hunted.

I love this hunt, by far and away my favorite hunt to go on. There are normally plenty of elk, it's the middle of the rut and very few hunters state wide. The kid will love it.

 

[ruthunter]

>Any unit that is an open
>bull unit can be hunted.
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>I love this hunt, by far
>and away my favorite hunt
>to go on. There are
>normally plenty of elk, it's
>the middle of the rut
>and very few hunters state
>wide. The kid will love
>it.


Any open general unit not any open unit including LE?

 

[elkassassin]

>>Any unit that is an open
>>bull unit can be hunted.
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>>I love this hunt, by far
>>and away my favorite hunt
>>to go on. There are
>>normally plenty of elk, it's
>>the middle of the rut
>>and very few hunters state
>>wide. The kid will love
>>it.
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>Any open general unit not any
>open unit including LE?

You Won't be Hunting LE Units!










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[ruthunter]

>>>Any unit that is an open
>>>bull unit can be hunted.
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>>>I love this hunt, by far
>>>and away my favorite hunt
>>>to go on. There are
>>>normally plenty of elk, it's
>>>the middle of the rut
>>>and very few hunters state
>>>wide. The kid will love
>>>it.
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>>Any open general unit not any
>>open unit including LE?
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>You Won't be Hunting LE Units!
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Gotcha! Thx for the heads up. What's the trophy potential on this hunt?

 

[elkassassin]

>>>>Any unit that is an open
>>>>bull unit can be hunted.
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>>>>I love this hunt, by far
>>>>and away my favorite hunt
>>>>to go on. There are
>>>>normally plenty of elk, it's
>>>>the middle of the rut
>>>>and very few hunters state
>>>>wide. The kid will love
>>>>it.
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>>>Any open general unit not any
>>>open unit including LE?
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>>You Won't be Hunting LE Units!
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>Gotcha! Thx for the heads up.
>What's the trophy potential on
>this hunt?

I'd focus on making it a Fun Hunt rather than Trying to make a Trophy Hunt out of it!

If ruthunter jr gets a Trophy That's a Plus!

My Son Pulled the Tag First Time He Tried!

Took His First 6 Point Bull at age 14!

The Times & Fun We Had Hunting out weigh the Score!

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[deerkiller]

LAST EDITED ON May-18-17 AT 08:03PM (MST)[p]If it were my kid, I'd have him shoot the first elk we saw... but that's just my personal opinion I've developed over participating in several of these hunts.

 

[ruthunter]

>LAST EDITED ON May-18-17
>AT 08:03?PM (MST)
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>If it were my kid, I'd
>have him shoot the first
>elk we saw... but that's
>just my personal opinion I've
>developed over participating in several
>of these hunts.


He will shoot any branch antlered bull. Last year at the age of 14 he took his first archery bull here in AZ. If anyone has a couple areas they would share that would be much appreciated. I can share my knowledge on the units I'm familiar with here in AZ.

 

[Elkslayer1125]

Ruthunter send me a PM, I'd love to help you out.

 

[PleaseDear]

Toss me an Email-----no problem

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Robb

 

[Desertcreek]

I have taken some youth on this hunt the last couple years and have had great success. Not a lot of giant bulls running around in the open areas but the timing is great to get in on some good action. Pm me if you would like to know some of the areas we have had succes im open to sharing any information for the you and your boy

 

[ElkManDan]

I'll be out there this year with my 13 year old son this year as well. The South Slope of the Uintas hold the most elk of all the general any bull areas. Between archery hunting and my daughter drawing the youth tag a couple years ago I have spent a bit of time on the any bull areas and have taken a few smaller bulls. A good (320+) bull is very hard to find IMO. Many 5 points are herd bulls there. I will be encouraging my boy to shoot the first 5 point we see.

 

[DBG3285]

As ass said. Normal trophy pontential is horrible. Let the experience be the trophy.

As I said, my favorite hunt every year is this hunt. We have taken some good bulls off this hunt, but the average is a 5x or small 6x.

 

[BUL_KRZY]

My son had this tag last year. Fun hunt, great experience. He drew at age 13. We had his 5 pt bull on the second day at 45 yds and couldn't get a shot, but ended up taking him the second to last day at 60 yds. Was a fun hunt and one I will cherish for a long time.

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