Youth Elk Unit 16C

Andouiller · May 11, 2020

My son drew the 16C youth tag that runs October 10-14 and I have begun to do some e-scouting and looking over maps. I plan to call the biologist to ask questions but was curious if anyone on here could give their thoughts on the unit and this hunt. We live about a 12 hour drive from the unit so it will be difficult to scout much on the ground. (hoping to do one 3-4 day scouting trip.) my son is 10 so he will be excited with any bull and i will be excited to just get him out on his first big game hunt, but I am curious what type of bulls to expect to hunt on this unit, if they will still be rutting a little etc. Thanks in advance to any thoughts.

royalTOOTH15 · May 11, 2020

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Andouiller · May 11, 2020

royalTOOTH15 said:
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Thank you, looks like some great info that we will certainly start looking at on the maps. Can’t wait to get down there to hunt.

Muleman · May 12, 2020

Yes you should have some rut activity. Definitely call the biologists for that area as he knows it well. He helped us a bunch in the past, his info is good.

Andouiller · May 12, 2020

Muleman said:
Yes you should have some rut activity. Definitely call the biologists for that area as he knows it well. He helped us a bunch in the past, his info is good.

Thank you, I left a message with him yesterday. My kid will be excited to know they should still be rutting a little.

OCHO · May 12, 2020

You’ll hear some bugling but likely as they are going from feeding to bed and a response if you get close enough to piss one off. Not likely you’ll call in a good bull but you never know. I’ve hunted C twice can be tuff but there are some spots where the elk are. Get there a day or so early. I was able to find bulls off the road but mostly rags. We did see some good 6x6 so anything is possible.

Jarhead · May 13, 2020

One of the best hunts out there I know 16c well I will pm you

Andouiller · May 13, 2020

Thanks for all of the info, it is greatly appreciated and results in an extremely excited 10 year old.

Shane.A.Luke · Oct 18, 2020

How did you do?

Andouiller · Oct 18, 2020

We enjoyed what was one of the most rewarding and fun weeks of hunting I have ever been involved in. My son came home with his tag in his pocket but as a father it was a blast to watch him learn and ask questions all week. He hiked on average 6-7 miles a day and glassed for hours a day and He never complained once. We saw a few good bulls, most bulls were broken up fairly bad. Opening night we had a good Bull at 25 yards but needed him to take a couple more steps for a shot in a clear path and he wouldn’t comply. After opening day it was tough, hot, no rutting activity and it seemed the bulls had headed to the timber to rest up from the rut. I wish the dates had been the normal week earlier but it is hard to complain when a 10 year old has a bull elk tag in his pocket. It was an experience that we will cherish for a long time and we are already researching more opportunities for next year. Thanks to everyone that sent PM’s and offered help and encouragement.