Early archery dates for elk

[huntnnw]

people are far to concerned on hot weather and early dates...Ive killed the majortity of my elk in hot early Sept...early sept is best for calling bulls in

[bobcat]

people are far to concerned on hot weather and early dates...Ive killed the majortity of my elk in hot early Sept...early sept is best for calling bulls in

 That's what I have always heard from the experts, like Chuck Adams, but most people on here seem to think later is better, even into October.   

[RadSav]

people are far to concerned on hot weather and early dates...Ive killed the majortity of my elk in hot early Sept...early sept is best for calling bulls in

 That's what I have always heard from the experts, like Chuck Adams, but most people on here seem to think later is better, even into October.   

I've killed the most of my bulls early.  But, the best elk calling I have done has always been in October.

[kentrek]

interesting how people focus on the pre-rut for whitetail but pay no attention to it for elk 

any time in the elk woods with a tag is a great time to kill elk, october does get pretty..wild.. at times though

[LBES]

people are far to concerned on hot weather and early dates...Ive killed the majortity of my elk in hot early Sept...early sept is best for calling bulls in

 That's what I have always heard from the experts, like Chuck Adams, but most people on here seem to think later is better, even into October.   

I've killed the most of my bulls early.  But, the best elk calling I have done has always been in October.

I don't mind the heat at all... but I do mind the "closed to all access due to extreme fire danger signs". Chuck Adams probably doesn't have that problem. 

[throttlejocky20]

I have had better luck using calls in the middle to end of Sept. 

[Broken Arrow]

End of Sept..... way better vocals....but early season is pre-rut and have killed 90% of all our elk in the first 3 days. I love that folks wait till the second week.

[The scout]

u can get bulls to come in just as much in early sept.but majority are silent,my experience is best from sept 25-oct 5 prime time there. thats why most states archery seasons go to the end of sept

[deerslyr]

Hmm never had much luck early on. Its always way too hot and those big animals bed with in the first hour of light and quit bugling, what am I doing wrong 

I will say the first week of october in the bumping, nile and little naches is freaking nuts.

[dreamingbig]

I make it work because it is all we have but when we had the week of the 14th to 21st it was noticeably better.  I killed my bull on September 8th last year; he came to cow calls.

[RadSav]

I make it work because it is all we have but when we had the week of the 14th to 21st it was noticeably better.  I killed my bull on September 8th last year; he came to cow calls.

Back when it was October 1 thru 16th every year elk hunting was my favorite thing to do.  And we got to shoot big bulls in the Manastash .  These days not so much. 

You could go a whole season without some dingle berry trying to steal your elk or ruin your fun.  Yeah I'm going to say it again...I miss those days

[dreamunelk]

We could have some of those days back if we got rid of most of the technology in bows now

[RadSav]

We could have some of those days back if we got rid of most of the technology in bows now

Arse wipes shoot all kinds of weapons.  I think lack of respect towards others and the entitlement mantality of today has more to do with it than technology.  And, in the past ten years I've seen more traditionalists acting disrespectful and entitled than techno-archery geeks.  Unless you are in the Winston during late archery.  Then it's the children of logging supply store owners.

[kentrek]

Then it's the children of logging supply store owners.

there a story to be told ??

[RadSav]

I think just about anyone who's spent time late in the Winston has one of those stories to tell.