ELK- Muzzleloader or Archery?

[elk247]

Im kind of suprised by the results of the poll so far.

[BOWHUNTER45]

Archery for me too !! I tried to change it up a couple years ago but once a bowhunter always a bowhunter 

[bobcat]

A cow elk is decent to me. I'm not thinking of trophy quality. A decent unit to me is one in which a high number of elk are harvested each year, and which also has a lot of land open to the public.

[hntrspud]

Archery all the way for me! Saw too many animals during season last year to go otherwise. Now to work on my stalk..

[washelkhunter]

Dave Ware despises ML's and makes sure no good comes to them. A pox upon him and his. I love ML but this year im going AR just to change things up a tad. I've been told lately that i'm too smart for my own good so I thought id run with a slower crowd. 

[splitshot]

  i am going back to modern from muzzy.  the permit choices were terrible.  last year i had ghost points on two categories.  the 65 plus elk did not exist in muzzy.  next year want to go back to muzzy.    mike w

[elk247]

Dave Ware despises ML's and makes sure no good comes to them. A pox upon him and his. I love ML but this year im going AR just to change things up a tad. I've been told lately that i'm too smart for my own good so I thought id run with a slower crowd. 

[elk247]

A cow elk is decent to me. I'm not thinking of trophy quality. A decent unit to me is one in which a high number of elk are harvested each year, and which also has a lot of land open to the public.

Public land and elk population are my biggest factors. Harvest numbers don't figure into things too much for me anymore. I compared the highest success units to the hoof rot units and you guessed it... three legged elk are slower and easier for hunters to kill.

[elk247]

  i am going back to modern from muzzy.  the permit choices were terrible.  last year i had ghost points on two categories.  the 65 plus elk did not exist in muzzy.  next year want to go back to muzzy.    mike w

No kidding! Those damage permits are a joke. The state will take your points and never even call you. So that leaves maybe two choices. Not much to work with there.

[iRem]

Archery, archery, archery..……......

[toe-jam]

Archery, archery, archery..……......

[SemperFidelis97]

It will be archery for me again this year I couldn't imagine missing early archery elk.

[huntnnw]

Archery for me....done muzzy before as they get the best season here in NE WA...may only be a week ,but its a good one. I usually cant hunt it as it conflicts with ID

[Rooster1981]

Muzzy for me, I havent tried archery yet.

[billdo5]

Archery