quiet

[brianb231]

Warming up. Bugling slow.

[bowhuntersd]

I only get a few days to hunt early season this year and it isn't even worth going.  I have seen a few animals being taken but not what I have seen in the past few years. This weather has them all shut down it seems like.

[nw_bowhunter]

Sat was great for bugling but Sunday was terriable! The shut up and dispappeared!

[boneaddict]

90 degree heat doesn't help

[Stick em]

Our hunting party picked up one opening day but that was it. Saturday they disappeared and Sunday all I saw was little ones and runners. Hope late season is better.

[blacktailcody]

Wednesday: Too foggy. No bugles.
Thursday: Too foggy. No bugles.
Friday: Too foggy. No bugles.
Saturday: Clearish in the morning heard one bugle then nothing.
Sunday: No fog. Beautiful day. Had a bull bugle at me 15 times. Brother passed a 40yd Quartering towards him shot on a heavy 5x5.

[deerhunter_98520]

Had a few bugles sat afternoon...lots of cow talk...had one chuckle at me in Sunday morning after the cows talked then they shut up and wouldn't respond

[coachcw]

thanks wdfw for sept 3rd start ! wtf !

[deerhunter_98520]

thanks wdfw for sept 3rd start ! wtf !

I agree.....the 80 degree weather all week will be ideal elk hunting weather isn't the head guy a muzzle load hunter 

[sirmissalot]

I've had some if my best elk hunting with screaming bulls in 80 degree weather. This weekend was awfully quiet for me as well though.

[ghosthunter]

Muzzy guys like me won't have it any better if we don't get some weather.
Last year muzzy season 70 + every day. No fires, no wood stoves few elk.

Year before we had 60 mile hour winds for the last two days.

[zackmioli]

heading out tomorrow night after work to hunt wed-sat. hoping i have some luck, the heat will be difficult though.

[dreamingbig]

I was into them on Sunday and they bugled from 3pm on.  Never shut up.  I saw the herd bull  but no tag.    Settled for a spike on the outside of the herd.  Keep at it.  Moon is starting to get full!

[bobcat]

I would have had much better luck if the season had started a week earlier. But then I'm not counting on bugling bulls to make my hunt successful. I needed them to stick to their summertime feeding patterns. But they did not- the season opened three days too late!   

[igotbigbulls]

Had em goin all sunday from daylight to noon and then left.  Saw some real nice bulls.