How did your archery elk opener go?

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WAcoueshunter:
Well done all. I hunted roosies for the first time over the weekend, and in an area I've never been in to boot. Not surprising I suppose that we didn't see much. More of an exploratory mission that will hopefully pay off down the road.

Good luck in NM Bone...looks like the monsoons have stopped, so you should be in good shape. I'm leaving tomorrow as well to tag along on my cousin's unit 8 AZ hunt. Should be fun to be the cameraman/caller and not have the stress of a once in 10 years tag. Not that I don't wish I had the tag...just trying to focus on the bright side. :rolleyes:

funkster:
Are trip went pretty good! We didn't harvest an elk but we got on them every day. Are crew traveled 78 miles on foot and bikes. We had 8 bulls come in on us with in 50 yards. We set up on a nice 5x6 and he he was coming in quick and the wind was perfect. I think we found his house because he raked almost every tree raw. He came in to 50 yards and let out a chuckle so I answered back and he screamed at me. I had my dad set up about 85 yards behind me and he let out a chuckle then the elk got pissed. He started taking out his aggression out a a bush. Then the wind changed and he took off just as fast as he came in,this went on for about an hour and a half. We had about 8 good set up like this were some little thing just went wrong and we got them all on film. On the last day of the hunt, a deer walked in on me at 17 yards so I took it to get some meat in the freezer. The body is alittle sore but we are heading back down tomorrow to try to fill my dad's toulte any bull tag.

6 Point:
Went up to scout for Muzzleloader opener, and didn't see any hunters with a bow Saw many elk and about 15 branched whitetail bucks. One with about 23 points. Come on oct 6th

Little Fish:
Mine was great athough I didn't get an elk. I started out with plans to hunt 9 days. This got widdled down to 5 days and then ultimately became 4 days. Temperatures were smoking hot most of the time (90+), which I can't imagine is very good for hunting. The amount of wildlife I saw was impressive....4 cows, 2 calves, 6 deer, 5 grouse, 3 gardner snakes and 1 porcupine. I didn't have an archery deer tag so couldn't take a deer, but had several close encounters with elk. The first two days of the season the elk were fairly vocal with several bulls bugling at us and cows responding to our bugles. One opportunity I missed was when a cow came into one of my bugles, but I had started moving before I noticed the cow coming at us and got busted out in the open. The second opportunity I missed was when I spent too much time ranging a cow as she crossed the road in front of me (I had a pretty good idea on the shot distance already) rather than making an estimate and taking a shot. I sure wished I could have hunted the extra 5 days since it seemed like only a matter of time before everyting would come together at the right time/right place etc.

BTW....congrats to everyone who gotten an animal this year

bobcat:
You had cows coming in to a bugle? Hmm...never heard of that happening. I will have to try that on my muzzleloader season Toutle cow hunt.

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