How will your early season 2015 archery elk go down?

[WapitiTalk1]

OK, I know you've been daydreaming about this for the past year and particularly, for the past few weeks.  How will you be hunting next week when you touch off that broadhead tipped arrow towards your 2015 elk? 

[kentrek]

Bugle wars in the thick stuff ....up close and personal 

[DIYARCHERYJUNKIE]

It's gonna be the royal rumble of all archery elk seasons.  I'm going to get my Mis September today!  And a few reeds for the bugling bull! 

[vandeman17]

I am hoping the bulls will still be searching a bit for cows and haven't already established their harems. My plan is to try and locate some bulls then coax them in with a little sweet talking with some cow chatter.

[Dhoey07]

Hike up in the dark, change clothes, let a bugle rip, locate a bull, stalk in, deploy decoy if needed, cow talk, arrow in the boiler room.

[WapitiTalk1]

I'm in a wedding opening day. Who plans a wedding on opening day! Backpacking into the bumping hoping to bump some elk.

Yikes, the bride and groom must be non-hunters.  Everyone knows that you don't get married and "try" not to have your kids from SEP - NOV (although that doesn't always work out that way though).

[WapitiTalk1]

I'm somewhat surprised that there are zero tree stand hunters chiming in so far.  It's really not my cup of tea (impatient to a fault) but I know there are a lot of elk that receive dirt naps each year using the death from above method. 

[vandeman17]

I'm somewhat surprised that there are zero tree stand hunters chiming in so far.  It's really not my cup of tea (impatient to a fault) but I know there are a lot of elk that receive dirt naps each year using the death from above method.

I know of a large group who primarily will be in tree stands. I normally am with them but will be with my dad. A few of them might chime in.

[WAcoyotehunter]

I'm in a wedding opening day. Who plans a wedding on opening day! Backpacking into the bumping hoping to bump some elk.

Me too...lame! 

[buckandbullminingco]

I'm somewhat surprised that there are zero tree stand hunters chiming in so far.  It's really not my cup of tea (impatient to a fault) but I know there are a lot of elk that receive dirt naps each year using the death from above method.

We got three tree stands set up 3 grounds blinds for night hunts. Bugle and stalk and let the talking bring em in

[mburrows]

Cant wait! In my head its going to be me calling in a bull for my partner or vice versa. Never seems to go as planned though so hopefully a variation of the options. Im sitting at work trying to figure out a way to fast forward to our hike in friday night. Productivity is at an all time low.

[bowguy]

Have a nice big cow or spike walk on the trail at 15yds head goes behind a tree I draw,  on the next step zip it. We have three tree stands hung plus numerous ground blinds.

[Jonathan_S]

I plan to log lots of very slow miles.  Hopefully get in close on a legal bull.  I hope the first one I call in is a big bull because I'm not passing on anything legal.

[Little Fish]

I'm in a wedding opening day. Who plans a wedding on opening day! Backpacking into the bumping hoping to bump some elk.

Seems to me you will have to miss the wedding. Just be generous with your gift and it will be okay.

The elk I plan on shooting is going down in one of two possible ways. After locating him visually or with a bugle (assuming he only bugles back at me one time) I will sneak in close and cow call him in with the fewest number of calls I can get away with. If he responds aggressively to my locater bugles (he calls back to me repeatedly or just keeps on bugling and can't shut up) I am going to sneak in close and bugle like crazy. I am fairly certain this will bring running in to kick my arse.

[treeclimber2852]

I hope to be 25' up a tree by 4:00 am overlooking a trail into a clearcut...starry, chilly night coming to an end...I haven't been elk hunting in 25 years, and never with my bow...waiting for daylight and hopefully a curious rosie bull.  I'm excited to say the least, but almost just as excited to be back in the woods.  I've filled my freezer and have had some great experiences with the whitetail in the South East.  Now that I'm on the other coast I'm excited to get in there and learn.  I'm just glad it's not going to be 99 degrees and humid on opening day like it was last year in South Carolina.