Its tough since never calling in a bull for archery can I risk losing my points over a archery bull not sure how hard it would be to call them in on eastern Washington public land during the season they give us man tough decisions ugg
I'm not a very good archery elk hunter compared to rifle but my brother wanted to do the partner thing and it was better odds. So we applied archery and got the tags.
Not gonna lie it was tough. We had a stud bull 53 yards broadside. My brother releases and hits a limb midway to the bull he didn't see and his arrow does a straight nose dive into the dirt.
My buddy called in a bull after chasing the herd 3-4 miles up and down some canyons. It turns broadside at 16 yards with its head behind a root wad. I start to draw and just couldn't get it back. Hadn't eaten anything or drank anything all day. The bull turns back down the hill and right when I get drawn back he clears out of there.
But we also got to hunt the rut with screaming bulls, fighting bulls, and a long season. If you have a buddy that's a decent elk hunter that would be a huge benefit.