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How long will the Elk rut last?
« on: September 20, 2016, 05:57:22 PM »
  I am wondering now that I hear the Bulls have started going to town bugling now how long will it last, or the average Time for a rut.  Never paid much attention until I drew quality muzzy bull this year.

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Re: How long will the Elk rut last?
« Reply #1 on: September 20, 2016, 05:59:23 PM »
Mid Octoberish

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Re: How long will the Elk rut last?
« Reply #2 on: September 20, 2016, 06:03:11 PM »
They are pretty vocal thru the first week of october

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Re: How long will the Elk rut last?
« Reply #3 on: September 20, 2016, 06:42:10 PM »
Never been more nervous about a elk season in my life!

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Re: How long will the Elk rut last?
« Reply #4 on: September 20, 2016, 07:07:31 PM »
Which quality tag do you have ?

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Re: How long will the Elk rut last?
« Reply #5 on: September 20, 2016, 07:17:05 PM »
Which quality tag do you have ?
. 340 muzzy.

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Re: How long will the Elk rut last?
« Reply #6 on: September 20, 2016, 07:18:23 PM »
mid - late october here

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Re: How long will the Elk rut last?
« Reply #7 on: September 20, 2016, 07:34:41 PM »
Which quality tag do you have ?
. 340 muzzy.

Good luck on the tag  :tup:
I have wondering the same thing on the bugling, my Bethel Rifle Tag starts Friday morning. Hope they are ready to play  :chuckle:

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Re: How long will the Elk rut last?
« Reply #8 on: September 20, 2016, 08:08:05 PM »
Which quality tag do you have ?
. 340 muzzy.

Good luck on the tag  :tup:
I have wondering the same thing on the bugling, my Bethel Rifle Tag starts Friday morning. Hope they are ready to play  :chuckle:
good luck to you also!

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Re: How long will the Elk rut last?
« Reply #9 on: September 20, 2016, 08:23:36 PM »
In 2000 we drew rifle bull tags in goose prairie and they were bugling good in late October.

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Re: How long will the Elk rut last?
« Reply #10 on: September 20, 2016, 08:46:28 PM »
Not sure there's a better time to hit the rut than the first week of October.
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Re: How long will the Elk rut last?
« Reply #11 on: September 20, 2016, 08:50:16 PM »
In my experience, the muzzy tags are the best season there is.  By the end of september through the first week of october, the bulls are absolutely ripping!  Less cows in estrus means greater competition for existing cows.  This results in aggressive bulls that are very responsive to bugling.  Mid to late October you will experience a second estrus cycle of unbred cows. 
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Re: How long will the Elk rut last?
« Reply #12 on: September 20, 2016, 08:54:37 PM »
Hyper cow call work real will in that time of year. :tup:

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Re: How long will the Elk rut last?
« Reply #13 on: September 20, 2016, 08:56:10 PM »
Every time I drew peaches rifle bull (2006 and 2016) they were still fired up! And that was oct 26ish!!

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Re: How long will the Elk rut last?
« Reply #14 on: September 20, 2016, 09:00:27 PM »
In my experience, the muzzy tags are the best season there is.  By the end of september through the first week of october, the bulls are absolutely ripping!  Less cows in estrus means greater competition for existing cows.  This results in aggressive bulls that are very responsive to bugling.  Mid to late October you will experience a second estrus cycle of unbred cows.

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