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Offline Rutnbuxnbulls

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Re: "Legal" Elk in your hunting area
« Reply #15 on: August 18, 2020, 10:48:01 AM »
Any elk is any elk in the unit I'm focusing on.  Might hunt another unit that is any bull but if a fat cow presents a shot she's going down.  Good luck everybody getting pumped for opener!

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Re: "Legal" Elk in your hunting area
« Reply #16 on: August 18, 2020, 01:12:36 PM »
Any elk unit for me. I would love to say I will hold out for antlers but I know better. I will shoot a cow without hesitation.
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Re: "Legal" Elk in your hunting area
« Reply #17 on: August 19, 2020, 10:12:40 PM »
Any elk sans spike or 2 point. :archery_smiley:

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Re: "Legal" Elk in your hunting area
« Reply #18 on: August 19, 2020, 10:18:43 PM »
Any elk and any bull but will be focusing on the bigger bulls only for both tags

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Re: "Legal" Elk in your hunting area
« Reply #19 on: August 19, 2020, 11:00:41 PM »
Any elk in WA and any bull in ID

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Re: "Legal" Elk in your hunting area
« Reply #20 on: August 20, 2020, 06:06:02 AM »
3 pt or better  Westside
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Re: "Legal" Elk in your hunting area
« Reply #21 on: August 20, 2020, 08:11:00 AM »
WA draw tag - mature bull   Idaho any bull tag-  any bull close enough that presents a clean shot!

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Re: "Legal" Elk in your hunting area
« Reply #22 on: August 20, 2020, 08:47:34 AM »
Idaho OTC, any elk with a bow! Good luck guys!

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Re: "Legal" Elk in your hunting area
« Reply #23 on: August 21, 2020, 03:13:07 PM »
In Idaho I usually go for a 6pt for the first week or so and then it's any elk for the remainder of the hunt. Washington is any legal elk unless I draw but that has not happened for 14 years or so now.

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Re: "Legal" Elk in your hunting area
« Reply #24 on: August 21, 2020, 05:32:30 PM »
Drew bethel any bull, figuring any branch bull that I get a crack at is going down, elk meat is a pretty big staple in my house

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Re: "Legal" Elk in your hunting area
« Reply #25 on: August 21, 2020, 06:13:47 PM »
3 pt min and in some units antlerless.  I am on a quest for a monster purebred Rosie.  Have let lots of 5x5's walk.  Have had one that meets my criteria at full draw at 20 yds for over a minute.  It was a head on shot that I was not willing to take at the time.  Had him again at 35 yrds a few minutes later, but it was waning light and I would had to have threaded a needle.  I chose to let him walk.  He was a heavy horned hog.  Been on this quest since 2006.
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Re: "Legal" Elk in your hunting area
« Reply #26 on: August 24, 2020, 11:23:55 AM »
Unicorn for me, my buddy drew a cow tag for the Colockum so I'll be concentrating on helping him be successful. I've shot one unicorn in my life, hoping a sasquatch will befriend me and point me in the right direction.

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Re: "Legal" Elk in your hunting area
« Reply #27 on: August 27, 2020, 05:14:35 PM »
3pt or antlerless.  I probably won't shoot a cow but I will be shooting the first legal bull I encounter.  Archery elk in Western WA is hard.

Ideal situation is I get a bull mid-season.  That will give me good time in the woods, time to butcher it myself and time to get some coho fishing in after the butchering is done.

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Re: "Legal" Elk in your hunting area
« Reply #28 on: August 27, 2020, 05:35:44 PM »
3 point min muzzle washington. And a any bull season and a later cow season in Idaho if necessary 


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