how many years have you been elk hunting? how many elk?

[grundy53]

Due to high school football I wasn't able to start hunting elk until I was 19 but even then I was more concerned with partying and chasing tail. I started to get serious 5 years ago and now have killed Elk the last 4 years. Cow, 6x6, 5x5, 4x4. In that order. And yes those horn counts are counting all points (which wouldn't go over too well in my Elk camp). I am now VERY passionate about Elk hunting it is my favorite form of hunting and as my fiance would say "my addiction" .

[grundy53]

Also I think It would be cool if everyone added some of their kills to their posts. 

[wall of wood camp]

Im 32 and this year will be number 17 for me I have 5 spikes under my belt, and the rest cows all with a modern rifle all east side.  hope to add a big bull to the total this year with the Peaches Ridge bull tag first time ever being drawn for a bull tag.

[JPhelps]

I have killed 14 bulls in 15 years.  They have all been 4x4, 4x5, and 5x5 roosevelts.  Killed a rocky in Montana, but I didnt know that the bull had already been shot or at least shot at by a guy in our party.

Mine have been a mix of modern, muzzle and archery.

My passion is calling bulls in close.  Wouldn't want it any other way.

[furbearer365]

Have bought tags for 14years but only hunted hard for 3 out of the last 4 years and have killed two nice bulls. 1- 6x6 and 1-4x5. i am a deer fanatic.  i prefer hunting on my own and killing a 800 lb. animal 10 miles in by myself never really appealled to me.   But with 13 points next year the appeal is growing.

[BoomWhop]

10 years  1 Bull

[AKBowman]

3 years archery 0 Elk.

[RadSav]

Since 1982 Archery = 23 bulls/4 cows, Rifle 3 bulls.  Biggest bull 1984 323 P&Y.  Missed a couple way bigger of course.

[addicted]

4:1

[elkontherun]

I started hunting elk at the age of 13 killed my first bull when I was 15 I am 27 now and have killed 10 branched bulls all in western washington belive it or not I have killed 7 of them laying my gun across the same rotten log. Year after year the (meat hole) produces.

[trophyhunt]

I started elk hunting when I was about 19 or 20, about 18 years of those were in the white river. I'm now 42 and have hunted elk seriously for about 18 years. 2 spikes rifle, 4 rag horns rifle, 1 7x8 archery, 3 6x6's rifle, 1 cow muzzy. I've been a lucky guy to have the chance at hunting these incredible animals, I have more respect for the elk than I do a lot of people. We are blessed just to be able to smell, hear, see and hunt these elk in our state.

[steen]

Have been buying elk tags for about 7 years to put in for draws.  Drew Dayton for quality bull and shot my first elk, firearm.  That is the only year I ever hunted.  To many crazy's out there to spend alot of time hunting them so we just go mostly when we draw.  My husband drew a cow elk tag so I will be there unless work keeps me from it.

[6x6in6]

33 years, 24 bulls and 2 cows.  All rifle.
Only 2 in WA and neither were spikes and back in the pre-draw days.  All but 2 bulls were DIY hunts.

[wehunt]

19 elk, 3 archery, 3 front loader and 13 rifle. 17 bulls and 2 cows. 2 of the 3 with my front loader made Washington state book with the largest at 355, I shot it 2 years ago. For the last 15 years, I only hunt them when I draw a good tag.

[kramer]

Put in for eastside for 11 years drew a tag for peaches ridge muzzle loader. Killed a 7 x7  that scored 344. My only elk to date.