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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: 270Flat on April 08, 2013, 04:08:02 PM

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Post by: 270Flat on April 08, 2013, 04:08:02 PM: What to do? Last year was my first year hunting deer archery. It was a blast!!
Have yet to harvest an elk with my rifle, spike only unit... Just have not had the opportunity to fill my tag. Been in the elk each year just nothing to shoot at.
If I were to hunt archery, I would be able to hit the rut. And have a choice of cow or spike. What are your thoughts?
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Post by: bobcat on April 08, 2013, 04:11:02 PM: Archery season gives you much more opportunity of being successful. Especially when the only legal elk are spike bulls during rifle season. If you are confident with your bow out to 40 yards or so, I would definitely go that route.
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Post by: D-Rock425 on April 08, 2013, 04:13:38 PM: Archery
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Post by: wildmanoutdoors on April 08, 2013, 04:18:26 PM: Archery and Cows on the Eastside for sure! I see maybe 1 spike for every 90 Cow's I see. And the Rut has nothing to do with any of this really. Archery Cow hunting is the shiznit!
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Post by: elk247 on April 08, 2013, 04:21:31 PM: Archery
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Post by: et1702 on April 08, 2013, 04:23:26 PM: Definitely Archery!
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Post by: 270Flat on April 08, 2013, 04:38:05 PM: Thanks guys!!
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Post by: washelkhunter on April 08, 2013, 04:40:56 PM: 90% chance i will hunt AR this year.
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Post by: Harborhunter on April 08, 2013, 05:25:58 PM: I will give archery another vote.
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Post by: hughjorgan on April 08, 2013, 09:27:33 PM: Archery if those are your two picks. Muzzleloader wouldn't be a bad pick if you could draw a cow tag.
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Post by: usmc74 on April 09, 2013, 11:39:31 AM: I have killed way more elk w/archery than Rifle.

All archery have been bulls, only 1 bull w/rifle.
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Post by: vandeman17 on April 09, 2013, 12:09:59 PM: I switched to archery a few years ago and will never go back to rifle. It is just a different experience being out there carrying the stick and string.
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Post by: BowForElk on April 09, 2013, 12:19:29 PM: Quote from: washelkhunter on April 08, 2013, 04:40:56 PM
90% chance i will hunt AR this year.
They got an Assault Rifle elk season?!? :chuckle: :chuckle:
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Post by: xXLojackXx on April 09, 2013, 12:29:19 PM: I say go rifle. Way less hunters that think they own the woods. Bunch of d bags :chuckle:
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Post by: Fullabull on April 09, 2013, 03:44:03 PM: Once you go archery you will never go back...... Bewaaarrre!!!!!
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Post by: iRem on April 09, 2013, 08:14:19 PM: Archery all the way, once you've hunted with a bow you'll never want to go back!
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Post by: sakoshooter on April 09, 2013, 09:10:23 PM: Archery all the way.
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Post by: deerslyr on April 09, 2013, 09:13:08 PM: No wonder archery season is getting so dam crowded :chuckle:

I almost find it easier to get away from the people during rifle season, where there gunna be is pretty dam predictable...on the road or close to it.
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Post by: 270Flat on April 09, 2013, 09:51:14 PM: Thanks for the input!
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Post by: pianoman9701 on April 10, 2013, 06:55:13 AM: Quote from: 270Flat on April 08, 2013, 04:08:02 PM
What to do? Last year was my first year hunting deer archery. It was a blast!!
Have yet to harvest an elk with my rifle, spike only unit... Just have not had the opportunity to fill my tag. Been in the elk each year just nothing to shoot at.
If I were to hunt archery, I would be able to hit the rut. And have a choice of cow or spike. What are your thoughts?

Archery offers no opportunities at all, ever. I would stick with a rifle until you kill an elk with that, then go to a ML until you kill with that, and then go to a crossbow during modern until you kill with that. By the time you make it to archery, I will be dead and there'll be room for another archer in the woods. :tup:
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Post by: 270Flat on April 10, 2013, 05:16:43 PM: Or you could fill my brain with as much knowledge as you are willing to part with about archery hunting elk. :chuckle:
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Post by: coachcw on April 10, 2013, 10:00:43 PM: If you go archery you may need to change your screen name to arrow arch or something .
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Post by: dreamingbig on April 10, 2013, 10:22:14 PM: Going against the grain here... If you have to ask then I suggest you stick with the rifle.