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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: Mfowl on November 23, 2015, 11:13:46 PM

Title: How crowded is late archery elk?
Post by: Mfowl on November 23, 2015, 11:13:46 PM: So I am planning on doing a predator hunt with my brother for the day on Wednesday. I have a MS deer tag plus a cougar tag and intend to bring my bow along just in case. I found lots of areas with predator sign during muzzleloader elk season and want to revisit them. However I am concerned that with that day being the opener for late elk it will be crowded and hard to hunt for anything. My other option is to head for the sage and focus on yotes with very slim odds for anything else. Any thoughts? No archery elk tag for me otherwise I would be on that.
Title: Re: How crowded is late archery elk?
Post by: Elkrunner on November 24, 2015, 05:51:31 AM: What unit?
Title: Re: How crowded is late archery elk?
Post by: MADMAX on November 24, 2015, 05:55:49 AM: if theres elk
it will be crowded most likely
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Post by: rtspring on November 24, 2015, 06:09:13 AM: No one where we go! But its quite a hike of course..
Title: Re: How crowded is late archery elk?
Post by: bobcat on November 24, 2015, 07:20:37 AM: Quote from: MADMAX on November 24, 2015, 05:55:49 AM
if theres elk
it will be crowded most likely

:yeah:
Title: Re: How crowded is late archery elk?
Post by: D on November 24, 2015, 07:21:20 AM: I guess it depends on your perspective. You won't be alone but in my opinion, the crowds are much less than the early season. The weather is usually so nasty that most guys won't even get out of their trucks and if they do, they don't wonder far off the main roads. Get out and get wet and you'll find yourself alone with the elk. Good luck!
Title: Re: How crowded is late archery elk?
Post by: Mfowl on November 24, 2015, 07:23:32 AM: I'd be hunting in Taneum, gmu 336. I expect people to be out, just curious if it will be like early archery? Worse?
Title: Re: How crowded is late archery elk?
Post by: Ghost Hunter on November 24, 2015, 07:32:34 AM: Quote from: rtspring on November 24, 2015, 06:09:13 AM
No one where we go! But its quite a hike of course..

:yeah: Still trying to decide if I should make a run back to try fill my MS tag.
Title: Re: How crowded is late archery elk?
Post by: kjbecker82 on November 24, 2015, 09:30:15 AM: This will be my first try for late season archery...so not sure what to expect but based on my experience with hunting during modern season and playing tick-tack-toe with the hunter orange vests...I'm not too concerned about the crowds. I guess it's all in perspective 😉

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Title: Re: How crowded is late archery elk?
Post by: Jonathan_S on November 24, 2015, 09:45:15 AM: Quote from: rtspring on November 24, 2015, 06:09:13 AM
No one where we go! But its quite a hike of course..

This is possible in the eastside units :tup:

Westside late archery elk :4w: :4w: :4w: :4w: :4w: :4w: and there's no long hikes to be had in most of the good units
Title: Re: How crowded is late archery elk?
Post by: Mfowl on November 24, 2015, 09:22:09 PM: Thanks for the thoughts guys. Suppose to be windy and frigid across the Basin. We're gonna give the foothills a try. Crowded or not it's a better forecast for calling conditions.
Title: Re: How crowded is late archery elk?
Post by: D on November 29, 2015, 12:12:13 PM: Not sure if it was the weather or the amount of people who've switched to archery. Either way it was packed in the unit my partners hunted.
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Post by: trophyhunt on November 29, 2015, 12:25:35 PM: Very busy in the nile area, trucks everywhere.
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Post by: MADMAX on November 29, 2015, 12:38:05 PM: Same in Ryderwood

cold and slow
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Post by: E35alex on November 29, 2015, 01:35:07 PM: Unit 342 - crowed with road hunters

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