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Title: Quality Muzzy or Quality Archery
Post by: jstone on April 15, 2016, 08:53:01 AM: I am in a situation.. I always archery hunt and put in for quality archery. My son is getting married on September 9th!!! So i am thinking on switching to muzzy. I have 10 Quality elk points so i am in the area to get drawn. I HOPE The elk where going off in my area last year, will the bulls still be going off in muzzy season this year?
Title: Re: Quality Muzzy or Quality Archery
Post by: bobcat on April 15, 2016, 08:56:45 AM: You do know archery season is open until the 22nd right?

But if you do want to hunt the muzzleloader season, this would be the best year to do it, because it opens on October 1st, and that's the earliest it will ever be.

Last year it opened on the 3rd. Next year will be the 7th.
Title: Re: Quality Muzzy or Quality Archery
Post by: Mfowl on April 15, 2016, 09:01:04 AM: I only hunt muzzy for elk. It can be hit or miss on the rut. I've experienced heated rut activity and I've spent the entire season without hearing any elk at all, bugles or otherwise. Last year the rut was still going but I wouldn't call it hot and heavy by any means. Archery doesn't start until the 12th of Sept. this year so you could still hit it with better odds to draw your tag. :twocents:
Title: Re: Quality Muzzy or Quality Archery
Post by: bobcat on April 15, 2016, 09:11:13 AM: Archery season is September 10-22.
Title: Re: Quality Muzzy or Quality Archery
Post by: Mfowl on April 15, 2016, 09:14:50 AM: Quote from: bobcat on April 15, 2016, 09:11:13 AM
Archery season is September 10-22.

My mistake, I thought it was the 12-24.
Title: Re: Quality Muzzy or Quality Archery
Post by: JimmyHoffa on April 15, 2016, 09:18:36 AM: Quote from: Mfowl on April 15, 2016, 09:14:50 AM
Quote from: bobcat on April 15, 2016, 09:11:13 AM
Archery season is September 10-22.

My mistake, I thought it was the 12-24.
It moves a day each year, or two this year because of leap year. Next year is 9-21. And like bobcat said, general season for muzzy is opening Oct 1, so even if you don't draw a quality special permit you basically get quality type hunt dates.
Title: Re: Quality Muzzy or Quality Archery
Post by: Clearcut on April 15, 2016, 09:28:21 AM: I'd get a new son 😂😂 :chuckle:
Title: Re: Quality Muzzy or Quality Archery
Post by: Duckslayer89 on April 15, 2016, 09:42:48 AM: Quote from: Clearcut on April 15, 2016, 09:28:21 AM
I'd get a new son 😂😂 :chuckle:

My brother got married on opening day of rifle deer season last year. I could not believe it. He was hearing about it at the wedding!
Title: Re: Quality Muzzy or Quality Archery
Post by: Clearcut on April 15, 2016, 09:58:39 AM: One of my good friends decided to get married septmeber 17th this year :bash: .. I'm in the wedding.. Needless to say. I'm looking for a new friend :chuckle: .. Jk but ya he knew I wasn't happy about it
Title: Re: Quality Muzzy or Quality Archery
Post by: Tbob on April 15, 2016, 10:29:43 AM: What is it about people getting married in Sept?? My brother is getting married this sept as well... I was like, dude! What are you doing? Not only are you ruining elk season this year, but also for years to come! Having your anniversary middle of archery elk season is not a good choice!! What the hell man?!?! I'm getting married next year and picked late April... Seemed pretty safe! I'm not a big turkey hunter so I don't feel like I'm really missing much there..
Title: Re: Quality Muzzy or Quality Archery
Post by: The scout on April 15, 2016, 10:49:56 AM: don't really see the issue, the season goes until the 22nd. so you might miss the opener. good year or bad year as far as rut goes would be the last week of that archery season anyway.
Title: Re: Quality Muzzy or Quality Archery
Post by: jeffitz on April 15, 2016, 08:55:51 PM: These people planning events during hunting season really need to get their priorities in order :chuckle:we only get a couple weeks a year to hunt ! STOP :-)getting married and havin babies from September through November!
Title: Re: Quality Muzzy or Quality Archery
Post by: 400gross on April 16, 2016, 08:37:31 AM: Tell your son to get a clue :chuckle:
Title: Re: Quality Muzzy or Quality Archery
Post by: buglebrush on April 16, 2016, 11:08:35 AM: Quote from: Tbob on April 15, 2016, 10:29:43 AM
What is it about people getting married in Sept?? My brother is getting married this sept as well... I was like, dude! What are you doing? Not only are you ruining elk season this year, but also for years to come! Having your anniversary middle of archery elk season is not a good choice!! What the hell man?!?! I'm getting married next year and picked late April... Seemed pretty safe! I'm not a big turkey hunter so I don't feel like I'm really missing much there..

:yeah: :bdid: :twocents:
Title: Re: Quality Muzzy or Quality Archery
Post by: big wood on April 16, 2016, 10:00:52 PM: it'S ONLY 1 DAY THAT YOU WOULD MISS, AND IT ISN'T EVEN OPEN. YOU WOULD BE TRAVELING THERE OR PACKING IN THAT DAY ANYWAY. I WOULD LEAVE ON THE 14TH AND HUNT TO THE END. CLOSER YOU GET TO THE EQUINOX THE BETTER! GOOD LUCK
Title: Re: Quality Muzzy or Quality Archery
Post by: huntnphool on April 16, 2016, 11:52:50 PM: You didn't specify east or west side. If you apply east, I wouldn't worry about drawing a quality tag with 10 points, sad as that sounds. :sry:
Title: Re: Quality Muzzy or Quality Archery
Post by: RadSav on April 17, 2016, 12:17:51 AM: Sounds like your son or his wife-to-be are sending you a message. They don't want you there! ;)

I've gone hunting instead of attending weddings many times. My thought is - If it was important for me to be there they would not have scheduled it during elk/deer season. And since 20% of marriages will end in divorce in five years and 48% in 20 years that's probably less chance of marital bliss than what my hunting success would be on the day of their marriage :o

If the gift is nice enough and you pony up money, she won't care. And your his fathers, he'll forgive you...eventually! :chuckle:
Title: Re: Quality Muzzy or Quality Archery
Post by: The scout on April 17, 2016, 10:31:46 AM: '' If it was important for me to be there they would not have scheduled it during elk/deer season. And since 20% of marriages will end in divorce in five years and 48% in 20 years that's probably less chance of marital bliss than what my hunting success would be on the day of their marriage''

radsav made it easy for you, just write that exact thing in the card, slip a big ol' check in there and call it good
Title: Re: Quality Muzzy or Quality Archery
Post by: PA BEN on April 17, 2016, 12:48:26 PM: Back in the day archery elk opened Oct. 1st. I never had a problem calling in bulls. The cows that didn't take in the Sept. rut will get bred in Oct. Hiper cow call works real well in Oct. The bulls are looking for cows to breed.
Title: Re: Quality Muzzy or Quality Archery
Post by: RadSav on April 17, 2016, 12:53:09 PM: Quote from: PA BEN on April 17, 2016, 12:48:26 PM
Back in the day archery elk opened Oct. 1st. I never had a problem calling in bulls. The cows that didn't take in the Sept. rut will get bred in Oct. Hiper cow call works real well in Oct. The bulls are looking for cows to breed.

I loved that 1-16th season! Secondary rut activity was some of the more extreme I've ever witnessed. Those were some good times :tup:
Title: Re: Quality Muzzy or Quality Archery
Post by: jstone on April 18, 2016, 05:37:30 PM: Yep Archery it is
Title: Re: Quality Muzzy or Quality Archery
Post by: Joe Rothrock on April 18, 2016, 06:56:13 PM: I don't think there are any quality muzzy tags anymore. A few years ago the State gave the quality guys few days head start over the general season guys. We shot some absolute giants with the quality tags then. Now the quality and the hundreds of general season guys go at the same time. That's not what I consider Quality! I'm not bashing the general season guys, in fact most often I'm one of them. Until they go back to the way it was or do something else to make the muzzy "quality" tags more appealing, I'm strictly a ghost point guy! I'd stay with archery - good luck!
Title: Re: Quality Muzzy or Quality Archery
Post by: RadSav on April 18, 2016, 08:00:14 PM: Yeah, I thought Toutle was better when the bull hunters got a head start before the hundreds of cow hunters started crowding in. Don't know why they did away with that.
Title: Re: Quality Muzzy or Quality Archery
Post by: Mfowl on April 18, 2016, 08:10:04 PM: Quote from: RadSav on April 18, 2016, 08:00:14 PM
Yeah, I thought Toutle was better when the bull hunters got a head start before the hundreds of cow hunters started crowding in. Don't know why they did away with that.

I was under the impression Archers complained because they don't get a head start with their quality tags. But I don't know that to be factual.
Title: Re: Quality Muzzy or Quality Archery
Post by: Joe Rothrock on April 18, 2016, 09:14:49 PM: I'm Sorry if it sounds as if I'm complaining. I hunt East side Muzzy for elk and where we are it's spike only for general hunts. Some of the units have a few (single digits) quality branched bull permits. After 15-20 years of points accumulation by a lot of guys, a few days head start isn't to much ask for in my opinion.