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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: Outdoorskindaguy on April 27, 2016, 05:09:32 AM

Title: Less Bull tags
Post by: Outdoorskindaguy on April 27, 2016, 05:09:32 AM: i noticed there are less bull tags for certain gmu's and more for others. curious as too why that is.
Title: Re: Less Bull tags
Post by: Outdoorskindaguy on April 27, 2016, 05:10:32 AM: than previous year* i should say
Title: Re: Less Bull tags
Post by: trophyhunt on April 27, 2016, 06:29:31 AM: It can change with success rates or for other reasons that affect the population, winterkill, loss of habitat. They also can move numbers around to accommodate different weapons I suppose.
Title: Re: Less Bull tags
Post by: mfswallace on April 27, 2016, 06:36:07 AM: Wolves, natives and hoof rot....
Title: Re: Less Bull tags
Post by: Bigbuckoholic on May 06, 2016, 08:40:56 PM: I noticed that this year with my favorite quality bull unit.. Dropped the tags a bit and over 100 more applicants. But I was just in there last year and saw quite a few nice Bulls with a great elk population kind of made me wonder what the heck :dunno:
Title: Re: Less Bull tags
Post by: Reidus on May 06, 2016, 11:12:26 PM: They also got rid of some late muzzle and rifle tags on the east side in the bull category :bash: :bash:

In the bull category east side it looks like you're better off with a rifle tag.