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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: Commando on September 14, 2016, 06:58:56 PM

Title: What's the difference?
Post by: Commando on September 14, 2016, 06:58:56 PM: When putting in for special elk hunts/ draws what's the difference between the quality and bull category?
Title: Re: What's the difference?
Post by: JimmyHoffa on September 14, 2016, 07:16:52 PM: Quality tends to focus on timing and smaller numbers of hunters (like the rut and in a GMU getting low pressure at the time). Bull seems to coincide with general seasons, though, not always in a GMU open to a general season.
Title: Re: What's the difference?
Post by: Commando on September 15, 2016, 04:51:06 PM: Thanks. So after looking over the regs I see most of the quality hunts are in Oct. Is it safe to say if I am primarily a archery guy should I concentrate on putting in for bull tags if i want to stay in the archery season?
Title: Re: What's the difference?
Post by: sabot92 on September 18, 2016, 08:44:13 PM: Put in for both quality and bull tags. There's great opportunities on both tags for archery hunters. Early season and late season tags available.