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Big Game Hunting => Muzzleloader Hunting => Topic started by: boneaddict on September 23, 2010, 07:58:01 AM

Title: When does....
Post by: boneaddict on September 23, 2010, 07:58:01 AM: ....muzzelloader elk start on the eastside for its general opener? I don't have the regs with me and was trying to plan some photography. Do the big bull guys get a few days beofre the general like they used too?
Title: Re: When does....
Post by: MtnMuley on September 23, 2010, 08:00:12 AM: Oct 2-8
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Post by: MtnMuley on September 23, 2010, 08:04:07 AM: Some quality bull tags run from Oct 1-15 and others Oct 1-10. Hell the Mission is different from them all, Oct 1-11. ??
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Post by: bobcat on September 23, 2010, 08:20:48 AM: This year those with an any bull permit only get one day to hunt before the general season starts. The permit seasons always start on October 1st, while the general muzzleloader elk begins on the first Saturday in October. Next year, general season will begin on the 1st, the same day as the special permit hunts. The following year (2012) as long as they keep everything the same, the general hunt will begin on the 6th, giving the permit hunters five days of hunting without the crowds of people. So if you're going to draw a muzzleloader bull elk permit in the near future, you might want to wait for 2012.
Title: Re: When does....
Post by: boneaddict on September 23, 2010, 11:14:35 AM: Thanks guys for the info.