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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: Crunchy on October 06, 2011, 05:36:45 PM

Title: which would you chose?
Post by: Crunchy on October 06, 2011, 05:36:45 PM: I can't decide where to invest my hunting time. Help me decide which is smarter. If it matters, I've killed four cows, and yet to take a bull. Need meat most of all.
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Post by: madmack76 on October 06, 2011, 05:56:10 PM: use the first week looking for a bull if you dont get one go kill the cow
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Post by: link on October 06, 2011, 05:57:27 PM: Go for the bull. Beef is probably cheaper in the overall picture anyway.
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Post by: ELKBURGER on October 06, 2011, 06:35:23 PM: Ive had tag soup and it is very bland! I usually try and notch a bull in the early season when they're rutting and chase cows in the late. You cant go wrong filling your tag on the first legal elk that comes along. Any elk with a bow is a trophy!
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Post by: mtndew on October 06, 2011, 07:01:25 PM: Go for the bull. Beef is probably cheaper in the overall picture anyway.

:yeah:
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Post by: bobcat on October 07, 2011, 12:02:51 AM: I'd go for the cow. You already missed out on your best chance of taking a bull in the early season. It could be tough getting up on a bull in December. And I think the Margaret has more elk, and it would just be more fun to hunt.
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Post by: PA BEN on October 07, 2011, 05:06:14 AM: sucks to be you :chuckle: I'd go for both if you can.
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Post by: coachcw on October 07, 2011, 06:49:23 AM: Go for broke ! beef is better eating anyhow .
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Post by: rebal69972 on October 07, 2011, 07:21:54 AM: Quote from: ELKBURGER on October 06, 2011, 06:35:23 PM
Ive had tag soup and it is very bland! I usually try and notch a bull in the early season when they're rutting and chase cows in the late. You cant go wrong filling your tag on the first legal elk that comes along. Any elk with a bow is a trophy!

:yeah:
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Post by: Huntboy on October 07, 2011, 08:01:00 AM: I would try for the bull first, if nothing after a few days go get a cow.
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Post by: bucklucky on October 07, 2011, 08:05:12 AM: Bull, late season in the snow for bulls can be fun :tup: