Trifecta! Deer, Elk, Bear, or any combination of three including Cougar.

[Rugsnfeathers]

Has anyone been lucky lately and has bagged a trifecta?  I'm still trying to pursue mine after for over 35 years.  I know I can't achieve this goal if I don't spend enough days in the wilderness.  I've gotten two, but still trying for three.  Any stories and/or pics?

[Twispriver]

My hunting partner and I liken filling the four OTC tags to hitting for the cycle with the cougar being the triple or hardest to achieve. I've done deer, elk and bear a couple of times and missed out on the elk one year when I killed a cougar during archery deer. It's a fun topic to discuss.

[johnbmyersii]

Been chasing that for a long time! Closest I got was a deer and a bear, and missed shots on two different spikes during the muzzy season.

[lewy]

Done 3 a lot, but the years I have killed cougars I didn’t kill a bear, so havent got all 4 yet in a year yet

[jrebel]

Fun topic for sure.  The deer and bear are easy....it's the elk that has been difficult in this state.  Before they shut down archery cow hunts, me and my hunting partners were pretty successful...but now, we don't chase elk, unless we draw a tag.  Never killed a cougar but would love to one of these days.  Really didn't start hunting bear until about 10 years ago.....and had a couple years of deer and elk. 

I guess, I will have to make this a goal in the coming years.   

[10thmountainarcher]

Got all three with archery equipment in 2007!

[mboyle0828]

Got all three with archery equipment in 2007!

Now that is impressive!

[JakeLand]

Last year 2022 muzzy bear ,muzzy elk and modern blacktail

[andrew_in_idaho]

In 2020 I harvested a mountain lion(February) bear(May) pronghorn(September) and elk and deer in the same trip(October) I guess I never put together that I had done that. I had a turkey tag, never really hunted them, and a wolf tag left at the end of the year. Should’ve worked a little harder to fill those I guess


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[10thmountainarcher]

Got all three with archery equipment in 2007!

Now that is impressive!

Call it beginners luck, it was my first year archery hunting. 

[jrebel]

Got all three with archery equipment in 2007!

Now that is impressive!

Call it beginners luck, it was my first year archery hunting. 

Show off!!   

[buglebuster]

I have gotten deer, elk, and bear in the same year 3 times now

[RB]

Best was Bear and Deer a day apart, Bear opening day of modern firearm, and a nice fork buck the next day. Never done Elk and Deer same year, and have yet to see a Cougar.

[NOCK NOCK]

Have got deer elk bear in same year twice, both with archery.....when you could bait bears.

Only killed 1 cougar. I know I killed a deer that year (have killed a deer every single year in WA my entire career of 43 years) not sure if I killed an elk or bear that year though. 

[Rugsnfeathers]

Great respect and admiration to all who have "been there, done that"!  Good to know a lot have experienced the trifecta in this State.   I had a feeling that a lot of folks have experienced notching up at least three tags in this State in one season.