iccyman001
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- Apr 30, 2014
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To bring you guys up to speed, I have been having this constant daily battle and it\'s driving me nuts.
This will be my second year hunting elk ever. So as expected, I should be excited to shoot the first elk that I see.
HOWEVER, I am not new to hunting. I\'ve been scouting a bunch, I\'ve been doing my research, practicing everything that I possibly can, and I know I have a good inventory of more mature bulls in my location.
So the daily battle is exactly this:
Do you shoot the first elk that you see or do you hunt something bigger.
So I get to thinking deeper. It\'s only a 14 day hunt, I love the meat, and it would be awesome to say you went 2 for 2 elk hunting with a bow.
Then you hit the other side. It\'s 14 days and you know the area well, you have a good chance of seeing a few bigger/more mature bulls.
SO then I reflect on last year. First elk hunt ever, first day, and I tag out. What did I REALLY learn out there?
Then I say, if I go in trying to nab a bigger bull, this will force me to pass up smaller ones, which will give me plenty of elk experience.
Well, I am done playing this battle and I am making my final choice today.
This hunting season I will only shoot a bigger bull the first 5 days. Because I can\'t age them on the fly, my bull must be a minimum of a 4x4.
After the first 5 days, my next 5 days will be a 3x3 minimum and then finally my last 4 days will be any legal elk, other than a calf.
This is written in stone as you see it and here is why.
I have many goals this year for my elk hunt: Gain experience, meat, and challenge myself.
With the requirements that I have set myself, I am confident that this is the best choice for me.
:upthumb:
This will be my second year hunting elk ever. So as expected, I should be excited to shoot the first elk that I see.
HOWEVER, I am not new to hunting. I\'ve been scouting a bunch, I\'ve been doing my research, practicing everything that I possibly can, and I know I have a good inventory of more mature bulls in my location.
So the daily battle is exactly this:
Do you shoot the first elk that you see or do you hunt something bigger.
So I get to thinking deeper. It\'s only a 14 day hunt, I love the meat, and it would be awesome to say you went 2 for 2 elk hunting with a bow.
Then you hit the other side. It\'s 14 days and you know the area well, you have a good chance of seeing a few bigger/more mature bulls.
SO then I reflect on last year. First elk hunt ever, first day, and I tag out. What did I REALLY learn out there?
Then I say, if I go in trying to nab a bigger bull, this will force me to pass up smaller ones, which will give me plenty of elk experience.
Well, I am done playing this battle and I am making my final choice today.
This hunting season I will only shoot a bigger bull the first 5 days. Because I can\'t age them on the fly, my bull must be a minimum of a 4x4.
After the first 5 days, my next 5 days will be a 3x3 minimum and then finally my last 4 days will be any legal elk, other than a calf.
This is written in stone as you see it and here is why.
I have many goals this year for my elk hunt: Gain experience, meat, and challenge myself.
With the requirements that I have set myself, I am confident that this is the best choice for me.
:upthumb:
