Then it makes butchering the meat harder at home (if doing it yourself) when you just have piles of muscle mush in a game bag. I prefer cutting it off the bone at home given a choice
I also like the structure bones provide both for hanging the meat for cooling and for packing out. Mushy...
I didn't say that. I'm looking for not crazy steep terrain (didn't say flat terrain)and not having to hike 20 miles/day. That elk hunting exists and exists a lot. Most elk hunts are not in crazy steep terrain
Thanks SC. even most of the units I'm looking at for these 1st rifle draws are 100% or close to it, I imagine there will be a lot less hunters in the woods now than a couple weeks later during the OTC 2nd and 3rd rifle seasons.
I'd be curious from anyone here who's gone on one if that 1st rifle hunt in CO is a good hunt. The timing is post-rut which I'm fine with but it comes before the woods are crawling with OTC hunters during 2nd rifle.
With 3 persons applying in the special draw in WY, I would think there would be a better chance than not one of us will draw. Always have cow tags as a fallback which we would do anyways
We could always do late Oct if needed for MT
I'm taking my father and wife (so we have 3 draw chances) next fall out west for elk hunting. Would Idaho (OTC or controlled), Montana (general or permit), or Wyoming (general with 1 point accrued) be our best option?
I'm not looking for trophy-class animals. We just want a good experience with...