A Poor Elk Hunter With A Good Elk Tag

[Nameless Range]

I was lucky enough to draw the most sought after elk permit in Montana this year.



Last year, over 10,000 people put in for the 135 available Elkhorns bull tags. For perspective, the next most popular area in Montana had just over 5,000 applicants.

I will use this thread as a place to document trail cam pictures, scouting follies, and hunts, once the season arrives. There will probably be more pictures of trees, and thoughts about geography, than pictures of elk. But that’s the kind a elk hunter I am.

The good news is I took my first scouting hike last weekend, and I’ve already found the giant I will focus on over the coming year. It didn’t have antlers yet, so it’s hard to tell if it will make the book, but I’m hopeful.

 

[Irrelevant]

Nice draw, looking forward to following along.

 

[JLS]

Good luck man! I think the one you’ve picked out will be succulent.

 

[MThuntr]

I'll say this as a jealous bystander...nobody likes you signed everyone .

Good luck with the tag and I look forward to following the story

 

[ignorethefringes]

Already watching this one. Very cool and good luck!

 

[Hunting Wife]

Looking forward to following along!

 

[mtmander]

enjoy the planning and then the hunt , both will be remembered

 

[Howie]

Congrats n good luck brother

 

[bowhuntmontana]

Awesome! Congrats, and thanks for sharing it with all of us. I am following along.

 

[pointingdogsrule]

I was lucky enough to draw the most sought after elk permit in Montana this year.

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Last year, over 10,000 people put in for the 135 available Elkhorns bull tags. For perspective, the next most popular area in Montana had just over 5,000 applicants.

I will use this thread as a place to document trail cam pictures, scouting follies, and hunts, once the season arrives. There will probably be more pictures of trees, and thoughts about geography, than pictures of elk. But that’s the kind a elk hunter I am.

The good news is I took my first scouting hike last weekend, and I’ve already found the giant I will focus on over the coming year. It didn’t have antlers yet, so it’s hard to tell if it will make the book, but I’m hopeful.

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I'm guessing 345"

 

[elkduds]

A Poor Elk Hunter With A Good Elk Tag

If you were ever to stumble into a world class motivator to up your game, would it look anything like this one?

Following w interest.

 

[BlakeA]

Good luck!

 

[mdhunter]

ok, you got me. I am in with following...good luck!

 

[Sytes]

That's great! If you would like the services of an awesome videographer equipped with an awesome Google Pixel 2 XL for those "classy follies" and a drone to noisily fly along for grand aerial footage to assure the elk run wayyy before you see (you need a challenge) then I will lend you my services. Free of charge, of course... if I trip? It's part of capturing video of the trail, close up. I take trips for the team.

My phone is the cat's meow over the high priced CNN / FOX cameras... and truthful as well.

Nice draw and best to you! A certain thread to follow!

 

[Gerald Martin]

Looking forward to it. It will be nice to read about a completed hunt from that unit rather than the hundreds of questions and no hunt report.

 

[hank4elk]

This should be good.....

 

[LukeDuke]

Best of luck and I look forward to following along

 

[el unit]

Excellent. I'm following your adventure.

 

[teej89]

very cool! Definitely interested in following this!

 

[Elkhunter24]

congrats! cant wait to see how this works out for you this year