icefish
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- Dec 11, 2010
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Hello everyone, just a quick little intro about myself. I've been a member of this site since 2010 but haven't ever started a thread before. I live in ND and I drew my ND 'once in a lifetime' elk tag back in 2004. Shot a smaller 6x6 bull, but super happy with it. Since then, I have only hunted elk once, and that was last year in MT. Another guy and I had tags and he shot a smaller bull. I went home empty handed, but i did end up missing a cow. Still not sure how I missed. I didn't draw Montana this year, so I'll keep applying.
So my question is - I ended up drawing a Wyoming cow elk tag for unit 61-7, a cow/calf leftover tag. When I applied, I applied with the intention of using an outfitter, which I do still plan on using, unless I get some different feedback from some of you. I started having second thoughts about using the outfitter and trying a 'do it yourself' hunt just for the fact that it's more rewarding in the end, but I do want to end up with some meat, hopefully, when it's said and done. Am I better off using the outfitter or try a 'do it yourself' hunt? From what it sounds like, access can become an issue and there is a lot of private ground in the unit. Just curious if anyone had any thoughts, or if you have hunted the unit in the past but no longer hunt this unit and have any incite to access issues or overall how the unit is. Feel free to pm me if you don't want to post on the thread. Thanks, and I look forward to reading your responses.
So my question is - I ended up drawing a Wyoming cow elk tag for unit 61-7, a cow/calf leftover tag. When I applied, I applied with the intention of using an outfitter, which I do still plan on using, unless I get some different feedback from some of you. I started having second thoughts about using the outfitter and trying a 'do it yourself' hunt just for the fact that it's more rewarding in the end, but I do want to end up with some meat, hopefully, when it's said and done. Am I better off using the outfitter or try a 'do it yourself' hunt? From what it sounds like, access can become an issue and there is a lot of private ground in the unit. Just curious if anyone had any thoughts, or if you have hunted the unit in the past but no longer hunt this unit and have any incite to access issues or overall how the unit is. Feel free to pm me if you don't want to post on the thread. Thanks, and I look forward to reading your responses.