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Planning 1st Elk hunting trip....NEED HELP
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<blockquote data-quote="Timber338" data-source="post: 1042576" data-attributes="member: 33822"><p>I hunt elk just like cohunter14 is describing... OTC tags while I save preference points. </p><p></p><p>And my philosophy is to hunt the OTC units smarter AND harder. I shoot a bull every year, and although I don't shoot a trophy bull every year, it certainly is not luck to shoot one. Quite the opposite. Public land OTC unit trophy bulls are very smart and elusive. I think connecting with a 330 class OTC unit bull is much more of a challenge than shooting a 360 bull in a premium unit. </p><p></p><p>So obviously you are going to find a huge bull in premium units much easier, there is no doubt about that. So if you're going to hunt elk just once in your life, save up and make it worth it... find the right outfitter and you'll get to hunt this year in an area that holds huge trophy elk. But you can do DIY hunts in OTC units, from out of state, for a very reasonable cost and then get to hunt every year.</p><p></p><p>And when you're still relatively young, assuming you are a healthy guy without any health conditions, there is no excuse for not being able to pack a bull elk out of the mountains all alone. You have to stay in shape all year long, and then you get to be healthy and feel great all year long too. </p><p></p><p>Now days with the internet and forums like this, if you're willing to do the research, you can figure out how other guys are doing DIY elk hunts and what they're doing to be successful. It all comes down to how much you really want it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Timber338, post: 1042576, member: 33822"] I hunt elk just like cohunter14 is describing... OTC tags while I save preference points. And my philosophy is to hunt the OTC units smarter AND harder. I shoot a bull every year, and although I don't shoot a trophy bull every year, it certainly is not luck to shoot one. Quite the opposite. Public land OTC unit trophy bulls are very smart and elusive. I think connecting with a 330 class OTC unit bull is much more of a challenge than shooting a 360 bull in a premium unit. So obviously you are going to find a huge bull in premium units much easier, there is no doubt about that. So if you're going to hunt elk just once in your life, save up and make it worth it... find the right outfitter and you'll get to hunt this year in an area that holds huge trophy elk. But you can do DIY hunts in OTC units, from out of state, for a very reasonable cost and then get to hunt every year. And when you're still relatively young, assuming you are a healthy guy without any health conditions, there is no excuse for not being able to pack a bull elk out of the mountains all alone. You have to stay in shape all year long, and then you get to be healthy and feel great all year long too. Now days with the internet and forums like this, if you're willing to do the research, you can figure out how other guys are doing DIY elk hunts and what they're doing to be successful. It all comes down to how much you really want it. [/QUOTE]
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