Some Musings on Elk Hunting When elk hunting there are a number of events that need to occur in order to assure success. Perhaps the most critical time in your elk hunt is the short time span between spotting a bull and pulling the trigger. How you have prepared for that moment and what you do in those few short seconds or minutes can make the difference between filling your tag or going home empty handed. While Gary focuses
on elk hunting, his musings will be useful to the whitetail and mule deer hunter as well.
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Oregon Big Game Hunt Raffle Tickets Available 12/29/08
Big game hunt raffle tickets are now on sale. These tickets make great gifts and offer winners the opportunity to hunt an extended 2009 season for deer, elk, bighorn sheep, pronghorn antelope or Rocky Mountain goat. [Comments?]
Kentucky Proposes 1000 Quota Hunt Elk for Next Season 12/22/08
Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Commission members voted today to raise the number of quota elk permits to 1,000 and proposed additional firearms season days for elk hunters for the 2009-10 season. [Comments?]
2009 Arizona Pronghorn Antelope and Elk 12/20/08
The 2009 Arizona Pronghorn Antelope and Elk Hunt Draw Information regulations booklet is available online at the Arizona Game and Fish Department's Web site. Hunters interested in obtaining a hunt permit-tag via the draw process can start applying now. [Comments?]
Wyoming Non-Resident Big Game App Booklets Available 12/08/08
Some 56,000 nonresident big game application booklets for the 2009 hunting seasons are being mailed out this week along with 60,000 postcards to nonresidents who applied online. [Comments?]
Michigan NRC to Meet Dec. 4th 11/26/08
New regulations for taxidermists and animal rehabilitators brought about by the discovery of chronic wasting disease are on the agenda for the Natural Resources Commission meeting Thursday, Dec. 4, in Lansing. [Comments?]
Idaho Hunters Need to File Reports 11/24/08
The response from hunters to a postcard reminder to file mandatory reports on deer, elk and pronghorn hunt results overloaded the Idaho Fish and Game Web site and telephone lines on the evening of November 10. [2 Comments]
Arizona Reviewing 2009 Elk and Antelope Regulations 11/20/08
The proposed recommendations for the 2009 pronghorn antelope and elk hunting regulations will soon be available for review on the department's Web site and at a series of open houses at the Arizona Game and Fish Department's regional offices. [Comments?]
Yukon Invites Public Comment on Regulation Changes 11/19/08
The Yukon Fish and Wildlife Management Board (YFWMB) and Environment Yukon are inviting the public to review and comment on 14 proposed Wildlife Act regulation changes for the coming year. [Comments?]
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Pronghorn Hunt: Two Years in the Making My father and I waited two years two draw a pronghorn tag in a specific unit in NW South Dakota. Our patience paid off and we were on our way. A day and a half's drive from SW Missouri and we reached Faith, South Dakota. We arrived on the 9th of Oct. and immediately set up camp and hopped on the four wheelers to get some scouting in. While we were scouting, I spotted what I thought was a white rear-end in the bottom of a valley, and sure enough it was an awesome pronghorn buck!
