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Which guided elk hunt for 2019?
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<blockquote data-quote="rwbowser" data-source="post: 1470846" data-attributes="member: 105022"><p>We saw a ton of elk--mostly cows and raghorns, but a solid number of very nice bulls in the mix too, just no way for us to get to them--the area we were hunting was massive. Shocked at how quickly groups of them can just disappear into trees or over a rise and be gone with no way for you to catch up.</p><p></p><p>I had a shot a decent one, 360 yards out, but he was on an incline, between trees, with a cow close in front blocking most of him and another close behind, above him on the incline. The "window" was smaller than my confidence, I didn't want to risk a shot that might not be clean; if I was low I'd hit a cow, if I was high I'd hit a cow. They moved together into the woods and disappeared. For a guy from Florida new to elk hunting it was enough to get my heart rate up. </p><p></p><p>We saw several shooter mule deer too when glassing, just couldn't get into position on any of them. One of the guests the week I was there got a nice mule deer, and like I said, there were quite a few nice bulls taken that week besides the one taken by my father-in-law. </p><p></p><p>It was very easy to get to. Fly into Bozeman and drive an hour. That's it. We spent the night in Bozeman and had a great meal, then had more great meals at the lodge. If you're looking for "roughing it" this isn't for you. Several guys at the lodge had their wives with them, and any day that ends with a beer or wine by the fire while someone sets out appetizers...at some point I'm going to bring my wife with me. After I get my first elk, anyway!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rwbowser, post: 1470846, member: 105022"] We saw a ton of elk--mostly cows and raghorns, but a solid number of very nice bulls in the mix too, just no way for us to get to them--the area we were hunting was massive. Shocked at how quickly groups of them can just disappear into trees or over a rise and be gone with no way for you to catch up. I had a shot a decent one, 360 yards out, but he was on an incline, between trees, with a cow close in front blocking most of him and another close behind, above him on the incline. The "window" was smaller than my confidence, I didn't want to risk a shot that might not be clean; if I was low I'd hit a cow, if I was high I'd hit a cow. They moved together into the woods and disappeared. For a guy from Florida new to elk hunting it was enough to get my heart rate up. We saw several shooter mule deer too when glassing, just couldn't get into position on any of them. One of the guests the week I was there got a nice mule deer, and like I said, there were quite a few nice bulls taken that week besides the one taken by my father-in-law. It was very easy to get to. Fly into Bozeman and drive an hour. That's it. We spent the night in Bozeman and had a great meal, then had more great meals at the lodge. If you're looking for "roughing it" this isn't for you. Several guys at the lodge had their wives with them, and any day that ends with a beer or wine by the fire while someone sets out appetizers...at some point I'm going to bring my wife with me. After I get my first elk, anyway! [/QUOTE]
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