Elk Hunters Post up!!!!

[Richie Nell]

Durango, CO
Sept. 5-15 including travel days
guided
64# Black Widow PSAX Osage
2317 Classic arrows, real turkey feathers I killed, cut and fletched, 190 (actually 195) Grizzlies, added chinelle sticks, total weight is 770 grains.  
First Time!!

[Al Dean]

northern New Mexico
Sept 8-16 including travel
semi-guided by extended family member
57# David Dowell 62" longbow
31" tapered cedar 160gr STOS 650gr
I am 58 years old and feel like a 10 year old waiting for Christmas.  It is going to be a long 2 weeks

[Whip]

Leaving for New Mexico Sept. 12.  Season is 16th - 22nd, and we will be hunting semi-guided (He will supply the base camp and show us around)
Robertson Vison Falcon, 57#@29", pushing 610 grains behind a Wensel Woodsman head.

[Dave2old]

"Elk? Whut's that? I heerd of 'em many times, but ain't never seed one. Is it like Bigfart? One of them mystical kreetures? I heerd they makes weerd sounds in that nite. Ohhh, spooky!

[adg120383]

Richie Nell were you hunting down here shoot me a pm

[Travisc406]

Good job all. looks like alot of prepared hunters.
I will go with my set up.
Sad but true.
My Dreamcatcher is out of commission so this year it is gonna be a mathews lx, 70 pds
410 grain axis 340
non guided hunt in the Big snowy mountains by Lewistown Montana.  
I will be waterhole sitting next weekend.

[houseman]

I was out this weekend if i had a deer tag could have shot a nice buck at about 5 yards.  No elk seen.
Morrison shawnee
61@28
Beman classics 400
woodsman head
self made turkey fletch
600 gr. arras

[Ausable]

I'm headed to Idaho mid September with Elk Ninja. Will be shooting a Morrison Shawnee 57@28 with carbons and magnus II - total arrow weight ~600 grs.

[1st shot]

Oregon
Sept.5th-23rd
no guide
58# 62" Widow SAV
620 grn. Surewood Shafts [Doug Fir}
Zwickeys

[Mike Orton]

Salmon,Idaho
Sept 15 through 30
Non-Guided, although Brian Krebs has offered to hold my hand and wipe the tears from my face on Sept 30
A & H Archery ACS-CX Long bow 66# @ 28
Easton Axis 340, 830 grains w/ Modified Grizzly Grande broadhead

The question should be:  What kind of physical conditioning are we old fat part-time bowhunters in?  The elk are full time elk accustomed to running uphill at 10,000+ feet.  I usually hack up a lung on the second or third day of the hunt.

  :eek:

[Dave2old]

Slow opening weekende in SW CO. No bugling except hunters who know not what they're doing (shutting up the real bulls). Got close to one small bull. Backpack hunt ruined by illegal ATV "hunters."

[San Juan Slim]

I went out this weekend here in SW Colorodo with my son.  He is 16 years old and it is his first archery season.  He has killed four elk with a rifle.  This past Christmas, I got him a new Bighorn Ramhunter Longbow and made hime a couple of dozen wood arrows.  He has been shooting all summer in preparation.  We went and camped the first two days of the season.  We saw one nice 6x6 which winded us and spooked and a second bull that must have seen us first and just barked at us for the evening.  We saw several nice rub trees and lots of cows, calves, and fresh sign.  We also took a few pictures I'll try to post them soon.  We saw two dandy muley bucks, but we didn't have a deer license.  Actually he is the only one with an elk license.  I want to make sure he gets all the oppotunities this fall.  If he happens to get his bull before the season ends, I'll buy an OTC license and try it myself.  It is really a blast hunting with him.  We have hunted during rifle season and also been hunting birds and turkeys since he was about 10.  It sure is fun to be out with him carrying his longbow and watching him shoot it.  Hopefully we will have some bull elk trophy photos to share before long.

Mike

[quackersnacker]

Sept 15-23 in NE Oregon's Blue Mts.  My Brother is up there now for the whole season.  He just moved to Colorado, so next year we may be hitting both states.
Good Luck All!!

[bowbender1]

wyoming "the snowys"
septemper 1 through the end of the month, every earned day off, every fanigled day off, any solid half day off.....
non-guided
55# PLX osage 60"
goldtip traditionals, G5s

[Lost Arra]

Dave: are ATV's just a fact of life even in Colorado wilderness areas during hunting season?

[Travisc406]

bowbender1 had any luck in the snowies? I lived in Laramie for a year and spent a bunch of time trying to find them but only found other hunters.

[Sawtooth]

- What state you will be hunting in?  Colorado (home)

- When you will be going? Every weekend in September, starting with Labor Day weekend.  Some three-day weekends.  Couldn't hunt the opener last weekend because of a death in the family.

- Guided or non guided?  Non.  Backpack only.

- What bow, include poundage?  Bob Lee Classic, 60", 51@27".

- What arrows include broadheads?  Beman Classic 500s, tipped with two-blade Magnus BHs.

[BryanB]

Oregon
Last two weekends of August > September.
Non-Guided
Self Bow
Cane arrows w. stone points & wood w. WW.
Bryan

[manboy]

wyoming
non-guided
cow tag, last 3 years 95% seccess rate for the area
last week of sept, and maybe a few other days
RICH WORMINGTON LONGBOW 64" and 59#
 55/75 gt with tubes and brass inserts wensels at 200gr up front, 625 total
 EVEN BETTER THOUGH MOOSE HUNT IN ALBERTA ON SEPT.6TH-15TH
 YOU GUYS BE READY FOR PICS. AND A BIG BS STORY!

[jarrod]

Wyoming "Big Horns"
Shooting a Kota Kill-Um, cedar arrows, 125gr BH
Non guided
leaving friday morning.  opener Sept 1st

Pic was from a couple weeks ago, not the greatest I actually took it with the camera looking through the bino's. couldnt fit them all in there, was over 100 head and where still there this last sunday night.