First Time Archery Elk Hunting Experience

[wapitibob]

Where you live and where you hunt has a huge impact. 10K for an Elk as a resident that can hunt them 2 hours away is absurd. For a guy on the east coast, yea, that number might be close.
As for no bugling, everybody I have heard from that hunted semi locally this year, bugling was very sparce, kind of a weird year. Could be the same where you were.

 

[gentleman4561]

Where you live and where you hunt has a huge impact. 10K for an Elk as a resident that can hunt them 2 hours away is absurd. For a guy on the east coast, yea, that number might be close.
As for no bugling, everybody I have heard from that hunted semi locally this year, bugling was very sparce, kind of a weird year. Could be the same where you were.

Agreed, I think it’s crazy that folks pay a guide $5K to kill N Georgia black bear…but I can hunt them 40 min from my house.

That seemed to be what we heard from a lot of folks. One guy who did kill (local, this was his 36th elk and 34th bull on public) said they were just chuckling/barking a bit and you had to be within 200 yards to hear them.