Frank Church Solo Elk Hunt Report 2024

[Jason Snyder]

Well done. Thats not easy country.

 

[Aginor]

Rokslide isn't letting me upload any more for some reason

 

[wind gypsy]

1. As I neared the end of the first stage of the trip, one of my notes from the biologist really stuck out to me. And I hope anyone planning on hunting the Frank heeds this: there are 500 bulls in the Middle Fork. Not legal bulls, but bulls. In 2.3 million acres. If you don't math good, well it's not very good math anyway. If you want to come do this in the later season, your best bet is to pray to God for a giant snowstorm to drive the elk down. You can make your own luck, have an exceptionally detailed and thought out plan, and work your ass off all you want, but with elk densities like that luck is going to be the main factor that decides your fate. That's a really hard thing for some guys to hear. Myself foremost among them.

1 bull per 4600 acres? Ouch.