Have You Ever Notched Your Tag On Opening Day: A poll

[well_known_rokslider]

Feel free to elaborate below on percentage of tries. E.g. "Yes, 1 for 5"...

 

[ttmannan]

Elk in AZ, opening morning, Black Friday, 2020.

 

[well_known_rokslider]

Elk in AZ, opening morning, Black Friday, 2020.

Absolute stud!

 

[Geewhiz]

When I first started hunting I only hunted rifle season. There were several years that I had animals patterned and "dealt a dirt nap" on the opener. In more recent years I have been primarily archery for elk and generally lay low for the first week or so to let the hoards subside. Then I start dealing the dirt naps after the weekend warrior/opening weekend crowd goes home.

 

[Pdzoller]

Didn’t see a spot for lil Rockslider taking shots at bulls outside my maximum effective range. AKA hard lessons

 

[WiscoHoundsman]

Rifle seasons 1 on opening day and one on day 2. 2 hunts so far.

 

[Laramie]

5 or 6 times with a rifle but only once with a bow. Bull in my avatar was opening day.

 

[justin davis]

It only gets harder after opening day seems like

 

[yoopshoot]

1/1 rifle elk. Opening day first rifle CO 2022


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[wyogoat]

Two times with a bow. Once was the first call series getting a response and had an arrowed bull in the first 30 mins of legal.
Once with a rifle.

 

[CMP70306]

Looking back at my notes roughly 40% of the deer I’ve killed have been on the opening day of rifle season here in PA. So of the 19 years I have hunted 11 of them I got a deer opening day and an additional 3 I got one the second day.

Half of the years I didn’t get one on opening day were the 5 years they removed doe hunting for the first week. Could have killed plenty of doe those years but it wasn’t legal so I had to watch them walk. Only one legal buck crossed my path opening day for those 5 years. The other years were when I was a teenager still figuring things out and the stands I picked weren’t that good.

 

[well_known_rokslider]

Two times with a bow. Once was the first call series getting a response and had an arrowed bull in the first 30 mins of legal.
Once with a rifle.

I only get to do this so often, I sure hope my vacation doesn't end that quick!

 

[wyogoat]

I got to do a lot of calling those years for buddies who were more than happy to have a caller…and more importantly a packer.

 

[well_known_rokslider]

I got to do a lot of calling those years for buddies who were more than happy to have a caller…and more importantly a packer.

I'll bet!

 

[NMonit]

0/1 first year elk, or any notable hunting ever. Going for 1/2 elk this year in the same unit. A lot of lessons learned. Solo DiY wilderness public draw.

 

[well_known_rokslider]

0/1 first year elk, or any notable hunting ever. Going for 1/2 elk this year in the same unit. A lot of lessons learned. Solo DiY wilderness public draw.

Good luck

 

[Laramie]

I only get to do this so often, I sure hope my vacation doesn't end that quick!

Some of my most memorable and favorite years were the ones I tagged out early. So much less mentally draining and I got to focus on helping friends fill, fishing, and grouse hunting.

 

[Elkbelch]

Not on opening day but I did get a cow with my bow the first day we arrived at camp. After getting camp set up we decided to hunt the afternoon in a familiar spot. We sat down behind a blowdown and about an hour later the big ole cow came along. It was pretty late when we got the meat on the pole, so much for a relaxing evening after a long drive. It was the day before muzzleloader season and my dad had drawn a muzzy tag. I went along on an OTC archery tag. It was cool having filled my tag to just tag along with him. He got his cow on day 2, I think. Pretty good time just visiting with other hunters at camp and such once the work is done, makes for a nice week long vacation.

 

[ResearchinStuff]

5 total hunts, 4 elk down for my crew. 3 of the 4 elk were on opening day, all before noon. The fourth was at sunset on day 9. Hoping to add another tomorrow.

 

[timberland]