Coues Crazy
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I have a early rifle bull elk hunt in unit 22 comming up,This Is my first elk hunt, how big Is a nice bull thease days, does 320 inch bull opening morning soud good?
CooseDepends on who you’re trying to impress?
On a related note, do you pronounce coues as “coose” or “cowes?”
we are hunting the full week till I shoot a bulll and Im also 14 this is my first bull elk hunt, so I don't need any record bull I just want somthing good to eat and good to look atHow many days are you hunting? I probably wouldn’t even give a 400 incher a second look until the last half, or last couple days of a hunt.
Good luck young man. As others have mentioned, don't get caught up in score. In the end it really doesn't mean anything. Shoot the bull that gets you excited. Take a little time to commit some of the experience to memory. I can still vividly remember my first elk hunt. It is a memory that I love to think about even now 33 years later.we are hunting the full week till I shoot a bulll and Im also 14 this is my first bull elk hunt, so I don't need any record bull I just want somthing good to eat and good to look at
A lot of this depends on how much scouting time and effort you have put into the hunt. Have you been out there, identified multiple bulls, and got a good understanding of the unit and it's elk? If you have been scouting for months, and have a number of good bulls (that you like the look of, and that make you happy) located, then sure, go crazy trying to tag the biggest one you know is there. If you are going in blind, and hoping a 400" elk walks in front of you on opening morning, you might want to buy some lottery tickets while you are at it, because that would be the luckiest day of your life. Ultimately, you only get one first elk hunt, and the memories are the important part. I hunt Colorado public land, and have been hunting elk for more than 30 years, and can honestly say I've probably ever only even seen a dozen bulls while I was hunting that would score over 340"-350" in my life... and I've seen hundreds of bulls. Arizona may be different, so my frame of reference may be off, but I think you should take the scoring with a grain of salt, because ultimately it doesn't matter one bit. Go out, have fun, learn, and enjoy yourself. Don't pass a bull on the first day that you would be happy with on the last day, because you may not get another chance. Good luck to you!Good luck young man. As others have mentioned, don't get caught up in score. In the end it really doesn't mean anything. Shoot the bull that gets you excited. Take a little time to commit some of the experience to memory. I can still vividly remember my first elk hunt. It is a memory that I love to think about even now 33 years later.
Cows is correct but coos is regional “normal” in NM and AZ. Elliot Coues was the first one to identify them. He went by cows.Coose