Alpinebullwinkle Report post Posted August 29, 2022 Now that we are closer to the hunts starting and there has been some serious scouting accomplished what is everybody's opinion on this year's elk horn quality? Last year was inferior IMHO and from what I have viewed perhaps this year is average or slightly above average? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trphyhntr Report post Posted August 29, 2022 I heard huge Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bill@roofer Report post Posted August 29, 2022 Everything I've seen seems to be small growth or they are late getting started. Alot of the bulls I've seen really don't have the growth that I would expect by now.. same with the deer.. it's seem to me that they are kinda late getting going on growth. Nothing I've seen rubbing velvet off yet. Still early for deer but some elk should be rubbing of there velvet. Haven't seen any.. alot of animals in running around with clubs on there heads with little form to them yet. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
azcouesandelk Report post Posted August 29, 2022 Every bull I saw last weekend was rubbed clean. From what I’ve seen I’d say average to slightly above for growth. Elk are HEALTHY this year! 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bill@roofer Report post Posted August 29, 2022 58 minutes ago, azcouesandelk said: Every bull I saw last weekend was rubbed clean. From what I’ve seen I’d say average to slightly above for growth. Elk are HEALTHY this year! Area 8 and part of 10 around Williams was where I was at.. didn't see alot of Bulls . But the few I saw where ragged and didn't have much form to them . Still all in velvet. I saw 7 in total. And 5 bucks the bucks where all the same... Maybe it's just my eye sight or expectations. I really thought they would be bigger and have more growth to them . Was very surprised to see all the bulls I seen still in full velvet.. all the bulls where youngsters running with cows.. never saw anything big maybe that explains it... I've hunted that same area for 50 plus years. This year seems to be kinda in slow motion with antler growth from what I saw up there this year.. just my two cents worth. Hope I'm wrong... I can live with that. Good luck to all and happy hunting 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesFanatic Report post Posted August 29, 2022 2 hours ago, Bill@roofer said: Everything I've seen seems to be small growth or they are late getting started. Alot of the bulls I've seen really don't have the growth that I would expect by now.. same with the deer.. it's seem to me that they are kinda late getting going on growth. Nothing I've seen rubbing velvet off yet. Still early for deer but some elk should be rubbing of there velvet. Haven't seen any.. alot of animals in running around with clubs on there heads with little form to them yet. 39 minutes ago, Bill@roofer said: Area 8 and part of 10 around Williams was where I was at.. didn't see alot of Bulls . But the few I saw where ragged and didn't have much form to them . Still all in velvet. I saw 7 in total. And 5 bucks the bucks where all the same... Maybe it's just my eye sight or expectations. I really thought they would be bigger and have more growth to them . Was very surprised to see all the bulls I seen still in full velvet.. all the bulls where youngsters running with cows.. never saw anything big maybe that explains it... I've hunted that same area for 50 plus years. This year seems to be kinda in slow motion with antler growth from what I saw up there this year.. just my two cents worth. Hope I'm wrong... I can live with that. Good luck to all and happy hunting Ive been sitting in a blind for deer and the bulls are bugling really good. Seen a few pushing cows. One is a nice 330 bull. Seen spikes smacking their velvet antlers together. Saw 3 herds last night and all had bulls with them, dark antlers and bugling. Elk look fat and happy, lots of water, grass to their belly, really my favorite time to be in the woods. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigorange Report post Posted August 29, 2022 In 3B this weekend…didn’t see any bulls, but greener than I’ve ever seen and water everywhere. Should be a good year. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
couesdeerhntr Report post Posted August 29, 2022 Buddy sent this from clints well neighborhood. Rubbed clean and looking good. 10 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
idgaf Report post Posted August 29, 2022 Saw a few like this while chasing deer the other day. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wish2hunt Report post Posted August 29, 2022 1 hour ago, couesdeerhntr said: Buddy sent this from clints well neighborhood. Rubbed clean and looking good. Polished tips. Beautiful bull 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oz31p Report post Posted August 30, 2022 Hope the 23 bulls are good Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CatfishKev Report post Posted August 30, 2022 19 minutes ago, oz31p said: Hope the 23 bulls are good You got late archery again right? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oz31p Report post Posted August 30, 2022 You know it 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BOHNTR Report post Posted August 30, 2022 I’ve seen avg/better than average growth in 3B/1/27 areas. Saw a pretty good bull tonight by the house with about 20 cows….sniffing and chuckling already. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
firstcoueswas80 Report post Posted August 30, 2022 All I need is a dumb, deaf, and blind one to stand in front of my arrow! 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
