2006 Idaho Elk
MuleyCrazed
5/26/07 7:30pm
I'm fairley new to the forums so I thought I would share a pic of my first bull. I drew a controlled hunt in 2006 in a limited draw area and had great success. Unfortunately I left the camera back at camp so I didn't get an field photos. So the pic is from camp when I returned. A nice 6X7 that scored 303". Not a record book elk, but he'll go on the wall. Good times!
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I shot the bull wth a Mossberg .270 at about 40 yards. I was able to call him in. It was a controlled hunt that started Oct 1st. So the elk were at the tail-end of the rut. So it worked out nice. It was pretty cool. This year I hope to stick one with an arrow. Thanks
That is a great looking bull, and I'd be VERY happy with him also.
Congrats!! :thumb
Now when you say controled, were you told what bull you could shoot? Was there a score restriction like what they are doing the the managment hunts this year here in Utah? Or was this a end of year hunt to take a few more animals out of the herd before winter and to eas up on the farmers crops? Just curious.
Oh and Welcome to the maddness.
Now when you say controled, were you told what bull you could shoot? Was there a score restriction like what they are doing the the managment hunts this year here in Utah? Or was this a end of year hunt to take a few more animals out of the herd before winter and to eas up on the farmers crops? Just curious.
Oh and Welcome to the maddness.
i think by controlled he means a draw unit like utah's limited entry hunts
Im jelous!!
A controlled hunt in Idaho is a draw hunt. The only way to shoot a large animal in some units is to draw a tag. Otherwise, you can only shoot spikes or anterless during the regular season. Idaho doesn't have the point system like a lot of states around us do. There are a lot of general season hunts, but many times in order to get the big ones you have to draw a limited entry, or controlled, hunt.
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Good lookin' Elk! Congrats!