Are you a bull hunter?

[Lark Bunting]

Watching the Born and Raised day by day again and I see they pass up all cows.

Are you a bull only hunter or are you a meat hunter?

Assume you have an either sex tag and not an EST and B tag.

 

[All American Boy]

I am a hunter, like my forefathers. Never been into the whole trophy animal thing. Sure, I hunt the horny ones, but I also hunt the bald headed ones. Any big game animal is a trophy. Enjoy God's creation, hanging out with your hunting buddies and family, the thrill of the hunt, and the most delicious organic meat in the world!

 

[FlyGuy]

Depends a whole lot on the quality of the tag I’ve drawn, and maybe even more on just how late into the hunt I am when the choice presents itself.


You can’t cheat the mountain

 

[jdmaxwell]

Meat. I've burnt 4 Either sex tags so far on cows and will keep doing it when shot presents itself, but I've killed bulls too.
Just 1st good shot

 

[xcutter]

Brown it's down. As long as it legal of course.

 

[Rich M]

Depends on the tag I have - bull only means bull hunting, cow only means cow hunting, spike only means spike hunting, either sex means either sex. I will shoot the first legal animal I find in range.

 

[Btaylor]

I'm probably going to hunt for a bull this year right up to the point a cow gets right. I have not gotten this elk thing dialed yet so I dont plan to pass a legal animal.

 

[Lark Bunting]

I am taking the first legal elk that I can get an ethical shot at. I have never killed an animal in the morning so that would be a nice surprise for me this year; cow or bull. I always seem to pack animals out at night...or over night!

 

[Billy Goat]

I plan to bull hunt the first few days. Then turn to anything. Just depends on how things are going. But if a cow looks at me wrong on the first day it might be all over then as well.

 

[GregB]

Last year was my first archery hunt, I was in a antlered only unit, shot the first bull I called in just happened to be a decent 5 point. This year I'm going w/ a recurve in an any elk unit so it will be hard to pass up anything within range.

 

[H2PVon]

A lot depends on who I'm with and how far from the truck I am.

 

[Ross]

Been only a bull hunter for 39 years.....back when cows were legal in my area the camp of 10 decades long meat hunters could not understand why first I passed on cows then later started passing on small bulls loooking for something better....just a different mindset and mentality to beat the body up more holding out in otc unit for something that I get to enjoy decades later......ate some tags thankfully not many for alongggggg stretch

 

[ElkNut1]

Bulls only here!

ElkNut/Paul

 

[Dos Perros]

Still haven't taken home a bull but have passed cows the last three years. Bulls only for me. We can get deer meat here with much less effort than backcountry archery elk hunting. Also, the cows are the ones that make more bulls.

 

[mulecreek]

With archery gear, its bulls only for me. Hunting during the rut is too much fun to end it on a cow. Bulls only for me on Gen tags in either sex units. If meat supply is running low I will pick up a cow tag, but with me, my wife and now two sons that are legal age to hunt and living in Wyo we don't run out of meat.

 

[N2TRKYS]

I have no desire to shoot a cow or calf. Just like I don't shoot does here at home. If I "need" meat, I know where the grocery store is located.

 

[CMF]

I'm primarily a meat hunter for whitetail and between myself and kids put a few in the freezer every year. This year I have a NM ES Elk tag and only plan on taking a bull on this hunt unless I cross paths with a cow on the tenth day on the way back to the truck. I'd rather stay out hunting and chasing bugles than just fill the cooler and go home. It might be different in future years if I'm hunting otc or with others that have tags to fill.

 

[cnelk]

Im fortunate to be able to get 2 elk tags a year. 1 E/S and 1 Antlerless.
Im a bull hunter when my cow tag is punched.

Otherwise, Im an Equal Opportunity Elk Hunter.
My days of needing to impress anyone have long since passed

 

[Dos Perros]

My days of needing to impress anyone have long since passed

 

[OhThatOneMoanerBull]

I take the first ethical shot available to me. I used to bull hunt early season and wait for a spike or cow but over the years I’ve learned to take what is presented, when it’s presented. I enjoy the hunt, especially calling, and I’ve got tons of friends who hunt and I can still go call for after I’ve harvested.