How many days a year do you hunt elk?

[cnelk]

Curious to see how many days you dedicate to hunting elk - during your specific, licensed season - Archery - ML - Rifle.

 

[Oregon]

No choice. Usually 1-5

 

[Sammckeeth]

As few as possible. I’ll usually shoot the first legal bull I get a chance at. It’s taken from two to ten days during archery season the last eight years.


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[Newtosavage]

All of them, plus a week on the ground beforehand scouting, plus about half the year e-scouting, studying regs, and prepping my body and my gear.

 

[87TT]

I figure to hunt all I can but hope not to have to. Retired and live here in the zone. Might take a day or two off to wash clothes and resupply.

 

[black dawg]

Usually in the range of 15-20 days. About 1/3 as many days as we spend hunting the stuff that eats them.

 

[541hunter]

15-20 days or tag out during archery season. And probably another 5 - 10 days helping out friends and family during rifle seasons.


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[Tater1973]

15-20 archery / 5 days with gun

 

[chindits]

To explain 22+.

Year round when I’m not working 3 jobs. Usually with a spotting scope and phonescope. I constantly practice working around herds without getting busted. I’m not into pushing elk.

Preferably I’ll spend 8-20 days with a bow. Regrettably due to popularity, I’ll fall to draw a bow tag and will be stuck rifle hunting 4-6 days counting pack out. I’m in no hurry since if I wasn’t trying to harvest an elk I would be out there anyway.

 

[Elkangle]

Hopefully 5 weeks this year between September & October

 

[ChrisAU]

For now I put 5-7, because 6-7 is my limit with vacation and my buddies limitations. Within a few years I hope to double that.

 

[danarnold]

as many as possible, I don't mind tagging out early but staying long works too
archery

 

[5MilesBack]

I've averaged right around 20 days the last several seasons, but I've gotten picky in my old age.

 

[Raghornkiller]

Used to be one week a year now all of September and October

 

[SheddingLightTravis]

This year...14. Most years-0.


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[slick]

Only been chasing them since ‘12 and have kept pretty accurate records of it. First couple years might be off by a couple days.

2012: 20- skunked- A/R
2013: 15- bull- rifle
2014: 13- skunked - A/R
2015: 3 - bull - archery
2016: 19 - bull - rifle
2017: 13 - skunked - A/R
2018: 8 - cow - rifle

Avg: 13.

I’ve moved at least twice a year since ‘12 for seasonal work and that has been a major issue in years I was skunked.
Success 4/7 isn’t horrible but not great. I’d prefer if it was 7/7.

This is the first year I’ll have 2 bull tags in my pocket and it’s shaping up to look like 25 or so. 9-10 in OR & 14-15 in WY

 

[MidGAHunter]

5-7 for me right now.

 

[7Bartman]

looking for the *not enough* option

 

[Fridaythe13th]

7 days in the woods, 3 day traveling. Thinking about elk hunting 365 days. Not enough time to hunt but what do you do. Only so much vacation.

 

[missjordan]

25 to 30 days this year is the time off i have planned from September- November for elk hunting away from home. Also will take some day hunts leaving from our home


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