Poll: Elk or Deer? What Weapon

I guess I'm partial to Elk, but I'll try deer anytime I can get a tag. I'm not picky, I just want a gut pile and game meat in my freezer. If I could draw an LE tag, it would be Muzzy Elk.

General Elk season I did rifle for several years, but have since switched to Archery and Muzzy. Last year I did a multiseason spike elk and filled it on opening day of the archery hunt. This year I plan on buying another multiseason spike elk on the presumption that I just got REALLY lucky. That and I can't make up my mind which season I like the more, Archery, or muzzy. I just know I'm not a fan of rifle season, and I'll take any tag that will give me an excuse to spend more time in the mountains.

DanSaldivar1 said:

I think I favor the muzzle loader, but just because of when the season falls.

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That's where I'm at with general deer and LE Elk if I ever draw a tag. Late september, when the colors change, not too hot, not too cold, and not too crowded where I was. Great time to be out in the mountains.

General season Elk muzzy, at least the year before last year in the manti, was waaaaaayyy more crowded then I expected, but I like the weather. Nice and cool, with a snow dusting or two.

Elk Archery, it was hot, a fair amount of hunters off skyline, but I managed to get away from all of them and fill a tag, so i can't complain much. That said, I thought it too warm during Archery season last year.

270win said:

i'm leaning muzzy on both, too much of a circus on the rifle these days it seems on deer and elk.

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Unless I'm on a multi-season tag, I'll never buy or put in for a rifle tag anymore. It was always a zoo, but in the last 4 year's it's also become a circus, as well as a zoo. The way I see it, the orange army saved me $600 dollars on a bolt rifle. What a waste of money.