02-28-2019, 06:02 PM
Guy I used to work with drew the tag like ten years ago, so this is old info... but the pictures he showed me were easily some of the biggest bucks I've ever seen. He chased monsters all hunt and couldn't get close enough for a shot on the big ones... One buck I'm pretty sure would have topped 40" wide, it's horns were as wide as it's body was long... Anyway at the end of the hunt he took a 26" heavy horned buck... One most of us would be very happy with, but he was let down because it was smaller than a lot of bucks he could have shot early in the hunt, but let them go waiting on the monster... Have also heard recently that it's been a disappointing hunt... Like others have said weather dependent, and probably 6 years worth of weather on how well the bucks have been growing and surviving over those years too... The herd numbers looked down in the fish and game reports, so maybe that will reduce the number that apply for it this year, so maybe you'll have a better chance to draw... I've always wanted to get that tag, but I'm still trying to draw an elk tag... Good luck... J
[signature]
[signature]