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2006 Elk Hunt Photos
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click on any photo below to access the slide show.). Click
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to see 2005 elk hunt pictures.
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elk hunts are operated from our family cabin located in the
middle of the Shoshone National Forest. From the cabin we trailer
to area trailheads and ride from there. This affords us a fantastic
opportunity to cover a much greater amount of country than a
base camp would. And waiting at the end of a long day is a hot
home-cooked meal and a warm bed.
Our General Season hunts are 7 day hunts from October 1st to
21st. Hunts are limited to 6 hunters per hunt and are guided
2 on 1. The weather during this time is sporadically warm Fall
days and cold snowy days telling of Winter coming on fast. Early
on, the bulls are still in the rut and can, occasionally, still
be called in. During October we are hunting resident elk that
summer in the area and a reasonable expectation on this hunt
is a 300+ class bull.
Our late season hunts are 5 day hunts from November 18th to
December 7th. This hunt is also guided 2 hunters per guide.
The weather at this time has turned to real winter in the Rockies.
The horses are trailered about 30 minutes to the trailhead and
it's usually between zero and -15 degrees below zero with a
wind chill below that. We often cover 30 miles or more per day
on horseback, so this hunt is physically demanding but also
provides a fantastic opportunity to take home a real trophy
bull. Bulls taken in this season are seldom below 350 and range
well into the 390 class.
The 2006 season was hampered by unseasonably warm, dry weather
that affected the migration. Nonetheless, 350 and 360 class
bulls were taken in both the General and Late Season hunts.
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