2013 ARCHERY ELK -HUNTING REPORTS
Fulldraw Outfitters
1st Group: We had two guided hunters in camp and 5 non guided hunters. For our guided guys we were 100% on shot opportunities and 50% on kills. We also had one 4×4 bull missed and a 20 yard encounter with a big 6×6 where our client was at fulldraw when the bull busted him and whirled. With our non guided guys 4 out of 5 saw bulls and one good bulls was missed at 30 yards.
2nd Group: This week we had 6 guided hunters, all 6 saw multiple bulls, 4 out of 6 had shot opportunities at bulls, and 2 of 6 killed. We also had one bear harvested, one bear missed, and 2 mule deer missed.
3rd Group: We had 8 guided hunters and we went 6 out of 8 on shots at elk. We had one cow and one bull harvested along with alot of misses and close calls. This week we also had 3 non guided hunters in a wall tent and they went 2 out of 3 on bulls.
4th Group: This week we had 4 guided clients and 2 non-guided muzzleloader hunters. Our guided guys went 2 out of 4 on kills and we had one monster bull missed, a lot of close calls and one small legal bull passed up. Our non-guided muzzleloader clients missed one shot at 50 yards and had multiple close calls on bulls.
Summary: We had 20 guided elk hunters this season. We were 80% on shot opportunities and 35% on kills. We also had 9 non-guided elk hunters this season. They were 55% on shot opporunities and 22% on kills.
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Dan from Iowa harvested his first elk on the third day of his hunt with guide Luke.
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Shea (left), guide Luke (middle), Greg (right).
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Greg (here) and Shea had a Colorado double on the 4th day of their hunt with guide Luke.
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Greg and Shea (here) had a Colorado double on the 4th day of their hunt with guide Luke.
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John from IL shot this cow on the first day of his hunt to kick off the week.
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John from IL shot this cow on the first day of his hunt to kick off the week.
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The dry ground underneath John’s cow elk left it’s mark of where she expired.
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Cole from PA shot this great 6×7 on his non guided hunt.
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Bob from PA shot this bull during his non guided hunt up on the mountain.
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Wright from GA shot this awesome 5×7 bull at just over 40 yards with is Hoyt compound, nice job Wright!
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Scott from TX shot this bull on the first morning of his hunt with guide Luke. Scott’s good friend Will was there to help celebrate the moment.
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Scott from TX shot this bull on the first morning of his hunt with guide Luke. Scott’s good friend Will was there to help celebrate the moment.
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Will from NJ shot this great bull on the last day of his hunt with guide Luke.
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Will from NJ shot this great bull on the last day of his hunt with guide Luke.
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Our middle son Seth shot this bull at 20 yards with guide Weston.
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Our middle son Seth shot this bull at 20 yards with guide Weston.
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Michele shot this great bull and cow all in one night from her Ameristep ground blind with only a few days left of the season.
2013 Archery Elk
Michele shot this great bull and cow all in one night from her Ameristep ground blind with only a few days left of the season.