Wasatch Early Rifle Elk

c86man3 · Aug 8, 2020

I drew the Wasatch early rifle elk tag this year. I've done a fair amount of scouting already but I haven't seen many elk yet. Is this normal for this time of year? Will it be easier to find them during the hunt (i.e. during the rut)?

I'd love to PM or even talk on the phone with people who have had this tag before to hear what tactics worked best and what kind of terrain they found the most elk. If you are willing to share spots that would be great too.

(Also, this looks like a first post, but my account must have gotten deactivated from not logging in for too long)

Thanks

Cam@strawberry · Aug 8, 2020

If my trail cams are any indication the Snatch is in for a wild year. Be glad you’ve got a tag

COZY25 · Aug 10, 2020

c86man3 said:
I drew the Wasatch early rifle elk tag this year. I've done a fair amount of scouting already but I haven't seen many elk yet. Is this normal for this time of year? Will it be easier to find them during the hunt (i.e. during the rut)?

I'd love to PM or even talk on the phone with people who have had this tag before to hear what tactics worked best and what kind of terrain they found the most elk. If you are willing to share spots that would be great too.

(Also, this looks like a first post, but my account must have gotten deactivated from not logging in for too long)

Thanks

You should be able to find bulls pretty easily this time of year. Get to your glassing spots early, usually this time of year they hit the trees for the day right when the sun comes up. Like Berry said, we have a lot of nice bulls on the cams this year.

jebuwh · Aug 10, 2020

My dad and I both have the archery tag this year. We are seeing an absolute boatload on our cams so far. Same with glassing early in the mornings, every ridge has bulls it seems like.

slamdunk · Aug 12, 2020

Save me one for the muzzy!

OpeningDay · Aug 13, 2020

Slam, I sent you a PM

c86man3 · Aug 14, 2020

I went out again last night and setup another camera. Then I glassed till dark and didn't see any elk. I saw tons of deer. I'm sure I'll run into the elk eventually, but I just haven't found the right place yet.

slamdunk · Aug 14, 2020

OpeningDay said:
Slam, I sent you a PM

Got it!?

bowhunt · Aug 18, 2020

c86man3 said:
I went out again last night and setup another camera. Then I glassed till dark and didn't see any elk. I saw tons of deer. I'm sure I'll run into the elk eventually, but I just haven't found the right place yet.

Start looking somewhere else, you should be able to easily find elk. Keep in mind they are going to be at least 1 mile from a road. Things change from now till your hunt starts, but you should be finding elk. Go somewhere else!

Carlson5 · Aug 19, 2020

Pm me

c86man3 · Sep 14, 2020

Update. I got this bull opening day. We called him into 50 yards - he came crashing up the hill to us. The spot we found him in was shared with me from someone on MonsterMuleys. I really appreciate the advice I got through PMs on here.

He's not a monster, but he's a mature 6 point which is what I was looking for.

DBG3285 · Sep 14, 2020

Congrats on a great bull.

yoteduster · Sep 14, 2020

Congrats..nice bull

Cheater · Sep 14, 2020

Congrats and kudos for circling back and sharing your success.

Elkfinder · Sep 14, 2020

Nice bull!!

DesertRanch · Sep 14, 2020

Great Job! Its always good to reach your goals

rmanwill · Sep 14, 2020

c86man3 said:
Update. I got this bull opening day. We called him into 50 yards - he came crashing up the hill to us. The spot we found him in was shared with me from someone on MonsterMuleys. I really appreciate the advice I got through PMs on here.

He's not a monster, but he's a mature 6 point which is what I was looking for.

Congrats on getting it done on a bull you are happy with. Thnaks for sharing.

elkhunterUT · Sep 14, 2020

Congrats - nothing better than elk hunting during the rut!

skunkcreek · Sep 14, 2020

Great job, awesome bull.

utahute34 · Sep 14, 2020

Killed this bull on the Wasatch Wednesday the 9th. They did get much more vocal after the cold hit!

Wapitiwilly · Sep 14, 2020

Great bull! Thanks for sharing??

Easy_green · Sep 14, 2020

Nice Bull!

slamdunk · Sep 14, 2020

utahute34 said:
Killed this bull on the Wasatch Wednesday the 9th. They did get much more vocal after the cold hit!

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Awesome picture of a great bull....nicely done!??

Solotude · Sep 14, 2020

Congrats, thanks for sharing.

Houndsman77 · Sep 14, 2020

Sweet bulls thanks for sharing

Stubaby · Sep 14, 2020

Nice. Congrats.

Camper_A1 · Sep 15, 2020

Congrats to both of you on some nice bulls!!

RR2012 · Sep 15, 2020

Great bulls! Congrats

Moe84 · Sep 15, 2020

Congrats on the great bulls!

Vanilla · Sep 15, 2020

berrysblaster said:
If my trail cams are any indication the Snatch is in for a wild year. Be glad you’ve got a tag

Yo berry...when are we going to see some pics? Quit holding out on us!

joesikora · Sep 16, 2020

c86man3 said:
Update. I got this bull opening day. We called him into 50 yards - he came crashing up the hill to us. The spot we found him in was shared with me from someone on MonsterMuleys. I really appreciate the advice I got through PMs on here.

He's not a monster, but he's a mature 6 point which is what I was looking for.

Congrats!
That’s a heck of a nice bull you harvested. Here’s another story of a hunter on MM that helped another hunter to success! Way to go my brother!

Joe

Cam@strawberry · Sep 16, 2020

Vanilla said:
Yo berry...when are we going to see some pics? Quit holding out on us!

Took awhile to get it secured to the civic

Ranger1 · Sep 16, 2020

utahute34 said:
Killed this bull on the Wasatch Wednesday the 9th. They did get much more vocal after the cold hit!

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Great bow bull!

Vanilla · Sep 16, 2020

berrysblaster said:
Took awhile to get it secured to the civic

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Saw that on the book. Great bull and awesome picture.

Keep them coming! In honor of our good forum friend a Goofy Elk, we need some Wasatch giants posted and shared.