Utah Otc Elk

Aerosith

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This will be my first year giving the OTC early rifle elk season a chance, the season runs October 5-11. I am planning on going way back into the high uintas many miles from the roads/trailheads. I understand the elk density is low.
But I am wondering what peoples thoughts are on hunting pressure? What kind of bull should I hold out for? Do the elk bugle much?
 
Any antlered animal will be shot at by either you, or the guy 200 yards from you... 😁

If you are packed in, pressure is reduced, but you should still consider any bull. Or at least any branch-antlered bull.
I wouldn't shoot anything smaller than a branch antlered bull. I am betting on the fact that the herd bulls should still be with cows those first couple days of season. Hoping for something decent 280"+.
 
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I wouldn't shoot anything smaller than a branch antlered bull. I am betting on the fact that the herd bulls should still be with cows those first couple days of season. Hoping for something decent 280"+.
It's doable.. Better have a little luck on your side..if you do have some luck post some pics and let us know how things went
 
Man, this is a discouraging thread.

"Anything with antlers that you see"?

Are all OTC hunts really that bad?

This is a hunt that had a 13.7% success rate last year.

There are people that have this hunt dialed in pretty well and are successful more often than not, but even those guys aren’t usually holding out for bigger animals.

Pass something with antlers if you want, but that would not be advisable for someone that wants to fill their tag on a hunt like this.
 
I like the hunt, it's better dates for me as I'm most years bow hunting Wyoming elk during September (I just got home from the last week up there) so this Early OTC Any Bull is perfect dates for me.


It's hunting, so some years nice harvest on a decent Bull and some years my heck, where are the elk.


Enjoy for sure the adventure,



Robb
 
Man, this is a discouraging thread.

"Anything with antlers that you see"?

Are all OTC hunts really that bad?

But then there's this.

 
But then there's this.

To be fair that is a private land bull in either central or southern utah. That is like comparing apples to oranges.
 
I remember my first any bull otc hunt, older guy at the gas station shook his head and said “ It’s going to be a war out there”
I kinda laughed and drove up the mountain.
Opening morning I found out he knew exactly what he was talking about. This was 20 years or so ago when you could still buy a tag the night before.
 
It's an opportunity hunt, not a quality hunt. That being said, I don't have an early general rifle tag this year and I saw a small five on opening night right off the highway.
 
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