Archery elk hunters

[Muleman1]

Are any of you Archery elk hunters seeing any rut activity yet

 

[Robiland]

I was out on the wasatch helping a friend this weekend, and we had 1 bull kind of acting like it. We found him in a herd of about 10 cows. We set up a head of them to have them come by at about 50 yards. The cows did but the bull had left. We heard him bugle 2 times very faintly as he walked away. Later that day, we saw another group of cows, about 15 of them, and heard a bugle. But when we found the bull, he was about 500 yards away on the same hill walking away. So atleast where we were, it was not much at all.

 

[Deacon92]

In the uintas saw bulls by themselves and cows by themselves, no bugles yet.

 

[shootem]

In the uintas saw bulls by themselves and cows by themselves, no bugles yet.

Same!

 

[Justhunt14]

Same for the Southern end of the state, it was lacking rut activity, just a couple small short whistles. No chatty Kathy cows, and the one bull I cow chirped at looked my direction, then went back to feeding. I guess I didn't sound like a good time

 

[DBLung]

Bulls are joining cow herds, but mostly raghorns. They are talking a bit.

 

[Muleman1]

Seems like its later and later every year

 

[elkantlers]

Seems like its later and later every year

Nah. We are just getting more impatient.

 

[Muleman1]

Yeah possibly lol

 

[punchy]

I was in the uintas this past weekend. Called one bull into 80 yards could not quite get a shot. That bull left and another came into about 200 yards. Both of the bulls were bugling, chuckling, and raking a lot of trees. Neither had any cows with them but there were several around. The next 2 days neither bull was there again. I imagine they are doing a lot of wandering now. Fun times though. Both bulls were solid 5 points.