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Bowtecher
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I would say mulies are harder than elk
just because you can call elk in so easy.
I've never hunted whitetails so can't really compare them.
My hunting partners from minnasota would say whitetails are harder
cause they are so aware of their surroundings.
Planning the whitetail bow hunt trip for next fall then I can tell you.
just because you can call elk in so easy.
I've never hunted whitetails so can't really compare them.
My hunting partners from minnasota would say whitetails are harder
cause they are so aware of their surroundings.
Planning the whitetail bow hunt trip for next fall then I can tell you.
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cpugsie
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Mule Deer!
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deserteagle500
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go to mexico and blast a muley, its easy. come to utah and hunt a limited entry unit during the rut for elk, its easy. go to texas and hunt over a feeder, its easy. they are all hard, they are all easy. just depends on where you are and hunting pressure.
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BOWUNTR
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With a bow...
a giant whitetail
a giant mule deer
a giant herd bull elk
IMO Ed F
http://community.webshots.com/user/bowuntr
a giant whitetail
a giant mule deer
a giant herd bull elk
IMO Ed F
http://community.webshots.com/user/bowuntr
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bckcntrybuck
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look at the statistics. It isnt called hunting for nothing. If any of the animals were easy to kill it would be called harvesting.
NO ? about it. A person can buy a big elk with a bow on a good hunt and for sure U can buy a big whitetail with a bow. I know of no place a person can buy a big mule deer with a bow. Maybe a chance at seeing one but that is it. If u study the record book like i sometimes do in the last 10 years a big mule deer is by far the hardest to get. I am just talking the top 20% of the heads entered into each section. Just my 2cents worth
AZtrophyhunter
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I agree with post 3. But if I absolutely had to choose one I would say a big muley.
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buncoboy
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Muley, it should not even be questioned!
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JLTD
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no TROPHY animal is EASY to hunt with a bow. anyone could go and shoot a little forky with a bow but trying to get a trophy is far from it
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coloradoelkhunter
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I don't know how everyone is saying mulies. In Colorado, almost 50% of all muley hunters are successful whereas only 25% of elk hunters are. Elk are much more difficult to kill. Maybe that differs by state but that's definately the case for Colorado, which by the way, has more big game animals than any other state.
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rooselk
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I think a true trophy class muley is probably hardest to get. But a trophy blacktail might even be harder yet.
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3fletch
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^^^^^^ He hit the nail on the head. Trophy Blacktails are the hardest!!! They don't call them Ghosts for nothing!
I'd rather be huntin!!!!
I'd rather be huntin!!!!
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trash220
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your right
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trash220
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colorado sucks for hunting elk come hunt utah you guys kill babies up there
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canhunter
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BLACKTAIL FOR SURE!!!!!!!
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coolarrow1
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Trophy class muley!
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NeoLaquachi
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coues
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In all my experience, Elk are the hardest to hunt and kill if they are not in the rut. I have had many close encounters with big muleys over the years I've bow hunted but elk, I have had very little success sealing the deal and I hunt them with a rifle during the general season here in Utah. I hunted 7 hard days this year during the rifle elk hunt before taking a good spike on an open bull area. There has only been one year where I took a bull on the opener right at first light. The rest of the years I either ate tag soup or took my bull on the second weekend after hunting through the week. Elk are tough to hunt in my opinion.
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gilamonster8
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For me its a tossup between Big muleys and Big coues deer
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AZ_ZAC
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youre all wrong. Archery javelina is the hardest.
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Pahunter106
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I have nothing to say about hunting Mule deer or elk hunting as to this point I have not done either. I have done a considerable amount of hunting in PA for whitetails. Both with Archery gear and also with a rifle. And it would entirely depend upon your personal definition of hunting. I.E. what was legal in your state. For example, hunting over bait is illegal in PA. We must go out and set up a stand preferably in a tree, and wait and hope that we have read the signs correctly to determine our outcomes for the day. Secondly, we have points restrictions on the headgear of what is legal and what is not.
The difference between the Archery deal and the rifle deal is one of intimacy and whether you have set your stand up over a morning avenue of approach or an evening spot. Unless you are talking about the rut, there is little use in hunting all day, from my experience.
I have watched many videos about hunting whitetails, and I have to say that I have never seen a scenario on film that remotely looked as though that person was hunting in a high pressure area. I hunt in a high pressure area. That is to say that unless you are talking about the rut, all the deer are primarily nocturnal.
It is frustrating and hard most of the time, especially this season, because it was so warm. I went out about 30 times and saw very little. I did see a couple of bucks when it was raining, but not so that I could capitalize on the scenario, because they were bedded down in some Eastern Hemlock which is very thick and not prone to give one a great shot at a deer without much careful prior preparation.
The difference between the Archery deal and the rifle deal is one of intimacy and whether you have set your stand up over a morning avenue of approach or an evening spot. Unless you are talking about the rut, there is little use in hunting all day, from my experience.
I have watched many videos about hunting whitetails, and I have to say that I have never seen a scenario on film that remotely looked as though that person was hunting in a high pressure area. I hunt in a high pressure area. That is to say that unless you are talking about the rut, all the deer are primarily nocturnal.
It is frustrating and hard most of the time, especially this season, because it was so warm. I went out about 30 times and saw very little. I did see a couple of bucks when it was raining, but not so that I could capitalize on the scenario, because they were bedded down in some Eastern Hemlock which is very thick and not prone to give one a great shot at a deer without much careful prior preparation.
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I'd have to say a buck Jack-a-lope. I've been huntin' them for many years and I've seen plenty of Jack-a-lopes but they are all does. fatrooster.
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donniedent
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Coati Mundi's!!!
Who said Javalina's??? Must be kidding right??? They're made for bowhunting!
Depends on the state! Just try and find a b&c muley south of the ditch in AZ, damn tough. Try to find a b&c Elk in Colorado, again... very tough. It really depends more on where you are hunting, not what.
From my expirience, the toughest b&c animal to take in AZ would be a muley. I don't know about the rest of the west because I do a limited amount of hunting out-of-state.
Just my opinion.
Donnie
Who said Javalina's??? Must be kidding right??? They're made for bowhunting!
Depends on the state! Just try and find a b&c muley south of the ditch in AZ, damn tough. Try to find a b&c Elk in Colorado, again... very tough. It really depends more on where you are hunting, not what.
From my expirience, the toughest b&c animal to take in AZ would be a muley. I don't know about the rest of the west because I do a limited amount of hunting out-of-state.
Just my opinion.
Donnie
