We started archery season September 2nd. All of our pre-scouting paid off this season. The bulls were not very vocal and with calling off a ridge to hear one would not work. By knowing where the bulls were, we were able to work in close having real good luck with the tactics we used, We didn’t take as many bulls this year as in the past years, but took some really nice mature bulls. There were not many bulls taken overall in the archery season by the general public, that made a very high number of bulls for our general rifle season.

The guys tell me that after elk archery hunting with all the action and excitement this is the only way to hunt elk, If you have never tried it, you are sure missing out on a hunt of a lifetime.

We started rifle season October 21st and couldn’t ask for better weather for an elk hunter. It was cool with snow early and this kept the bucks and bulls out moving most of the day. We took several bulls in the 280 – 300 class with our largest a massive 6x7 bull that was green scored at 365.

We started seeing mule deer chasing does November 1st and they never stopped all season. We had several opportunities for some nice 4x4’s in the 26 – 28 inch class with a few hunters making some excellent shots on some nice mule deer.

Our whitetail bucks started chasing the does October 15th and by Thanksgiving week they were in the peek of their season. We took some in the 140 – 160 class and several smaller ones. Our whitetail numbers are very high and we can afford to be a little picky on site.

The best way to summarize our 2010 rifle season is ‘Outstanding’! We are having another mild winter and the game is doing very well. The numbers are high and we expect an even better season next year.