Top 3 States for Over the Counter Elk Hunting with Joe Griffin
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- Опубліковано 24 лип 2024
- Didn't Draw? First time out west? HuntWise PRO Staff Joe Griffin narrows down the top 3 western states that offer the best opportunities for nonresident over the counter elk hunts with a budget in mind. A Michigan native with 15 years of hunting experience, Joe is passionate about hunting the west and bringing new hunters into the field.
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Great video about OTC tags for elk. Some really good information. I would also mention that Idaho's OTC tags go on sale in December for the next year. As mentioned by Joe, they sell out fast so you need to have yourself a reminder to get them in December the year BEFORE you want to hunt elk. Thanks for the great video.
Great video and great info thanks for sharing!
Some great advice for inexperienced elk hunters. I live in Idaho and have elk hunted for 35 years in MT, WY, WA, and Idaho and have taken a few friends from out of state on elk hunts. Fitness as you mentioned is key. The NR hunter should consider other tags too when they show up, deer, bear, mountain lion or wolf. I was blessed with a big mountain lion this year during my elk hunt for example. Terrain type is something you didn't mention too much in Idaho as is varies greatly north to south. Best of luck on your future hunts
You should do a video guide for those going out there for the first time, what to bring and expect, different tips you've learned over the years and anything helpful for first timers
Thanks for the input! Something to think about for sure!
Over the counter elk hunts in Eastern Oregon for Rocky Mtn. Elk is very limited to certain areas and it’s a spike elk only hunt.
great video, although I will say That highway 97 which is just east of the cascades in Oregon is the official divide between rocky mountain and Roosevelt populations in the state with some overlap in places
What a great video! Thanks for sharing.
Great informational vid! Thanks
THANK YOU! Very helpful video. This will be my first elk hunt!
Glad it was helpful!
This was excellent, thank you.
Colorado has changed some of their OTC archery laws, specifically in southwest Colorado. Units that once allowed OTC archery, now require you to participate in the draw for a tag for those units. These units DO NOT allow OTC archery anymore: 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 77, 78, 711, 741, 751, and 771. Be sure to check out potential changes to the hunting laws for the specific area before heading out!
Thanks for sharing.
Thanks I wunna get into elk hunting just kinda confusing. Thanks for the video
very informative with no fluff. Nice!
I am glad you got some value in it! Hope it helps you on your hunts!
I am really surprised that you didn't have Montana on your list, especially considering you can archery hunt from the first part of September until mid-October and then there's a week break and then it goes into rifle season, so basically you have almost three months of hunting, and you do not have to pick a season like you do in Colorado you can do both archery and rifle! 👍👍👍👍
Thanks joe that was informative-!!!!!!!!!!! Do another one please
More to come!
Just to correct some info on the Idaho tags. There is an A or B tag option but the times he gave are not correct. There is some slight variation between zones. But for the most part with the A tag you get to hunt archery for the entire month of September and then depending on what zone your tag is for you might have an opportunity in October and November for any weapon spike or cow hunts. With the B tag you get the Rifle Bull hunt in October or November but you do not get to hunt the beginning of archery season as well. Also he did not mention that you have to choose which zone you are going to hunt. Each zone generally is comprised of 3-4 units.
I’ve been to Colorado three times in the last four years archery hunting elk all over the counter and I’m telling you right now it is the best thing I’ve ever done I was 70 yards last year from a bull elk call Boy either ICE them or they smelled something and Ray and I are up in the mountains and I could not get to them again
Was the public land filled with other hunters?
Way way too many people in Colorado. Crowded. Fires screwed a bunch up too.
Heading to Colorado for the first time this year. 🤘
Got my first elk behind Wolf Creek near Pagosa Springs.
Great video is there any state where you can elk hunt through december and january i have two weeks off then.OTC hunts
I'll be trying elk hunting for the first time next year, and I think I've settled on Oregon. If anyone can point me to any more learning resources for newbies I'd appreciate it!
No elk here in oregon 😳 lol jk. It's a blast hunting Rosie's here on the coast. I'd take anyone who ever wanted to hunt these things in a heart beat. Great land and tough hunting. But so worth every stalk,battle, or chase with these bulls.
Maybe the HuntWise crew needs to make a trip out to Oregon?
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@@tylersinclair3502 can you take me Tyler?? Haha
@@johnnymathisjr3469 why jot
I’ve been wanting to harvest my first bull. My dad is a taxidermist in KY. Any chance of working up a deal there?
Great video thank ypu
Glad you enjoyed it
Great stuff! Can I buy OTC-tags in all those states as an non-resident alien (from Sweden)? Thank you for creating great content.
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Fyi, 2022 Archery Elk has alot of changes. Most of eastern oregon is now unit specific draw only, limited non resident tags.
That’s good to know. This video was published a while ago so I am sure there will be changes in the future.
@@HuntWise one more update, the western boundary of East Murderers creek unit is being considered to make it traditional archery equipment only for the length of archery season. Prior to this only the first 5 days had equipment restrictions.
Colorado raised there price to $761 for 2023 OTC non residential .
I grew up and lived out in Wyoming and Washington and have hunted almost all of the western states(it was great having an active duty ID! ). Here's MY 2cents; Save your money and go every xx years with a good guide. Seriously...most OTC units are that for a reason. The reason is they are pretty average at best. Add to that a LOT of hunters and you're chances of getting an elk are low, your chances of getting frustrated is high. Save up and hire a guide every 5 years or whatever you can afford. Your chances go WAY up and frustration level goes WAY down....not to mention the expense of driving/staying there every year.
I honestly feel like it’s how far you’re willing to go and honestly a whole lot of luck involved been hunting what is to most people in Wyoming terrible zones with only one point required to draw in the Big Horn Mountains region and my party has killed some awesome bucks every year but also had taken a lot of small bucks but for only having to have one point to draw it still definitely worth it.
FYI. If you hunt Idaho. Take 4 cans of fix a flat with you. They are not afraid to f up your truck.
The private timber here in oregon for the most part require a permit which they sell once a year. Weyerhaeuser owns a ton of land where Roosevelt's are roam. If you are caught without a permit to be on private timber they will pursue criminal charges. Know before you go. Also Roosevelt's go much farther east than just I5. I would say cascade mountains west are all Roosevelt. That opens a ton more national forest to hunters.
OTC in Colorado was way too crowded for me. Probably would only archery elk hunt private in OTC unit.
If you can get it done on OTC land it should be that much easier on a draw unit. OTC is the ultimate hunting challenge if you think about it as everything is stacked against you. One of the reasons we like it to be honest:) I have hunted Colorado OTC archery 2 times and have a bull to show for it. Went to a draw tag area muzzleloader with one point 3 times. Have 1 bull elk and a mule deer to show for those hunts. My group has always come back with elk with 20-50% of tags filled. We go hard and somehow get it done every year even with the many mistakes we make.
@@cjberan Ya only bowhunt so odds definately not in your favor. But want to try and increase my chances as I'm getting older and it gets tougher.
I know that is not at all the case but every time I hear somebody say Eastern Hunters coming out to the west I just imagine guys looking at this Vass landscape saying hey where’s the corn feeder and the tree stand!!??…. But like I said of course I’m just joking lol . 😂 but I know the feeling hunting in Wyoming almost every year some years we go and put miles and miles on the boots in the bighorn mountains for 10 days and never see a shooter but it’s still worth it just being out there sometimes you get lucky sometimes you don’t.
Oregon, west of hwy 97 = Rosie's. East of 97 = Rocky mtn elk.
Ps hunters were having problems with elk because of the wolves being released in Colorado and tons of hunters are seeing them and you can't shot a wolf in Colorado they are seriously protected!!
They have not yet released wolves in colorado
Yes, you can't "shot" a wolf in Colorado.
Lol don't get your hopes up for an Oregon coastal Roosevelt! You are up against bedded locals and rugged terrain. Oh and RAIN RAIN RAIN! But hey come on over and give it a try. You might be some magical hunter.
I moved to klamath falls after hunting Colorado 5 years and enjoyed hunting alone the last 2, harvesting my first bull solo in september in good weather. But looking at those steep and densely vegetated coastal mountains and I see a huge challenge. Limited sightlines to locate elk that move less and the pack out would be brutal. And that rain.
@@jeffkerber2399 congratulations on your elk! I'm from Tillamook county and have lived and hunted here my whole life . Finally got my first bull this year after trying my ass off for 38 years. Every year alone. But you are correct! It's tough!!! I'm an ex marine timber faller and nothing kicks my butt worse than those 4 dreaded days of hell every year lol
I don’t believe colorado has biggest elk population. been hunting since i was a 12 i’m 21 now yet to get an actuall opportunity
Just to put it out there. Timber companies have greatly reduced the amount of hunting done on their lands. Pretty much everything is pay a lease or no hunting. There are a few who do allow you to hunt on there properties for free such as Starker or RFP but pretty much all roads are posted with no motorized vehicles. So to say you don't have to be in shape to hunt west oregon is a joke. Good luck packin a bull out the bottom of a canyon through blackberries, frens, and regrowth.
Thanks for the feedback and information!
How can a nonresident get into elk hunting?
Can't you get OTC Elk tag in Kentucky
10 dollar draw
@@jakejuvland5147 I'm hoping to go 2022 Elk hunting in Kentucky .
Yeah I'll be putting in for it to. At least worst case your not out hundreds of dollars for months just to get a no
The herd is shot way down, many units only have a 30% survival rate. I have a cabin in Colo, I'm now looking at Idaho.
If we didn't already have enough hunting pressure here in Oregon lol.
What is the best public hunting land to hunt elk in Colorado???..
Is it legal to elk hunting with savage 338 lapua rifle ??? If not what is the best rifles to hunt elk??
Go do research
@@1morecast09he obviously can’t find it that’s why he’s asking here you pos
Utah sucks for elk
Nothing but cows and out of state'rs in Idaho.
Ya wolves and non residents make it hard on the elk
Was just there for 12 days. Crazy how in Montana the bulls were still with herds. Cross the border and seen 4 different herds without even a spiker. Lots of pressure and educated animals in the panhandle
You can't hunt with over the counter and hunt any area you want to in Colorado😂 you are limited to certain areas and NOT the GOOD areas you have to draw out for the good areas with elk.
I'm tired of people talking about hunting. Too many hunters now.