I know I am going to purchase a deer tag, I but have not figured out whether or not to also get an elk tag. I am not going to leave my yard. Seasons run from August to December, and there is a good chance an elk will walk past while I am deer hunting. It is not really hunting, I will sit in the old orchard, and something will walk by.
I could get excited about an antelope or Arizona peccary hunt, but time and gas pretty much rule those out. The truck gets 8 mpg, so a trip to AZ and back would be about a grand in petrol.
Deer and elk are ho hum, an elk would fill the freezer, but cutting and wrapping an elk is an all day project. Last year deer walked by but it was always too nice of a day to ruin it by making work.
I am trying to see how well I can support myself off this place. Given a chance I will take a deer. The garden should do well, the chickens too.
The question then is elk tag, yes or no?
I could get excited about an antelope or Arizona peccary hunt, but time and gas pretty much rule those out. The truck gets 8 mpg, so a trip to AZ and back would be about a grand in petrol.
Deer and elk are ho hum, an elk would fill the freezer, but cutting and wrapping an elk is an all day project. Last year deer walked by but it was always too nice of a day to ruin it by making work.
I am trying to see how well I can support myself off this place. Given a chance I will take a deer. The garden should do well, the chickens too.
The question then is elk tag, yes or no?