What kind of terrain would you like to , maybe even once

[Lefty]

My first year elk hunting was north west of Yellowstone.
Part of the a Yellowstone ecosystem.
One year I hunted the south slopes of Mt Saint Helens. Old growth timber with mostly grassy under story.
Also hunted the east side of Washington, more open and dry timber

Once I started archery hunting I was in the Idaho desert lava flows and sage brush parks.

Following archery talk then Joining this forum
I wanted to call and hunt the timber.

.an acquaintance killed a 390 bull from a Nebraska corn field.
And how about those huge Minnesota bulls pulled out of the swampy groves of quakies.
What about elk in the highgrond ponderosas of Flagstaff?
Or the timberline elevation of Colorado?
Or Brushy mess in the Guadeloupes
or flats of New Mexico
Utahshigh desert timber
What say yee, your weapon of choice,season and terrain?

And those Eastern states in what look to me to be a great squirrel hunting adventure

[Swede]

I don't see all that well, so tree stand hunting fits me the best. Other hunters see far more than I do when I am out hiking or even driving around. For my style of hunting, I prefer semi-desert areas. Itis often that transition zone between the open desert below and the subalpine area above, but I like it where water is fairly scarce, but elk still move about the canyons and hills.

[RanchoSueno]

Flattops Colorado in archery season. I like the open parks and aspen/pine forests with rolling grades. Northern Michigan is cool but it doesn't hold a candle to Colorado elk country. It almost feels oxymoronic. Even crazier to think all of Michigan was thriving with woodland caribou, bison, elk, moose and our good ole whitetail.

[Lefty]

I would enjoy the flat old growth Juniper country of Arizona and New Mexico
With archery equipment.

[Indian Summer]

This bull is from some of the best squirrel habitat in the country. Imagine how many acorns it took to grow that rack!

There are monsters here. There is a chance a world record will come from here someday, most likely a non-typical. The best thing about the terrain is that it’s only about three hours from home. Other than that, it’s not my preferred type of area to hunt.

I like to see a lot of elk when I’m hunting. Even if I can’t kill them, it’s good for confidence and morale. It is excellent for finding what you’re looking for too! So over the years I’ve all but abandoned the timber…. until I actually watch the elk walk into it. It was a natural transition. I just started hunting some more semi open country. Prior to that I was hunting areas that had very little open country. One day I got a text from a friend that said you need to come hunt some of the places where I’ve been. If you work as hard here as you do up in that timber, you will slay them. The rest is history. Now that I am 60 years old I am glad I went in that direction. I can put effort into getting to my vantage points. Once I am there, I save my energy for when I need it most. There is no way I could hunt now like I used to. Running and gunning is for the young.

In addition to be able to look over a lot of prime country I also get spectacular views. That’s one thing I like about spot and stalk hunting. I enjoy all hunting. I just spent two months in a tree stand in Pennsylvania. Check my thread on the Othe Big Game section. Love every minute of it. It’s the most productive method for wary whitetails too. But when I’m out west, I love looking across vast mountain ranges. Peeking over the tops of ridges down into un trampled drainages. It’s like stepping back in time looking at views that are exactly the same as when people looked at it 200 years ago. In the civilized world the landscape changes every damn day!

So to answer the question I prefer high country (not ruling out lower elevations) that is about 35% open meadows and sagebrush. Western Wyoming for sure. But I’d love to hunt similar country in Arizona I think. Maybe New Mexico. I would say Colorado too as long as it’s somewhere that isn’t over crowded.

These days I also prefer terrain where I can draw a darn license!!!

Oh and by the way I’m not a fan of squirrels. From my tree stands I can literally watch 15 of them at the same time all day. They are anti hunters! It’s harassment! If arrows and broadheads weren’t so expensive I’d be skewering 10 a day!

[Swede]

Oh and by the way I’m not a fan of squirrels. From my tree stands I can literally watch 15 of them at the same time all day. They are anti hunters! It’s harassment! If arrows and broadheads weren’t so expensive I’d be skewering 10 a day!

Years ago, I sat in my stand watching a waterhole. For about an hour this Pine squirrel just kept scolding me. It would not shut up. Finally, I had enough. I drew my bow back and carefully aimed. As soon as I released the arrow the woods got silent, and it stayed that way.

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Some of the very best terrain I've ever hunted was always lower than most guys hunt. I prefer the area where the oak brush and aspens come together. Good food source and good cover. I usually find lots of elk in this transition area.

[Lefty]

Squirrel haters,,,,

I use to really enjoy squirrel hunting. , I would abandon nearly any hunt to chase em.

but I like theis western mouintian stuff for elk,, but it would be fun to cover some ground in those big juniper flats

[Indian Summer]

Too bad you messed with the wrong guy!

[Lefty]

Too bad you messed with the wrong guy!

[Lefty]

While it wont happen for me.
There are some big ranches that hold a lot of elk that are not too heavily impacted/ conditioned ( wised up tpo the ways of hunters) by hunters I wouldn't mind an easy elk.

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Lefty, I think Ted Turner has a little spread just north of you a little ways.

[Lefty]

Lefty, I think Ted Turner has a little spread just north of you a little ways.

The ranch is also part of Montana's Block Management.
I hadf a day the smoke was so bad I left where I was hunting . The fire was adjacent to his property and they were getting water from his ranch.
Im guessing now but I think the helicopters were using Turners airstrip too.

I was told to get some goose permissions north of Dell ,,,, e3nded up chasing around Big Sheep Canyon