09-24-2007, 01:52 PM
I agree that the hunt during the rut makes it easier to find the big bulls, but I don't think there are enough permits given to cause any harm to the population. In fact it must be helping because there are more and more big bulls taken every year, and the Elk herd is doing better than ever! Now if those numbers start to decrease, and the average age of bulls goes down, that is when I would start to complain. Until then, hunt on!
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