Hunting Elk in August
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From: Mad Trapper
06-Oct-21
Which state have an elk season that starts in August?
From: BOHNTR
06-Oct-21
UT
From: Bowboy
06-Oct-21
Yep UT
From: Paul@thefort
06-Oct-21
Tom, the Colorado archery elk season use to start the last Saturday in Aug. but that was changed two-3 years ago to Sept. 2 starter. Paul
From: Mike Ukrainetz
06-Oct-21
The province of Alberta, Aug 25.
From: brettpsu
06-Oct-21
Nevada
From: Lost Arra
06-Oct-21
Wyoming has some cow tags that are good in August, I think on private land.
From: JohnMC
06-Oct-21
Paul Aug is my favorite time to hunt CO. You get to hunt before the crowds show up.
From: ElkNut1
06-Oct-21
Idaho, Aug 15th for cow tags! Not the whole state but plenty of areas that do!
ElkNut
From: Dale06
06-Oct-21
Oregon used to open late August. Not sure if they still open that early.
From: wytex
06-Oct-21
Wyoming has some public land cow tags in Aug.
From: Jaquomo
06-Oct-21
Colorado has Private Land Only cow tags (half price for nonresidents) that starts around August 15. From what I encounter in the woods, that "private land only" restriction appears to be mostly a suggestion.
From: bowhunt
06-Oct-21
Oregon
From: IdyllwildArcher
06-Oct-21
California, Nevada, and Utah - every one of them pretty tough to draw.
From: BULELK1
07-Oct-21
You can go OTC in Utah and the bow dates start in mid-August.
Good luck, Robb
From: Nock
07-Oct-21
Agree with John, August was great for hunting unpressured elk. Also always liked having Labor Day holiday weekend spaced in there somewhere. With the new 9/2 date in CO, elk archery will open the day after Labor Day in 2025. I will hopefully be retired by then, so no big deal for me. But my hunting partners will have a harder time getting time off from work.
From: smurph
07-Oct-21
Oregon, around the 25th of Aug. every year, plus or minus a day or two.
From: txhunter58
10-Oct-21
Good thread
