Any Muzzle-loader Elk Hunters?

[ElkNut1]

Anyone doing some MZ Elk hunting this year? If so are you hunting Bulls or Cows? Here in Idaho you can hunt certain parts of the state with a MZ if you had the A tag & did not fill it during your archery season, do other states have similar seasons?

ElkNut1

[twinkieman]

A couple of us are thinking of coming back to Id. on 11/09/13, and hunting to the 11/14/13. We hunted in a new unit this year during Sept., there were plenty of elk, and while I did not releases an arrow, I could have 4 times. Now one of my partners wants to go and fill our tags for meat on a cow hunt. He seems to think that I will be able to locate elk, and that it would be easy to get a couple of cows. I'm telling him that no elk in the places that I hunt would be easy.

Nothing definite yet, just talking about going.

[Waygoner]

I've been hunting Colorado's muzzle loader season for about 5 years now. I'm building up points so I've had nothing but cow tags. Have not connected yet. I hope to draw a bull tag in GMU 67 next year. Point creep might squash that plan though.

For those that may not be familiar with CO regs, muzzle loader is a 9 day season, usually the 2nd week of September. It overlaps archery, so you will be competing with the stick/string folks. It is draw only for all GMUs. I drew a 2nd choice cow tag this year and it's considered an "A" license. This restricts what you can pick up for a leftover (I found this out recently). Leftover bull tag is not permitted when you drew an "A" license.. You have to pick up a "B' or "C" cow leftover. You can hunt with a muzzle loader during the regular rifle seasons if that's what you prefer. Hunter orange requirements are just like the rifle seasons. Scopes are not permitted and neither are sabots.

[steviek]

In Co are powerbelt bullets considered sabots?

Steve

[Waygoner]

Powerbelts are legal. I shoot them in my CVA Optima.