I still have yet to kill one with a gun as I haven't hunted them with a gun but love picking them off in the mountains chasing elk with a bow. I have caught a couple by hand. I did kill my first sage grouse with a bow this year as well.
Welcome and I hope you both actually have a great hunt this fall. I have hunted archery there several times but never rifle. I would just buy and OTC tag and go on a road trip exploring the state. Look at the travel corridors on the CPW hunt map and then it's all up to the weather and the pressure.
@RyGuy We both agreed. We saw some better bucks but we both loved the look of that guy. It helped he was rutted up and let my wife get in close.
@Hilljackoutlaw this one is just for you
Not only was the cow elk my first ever rifle elk but also my first private land elk. Trying to get some elk...
So yeah I dropped the ball on updating my hunts after the antelope hunt. Between a busy hunting season and starting a new job I just really didn't have enough time to get on here much.
If you missed the antelope hunt you can find it here...