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I got the impression from the seminar that just about nobody even hunts cow elk, that they are dumb, require no tactics whatsoever, are found 50 yards off the side of whatever road you are on, and when shot they timidly walk up into your pickup truck bed to bleed out, thanking you for the ride to the meat processor.
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You have to consider where you were when you got that impression. A Lead cow is tough and smart, at least where we hunt. They are responsible for getting the other cows through predators, hunters, winter, etc.
We usually bow hunt elk in a unit that is cow/or a 3 pt + bull. The loose group I hunt with seems to take as many bulls as cows (just from recollection), and anyone would gladly take either one. Last I checked, you can't eat antlers. Would I love to hang a big rack on the wall? You bet! But I am not going to waste a hunting season waiting for a bull.
You can always transfer your tag to me, and I would gladly try to kill a stupid cow
