Once on the brink of extinction, tule elk herds are stable and growing. Quality has never been better. But getting a permit to hunt tule elk remains a challenge. That's because tule elk are only found in California and only one lottery permit a year is made available to nonresidents. That leaves only two other ways for non-Californians to hunt a tule elk - auction hunts and California's Private Lands Management (PLM) Program. What you need to know right now, though, is that the recent economic downturn is creating some last-minute openings for hunters who can move quickly. These opportunities are in the way of cancelled hunts with PLM operators. Since most hunters must book a tule elk hunt two to three years in advance, cancellations mean this could be the year that you move to the front of the line for a trophy tule elk.
Tule elk are the smallest of the three elk species,........(continued)
