there are a few hunts that open on aug 1st here. rifle, any sex, most of the hunts have to be within a mile of a cultivated field but this hunts covers a monster sized area. the edge of the zone borders a spot where a lot of Yellowstone park elk, and island park elk winter. all of august its either sex, from September to end of December its cow elk. kind of a pain in the arse zone to hunt unless you know some spots. after the first week the elk aren't as predictable and have a huge desert dotted with hay fields do disappear to.