Archery Elk Hunting - Archery elk hunting can be very challenging, but extremely fun. The best part of archery elk hunting is typically you are doing it during the rut. And with the rut includes bugling bulls, which we all know that rutting bugling bulls in close range is more than amazing. Most the excitement of archery elk hunting is that you can be more mobile than whitetail hunting with a bow, which makes it more exciting for sure.