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RE: Zirkel High Country Rifle Hunt This was the first time I did this hunt. I have hunted elk in the 2nd season and have seen a few nice bucks. We repacked into another area mid week and came across a guy packing out very good buck, so they are there. I did see two bucks during the week of...

RE: Zirkel High Country Rifle Hunt We saw elk almost everyday. Most of the herds were being run by 5x5s. They are fun to watch in those high mountain meadows. I would have traded my rifle for a bow in heart beat, although we were a to far out to logistically get one packout without...

Zirkel High Country Rifle Hunt I hunted the early season high country muley hunt this past fall. In previous years backpacking in that country we have seen a decent number of deer. This year after a week of hunting I could almost count the number of deer on one hand. The only thing we could...

I am doing a packpack high country hunt in CO the end of August while the bucks are still in velvet. I am curious as to what methods you guys use for preserving the velvet and the capes? I have read a little on the subject but don't have a firm game plan yet as to how to best handle this if I...

Gentlemen, I have always wondered what some guys use as a wakeup method when camping out. While I use a small alarm I am always worried about oversleeping and waking up when the sun is up (I never do but just worry about it). I have looked for watches with good alarms but have yet to find one...

Thanks for the info guys. It is very helpful. By the way badlander I cannot open your photo link. Good Luck this fall.

I am pondering the idea of bowhunting the ND badlands for mule deer in mid Novemeber, which appears to be the 2nd weekend of gun season. I have hunted there other times during bow season but never when the gun season is going strong. My questions are are as follows: -What is the gun pressure...

Has anyone ever hunted the Pikes Peak National Forest for elk or muleys with a bow (or easy to draw gun tag)? I am pondering the idea of moving out to CO Springs and have not been able to find to much info on the local hunt quality. I will still do week long hunts as I currently do, but am...

Any one hunt this unit before? I will be mulely hunting this unit for the first time. We drew the tag for the early season (this is for first week of October). Any ideas where we would be likely to find the most deer (as always looking for bigger bucks)? I am not looking asking for specific...

>I got a muley tag for the season which runs the first week of September. Any suggestions on the best way to hunt this area. It has been a number of years since I hunted the mountains. I have my own ideas about how to approach this area, but can see there is lot of expertise in this forum...