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I hesitate to even ask this but you only live once right?:D real life scenario for me: I've hunted 55 multiple times and ridden around in 56 a bit but never in November. Will be going with a family with lifetime experience guiding here. pros / cons of choosing one unit over the other...

I'm finishing up the skull prep on this years elk (in the other thread) and thought I'd share a few pics of his healed skull injury. He got his nose bashed in, which I've seen pretty commonly: More interestingly, he nearly tore his left antler off: there is a ridge of bone overlaying the...

I passed 300 days elk hunting on this last trip and I'd like to tell myself that this persistence explains at least a little bit the string of good fortune I've enjoyed these past two years but I have to admit that it's probably more likely this new deodorant my sweetie picked out for me is the...

I've been putting in for WY 55 (wilderness area outside of the park) for a bit now. It theoretically takes 13 points to draw as they only allocate two NR tags. I've drawn it now three times in five years (2019 with 10 pts, 2020 with 0 points and now 2023 with 2 points ) :cool: Woot!

Kevin and Karl will be rotating out and the nominating/application period will run from Jan to March 2023 with the nominating committee meeting in Apr/May. Per rule, one candidate must be from the SE region and the other can be from any other region Except the Northern. As the candidates are...

Deadline is midnight Monday. I apparently didn't get this memo but , other than moose and sheep, points are no longer applied for unsuccessful draws -- you have to buy them as a separate transaction now. Sorry if I'm the last person on earth to figure this out... ;)

This was the third year I've hunted this unit and by far the most challenging. Lots of water, high temps, and a very scattered population. Anything of note was holed up in dark timber and so that's where we went! We could hear this guy in that dark timber and spent a tedious three hours...

We took a couple groups up to the snake for a few days each of rafting to finish out the 2022 season. We're right around 525 miles for the year and , while the twins have moved back down to the U., they're well set up to start guiding next season.

Over the course of 150 miles the river runs through typical northern rocky mountain terrain to freshly cut granite to temperate rainforest once you get to the coast making every day quite different from the last.

The river runs right down the middle of this map and through the largest non-polar ice field in the world. we tried to scout a route through the ice at lake Lowel but as you can see there was a bear sunning himself on the lookout rock so we had to wing it a bit we camped on an island in...

the river was at flood stage when we ran it so a majority of the usual options were underwater but we still found a few nice spots to hang out!

The Alsek river runs roughly 150 miles from Haines Jct in the Yukon to Dry Bay in Glacier Bay NP. It was substantially bigger than I was anticipating, averaging 60,000 cfs overall and 138,000 cfs below the confluence. It's getting harder to schedule a family trip of this length with the kids in...

We ran this river this month but I"m way behind on processing pics. We're right at 500 river miles this season and I"m hoping to get the rest of the pics done in between two trips this week. I think people in general overuse the term "epic" but I think it qualifies here. 12 days at 138,000 CFS...

I've been looking for two years now and any help greatly appreciated!

We're mostly empty nesters now but have been fortunate enough to have raised three kids without ever buying meat in a store -- not exactly "cost effective" but we've been virtually 100% subsistence hunters for 25+ years now, often donating packaged (frozen) meat to local pantries. I have a unit...

First bunny of the season!!

My son snuck home from college for opening day - not quite as big as his CO bull from last year but this is about as big as they make it in this area.

My good friend and mentor Matt Winfrey passed on this week. Winfrey was a giant in the river community, having run most of the big water in a dozen countries, and just maybe the best friend I'll ever have. We had most of the next two years worth of river trips all mapped out and then a little...

Great crew, great camp, about 55 miles worth of runs at optimal water levels. We've run this section from 4100 cfs to 17,000 cfs and 7-8K is ideal, which held steady over three days. (these are photos from one of those commercial photo companies --flotographs-- which are way overpriced but the...

This would've probably been better as a three nighter than a two but it was a nice getaway nonetheless. I'm grateful my fam is still willing to pick up and go on these whims after all these years. (Now if I could just get them to spend more time rowing the gear boat I'd be set!) This was...

We have two female (sibling) Harris' Hawks that are our main rabbit getters. We got them at 12 weeks old and they're now in their 9th season with just under 500 rabbits on their ledger. Usually they're good for catching two rabbits per outing and about 80 per season one of my favorite videos...

well, 22 points wasn't enough for either elk or deer in CO this year....

Finally! It took about 9 months to get all the parts built (yay Covid) but the new raft is finally put together. And just in time for a couple day runs at Dinosaur

This is something I've been vocal about and I want to applaud everyone involved in making it happen, including the two nominees. Newly released today on the DWR's website are slightly condensed versions of the nominee's applications: https://wildlife.utah.gov/board-appointees-comment.html...

A recent turn in the photo of the day thread got me thinking about this spot. We've run the Colorado river in the Grand Canyon twice now and are going back next April. This is probably *the* iconic shot of the river - it's taken at the ledge of the graneries at Nankoweap (a Paiute word...

As you know, Byron and Donnie are leaving the WB (termed out) this year and the nominating committee recently met to review replacement applications. The committee is allowed / required to submit the names of 3 candidates per position and the governor has sole discretion to pick (in this case)...

This is pretty much the only voting item on the upcoming RAC/WB cycle. The DWR (in their presentation) quotes a survey showing only 13% support for commercial guiding on WMAs and have been directed by HB 295 to make a final call on the question. We've gotten more feedback on this question than...

In "normal" times, the scientists will have worked all of this out prior to presenting to the public but in covid times we're seeing the process happen in real time. It can certainly be confusing to try to sort through the daily noise but I guess that's the drawback of doing science on live TV...

Hi all, a little new here. This is a recurring post I've done on other forums in the past and if there's interest, I'd love to share again here. We have three falconers in the family (technically Austringers as we fly mostly large hawks) and currently have two Harris Hawks that just wrapped up...

Like many (most) point sitters, I'm strongly considering cashing out those points (21 right now) this year or next year in Colorado. As a NR, I'd hire a guide and and that presents an additional complication: most of them are already booked a couple years out on good units I'd have a chance of...

Hi all! New here - migrating from 24CF / AR and hoping for a less political home. We're also master falconers - I don't see a dedicated spot for those pics/videos but hopefully they'll be welcome somewhere! Here are a few pics from our 2020 hunts: