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To finish this thread: I did not get a deer. Saw very few. Most locals with whom I talked felt that the season should have been cancelled and a moratorium enacted to allow recovery. Hunted hard entire season, before and after the Sun. In retro it was a pooly chosen unit, having only myself to...

Fun fact for Wyoming hunters: Decided to add two days of duck hunting after my deer hunt in Wyom. Called to see if my license was enough (knew it wasn't) But informed this: 1. Need separate small game hunting license 2. need HIP permit 3. need US migratory game reporting permit 4. need...

Looking at recent draw odds for a Utah tag.......1 non-res tag and 4992 applicants.......probably not a good idea for everyone to pre-scout this unit. The time and money can be better spent in other ways. JMO......BK

I hunted several times with a very well known and successful western artist. When I asked him to evaluate his own work, he said "I'm as good as any of them......except Leon Parsons". These are a very good value from the best of the best.....glws.....BK

How does Wyoming address the worst winter kill in 50 years? This unit is a good example. They double the deer tags offered. Yup...that's their way of thinking. In 2021 this unit had 200 muley tags and 75 whitetail tags. This year, after the die off, they offer 315 muley tags and 150 whitetail...

I also will be in Reg D this year for the first time. (although in Unit 78, controlled) It is very difficult to get much specific data, for sure. The Wyo Game and Fish site has a lot of good info, but the patchwork of public/private land may make buying one of the hunt programs for your phone or...

All I had left in 243 was 85 grain Speer BT with 44.0 grn of 4350, and thought bullet too soft for deer, although I have taken antelope with it. Gonna load some deer loads and shoot when weather not so hot......am all set up to load 95 grn Partitions...........BK

The more I have shot this 300 Win, the better I like it. Recoil is stout, but not intolerable. Attached foto from shooting session in desert.....not ideal conditions. The groups are quite good for me....the numbers beside the load are the COAL, not the group size....................BK

Utah's spectacular Book Cliffs: Muley heaven in 1970

If you're talking about modern in-line, primer fired, sabot shooting and scoped muzzleloading-like devices, you should have no trouble. If you're talking open sighted, external hammer, real black powder and lead bullet caplocks, you can do it if you work at it. If you're talking flintlock, then...

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When I posted this thread, I had hoped for replies like: 1. It is heavily timbered, shots are usually under 200 yards, or 2. It is open country with timbered stringers, shots often over 350 yards, or 3. very windy in Wyoming, choose accordingly. But most thought I was asking whether a 300 Win...

Very nice write up and very nice buck..... especially like the way you did it.....from the planning to the shooting. I have a Wyoming tag this year.....hope to duplicate your success. Learned a bit from your report. Thanks for posting..................BK

Just as an update, I received and mounted my scope on my 300 WM.....a 3-15 VX 5 Leupold. I must say that these old eyes have never had it so good. Optics have improved a lot since I bought my last scope 12 years ago. Or so. I shot the rifle a bit, in a typical break in proceedure.......it was...

The country surrounding City of Rocks looks like great mule deer country to me. Never hunted it, always wanted to. Bring us back glowing reports..................BK

Littlebig......looked at Hammers.....their 75 grain (HH?) bullet is the biggest that will stabilize in my 10 inch twisted 243. I have never shot anything that light, but will give it a try at the range first. Thanks. Chester.....ya, you're right, I don't want to go that far for a hunt and take...

Thanks, all............I couldn't find any mono-metal bullets to load in the 243.....so loaded up more 95 grain Partitions.....40.0 grains of 4350 gave 2860fps and about 1.3" groups of 5 shots. Some folks suggested taking several rifles, but it's a long way from home, in a solo tent camp, and I...

An excellent unit with a 50 day season and no extra "motor vehicle restrictions apply" notation. Best of luck with hunt and family......BK

Saw that controlled hunts were out last night, thought I might have missed an early draw.....but, ya....that is likely a general tag, and therefore not restricted to Unit 59. Thanks andrew. Lynch22 you can PM me if you still need info on unit 59........BK

Are you referring to hunt 1059....which is deer unit 78 ? Or hunt 1048, which includes unit 59 (plus 58, and 59A)? BK

I'm gonna shoot this 300 a bit and see if I can handle it. Have always recoil sensitive, so will see. I may end up with the 243 though. I will look at Barnes Bullets. Have always used 100 grain Hornady Spire Points for short shots, they have killed deer, but not always held together totally...

Thanks for all input.....it's not as clearcut for me as it may sound at first. A light handy 243 that I have used for 40 years and am totally confident in.....to about 250 yards....or a big heavy Sako model 75 that will not be fun to carry......but would give a lot more energy out far........ I...

I have drawn a tag for muley's in Wyoming Unit 78-1. I have never seen the unit. I have a .243 that I shoot well, is light and handy, with a Leupold 2.5-8 on it. I have a new Sako .300 Win that I am about to scope. Is the 243 plenty for this western hunt? Appreciate suggestions on rifle, anyone...

Also 78 deer.............what to expect after the die off? Will see....B

Stunning nyala..............well done to all..................BK

I have a Toyota (5.7 V8) and my hunting buddy has a Silverado 5.3.....I like my truck, but he gets an honest 50% better mileage than I do. I think gas is going way up, so that's gotta be worth something.........BK

One of the (many) things that I cannot understand, is the taking of a scoped, stainless, tupperware stocked muzzleloader to Africa. Here in the US, that rifle might get you another season or another opportunity.....but there? Yet I see that frequently on the videos. I hunt traditional, but...

Cheapest I could find 1000 rounds where I'm at was $660, and some loadings well over $1K for 1000 rnds.........good luck...WWB

Utah mgmt deer voucher CWMU or other state mgmt deer....any buck OK...whether rifle or Mzzl, will hunt with traditional mzzl only. Thanks. WWB

Thanks. I will put WTB ad here in a little bit. Are the CWMU tags purchased by G&O for resale? I know it is getting late for trying to get a deer tag. Maybe other states are still available. ....WWB

Thank you, Mtngt.........ya, being a non-resident I don't think I am eligible for a draw CWMU tag, so wasn't after that one......just want to buy one. I have looked at regs, and perhaps there is a deadline for purchase listed, but I can't find it. My call to Utah DWR resulted in 20 min of hang...

Lundel7.............thanks. that helps................WWB

There have been plenty of discussions on CWMU deer hunts, but I still find it difficult to fully understand. I have looked at the other threads...apologize if answer is already here....but I did not see it. So here goes: Is there any management hunt deer tags on CWMU's? Or is it all trophy? Who...

The infamous Pere David's Elk.............

"minimal impact" is impossible to plan, or even define, in the age of surging human growth. "Scads" is also one of my favorite scientific terms. Someone has a plan and a current use for every square inch of the once vast and limitless US West.....Very few people have been as fortunate as I have...

While it seems like a good idea, the obstacles are incredible...the human crush of population increase will mean more human-cat interactions and less habitat. What will it be like in 10 or 20 years there? A jaguar is a very dominant species over lesser cats, and is truly one of the 3 great cats...

I also have 6 points and am not much younger than your buddy. I don't think at age 74 he should wait around for better times. I have hunted Wy lopes at least 10 times over the last 35 years, but as a NR, it has gotten much tougher to draw. Looking at the odds, I cannot see any of the large...

My Book Cliff South deer taken with the mechanical coal burner.....wwb