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I downgraded all my elk choices to absolute rock bottom & still drew snake eyes. Nothing for other species as well. Will depend on Utah heavily this year.

Rie bread, Congratulations. That unit also goes by the name USUC. I’ve hunted it frequently since 2011. The best part about it is if you draw an overlapping hunt elsewhere, it’s very convenient to do a combo hunt with minimal additional travel & expenses required. I met my wife at Bayview...

Don’t have much say in the matter. Lol

This is always one of my biggest concerns. My second elk hunt was in Book Cliffs back in 96. After chasing my bull across a couple canyons, I was able to make a close final approach & harvest. When I returned to my vehicle there was an entourage of six guys, the hunter wearing some kind of...

I did not vote, but been checking in on the results just for curiosity. I applied for the NR Paunsagunt archery tag with 27 points. If I draw, will likely be hunting solo. I'm hoping this is a good choice for the points.

I’m considering returning there for late season elk since I burned my points in 2022. Had a 4th season deer hunt there around 2006 and walked up on 3 different decent bulls while deer hunting. I saw the late elk only takes a couple points.

Well, not sure about a figure for Randy, but he did help me give back approx. $350 million worth of big game tags to AZ since 2012. That alone is some significant coin. Also I know he’s also been involved in getting public access grants through RMEF. That’s in fact better than money as money...

I don’t disagree. The difference being I don’t think any of his activities can be described as being nefarious, unethical nor illegal. Unfortunately there’s also thousands of other honest YouTubers educating greenhorns on a public resource. I don’t hate any of them. In fact, I planned ahead...

Plenty of details in the MM archives.

What is this supposed to mean? Everyone knows what happened. It’s no secret. Even a dumbfounded KUTV ran several segments. How do you stop the whole bidding process AFTER the deadline. Go silent for 5 days. Then make an announcement that all the bid regulations will be changed to favor SFW...

SFW wants you to forget. They’ve always operated with that strategy. RMEF & Randy Newburg got screwed. To hell with our own regulations, we’ll just change all the rules even AFTER the deadline. You can’t make this stuff up. BTW - Even the governor gave his blessing to this fiasco. I live in...

https://kutv.com/news/local/allegations-of-corruption-surround-utah-hungtin-and-conservation-expo

https://kutv.com/news/local/allegations-of-corruption-surround-utah-hungtin-and-conservation-expo

Longer seasons, More time to be selective, Less pressure in the field, Challenge to get close, Comfortable camping temps. I gun hunt also, but 90% of my hunting & trophies are via archery.

Not on the porch, on my truck. But got some sweet revenge on a thief last November when this dude tried to steal my $4k hunting ebike. Unfortunately for him, I had an Apple Air TG hidden under the seat. 😂

Just a suggestion to all of you to NEVER buy gift cards for anything. Just write & mail a check. Sent a $200 Amazon gift card for my grand daughter in San Antonio. It was taken out of my son’s mailbox and cashed by Don Juan Julio, they even know his name, and won’t do a dam thing. You may as...

It blows my mind some folks seriously expect the public to forgive & forget SFW after the last brazen hijacking of the Expo contract, much less a decade+ of corruption & scandals. Respect is something that is earned, or at least should be.

I would not attend even if I lived next door to the Salt Palace. And I would not buy raffle tickets if they made them available online without attending. But that’s just me. I’ve always been active politically, regardless if the issue affects me personally. Heck I joined Iowa Bowhunter’s Assoc...

I don’t like making decisions. This is an easy one. No. Never have, never will. I stand by my principles.

Thanks Katoom, What makes me able to accept this is I got a great marriage. First one failed after 20 years. So I appreciate being happy every day. The only thing that I worry about is my wife’s security if I check out early. She is retired and has a condo in China, but I want her to be able...

No, I have atrial flutter with a slowing ejection fraction. And it’s the speed with which it is slowing that is startling. My EF dropped from 45 to 30 in just the last 21 months. I’ve already had a pacemaker for eleven years. And yes I had to forfeit backpacking in 2013 due to the strap...

COgirl, I don’t have to answer anything to certified trolls venting on other people’s threads. You know what? I had a MM moderator PM me about banning you due to your trashy posts that year. I actually declined him, encouraging him you just had a bad day or something. I had absolutely NO...

Coloradogirl, Wow aren’t you still cranky! I thought you posted you had that cob up your ass surgically removed in Denver last year? It seems it was a failure. My echo-cardio doc has a proctologist referral from Johns Hopkins he says is a master with the forceps. I’ll get his card for you.

Got it. If I draw I’ll be sure to pick some fresh ones up in Kanab on my drive in.

I’m already picking a couple better odds Arizona elk archery hunts tonight as a possible combo hunt. That season begins same day as Pauns ends 9/13. Very nearby. Ya I have no regrets I made hay on the trophy hunts when I was young & fit. Fact is now I gotta accept my situation and enjoy...

Via archery? Dang they a little more spooky on the Kaibab.

For the archery? I don’t like trying to stalk mule deer. I suck at that. I like to tree stand hunt between bedding & feeding. I gave up on sitting water tanks as all I ever saw was dinks & does. Are there burns there where they prefer to feed? If so, I scout for trails leading from North...

I am evolving to grampa mode due to multiple health issues. My preference would be for units favorable to tree stand hunting over wallows. I don’t expect to draw, but would like to pick some units with a little better random odds than unit 1 where I’ve been applying. Hunted it twice. Health...

Ya, I knew that, just typed wrong. Fixed it now. I still feel lucky every day that I’ve been in the care of a top 10 medical team in our state, Northwest Medicine. My echo-cardio doc is Johns Hopkins & Cleveland Clinic educated. The best. I don’t worry about my health. Just need to plan...

Yes I agree I’ve been away too long. Need the MM crowd to reactivate BP & EF both.

Lol Ive had a pacemaker since 2013 at age 55. Started due to a condition called atrial flutter (similar to a-fib but upper heart chamber). Heart took off to 230 bpm, got a monkey shock, ablation + some other treatments. The pacer stabilized my heart rate very well at 60 bpm. I had relatively...

Want to get some opinions if it’s a decent use of points to list 6A archery elk as a 2nd choice with 8 NR points. Reason being I am highly likely draw nearby Utah Pauns archery deer which ends Sept 15, so a convenient overlap. Thx.

Given a long life does not appear to be in my cards, my priorities are changed. I totally agree waiting this long for a premium hunt warrants a guide, but unfortunately that’s not in my cards either. I need to leave what I can to my wife & grandsons. I don't want to look back in regret. 20...

Got two in my back yard, from Menards. Does any one know if e-bikes are allowed/effective given the trails/terrain?

I think I'm kinda stuck on the Pauns, as it's always been a dream of mine + the wife wants to see Bryce Canyon. Will search the archives and start or revive an old thread on this.

Actually the torn Achilles & hyper-extended knee are putting me in grampa mode more than the heart condition, for now. Those result in chronic soreness daily. The only symptoms for the heart is poor hiking endurance and occasional dizziness…….so far. But according to the doctors and my family...

How do the multi-season tags work? Is that even possible for a NR?

I should have specified I’m a nonresident. I’ll be bringing my Asian lady with me. She wants to visit Bryce Canyon. We just celebrated our 8th wedding anniversary yesterday.

As in road hunting? 😆 I saw dudes do that in MT & a few on the Kaibab, but I would never do it. I am happy tree stand hunting, and found it much more effective than stalking for archery. I’d consider a firearm hunt as well, but prefer archery due to the long season & slower pace.