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I was in a big brass meeting last month here in Maryland regarding deer crop damage, potential public access, and the basic reduction of WT deer in known "hot spots". The Sec of Ag, Assist Sec of DNR, biologist, stakeholders, farmers, and a few hunters from the sportsman group were in...

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anyone have any older Remington Scirocco Power Level 2 or 3 in 300 RUM? Feel free to give me a call. Even partial box is fine. On another note: Anyone have good review on the Barnes 165gr RUM bullet in a model 700 stainless?

Man, that’s awesome info. Much appreciated. That sort of scenario opens the country up for me.

Well, I work smart, and hard. Thanks for your input.

Who thinks paying someone $500 (or more) to pack meat out lessens the DIY commitment? I’ve utilized several pack outs in my elk life, and I don’t regret any of them. My knee replacement 100 days ago speaks, to a certain extent, to the hundreds of high country miles I’ve put on my boots with a...

I live in Maryland actually. Every hunt I do is a pretty big commitment that starts years before the hunt. This hunt is coming up for sure....and Nov 2024 isn't too far off. Nevada?....I may simply be ready to follow someone and attempt to find peace and happiness along the way at that point. 17...

I may change my answer when/if I draw a NV bull tag!! But for now, in 2024, at 50 years old....I'm still in the game....but not for much longer!

18 DIY hunts....11 dead bulls. All on public land up to 340". It's a pace and pride thing. I hate following anyone. After all of these years, my elk partners/buddies are always on my 6....I've never known anything else. Lastly, I'd rather find/harvest a 320" on my own than kill a 350" with a...

Quick Question/Reference: Are there any local folks in Alpine who would be willing to pack out a quartered elk during late Nov? I have 14 points going into the 2024 draw. I may draw it. I'm also thinking about paying the hunter's ed course fees....then with 15 points I think I'm pretty good. Im...

ATV isn't mandatory, but I would always have one with me. They're cold to operate in the morning, but if the roads are in bad shape, you'll be glad you have one.

Yeah, I've seen 1 bull over 310" in 10 years of hunting 52. Our biggest have always been in that 300-305" range. And since I watched that bull in my spotter for over an hour, I got to see him from every angle. He was a legit 350". And of course I have buddies who I trust that have also...

Yeah, up high may make the spot and stalk a bit easier. We've elk hunted 52 for 10 consecutive years, so it should be fun. down low sounds like a recipe for spooked goats and rattlesnakes to me.

Well, my buddy and I joined as in group application for Elk, but split solo for the Antelope and Deer draws due to a lack of NR tags available. The lucky devil drew a goat tag. Any thoughts for this 2nd Aug hunt with open sites? secondly, I hate snakes. Are rattlesnakes around that country...

I'm looking in Cody, Dubois, and Pinedale/Daniel area. I'd rather be north of Cody so I can use the Billings airport however...which is so much cheaper and easy to use.

Well, 13 points in hand, and I threw in for unit 9 MZ and unit 9 archery. Like winning the lottery I suppose. I won't hold my breath

No tags for the 2022 draw. Well, a NM rifle elk tag, but no NV tags.

54-2 is a much harder scenario that 54-1 from what I hear. And with a much lower elk density. Very tough and rugged country. Same with 53-2, especially with snowy access. Either way, 54-1, 53-2, and 54-2 are all tough hunts. a tad bit easier in the earlier days of the hunts, as your not...

Yeah, I had that tag in 2016. Cashed in 10 points and cashed out on a nice DIY bull. It's a bastard of a unit. Once/if the necessary snow comes, it socks in the monument hill road rendering it almost impossible to access. If I could go back and do it again: I would have taken the $$ I saved on...

Thats fine...its voluntary. But, if a landowner doesn't do some form of corner marking....then they have zero case if someone is doing their 100% best job to use a device and hop the corner within a reasonable distance....like 10-20'.....but they who can really say that a person is trespassing...

#1: 194,196 Archery Dec #2: 081 Archery Nov #3: 071-079 Archery Nov #4: 194,196 Nov Rifle #5: 231 Oct Rifle If I had my wish, I'd just rather have my 1st or 2nd pick...but, I'd also like to hunt this year, so I listed all 5. Secondly, although I'm a bowhunter, I'd rather not hunt in the heat of...

How about another idea: If the landowner who owns the 2 private squares that touch 2 BLM squares, they must place a 2'x2' piece of 90 degree angle iron on each of their "corners"....make the 90 degree metal pieces touching at their corner points will give a hiker/hunter/fisherman a perfect...

Looking to go 2023 or 2024. Just wanted opinions on above timberline or do a 3rd/4th season?

What to do, what to do? I didn't blink an eye when I burned my 12 points in unit 49 for MZ elk a few years ago...and what a fun hunt that was...albeit not a great volume of elk. I spoke to a Jeff Coldwell from Antler Quest a few years back. Early season rifle hunt?....Or gamble a late...

Agreed. Horses are key. It allows you to hunt anywhere you want, and not worry about how your going to get the meat out of there. I wonder if things have really changed in 52 over the past 30 years....my guess is that its all pretty much that same....even the nasty weather, just not at the...

Agreed. There are a few decent bulls in there. Our biggest: (2) were both around 305-310". Funny story here: we we deep in the wilderness spike camping, and came over a little knoll high up on a hill while pursing a herd, only to run smack into 2 other hunters at 15 yards. To put this in...

or rent a chopper and pilot!....Even easier. That's how they did/do their counts in that country from what heather said. Fly/land right into the dead center of the place! That'll drive ranchers nuts...watching The public enjoying their public lands and harvesting their bulls.

well, I don't know how bad it would be to horseback into the Fort Creek wilderness area...its 6-10 miles from what I can make out of it. I did chat with the game biologist who ran that unit and she said those bulls get back into those remote drainages. Maybe it's time to saddle up and go find a...

correct me if I'm wrong....but Fort Creek has roughly 400 head of elk? Maybe I'm mistaken. How does the state justify a general tag with a pretty small population? Even with a 40:100 ratio, that doesn't seem like a strategy to keep it a trophy unit....or do they want to cut this population way...

Yeah....I understand. Gotta love SD....the state doesn't allow any NR waterfowl hunting without a 7-day permit. They don't want NR's coming in and leasing the waterfowl land up.

resulted in painful pack-outs

I cut my teeth in that area, and learned to DIY elk hunt up that way....with exceptional results that were resulted in painful packets...but its not what it once was back in the late 90's! If it would just rain a few consecutive years, I might hike back in there and give it a whirl.

I have a tough access spot north of rifle.....mean/steep country. How is the forage/feed/drought situation up that way? I hear its not good.

Didn't Farrah Facet used to have her ranch around New Castle/Silt back in the 90's? And also the owners of the IHOP or one of those chain breakfast places?

How hard is it to find a medium/large parcel to lease in Colorado? Like a $30-40k+, mountain lease, with deer, elk, bear, turkey's? Maybe a rustic cabin on it? Lease for the entire season so 10 buddies can carve out 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th season and spread people over the entire month of Oct/Nov...

Well...unit 52 changes every year. Drought, location of quality feed, pre-season cattle drives, weather, rut variances, locations/pockets of elk, and size/quantity of elk. This year: we covered 3 of my spots, inside the wilderness and out, but we never turned up a decent bull, or even a 260"...

I mean....isn't 12 old enough? Doesn't our sport need a few more young kiddos??

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what More needs to be said: " At the end of 2020, there were at least 327 wolves in Wyoming, marking the 19th straight year in which wolf numbers remained above minimum delisting criteria" The liberals will need 500 wolves....then 600 wolves....then 1000 wolves. They simply DO NOT want any...