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How much will a bears patterns change because of fires from one year to the next? I'm with in striking distances of drawing a LE Bear tag in Utah next year. Most likely, I'm looking at two years before I draw a tag. When I draw a tag this will be my first bear hunt. I've had an area picked out...

While out scouting for my Fillmore Oak Creek LE deer hunt this year I found a stabilizer that some archery hunter lost. If possible I would really like to get it back to the rightful owner. It was on the side of the trail near the top of Oak City Canyon. If you can identify the stabilizer I...

What are my options? I have been using Stoney Point Shooting sticks for the past 10 years and feel comfortable taking shots out to 300-400 yards with them. When I extend that out to 500 I am only hitting my 15? gong a little more the %50 of the time. With my Harris Bipod I can ring the gong all...

Just a heads up! When I was coming home from a scout trip Thursday night I noticed small brush fire that was started Wednesday night some time. The fire is just south of the Whiskey creek area. It was a small fire and the fire crews were just getting there but the roads into the Whisky creek...

Does Wyoming use a preference point system for the doe/fawn pronghorn permits or are they done on a random drawing? I have been collecting both deer and pronghorn preference points for my boys over the past three years. I am getting close to cashing them in on a unit. It would be ideal if I...

My dad has always dreamed of hunting elk on the Monroe mountain. That desire has only grown since he purchased some property on the mountain and built his little home away from home. Do to his age and his ever failing health my brothers and I convinced him to apply for the late season hunt this...

I know that this a hunting forum but I wanted to give A big THANKS to all the Veterans out there. Because of your sacrifice and love of this great country I am able to enjoy the simple things in life. My thoughts and prays go out to all of you today. May GOD bless you and your family for all...

I have a neighbor that likes to collect bugs as a hobby. One of the bugs that he is looking for is a ?Mormon cricket?. I know several years ago that the Vernon unit was having a bug (Mormon cricket) infestation problem but have not heard anything about it scenes then. For those of you that have...

Over the weekend I pulled out some of my hunting DVDs and had a movie marathon with my boys. One of things that my boys picked up on this time was the number of fallow up shots that were needed and more importantly the number of Texas heart shots used for the fallow up shot. Any way it got me...

My 12 year old boy will be going on his first elk (cow) hunt this fall and I cannot begin to tell you how excited I am to take him out with me for the first time. He will be using my Win 270 that my dad bought for me when I was 16. I have had him out shooting it a couple times over the summer...

I am considering putting my two boys in for the Cach North Rich doe anterless pronghorn permits but I have never hunted the unit before. I was wondering if anyone has hunted this unit before and what they thought of the unit for a youth hunt. I am debating between the early hunt and the late...

I purchased a Winchester Model 70 300 WSM 3 ? 4 years ago. I have read several posts since then were the 300 WSM has a feeding issue. I have not thought much about it until just recently. But with my 300 WSM I don't have any issues with it feeding as long as I only have three in the magazine...

I need some suggestions on a new set tires for my truck. I'm currently running Toyos Open Country A/T and have not been happy with the tire. They run great on the highway and the tread life has been fantastic. But for whatever reason I just cannot get them to get any traction in snow or mud...

I posted this in the hunting gear forum but I thought that I would get more reply's here. I'm in the market for a 2-3 man backpacking tent that my boys can use for scout camps. I don't want to spend my lifesaving's on one but I also don't want to purchase a cheap tent that will only last one...

I'm in the market for a 2-3 man backpacking tent that my boys can use for scout camps. I don't want to spend my lifesaving on one but I also don't want to purchase a cheap tent that will only last one camping trip. Any recommendations on a good quality backpacking tent that I could get for my...

With the big forest fire that burned up a fair portion of the Fillmore Oak Creek LE deer unit (unit 21c) this past summer I have been hearing rumblings that the DWR/Forest Service is considering shutting down the unit next year. Can anyone validate the rumblings or have any insight on what the...

Ok, so my neighbor and I have decided we are going to try chasing some dogs in the off season this winter. We headed out Friday afternoon for our first adventure. Having never done this before it was a complete new learning curve for both of use. We were able to set up 4-5 different times before...

My neighbor just came off the mountain last night and sent me this picture of a bull that he took. In the text he tells me that it is a 320ish bull and the G2, G3, and G4 for both sides are 19+ inches long. I know that I am bad with numbers, can someone please explain to me how you get a 320ish...

I have a North Manti rifle cow elk tag. In my years of elk hunting I have always hunted the south end of the Manti (12 mile canyon) for elk or the area just above Indianola. When my brother-in-law learned that I had a cow tag for the north Manti he told me that I needed to hunt the area around...

Does anyone know of a place along the front where I could pick up some 7mm-08 brass. I have tried Sportsman in both Provo and Sandy, Cabelas, and Gunnies in Orem. Everyone is sold out and don't know for sure when the next shipment is going to come in. I would like to get 50 peaces or so by...

As many of you may know I have been thinking about getting my 13 year old boy a new bow for his birthday. Last week I decided I would take him down to Jakes to get him sized up and have him try out a couple of bows to see what he likes. What a joke that was. To start things off the salesman took...

I am looking at getting my 13 year old boy a bow to start shooting. I will be taking him down tonight to have him sized up so I know what type of bow he will fit into. At 5?10? tall I am going to guess his draw length to be right around 27?-28?. I have found a lot of youth bows that I think he...

I have a boy whose 13th birthday is coming up this weekend. Ever since we went to our family reunion he has been asking to get a bow for his birthday. Here is where my problem is, 1) it has been some time since I last picked up my bow so I am out dated on technology. What should I look for in a...

I have a boy that will be turning 13 over the weekend and as of right now I cannot think of anything to get him for his birthday. He is a fairly reserved kid so getting ideas out of him is like pulling needles out of a hay stake. I have thought about getting him a bow but hunting season starts...

I am a scoutmaster for a local boy scout troop in Orem Utah. We have scheduled to do a service project later on this month. In the past we have helped the neighborhood with projects and local ward members. This time I would like to do something other then cleaning someones yard. Any thoughts or...

My Kelty Yellowstone 3 season family tent gave up the ghost during my last camp out with the Boy Scout troop I am currently working with. Needless to say I am in the market for a good quality four season tent to replace it with. The tent needs to be of good quality and with stand anything my...

I have an old Bushnell 15-45X50 spotting scope that I NEED to replace this summer. I am still searching to find what brand/model I want to get. I am noticing that most models come in 15-45 power or 20-80 power. With my current set up (scope and tri-pod) anything over 35 power is pretty much use...

I just chipped in my 11 LE deer points on the Fillmore Oak Creek Unit. I have been waiting for the Pauns tag but decided I would give the Fillmore unit a try as it is closer to home making it easier to scout during the summer. Does anyone have pictures of bucks they or a friend took off this...

My wife and I are in the process of remodeling our kitchen. In the process of remodeling the kitchen we want to move "Buba" (my 2000 LE Archery bull elk)downstairs into the den. One major problem, he does not fit down the stairs. I have heard people say that you can have the antlers cut and...

My father-in-law took this nice buck many moons ago and I have always wondered what it would score. I know that the pictures are not the best but what do you think that it would score? 400bull

How did the opening weekend hunt go on the Northern end of skyline drive go? I took my 12 year old boy out for his first hunt in to some of my old stomping grounds on the south end of skyline drive. In the day and a half we had to hunt we saw between 70-100 head of deer without seeing single...

My boy and I have the Wasatch Diamond Fork cow Elk hunt from Nov 12-Dec 11 this year. We went out last weekend right at dusk glassing some of the bigger canyons to see if we could catch any elk cutting the hillsides or coming out to feed. Much to my surprise we did not see one elk that evening...

As most of us know kids can only sit in one spot for so long before they start to get antsy. To help past the time when you are not seeing a lot of animals what do you do to help keep your kids entertained. Here are a couple ideas that I have used in the past. Played "Eye spy with my little...

With hunting season just around the corner I find myself in the need of getting my kids new hunting boots this year. I remember growing up were my dad would always run down and purchase some of the cheapest snow boots that he could find at the local K-mart store. I cannot remember a year where...

In all my years of hunting I cannot remember a time were I have taken anything more then a couple bandages and maybe some mole skin for a first aid kit. Why I have not ever taken one floors me as we have had at least two occasions where a hunting partner needed to be transported to the local...

Years ago when my dad got tired of reloading and gave me all of his reloading equipment. I have been using the equipment for several years now without any major issues. I have been noticing lately that the powder measure does not seem to hold as consistent powder throw as it used to hold so I am...

I have a 12 year old boy that is showing some interest at doing a little coyote hunting. I know of a couple places in Southern Utah where I could go that would at least offer a possibility of seeing a coyote. I was hooping to find some place a little closer to Utah County so we could go out...

My 1996 Pontiac Grand AM commuter car is starting to show signs that it has seen the last of its days with out putting a lot of cash into it to keep it running. My wife has decided that it is time to break down and replace the Grand AM with a more reliable car. The problem is every time we start...

By 12 year old boy just broke his collar bone (shooting arm side) over the weekend while out playing. The docs say that he is going to be out of commission for at least the next 4-6 weeks. I was planning on taking him on his first muzzle loader deer hunt and rifle elk the last week in...

I am in the need of getting a new sleeping bag. The bag that I currently have is a Big Agnes Zirkel 20? down sleeping bag. This has been a great sleeping bag for me and I still love having it for my backpacking trips. I need to get another bag that I can use for my camping trips that has a...