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Congrats on some sweet tags. Darrell here from KS. I've misplaced your phone number but I'll shoot you an email! That Utah elk tag has me very envious, especially since CO seems intent on not letting me know if I drew that 76 tag I'm after.

Doubt it would have helped. My Deer and Elk points are still showing the same as last year. Everyone on the sites are saying credit cards are getting hit before points are changing.

FYI I'm headed out for the day so best to message or email me and I'll get back to you tonight or tomorrow.

Hey, I ended up with a SPOT and used it for my September hunt. My registration runs out on the 30th but I can extend it for more October. It was nice to be able to send my wife an OK message once I was back at camp each night. However, If someone wanted to help offset my expenses, say $60 I...

Guess I missed that notice. :) I'm still surprised these sites don't get cyber attacked. Guess that is part of the maintenance to make sure they don't.

I know its a competition website but wondered if anyone here knew what was happening. i've always, thought MM, Bowsite and other hunting sites would be targets for PETA and others for attacks so the message "We apologize for the inconvenience: We need to take Bowsite offline for a few days. As...

That certainly adds a piece to the puzzle. I'm sure there are a multitude of issues involved but it is a crying shame they let a good area get as bad as it is.

Ok, I know about the land swap many years ago and I know the animals bail off the side of the North Rim when people show up, but I was up there on Tuesday and did 80 miles on an ATV, checked numerous water holes, hiked off the rim to a spring 1000' below and didn't see a single elk and very few...

Headed up on Tuesday. I have a plan of where to go but it's almost exclusively what I remember from my Dad. I would still love to visit with anyone who has more current knowledge of the area.

By going in the North End, I assume you mean through San Mateo? I'll have a friend's ATV and the weather report for the next ten days shows things drying up. I fly out the next day so I will not take too much risk.

OK, I know the unit has been hammered and is no where near what it used to be. However, I did my first elk hunts there in 1989 and 1990 and I lived in Grants as a kid going up on the mountain with my dad. Right before the draw deadline, I got a wild hair and put 9 as my 3rd choice and I will...

Hey I recognize that one tree on the right. Thanks for letting me know he's there. :) A little less than 37 hours for me. Of course I also have 800 miles to cover.

Last year they had maps. I called the forest service and they emailed me a pdf of the boundaries.

Except that in the "closure" you aren't even allowed to hike. How that is enforced, I don't know but I'm sure the elk are loving the closure so hunting around its perimeter should be very good.

So the question is should he have been a spike but had some really good genetics & feed or should he have been a raghorn and a lion did some selective culling for the herd? I'm guessing the latter.

Elkliver, No, look at a picture of an elk skeleton then look back at the picture above. The leg bone comes up then makes a hard 75-80 degree turn forward and then connects to the shoulder blade where it angles up and back towards the rear again. If you look closely at the picture above, you...

I haven't been on that ranch but I've been in the area. If the ranch is managed well at all, there should be a decent amount of 300-320 bulls and the potential for a few whoppers. The Jicarilla gets 6-8K per elk tag and that doesn't include paying a "tribal guide" so you know they are managing...

I have noticed quite a bit of rain moving up from the south today on the radar. Is this the beginning of a monsoonal flow or just a bonus June rain? I know the dirt tanks in my elk unit could sure use replenishing. Anyone hear what the weather experts are saying?

Each ranch that gets tags should be on the "Outside of CORE" ranch list. Many are small ranches that just get a couple tags. If you buy one, you will not be legal on public land, however, if the rancher allows, you wife's tag can be used on the private.

I belive allll Landowner tags in 37 are ranch only. You might could work something out with a rancher to let your wife hunt as well.

I've been up there in some really dry years and have always found water in the canyons. The elk especially like the seeps that are highest up the canyon. Argentina always has water and the back side of Nogal always hold elk. Next to the reservation on the ski area is usually good as well as...

Best way to kill a bull early is to sit water. Second best way is light cow calling and watching for silent bulls slipping in on you. Find the highest water in a canyon and put the wind in your favor. Tree stands on wet spots up high are dynamite. First hunt, I wouldn't get too picky if you...

A broadside Neck shot with a bow is never a good shot. Way too much muscle to hope you get an artery. Head on at the base of the neck or quartering to as in this picture, through the shoulder straight up the leg at close range is a very lethal shot for those with the knowledge, skill and...

Learn the bone structure of an elk well. At close range, (inside 30 yards) that is a slam dunk shot. The vital area is wide open. Granted, it isn't the largest opening, but its plenty big to slip an arrow through if you are a decent shot and know where to aim.

Hokkaido, I would suggest you move your aiming point to right. You are right up against that shoulder bone. If you hit exactly where you aim, yes, it will be a quick kill. However, if you move to the right and go straight up the front leg, you have a larger margin of error and most animals...

A big thing to consider if you are putting up cameras in 51 is lots of stuff gets stolen in 51. A few years ago guys even had their elk heads stolen from their camp. Unfortunately that is an area I would be especially careful with what you leave out and about. Definitely use a good lock...

Anyone tried the print CID card? Mine shows a habitat stamp and a game license. Not sure if that is from last year or this year. However, if others show nothing, I will be sorry for you but very happy for me. I also cannot add a license.

If she is a keeper, you better hope she doesn't read this thread. She might change her mind about a guy who is more concerned about his elk draw than his marriage. ?

If refunds have been made then I drew my first choice but I haven't drawn that tag in 16 years so I am not holding my breath about "some dudes on facebook." :)

Actually Wyoming is faster. Apps due January 31 and results before the end of February. However, it is a great improvement from what NM used to be. Apps due April 15 and results not until June 8. I think it may have even been in July when I first started. Of course back in those days, bow...

LAST EDITED ON Apr-24-16 AT 05:31AM (MST)[p]Mine are also in numerical order of the actual hunt codes and if I remember correctly, that is how it has always been at this stage in the waiting game. However, I would love to hear someone say theirs are not in numerical order because I would love...

LAST EDITED ON Apr-07-16 AT 02:40PM (MST)[p]LAST EDITED ON Apr-07-16 AT 01:51?PM (MST) Guaranteed working back door right now! You will know your result if you follow this simple procedure. 1. Log into your account 2. Select "Draw Hunt Applications." 3. Click on "Delete Application" in upper...

The Carson does have MVUM maps so that part is in place. However, they have had maps for several years now and nothing has been enforced as far as what we have seen. The crazy part is that the area we are in has one main road coming off the highway. One large sign at the entrance could...

When you can see your first day of hunting on the seven day weather forecast, it is definitely time to get stoked. I don't leave until the 2nd, but it is getting very close.

OK, the good people at the forest service are telling me that they are starting to enforce the Carson MVUM (Motor Vehicle Use Map) this year by issuing citations for anyone they catch off a legal road marked on the MVUM. Well, they told me pretty much the same thing in 2012 but when we got...

My experience in 37 is the first pressure they feel they head off to private land. Be prepared to cover lots of country and get away from the roads. There aren't a lot of elk in there so when they vacate an area they are gone.

I'll gladly take 1450 yards from Randal, McFadden or even Dunbar. I doubt any of them hit that mark. However, I also doubt one back gets 90% of the carries this year. Check back in January and I bet the Dallas total rushing yards is still close to the top of the league. However, total...

I bet the running game is at least 90% of last year and may even be better. The O-Line added what would have been another 1st rounder if it wasn't for bad timing on a false charge. Murray was good but he also fumbled a bunch and is due another one of his injuries. Don't get me wrong, even...

Keep your eye on Craigslist and keep posting on sites like this. Every year there are guys who at the last minute can't make a hun and need to sell. You might have to buy the archery tag authorization outright but since the tag you have is a Rifle tag, you will have time to sell yours. Do you...

LAST EDITED ON May-16-15 AT 10:13PM (MST)[p]Hang over night if the temp is going to drop below 40 which it should that time of year. Next morning, bone out and put in coolers and then put frozen water bottles in with the boned out meat. The frozen bottles last longer then cubes and don't put...