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Sounds like you drew Eklutna. Go for the draw hunt. Mature rams are scarcer than ever all across Alaska so why not take this year to try something new. Could be a once in a lifetime experience. You can go general next year, and the year after, and the year after... Where did you draw?

The stats are a joke. Check the 2023 deer tag draw statistics, some of the numbers are just copied from 2022. I suggest that in the future CA F&G post draft regs on MM for a week and let this crowd do the proofreading before CA posts an official version of the regs.

Do you have previous experience harvesting elk?

I agree with WillMc's post but I don't have any rules I live by. This year I arrived in an area I'd never seen before, 1.5 days before the opener, it worked out. I'm planning to spend a few days next week in a new area that I have a tag for. That hunt opens in late Oct. and on the way home I'll...

Will someone please tell me I am mistaken, tell me that isn't a desert bighorn ram mounted with a neon nut sack? Is it?

As I write this the votes are 38 for status quo and 31 for the proposed modification, which is curious because everyone is essentially voting for the same outcome. Stay with me here; Under the status quo if a non-res applies for the limited buck deer, limited elk, limited pronghorn and each of...

Note to self; While individual results may vary it appears the schools in ID teach mathematical theory better than in TX.

In the interest of full disclosure, yes I have piles of nonresident preference points in WY. Over the years I've probably given WY over $6k just for points. I have no personal axe to grind with the Task Force that came up with these recommendations...probably well intentioned people that gave...

Wow, I'm guessing LeviR actually went and did it. According to the CO draw stats a unit 1 third season deer tag went to a resident with 21 points and another tag went to a nonresident (his dad?) with 20 points. Just as he outlined in the opening of this thread.

JakeH has the right read on this...and he concluded by saying, "--you are in for a surprise." It won't be a pleasant surprise, big disappointment is more like it. I am trying to do you a favor when I suggest you turn your tag in (which required 12 resident points to draw in 2021), let CO keep...

These sorts of debates always leave me scratching my head. Sportsmen and women have so much in common and yet we readily sink to arguing over seven tags, ten percent, once in a lifetime, etc. At the conclusion of each sheep tag draw, for each happy hunter there will be 30 to 3000 disappointed...

These sorts of debates always leave me scratching my head. Sportsmen and women have so much in common and yet we readily sink to arguing over seven tags, ten percent, once in a lifetime, etc. At the conclusion of each sheep tag draw, for each happy hunter there will be 30 to 3000 disappointed...

My guess is that the .50 Omega is engineered for something along the lines of a 250 grain saboted projectile and the barrels rate of twist will just never shoot 400 plus grain projectiles accurately. Since the Omega is a .50 as opposed to a .54 you have almost limitless options. If you take...

I won't guarantee it's "safe" but for decades I've hunted with a .54 TC Renegade loaded with 100 grains by volume of Pyrodex RS behind a 430 grain lubed TC maxi-ball. That conical bullet has been discontinued but a few internet sources sell cast bullets that are basically identical.

Suggestions?? Both of you should not burn your points in the same year. If one of you is not into packing elk he might "quit" after the first bull is taken care of. Getting one bull with a bow is tough, getting two within the average available vacation time and getting them out of the woods...

Prizes, Before you run out and finance sheep tag applications on a cc you should take a serious look at what Wyoming really offers in their draw. Going into the 2019 Wyoming sheep tag draw there were 2054 non-resident applicants with 15 or more preference points. Of the 40 tags issued in the...

dano- I promise I am not trying to steer you away from my secret hunting spots in NM. Truth is I have hunted in NM five times, twice in what some would consider lucky to draw units and I have yet to fire a shot or even see a buck I wanted to harvest. That said, I will go back again because I...

"You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him think..."

Given that - Rams in the White Mountains can be hunted at elevations in excess of 10,000 feet above sea level. Given that - "High altitude produces substantial impairments in a number of cognitive performances. Changes in psycho-motor performance, mental skills, reaction time, vigilance...

stickflicker is correct. I was commenting on past success regarding harvest stats for coues deer with archery gear. Baiting was a practice used successfully by some and the laws changed in 2013, I believe. Now, do AZ archers still set up over water and salt??? I do not...

I think an archery hunt in a good coues deer area would be more exciting than a rifle hunt in a poor area. That said, archery hunting for coues deer is perhaps the greatest hunting challenge in the US. The archery success rates are a little misleading in the sense that quite a bit of archery...

" I write a lot on whitetail hunting, and most hunters don't have a problem talking about what county they killed their deer in. Again, I'm just talking general hunting zones and state counties. Now if you're sooooo worried that your favorite spot will be overrun by other hunters, then just...

You are getting spot on advice regarding trophy potential. I have to admit that I am surprised to read post after post advocating that you pay Horton. He may be a great guy, I don't know? Yes he has a cabin on Douglas mountain and the nearest motels are a long way off. But why pay thousands for...

Mozey, Congratulations on your ram and the desire to hunt sheep again, whatever color they may be. Just having a sheep hunt under your belt or having one in your future changes who you are. As for which species to pursue next that is a personal matter and advice from strangers is a bit like...

Price all depends on the demand for the particular hunt and the quality of the private land that you get access to (supposedly) with the purchase of the voucher. As a starting point estimate that every preference point required to draw the tag in the regular draw will cost you about $500 when...

After your last commercial flight you may find yourself at a jumping off point. This is where I repack everything. The gun comes out of the hard gun case which will be left behind and the clothes I traveled in will go in the gun case. I take two medium size drybags out of my suitcase and...

Check your airline regs regarding ammunition as most don't allow ammo and guns to be packed together so you are automatically checking two bags. Consider using your hunting pack as your carry-on. Wrap your rain gear around optics, rangefinder, camera and pack in your carry-on. I had a backpack...

I had this tag over twenty years ago when you could snag it in the leftover drawing. I had similar hopes as in, "...well it's close to AZ 13B so??" I spent a week in the Virgin Mtns and hardly found any deer. Went from the Virgin river to the highest peaks. Only ran into two other people that...

I don't have a map in front of me but I believe you drew Salmon River, middle fork? I haven't hunted 27-3 but I have been in the Frank Church. Contact the raft outfitters that offer commercial trips in there. In heavy snow years they have been known to pay for tractors to plow a road so they can...

Nanny + photoshop = that goat.

Sorry to be a downer here but I don't agree with the advice you've been getting...well I do agree that you and your wife absolutely should not try to draw this hunt in the same year. If you are expecting a hunt similar to neighboring units 2, 10 and 201 you are in for a rude surprise. This unit...

Issues of a resident quota verses non-resident only arise in deer hunt units north of the Colorado River. When looking at coues deer the draw odds are the draw odds regardless of your residency. I've been hunting down south off and on for three decades and its just...sad. Decades of drought and...

Elkduds, If you have the time give em a read, http://www.outdoorlife.com/articles/hunting/2014/10/anti-hunting-machine-exposing-humane-society-united-states http://www.nssfblog.com/exposed-the-humane-society-of-the-united-states-anti-hunting-playbook/

I personally don't own a Subaru but I've noticed a lot of them parked at trail-heads and boat ramps. The company is very proud of their Share the Love Program whereby buyers of new cars get to select a charity and Subaru will make a donation. The donations over the years have totaled over 60...

Good luck on your quest for a ram. Without getting too specific regarding costs because there's just too many variables and as you say your trip may be a few years off, here's a few things you can count on: Canada dall hunts cost around 50% more than Alaska hunts. That is simply a function of...

Technically SFW isn't buying land. They are buying an outfitting territory in BC. They won't own the land, just the exclusive right to guide hunters within a given geographic area. I believe the area was formerly Frank Simpson's, aka Simpson Stone Sheep Outfitting. The new business operating in...

Dilemma? Dilemma? There is no dilemma. You have a shot at drawing a unit 10 or 2 muzzle-loader tag this year. With 23 points do not cash in at this stage of the game and go to 61. Don't get me wrong, I love unit 61 and have been on many successful hunts there. In the open market a landowner elk...

sheephunters, This thread is full of good advice regarding aging, ones health and the ability to hunt sheep. Another reason to GO SHEEP HUNTING NOW is the health of the rams themselves. I'm sorry if I sound like Chicken Little but sheep herds are sooooo fragile. All it takes is for one young...

If you had received the tag in the initial draw, at this time would you be asking about cougar kills or looking for your ram? Got on with it! You've just been spared decades of applying and given a short cut to the front of the line. By the time your app is drawn again disease could wipe out...

Might as well throw in my two cents on everything from ice ages to horn tips. The following is just general discussion. There are exceptions to every rule and in nature there are very few rules but an infinite array of variables. I believe Bighorns crossed from Asia into North America well ahead...