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I had the archery tag in 38, had a couple really good bulls located and just couldn't close the deal. Would not come in to calls and wind switching directions every few minutes was very frustrating, but that biggest bull was a 350 class hanging out right by a main road:cry:

As a nonresident with 21 sheep points and 57yo, I'm feeling even more used and abused. Wyoming has gladly taken more and more of my money over the years for the opportunity to one day draw a Bighorn tag. Now they may change the rules to make it unlikely to draw this tag while I'm physically...

Probably right about the RV, just like the idea of being mobile until I saw if we could be that far away from kids/grandkids. Maybe I can talk the whole crew into coming out if it works out, oldest son gonna want to be out hunting with me all the time anyways.

I'm 55yo and will work at least 5-7 more years full time, then I thought about getting a motorhome and setting up out west, work a little to cover living expenses while retirement keeps building, base out of Utah and travel around with the wife a good deal during the off season. I currently...

So if I move to Utah and retire, will my nonresident points then be applied as a resident?

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Congrats, Great buck!

Added my two sons.

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Currently at 18pts and could draw the early rifle as a NR if I jump in, not in a big hurry as I'm hunting other states every year. Would like to hear about the pressure from other hunters/parties and recreation traffic to expect and size of the bulls one could realistically harvest on the Manti...

Been looking at 521 mainly, hunted elk during archery back in the 90's above Cedaredge and saw a couple nice bucks in the timber. Just wondered if all the elk hunters along with seemingly warmer temps in the fall would keep some deer up higher and out of town and off private during the second...

I should have a second season rifle deer tag on the Mesa, first time in that area during that season, are the deer likely still up high, especially given the trend towards warm falls.

I hunted that tag about four years ago and we just drove into town at lunch occasionally to grab a burger and check in. I think my partner had Verizon and was able to do some work with his phone while sitting at the Sonic there, AT&T was almost useless. May not be what it once was, but I'd love...

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Congrats Chad, you did well, and like the others, love those dark antlers.

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Was looking to get my ATV permit online and read about needing forest service approved spark arrestor, my ATV is an older Honda but has spark arrestor stamped on end of the muffler. Are they going to enforce the part about forest service approved if I get checked?

I didn't even ask, usually just get elk cut basic, butterfly straps, tenderloin whole, roast and cube steak, burger the rest, save the summer sausage, jerky, etc for deer back home. He did say he might be out guiding, but had a meat cutter on stand by 24/7. Processing is a lot cheaper back...

Thanks efnm, just talked with Joe Don, sounds like a good guy and not far from where we will be hunting,also said they had just got a couple inches of rain!!

Three of us have archery tags and will be hunting around Datil, will likely need to have one or two processed depending on how early in the hunt we tag out. Any help appreciated.

Thanks for the reply, I'd be ok with trying to hit the snowmelt right and seeing some new country, but given the travel distance and expense involved, I'd like to have a better chance of harvesting a bear, although a week in that country would be a good introduction to mountain hunting for a...

Looking at bear options, oldest son will graduate from high school next year and would like to do first western hunt with him. Hunting partner hunted moose few years back, west and south of Libby and reported seeing several bears, just wondered if someone with experience would comment on our...

Buckjunkie, I'm looking hard at that tag for next year, hope you do well, post up pics and story.

tomvern85, looks like my partners and I will be in 13 first archery elk with you, big unit I hear, but maybe we'll run into each other, good luck.

tomvern85, looks like my hunting partners and I will be in 13 hunting elk in first archery with you and your wife. Be my first NM elk hunt, anybody familiar with hunt and would like to talk hunting, please send PM. Thanks!

I got in on the ground floor for the draws in Mt( and a lot of other states) and have 15 moose and sheep points, I don't buy lottery tickets for anything and justify the cost this way for myself. The draws have been good to me over the years and it is sad to see how the cost of applying and...

My 17yo has 1 point for goat and moose, 2 for sheep as a nonresident. He really appears to have the hunting bug and will continue even after I can't climb those mountains. For around $200 a year(and rising in the future I'm sure), is it worth the dismal chance of drawing one of these tags in...

I did that hunt last year, only my second archery mule deer hunt, so still learning, but very surprised at how nocturnal and hard to spot the deer were that early in the year. Saw some nice ones from a distance, but always seem to be too little time to get to them before they got in the trees in...

I hunted the muzz two years ago and wished I had my points back, beautiful country though.

Thanks Brian, Helpful post like that are the reason I turn to MM when I need information.

How about an update on winter kill, I have a couple friends wanting to put in for the Gunnison Basin where I have hunted before and didn't want to give them bad advice about applying this year.

76 muzz should be on the short list.

I would think the elk hunters would be higher in elevation than you would and not be a concern, especially if you get snow and rut with later dates. Be interesting for someone to comment on outlook of winter kill this year also as I have a couple friends that are looking hard at this hunt.

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Got another email from NM game and fish about available elk youth tags and wondered if someone could give me the lowdown on the late season hunts I saw listed, never really saw any place to look up success rates, etc. Thanks for any info, I hate building up a hunt for my kid and it turning out...

Most people hunt the north end, could start around Robber's Roost, off the loop road below Ely. I'd have to look at maps to remember names.

Add Mt Jefferson and Summitt BLM maps too.

I'm ordering the Humbolt-Toiyabe National Forest-Tonopah Ranger District map, looks like that will cover it well enough to talk with others while I research it, then narrow down topos.

You can glass several deer from the road below Mt. Bellvue, getting to them and taking one with the muzz is a different story, hope you like heights, and double whatever training program your doing now.

I hunted the muzz season this year DIY and was not impressed with the size of bucks I was seeing, granted it was my first time to hunt this season and I had never set foot in the unit before, but I did look at a lot of country with my glass and doubt I saw a buck over mid 170's. Good luck