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I know many people that think I am crazy for leaving Iowa for other hunting opportunities. We have great hunting nearly out our back door. That said I have always felt something pulling me out west. I suppose it was the terrain, the scenery, the thought of hunting more exotic game,the physical challenge, and the thought of encountering a big buck or bull at close range. For many years life and finances kept me close to home. I was more interested in buying land for hunting around home and getting my life put togehter. About six years ago I got smart and at least started to build points and make application for some of the best hunts the west has to offer. At first we were unsuccessful and that is waht we expected for many years, we were so wrong. I am going to briefly cover some of those hunts in this post as many of them have not been posted on this site and the ending to my 2010 elk hunt was a wild one and I think many will be able to learn from the mistakes I made and will enjoy that story, not to mention that it will be the back story for my 2011 hunts.
Here is the outline for my most significant 2011 hunts.
9/24 - 10/6 Utah Book Cliffs Roadless Elk Muzzleloader
10/8 - 10-12 Northern New Mexico Elk Muzzleloader
11/1 - 11/15 Iowa Archery Whitetail
I will start by revisting my first elk hunt. It involved a youth elk muzzleloader tag that my nephew drew in 2009. Looking back we did not really know what we were doing but we had an experienced person step up and help us out immensely. Was a short but very fun hunt.
Here is the outline for my most significant 2011 hunts.
9/24 - 10/6 Utah Book Cliffs Roadless Elk Muzzleloader
10/8 - 10-12 Northern New Mexico Elk Muzzleloader
11/1 - 11/15 Iowa Archery Whitetail
I will start by revisting my first elk hunt. It involved a youth elk muzzleloader tag that my nephew drew in 2009. Looking back we did not really know what we were doing but we had an experienced person step up and help us out immensely. Was a short but very fun hunt.