If you track them down, nobody says you have to shoot if doubts about the pack out arise. No better way to learn than to find animals you could/"should" shoot and committing the day to watching their behavior.
Kick the idea of only baby bulls live in bigger herds. Sometimes they are, sometimes...
The shooting from the "road" part is what got them the visit from the Wildlife Officer. I could care less about road hunters, we do it sometimes, but the Wildlife Officer told all he cares about is for the hunter "to just make an effort to be safe". In this case, these two folks were shooting in...
@Dylan Sluis this link is all you need. You have FIVE MONTHS to read 20 pages. Please do so and the reread a page a day until March. PLEASE read it. A friend runs a business that rents hunting tents and had a crew come back last week with $10k plus in fines because they knocked off some elk in...
This year was my brother's first bull hunt and I know the unit well. It's the same unit from the original post and I know it fairly well.
We had found a bull Friday night but we're unable to drive their directly on opening day due to snow drifts. The long way took us by a little travel...
Deer will be ANYWHERE that there is adequate browse. Keep in mind that there are far more deer out there than elk. If you are not seeing enough deer to keep you entertained with new stories through the glass most of the day, you need to relocate. Hop drastically habitat changes until you find...
The best one is going to be the frame (brand) that fits your body and pressure preferences the best. The only way to know that is to try 4-5 different mfgs, or get close enough and settle.
Exo, Seek Outside, Kifaru, Stone Glacier, Initial Ascent are all "top tier".
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That's 100% the reason why we got a bird dog puppy!
I had a second season help out that was an opening day kill, and a third season help out that was an opening day kill. Both above average animals, so not much holding out for bigger. A rokslider came out for archery, but the hurricane(s)...