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  1. George Hamrick

    Gila Archery Elk, what to get my Dad to prepare him?

    That is on his list of things to get. I live a state away or I would definitely do that for him. Just know if I order any online they’ll end up not fitting haha.
  2. George Hamrick

    Gila Archery Elk, what to get my Dad to prepare him?

    My brother has a first season archery elk tag in the Gila this Fall. Because of the remoteness of the unit, and it being something my Dad has always wanted to do, we decided to do a drop camp hunt. My dad is up in his late 60s, and has always wanted to do a drop camp elk hunt. His birthday is...
  3. George Hamrick

    Experienced elk hunters, little help?

    I’ve only had a few years of experience as well with elk hunting, so I know what you’re going through. My advice is to mark areas you like (north facing dark timber, overlooked areas,etc) and have multiple areas picked. If you go into an area and don’t see fresh sign or hear elk move on. I spent...
  4. George Hamrick

    WTT trade kuiu frames

    Sent you a PM.
  5. George Hamrick

    Starter Setup

    I personally did my first solo backpack elk trip last year. For September in CO I had no problems with my floorless shelter , and really liked the setup I had. I picked up a used mountain smith shelter lt on here, and it was a great 2 lb shelter for less than $100. If I was hunting NM or AZ, I...
  6. George Hamrick

    Starter Setup

    A lot depends on what state, time of year, etc for the type of gear you would need. Are you looking floorless or with a floor? Lots of different options out there.
  7. George Hamrick

    Dog names

    White lab named Max and a chocolate lab named Rocky. Never had dogs before these, but I will say Labs are great dogs.
  8. George Hamrick

    Must have items around $15 for Colorado Elk Hunting

    Socks or an extra water filter.
  9. George Hamrick

    Thinking OTC Archery Elk Hunt this year?

    There are a lot of posts on here regarding what is needed to do a backcountry archery camp around the forum, with a lot of good info. Just do some searching for key words and you’ll find what you’re looking for. You can get a lot of the gear in the classifieds here as well. I was in the same...
  10. George Hamrick

    Thinking OTC Archery Elk Hunt this year?

    If you are looking to do an OTC trip for this year, I would say you’re a little behind at this point. Still doable, but you would need to get a lot of gear between now and September, along with all of the map scouting and planning. Are you trying to do a backcountry camp on back trip, or a hunt...
  11. George Hamrick

    Thumb Release Help

    I shoot a Stan shootoff. It matches all of your boxes besides having a lanyard option. The reason I mention Stan is because they’re the first company I’ve shot a thumb button from. I got it used from archerytalk and it quit working after 3 weeks. Sent it in to Stan and they fixed it and had it...
  12. George Hamrick

    OTC Barbary/Aoudad Sheep Hunt in New Mexico

    Good luck with your hunt. Something that you’ll quickly figure out is essentially any OTC tag is going to be crowded for just about any big game hunt. Only way to really learn is to get out and go though.
  13. George Hamrick

    New Mexico Draw

    All red for me. Brother did draw a second season archery elk tag for 16b as a first year resident so I’m pretty excited for him.
  14. George Hamrick

    New Mexico Draw

    The number of applicants going way up in every state scares me for how much of a circus Colorado OTC units will be this fall..
  15. George Hamrick

    2 Questions for Archery Hunters

    I wore an orange hat, but I also never saw a muzzleloader hunter over a couple hundred yards from the road. Never paid much attention to nock direction.
  16. George Hamrick

    Backyard Archery setup

    I just did a third hand archery target. I’m considering using this as a backstop to be safe.
  17. George Hamrick

    Gear Choices for Idaho Hunt

    I did my first backpacking solo hunting trip last season so I was in the same boat as you. Focus more on the pack and boots and being in shape. I went with a mountain smith shelter lt for my shelter. Only $75 bucks on here. Do some research and figure out what gear you need, and look for it in...
  18. George Hamrick

    caring for contacts while backcountry

    I just packed two extras along with the case and a small bottle of the saline cleaner. I haven’t had any issues with my two trips. I could see where daily contacts could come in handy though considering your allergy.
  19. George Hamrick

    New to Elk hunt

    There are quite a few companies that make external reed cow calls, and bugle tubes. Those would probably be your best bet, but I’m not an expert.
  20. George Hamrick

    New to Elk hunt

    If it’s Corey you’re talking about, I’m pretty sure he’s been the world champion 8 or 9 times now. I learned a lot from watching him. Elknut has an app that talks more about when to use the calls that I thought was worth the money as well.

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