Sean Zele - High Desert hunting company (https://www.cotrophydeer.com/elk) out of Aguilar hunts on private property. Opportunities on mature bulls. Nothing record book but you will have a good hunt. $7Kish last time I went with him a few yrs ago. One on one hunting. Used him 3 times went...
Bottom line I had a great adventure. We talked to several of the cow hunters. They were hunting during the Bull time with a whole camp of cow tags. They have every right to be there. I am not debating that. It was just not represented to me that I would see that. We hunted the...
I guess trophy is relative. I know it is not considered top tier like 59 etc but expectations are you will see mature bulls in the 320-350 range which for most Elk hunters would be considered a trophy. With the pressure that was not the case. Not looking for an argument but when it takes 13...
Just finished a week in unit 45 with Justin Jarrett of Wapiti ridge outfitters. It was a tough week of high temps, more hunting pressure than expected with the state releasing 200 cow tags in the unit. Didn't expect to see so much orange in a "trophy" unit. Can't say enough about Justin...
also being a flatlander I really enjoy the new friendships I make with the Elk guides in Montana, Colorado etc.
They are great people and I get to spend a week with them.
Going guided doesn't guarantee success. I go guided because they do all the things I don't want to do.
Set up camp, cook, roll his sleaves up when it is 10 below. Have all the gear, horses etc necessary to make
retrieval as smooth as possible. I am 62 and don't need to spend 3 days packing...
if you pick later you are heavily dependent on weather. If it is late season and it is warm you are usually at a disadvantage. I always prefer the first week and the element of surprise from Elk at the range of rifles versus Arrows:D
I respect law enforcement, but I enjoyed the look on his face at my response. He paused gave me my license back and said have a nice rest of your drive.
Just looked inside the window and around. I didn't get offended as I respect law enforcement even if he
was "profiling" me as a pot smoking Californian....o_O. I wasn't worried in the slightest as I wasn't speeding,
I didn't have anything illegal in the truck.