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    2018 season

    Two moose hunts this year, which is typical.
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    Late season Desert Tactics?

    Their diets somewhat vary from one unit to the next, depending on which sub-specie of mule deer and what particular localized group of Coues deer. Basically speaking, in mid winter, they tend to gravitate towards mahogany and "buck brush", but they will scrounge for nuts and beans, too. There's...
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    Late season Desert Tactics?

    By what you wrote, sounds like you have the deer already patterned at those locations.
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    Southern Utah...

    About 4/100ths of an inch this afternoon, over at the Monument. Might get a bit more tonight. NOAA forecast the next ten days is calling for continued above average temperatures and dry. Bummer.
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    Southern Utah...

    The Strip and the Kaibab and the Paria Plateau are still relatively dry. The monsoon hasn't yet really got going on that side of the canyon, compared to the rest of Arizona. So, that might give you some idea, anyway.
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    Carpenter Creek Sheep DS195

    I would be hesitant to access DS195 from Wolverine Road. That's a helluva brush fight up the bottom and a long, long, tiresome and day-consuming walk along the ridgeline that separates Wolverine Creek from Matanuska River. In terms of DS195, that's a counterproductive way of accessing it for the...
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    Late season Desert Tactics?

    For e scouting, look for various habitat and terrain types, and likely looking honey holes near metropolitan centers and far removed from metropolitan centers. But in all seriousness, they'll be in the rut (mule deer) and in pre-rut (Coues deer). So, you're apt to find them anywhere, doing...
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    Carpenter Creek Sheep DS195

    Funny that you mention it. Mike and I were just talking about that drainage, a couple days ago. From the air, haven't been seeing a lot of rams in there. No big ones (40+), for sure. But, there are some rams up at the head. Try looking on the left. The Long canyon on the right sometimes has rams...
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    Dg336 Spencer glacier goat hunt questions

    Tekla: I got your message. You can go in from the north or the south. Either way works. I also flew into there once, with a PA-18. But mostly I accessed it on foot, from the highway. But to answer the question that you sent to my Inbox, you can canoe in from either direction. Mav
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    Sheep Hunt Just Turned Solo

    Yeah, a freestanding with poles, stakes, rainfly and all that, ain't worth the hassle or the weight.
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    Sheep Hunt Just Turned Solo

    8x12 tarp, a framepack, and a 20-degree synthetic-fill sleeping bag. Always worked fine for me. Heck, back in the day, we didn't even take a tarp or a sleeping bag (lol).
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    Thermal changes, how to benefit?

    Whenever possible, I always camp high --- meaning, above the big game animals I'm hunting. It's just easier that way. I prefer to setup my camps on ridges, mountain tops or in high saddles. For me it's just easier to be above animals, than to be below them.
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    CO GMU 65 1st rifle input

    I was out guiding brown bear hunters and grizzly bear hunters during April, May and June, and consequently, I missed that thread (lol).
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    CO GMU 65 1st rifle input

    That's Ouray country. The Uncompahgre Plateau is way west of there. But anyway, I was in GMU 65 in 2013 and 2014. Jillions of elk. Didn't see anything huge, but lots and lots of elk.
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    AZ December Rifle Coues tactics advice

    I wouldn't say they're Ninjas. It's actually pretty easy to kill a representative buck in the 75-95 inch class, which would be a 3-5 year old deer. Now, an 8-9 or 10 year old buck is going to be a tough nut to crack. But, you're necessarily looking to kill something that extraordinary. You never...
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    AZ December Rifle Coues tactics advice

    For me, glassing is the only way to go. When I first started hunting them in the mid 1970's, I used to hunt them as if they were 1970's mule deer (lol). Didn't take me long to figure out that glassing was better than walking and throwing rocks in canyons. For me, the last 30 years has been all...
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    AZ December Rifle Coues tactics advice

    Don't forget Pinion. I forgot to mention that in the list.
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    Good morning .... You can go either way; up Placer River or Trail Creek. Mav

    Good morning .... You can go either way; up Placer River or Trail Creek. Mav
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    AZ December Rifle Coues tactics advice

    No problem, Ryan. And to answer your question about whether or not they eat much of that bear grass, the answer is no. Their diet pretty much consists of mahogany, acorns, cholla, scrub oak, "buck brush", various seeds, mushrooms, and what few forbs they can find. During the month of December...
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    Confession of a alaska master guide

    I'm pretty sure we're all "hunters", because we like to kill animals. I mean let's face it, if it wasn't about the killing we'd all pack cameras and only use weapons for personal defense.

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