The reason I ask this question is because of what I've found from our last years hunt. My son in law kept track of his steps/ millage on his FitBit watch on all our hunts. I kept track of our miles thru OnX tracks. We had 8 hunts. This is the the comparison between OnX and his FitBit and the...
I know it all 'Depends". Lets you have a 7 mile hike hunt planned. No available water anywhere on the hunt route. Idaho in September archery elk. Elevation gain 2000' and hunt route is mostly at 9000'. Temperature 65* for a high. Partly cloudy skies. Light winds less than 10mph. I may have...
What ways do you pick who is shooter on a archery elk hunt within a group of hunters? Switch everyday? Shooter stays shooter till he has a shot or opportunity? Rookie goes first? Draw straws?
Watching Fred Eichler on youtube field dress an elk in less than 10 min with the skin on. He likes it that way because it keeps the meat much cleaner. Any opinions one way or the other?
Has Idaho made any changes to their draw system to handle the amount of hunters applying this year? It's been such a mess since they went to the waiting room.
We are discussing staying on the mountain till end of shooting light. Our concern is being a NR and never set foot in the area we are archery Elk hunting is safety. We have packed a elk out in the dark and it wasn't fun not being on a trail. Our plan is to get to a spot within a hour of a trail...
If you leave it off , how do you carry or access your quiver if you need another shot? Do you practice year round with a full quiver if you leave it on ?
For those of you NR who have taken a chest freezer out West to transport your Elk meat back East. What size freezer do you take? I've read that for one boned out elk take a 4 to 5 CF freezer. My other question is do you run the freezer periodically to just keep the meat cold or do you freeze it...
Not sure if this is the right forum to post this? I have a REI half dome 2 man and would like a little bigger vestalview for storage and eating under in bad weather.
Standard 8-32 thread, 100 grain , 7 heads. Comes with wrench, extra O rings , wave washers and set screws. New, have never been shot at a animal. 4 have been in my quiver the month of November. Those 4 were shot once into foam in the practice mode. $80 TYD , I pay shipping and PP fee. PM me or...