Through the decades I have found a pile of them. Things happen at shot time, some could be prevented, others not. I have the opportunity to talk to a good number of archery hunters chasing elk, because that is the ultimate for so many. I heard stories of 8 lost bulls this year, most were...
A couple of things we did, prior to my retirement.
1. We are staying in this home we built 29 years ago till dead. It was paid off, but as we know things wear out. We replaced the roof, siding, ac, furnace and water heater, along with all appliances. Then created a fund for anything that could...
Frontal with my magnum is my bread and butter on bull elk. This yr 12 yds closest 5 yds. Nothing like bugling elk, magnum in hand and spitting distances.
Just watched a news report on this, how stupid do people think SIU teams with insurance carriers are🤣 Having worked for a large carrier for 3 decades it was always fun to catch someone committing insurance fraud. If your going to pretend to be a bear, you better know how they move and act boo...
You can find something like these guys then run the line around the pole at the same time for added support. Don’t recall where I bought online but a google search should find something similar
Toooo many using handrails on the stair master and bad form lifting, ie all momentum and no mind muscle connection to the actual muscle for that movement. Better than nothing, but so many could achieve better results dropping the speed of the machine, dropping the chosen weight and getting off...
A couple of examples of what I would call “Hoss” bulls. You can see the square Block body and Block looking faces on these two old timers. Pic 2 is not mine but I watched this bull in the spring and have his sheds on 2 yrs. The way he sauntered around the mountain was a sight🤙 both were otc...
My experience is some individuals simply want the bigger challenge and after you kill a few critters, you want to expand the challenge. Some don’t, which is fine. Case in point. I took hunters safety in the 70s and started hunting elk in 1980. My father’s camp was all about first legal elk it...
In the early 90s my buddy and I caught up to several elk hunters on a forest service trail two hours prior to daylight. As I recall there was five of them. They would not let us by on the trail, they were walking superrrr slow and we had to follow them for a long distance as they dropped off at...
Will eat the tag,if not seeing what I want. Even the last day like the last 2 yrs. You have walked uphill 15k for the season, you are old and had tkr 6 months prior and multiple 3 and 4 pts come by all rutted and dazed and confused, you smile in the wind and blowing snow saying that was worth...
A lot of critters are killed with average gear. Quality gear lets you stay comfortable longer in bad conditions. If your feet don’t go you don’t go.
Assuming your scope is solid, 1st I would find a quality boot for your feet. 2nd quality binos, Buy once cry once they will last decades or a...
Anything around 11/10 in north Idaho and nwest Montana, I’ve seen some crazy rut fests around this day and most of my filled tags are within a week of this day.
Year 45 in Idaho. I will say I am one of the few who uses a bugle early in October for my success. No cow calls bugle only. I will use the last 3 years on how I hunted. 2022 I was out 5 days prior to season found two bulls bugling. Had done some calling in September for friends as well. Day 1...