Spot and stalk for me as well...still have not learned how to sit in a blind all day...
Even my kansas whitetail hunting has been on the ground and not a tree stand.
Maybe a recliner and a horse trailer can make me a convert! :)
Happy hunting,
Yrovikle
Close to a grand in tag fees for preference points here in colorado (although I get most of that back in june) just racking up points and hunting OTC pronghorn and elk. Always get my 2nd choice deer in my elk unit. So elk, mule deer and pronghorn in my home state and whitetail in kansas...
5-7 days, I started out 3-4 days at a time with a trip to town or the truck and then back up for another 3-4 days. Cell phone calls home nightly (when possible) help with the wilderness fever. Also, I always write in my journal to help with that social loneliness we all go through. 3,4,5 miles...
My scouting always starts Father's Day weekend with my three kids making the 7 mile hike with me for the past four years...tradition. Normally that early we are really just scouting terrain, looking for a new little setup area, bench, or ridge. I have three main hunting spots for elk...1) main...
16 - 18 days for elk with mule deer in my unit but my main target are the elk. Also add two or three weekends for speed goats and that's my season!
Happy hunting!
Yrovikle