Thanks all for the advice and opinions. This will help me in planning our hunt routes in the future. I will trust OnX when I plan our routes and add a mile or so to be safe, Thanks again
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...
I should have said primary shooter. My group is never more than 3. And most the time 2. Our "second" shooter tries to get on the downwind side and most the time is the one that gets the opportunity
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?
HuntFishFight , Can you tell me if you used a ATV on your Bannock hunt ? We are coming from Ohio and debating if we should bring one. With all the private it looks tough to get around. Just starting to pick some spots around private in 71 & 74 right now on GE and Gaia. Appreciate any feedback...
HuntFishFight, I drew and Bannock A tag yesterday in the Idaho "draw". I see you have hunted the area. Any info would be appreciated. I have Information on Diamond Creek ( hunted that 3 years) , Colorado unit 54 and 500 if you need that. Thanks Cole
I should have been more specific on my question. I was wondering if they upgraded their system to handle the number of hunters so it doesn't crash like every year before.
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...