I would say the decision to drive there in the first place is probably correct. I have driven out for all of my hunts and they have been in the 24-37 hour range from the east coast. It's a long drive, but if you fly in are lucky enough to shoot some thing, I have some friends with horror stories...
We rented a truck to drive to South Dakota a few years ago. Shopped around a little bit and had a pretty good deal on an F150 for I believe it was 13 days total. I want to see the truck rental was around 1000 bucks and came with unlimited miles, which I don't know if that is common but that's...
Also from NJ here (Sussex county), first trip was to South Dakota and was a group of 3 of us. We ended up with 2 mule deer on that trip. We (one of the guys from the first trip and my brother replaced the other guy this trip) went to Montana for mule deer again a few years later and and my...
I have tried a few different brands over the years and currently my favorite are the schnee’s bear tooth’s. They might be just outside your budget but they are frequently on sale for as low as $250-$280. I know boots are all personal preference, but I have enjoyed these boots as much or more...
Haha of course. We drove it from the east coast to SD for a mule deer hunt and on the last evening of the hunt while me and my one hunting buddy were sitting over a bedded buck waiting for him to stand up to try and get a shot our other buddy was driving the rental truck around some questionable...
I have shot them both out of a compound and out of my recurve for a few years and they flew and performed great on animals out of each. Pretty sure they saved me on a mule deer a few years ago in South Dakota. The buck was quartering away slightly but alert when I shot and he ducked and turned...