Jon Boy
WKR
Well ive mentioned it on a few other threads here, but Id thought I'd break down my trip of a life time Ill be going on, gear to be used, training, and scouting trips! On September 1st ill be putting all of my belongings in storage, giving my land lord back my house keys, packing up my truck, and heading out to fill all of my tags or the season closes! Ive the former Ill head over to Idaho to deer and elk hunt with a good friend of mine, and then maybe washington if time and funds allow.
Im at a stage in my life where I can make it happen and not suffer much consequence. 20 years old, fresh out of college, and making decent money at my job for the summer that will allow me to save enough for this trip. Some may call it irresponsible, some may call it awesome, Im not sure what to think of it myself, just know I need to do it while I can. Ill be filming the whole experience and making a film at the end of the trip to share with everyone. Heres a little taste of our filming style, through a little intro together from some of our spring bear footage. [video=youtube_share;7TXGI_H4LDA]http://youtu.be/7TXGI_H4LDA[/video] It'll be about my experience more so than getting kills on film.
The main focus of the trip will be killing my first elk, I wont even consider focusing on deer, antelope or bear until that tag is finally filled. If a nice mule deer buck gets in the way while im elk hunting I may just let him have it though.
Ill have A and B elk tags, A and B deer tags, archery antelope tag, and a bear tag.
My plan is to hunt an area Ive been familiar with the last few years. Im going to set up my base camp and live/hunt from there. I will be doing quite a bit of back country hunting as long as the weather allows for it. Ill have to move camp every 3 weeks as I will be on forest service land and that is there rule.
My base camp will be comprised of a 10x10 Outback Lodge by Cabelas, Mr. Buddy heater, queen size air mattress, lanterns etc.
Camera gear- Canon t4i, Rode videomic, telephoto lense (still deciding which one I want) I have a gopro as well that ill be bringing.
Pack- Cabelas pack frame and 3200 CI bag. Were gunna see how she holds up over 3 months. It seems to still be running well so we will see. I have a badlands 2200 ill be bring but probably wont use much.
Boots- Danner Pronghorns. Theyve worked well for a few years now. Im considering picking up a pair of asolo fugitives though.
Bow- Id love to buy a new bow this year but im afraid it will hinder me from meeting my financial goal- so ill still be running my '10 Mission Maniac as of now.
Rifle- Savage 116 270 running 150 grain partitions, should be good elk medicine.
Heres a thread on all of my back country gear that ive posted before http://www.rokslide.com/forums/showthread.php?7480-Back-Country-On-A-Budget
If anyone has gear they want torture tested PM me and ill put it through its paces and return it at the end of the season
My job keeps me in real good shape and on the weekends Im either on a back packing trip or scouting with my full kit (the best type of training IMO) If Im not in the mountains I run and take walks with my pack loaded down. I try and eat as healthy as possible and feel like im in the best shape of my life!!
Ill be posting pics as more gear comes in, training and scouting progresses, and I finalize some other things.
Free to post suggestions for gear or PM me if you want to chat more about my trip!
Im at a stage in my life where I can make it happen and not suffer much consequence. 20 years old, fresh out of college, and making decent money at my job for the summer that will allow me to save enough for this trip. Some may call it irresponsible, some may call it awesome, Im not sure what to think of it myself, just know I need to do it while I can. Ill be filming the whole experience and making a film at the end of the trip to share with everyone. Heres a little taste of our filming style, through a little intro together from some of our spring bear footage. [video=youtube_share;7TXGI_H4LDA]http://youtu.be/7TXGI_H4LDA[/video] It'll be about my experience more so than getting kills on film.
The main focus of the trip will be killing my first elk, I wont even consider focusing on deer, antelope or bear until that tag is finally filled. If a nice mule deer buck gets in the way while im elk hunting I may just let him have it though.
Ill have A and B elk tags, A and B deer tags, archery antelope tag, and a bear tag.
My plan is to hunt an area Ive been familiar with the last few years. Im going to set up my base camp and live/hunt from there. I will be doing quite a bit of back country hunting as long as the weather allows for it. Ill have to move camp every 3 weeks as I will be on forest service land and that is there rule.
My base camp will be comprised of a 10x10 Outback Lodge by Cabelas, Mr. Buddy heater, queen size air mattress, lanterns etc.
Camera gear- Canon t4i, Rode videomic, telephoto lense (still deciding which one I want) I have a gopro as well that ill be bringing.
Pack- Cabelas pack frame and 3200 CI bag. Were gunna see how she holds up over 3 months. It seems to still be running well so we will see. I have a badlands 2200 ill be bring but probably wont use much.
Boots- Danner Pronghorns. Theyve worked well for a few years now. Im considering picking up a pair of asolo fugitives though.
Bow- Id love to buy a new bow this year but im afraid it will hinder me from meeting my financial goal- so ill still be running my '10 Mission Maniac as of now.
Rifle- Savage 116 270 running 150 grain partitions, should be good elk medicine.
Heres a thread on all of my back country gear that ive posted before http://www.rokslide.com/forums/showthread.php?7480-Back-Country-On-A-Budget
If anyone has gear they want torture tested PM me and ill put it through its paces and return it at the end of the season
My job keeps me in real good shape and on the weekends Im either on a back packing trip or scouting with my full kit (the best type of training IMO) If Im not in the mountains I run and take walks with my pack loaded down. I try and eat as healthy as possible and feel like im in the best shape of my life!!
Ill be posting pics as more gear comes in, training and scouting progresses, and I finalize some other things.
Free to post suggestions for gear or PM me if you want to chat more about my trip!
