I have only killed a handful of whitetails in my life but this Thanksgiving I was still hunting in snow, above 7000 feet, with a muzzleloader and killed a decent buck. It felt pretty quintessential to me.
To clarify, I don't consider it dark if I have a head lamp even if it is off. True darkness is no artificial light available. I spend many hours per year walking at night with a headlamp at my disposal, solo. I used to use it minimally but after a bear encounter in daylight I rarely turn it off...
Like stated above, I can't buy it cheaper than I can have it done. It makes sense on a smaller area. It needs to be warm and you don't always get the advertised yield.
You don't want to breathe that stuff, it doesn't just cause cancer in California.
I hunted 12 days in sw MT this rifle season. I generally cover 5 to 7 miles a day in the mountains. It is not unusual for me to pass small bull elk in rifle season at less than 100 yards and have done it with a muzzleloader in rifle season. Not to brag just to show that I am not a total bitch at...
I have wondered about that, it might be like shooting deer in the yard, which I have never found enjoyment in, but wow our public land hunting is taking a nosedive. Long range gun or not.
I would much rather have the kids ranch than her rifle. I am a little bit disappointed that my parents didn't buy me a ranch because if they had I would be out road hunting predators today. Probably drinking beer while doing it.
Probably.
I grew up hunting in the good old days in MT. We had a 3 day either sex season, then later a 1 week either sex season. This was the first week of rifle. The fact that we are debating killing multiple cows on public land tells me that FWP hasn't exactly failed at elk management in MT. I welcome...