I won’t pay for cosmetic stuff for my kids. Plus it might keep them from dating in high school which will save them even more time, money, and drama. I d go on the elk hunt. And then offer to pay for it after she turns 18.
Stay away from Ram Avaition I went with them last year and they put three camps within 4 miles of our camp. They are not worth the money and definitely are inflating their success rates on their website.
Poor guy… now if anyone ever googles him they are going to see his college work and an obscure link to a hunting forum on thread with nothing to do about hunting lol.
As a 7 mm mag fan (I have two rem and a whty) I zero at 100 and shoot steel out to 400 yards with factory ammo. My max range is 400 yard but most of my elk have been between 100 and 350 yards. I don’t like shooting past 400 it seems like a lot can happen then especially with the weather and wind...
I love my 7 rem mags I have a REM 700 and a weatherby vanguard with leupold scopes and Talley rings. I don’t think I ll be moving away from that combo. It is just a solid performing rifle.
Thanks for a great write up. Solo cow hunts during the winter and solo pack outs of said cows are when and where you either become an elk hunter for life or quit the sport. It is amazing how getting that first cow elk down makes bulls suddenly easier. Maybe it something about proving you have...
I also live in the unit and drive out of the unit to hunt. My first priority is getting a tag in Wyoming. They did a population survey around 2020 and only counted 400 some cows in units in the Palisades zone. A large herd is 5-6 elk in that unit you ll find you will end up chasing a single or...
Do you have a link for that outfit, I d be interested in doing something like that after blowing 7k in a bs AK transporter in a ten day no caribou hunt.