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    Jarbidge Elk 2020

    I never saw a fish in the part of Mary's River were using. By September the river was running pretty low, not sure the trout could live in there, or in that part. There were some good swimming holes we used to cool down, but didn't see anything.
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    Jarbidge Elk 2020

    We woke up Saturday morning with a plan to make three trips, two if we felt like we could do it. The bonus was the elk was only 2.5 miles from the truck, closer than camp. We started just after sun up and finished around 3, did it in two trips, and I am still paying for that last load. Made...
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    Jarbidge Elk 2020

    Oct 23rd - Pretty miserable night, everything froze, one of those nights where you put on most of the clothes you packed in and still struggle to stay warm. The alarm went off, I wasn't sleeping, and I jumped up, just wanting to get moving That night we decided to get away from the crowd and...
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    Jarbidge Elk 2020

    Opening Day - Oct 22nd. Our plan was to up on a vantage point above camp before sun up that will allow us to view a basin where we had seen three bulls on Tuesday morning. Up at 4:15, coffee and hiking by 5. Took us about 45 minutes to get to where we wanted to be, had to wait a little for...
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    Jarbidge Elk 2020

    My friend that I helped get his elk in 2016 would be joining me for the opener. We talked and decided to go in three days early, to get camp set up, water filtered and packed up to camp and to use the three days to figure out where the elk have gone. I spent the last of September and up to...
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    Jarbidge Elk 2020

    Scouting trip #3 - early September. With muzzeloader season opening Sept 1st and the hopes of seeing & hearing rutting elk I planned our last trip. Unfortunately it was a short one. Another seven hour trip to the trailhead. This time with pants and hiking shoes to limit the stickers, which...
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    Jarbidge Elk 2020

    Back home, more discussions with the biologist, more maps, marking spots on OnX that I wanted to check out. GoHunt released a beta version of 3D maps but only for the computers, this was nice to see the elevation and different areas that we could not see from the trail. River still needed flip...
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    Jarbidge Elk 2020

    Hi All - I posted this on another site, but wanted to give an update on my hunt here as a number of you provided input. Thank you to those that answered my questions and provided suggestions on where to look. I had helped a friend on his elk hunt in 2016 and started applying that next year. I...
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    Browning X-Bolt 7mm rem mag owners

    Being in California I have to hunt in the state with non-lead. I purchased a X-Bolt Pro last year and shot Nosler 150 e-tip thru it so I could just shoot it. That load shot great, so I used it to shoot a cow elk in Wyoming and a mule deer buck in Colorado. I was planning on testing out some...
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    What are your 2020 plans?

    Current Plans for 2020: California - Fill one or two of my 14 year old daughters deer tags, will be her first and hopefully second deer Nevada - Jarbidge October Elk hunt, two scouting trips down, two more to go before the season opens Colorado - 4th season elk & deer tags, going to be a busy 5...
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    Backcountry hunting and extra ammo?

    10 - 3+1 in the gun and 6 in the belt pouch + an extra box back at the truck. If I go thru the 10 without hitting anything, I deserve to walk all the way back to the truck to resupply if I want to keep hunting.
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    Wyoming Elk Unit 39

    I hunting the unit last year. Remember the deer hunt opens on the 15th and runs to the 24th. Because of that we chose to hunt the last 10 days of the season. Arrived on the 24th, ran into a number of guys during the week that went home after the opener due to the hunting pressure and came...
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    Items for sale - Kuiu & Boots

    Hi All – Pulling my original thread up with some items that I had for sale. Added two new Kuiu jackets to the list. Kuiu items Yukon jacket/pant set, brand new, never been worn – size L – camo Verde - $550 Chinook Jacket, worn once - size L - camo Vias - $170 Kenai Insulated Jacket, never...
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    When is 'old' too old?

    I assume like most of you, hunting for me started at a early age. My father shot a buck on my 8th birthday and 33 years later I haven’t missed a season yet. I have a six year old and he started going when he was five. God willing I’ll still be going for another 30+ years. My father turned 70...
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    Moving - Selling a few items.

    Tiburon pants and 230 Merino are now sold.
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