I'm in for moose just have to see how it all plays out. The odds sound really good every year but alas I apply for moose in 3 states, and have for the last 30 years and still no luck but some day I will have one just saying.
Yeah I'm about done for the year it was a fairly slow season on my end. I got out a lot but had mediocre results each time. Still overall an enjoyable hard water season. I pulled the boat out of storage yesterday and have started going through it to organize and clean off the dust won't be long now.
I've got the Henry single shot 12 ga with 3" tss #8s , and a Winchester sc4 I. 20 ga with 3" 7.5 tss , and 5 tags in my pocket so far let the shenanigans begin.
I lived in Prescott And used to run around down on the Verde river east of there a lot and saw one. That was about 15 years ago and in 3 years there that was the only one.
It's a little unnerving because your awake and they use local anesthetic. The recovery wasn't to bad sat in a recliner and iced off and on for a couple of days. There was definitely some swelling but sweats and gym shorts were comfy. I was back at work after 2 days and wearing jeans sitting in...
I've hunted and guided elk every year for the last 30 years. I've managed to kill 5 with a 54 cal CVA mountain rifle my most accurate load is a .535 prb w/ .12 pt patch and a lubed felt over powder wad seated on 95 grns of 3f. All one shot kills all between 40-120 yards. None dropped on the spot...
I guided professionally for 18 years hunting and fishing. At the 10 year mark I had my first son and I tried to adjust and hang on to that lifestyle for 8 more years. In that time I had my middle daughter and went from guiding 200 days a year to about 180, and in my remaining time I was an...