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  1. LopeHunter

    Recently hunted in South Africa. Anyone want a recap?

    I hunted in Africa for the first time earlier this year. As an old guy who now finds flat lands more enticing than the more exhilerating high mountain adventures. There are over 10,000 threads on just elk hunting at Hunttalk and less than 1,000 threads on non-American hunting of which Africa is...
  2. LopeHunter

    Pictures of Horses Packing Out Antlers - Got Any?

    Got any pictures of a pack string hauling out antlers? Seems has become tougher to find packing services to haul out an elk. Perhaps UTVs on ranches have reduced the need for as many horses out West. Maybe handling pack stock is a young man’s game in an aging industry. Having solo packed out...
  3. LopeHunter

    Moving in a year. Reno vs Colorado Springs vs Denver suburbs

    Am close to retiring. Housing prices are not a concern nor is the job market. We will spend 30 to 90 days overseas each year so can avoid those months while healthy enough to travel. I enjoy a nice meal at a restaurant on special occasions. Decent medical facilities are a plus with some "old age...
  4. LopeHunter

    Seems more barbershop discussion than hunting discussion lately. Joke threads, cookie threads, Ukraine, etc. Any way to ignore entire threads?

    Lots of interesting threads in the most recently active 20 threads though I am wading through 1 or 2 non-hunting threads to get to a thread that is actually focused on a hunting topic. Seems more like a barbershop where hear all sorts of topics but I am looking for outdoors topics as drop in...
  5. LopeHunter

    MT 316 Goat adventure

    There are times when I am so lucky that even I wonder if is but a dream. I drew a non-resident Mountain Goat tag for Montana this year. As is typical for me, I have never set foot in 316 though have worked the phones, forums, prior hunter lists, watched goat hunt videos of that part of Montana...
  6. LopeHunter

    Anyone fished Yellowstone NP and nearby there in mid-October?

    If so, what was your rig set-up and what were you using? I am backpacking in mid-October a few miles north of Yellowstone and a couple of the lakes at 8000 feel elevation have cut throat trout which per lake reports are not plump so maybe those fish are perpetually hungry and would react well to...
  7. LopeHunter

    Idaho guides and outfitters experiencing significant decline in bookings

    https://www.idahostatesman.com/outdoors/hunting/article241958476.html Maybe this is the canary in the coal mine. Certainly the correlation with overall hunt demand is not perfect when seeing the early impact on guides. The impact is now confirmed, though, on guided hunts. Will be a rough 2020...
  8. LopeHunter

    If looking to read a 2019 elk recap then you are in luck.

    Making this easy. I linked in another thread to my 2019 NV elk hunt. Had a few comments this weekend that original post had not been seen last autumn as is a busy time for many of us. Well, many of us are not so busy this month so here is the link if are looking to see some pics and read a...
  9. LopeHunter

    NM Muzzleloader Elk Hunt

    I usually have a bit of anxious tossing, turning and dreaming as Result Day nears for a hunt application draw. Each Results Day for me is a miniature Birthday or Holiday event. I do not draw many tags. I tend to now only apply for hunts near the rut or which offer an older age class of critter...
  10. LopeHunter

    Bull down in Jarbidge NV

    I drew one of the 10 or so non-resident early September muzzleloader bull tags for the zone that includes the Jarbidge Wilderness area. I had hunted there in 2012 on an early November mule deer buck tag. The Jarbidge is a special place and while I could hunt the tag solo without ever stepping...
  11. LopeHunter

    Oregon results up at 1045pm Wed.

    Nada for me.
  12. LopeHunter

    Looking for Moose hunt for 2020 in Canada

    Anyone been on an enjoyable moose hunt up North? Looking for a hunt where see lots of bull moose even if are on smaller side. I no longer shoot a bow so needs to be a rifle or muzzleloader hunt. I do not need guided per se but want someone else on hand as is time to cut and pack the critter out...
  13. LopeHunter

    Anyone shot Remington Premier AccuTip Muzzleloader Bullets out of a non-Remington muzzleloader?

    Remington designed the AccuTip Muzzleloader bullet specifically for the Remington 700 Ultimate muzzleloader. Seeing good reviews of the bullet's performance but none of the reviews used a different muzzleloader. I have two Omegas, one with scope and one without. I drew NV bull elk tag (no scope...
  14. LopeHunter

    Just got a cc hit from Nevada. Is just after midnight here in the West. 12:02AM Friday 24th

    Two species are each $1201 for NR so likely an elk tag. The cc charge does not say. Online account shows purchase but no tags or application results. Yet. Edit: 072/073/074 Muzzleloader Bull Elk, 9/1-16.
  15. LopeHunter

    Help me trick out a Remington Ultimate 700 muzzleloader

    I am reluctant to ever change guns but am switching to the Remington Ultimate. I last had a muzzleloader tag about a decade ago so. Drew an elk tag this year that is restricted to muzzleloader. I will be hunting in a state that allows optics, synthetic powder and sabots. What would you add to...
  16. LopeHunter

    Hey Mon, Jamaica Whitetail hunting is all year long

    Some whitetail deer were kept in pens over in Jamaica then escaped in 1980s. The deer quickly adapted to low altitudinal edge habitat interspersed with small agricultural fields growing cash crops like pumpkin, carrot, yam, and corn. Maybe weed. Now 1000s of the deer exist and are a nuisance...
  17. LopeHunter

    Headed to Jackson Wyoming with an elk tag in my pocket

    This elk tag has a long season so I have been patiently waiting to head over there. It is time. Elk on the move. Is a 300 class deal though some larger bulls do show up at times. Taking the .338 Win Mag that has always made things easy. The forecast looks good. I could wait a bit longer but...
  18. LopeHunter

    2018 WY Region X Mule Buck

    Some background on how this hunt came to be for me. I hunt to get away from people. I do like people. I just prefer to see lots and lots of minimally pressured animals and not many orange hats and vests when I hunt. This shapes my application strategy out West where tend to apply for hard to...
  19. LopeHunter

    MT pronghorn 2018

    My in-laws grew up around Helena, MT, then moved to the West Coast after his Korean War service. Way back in 1987, I met my future father-in-law, Bob, and was the first hunter his Los Angeles daughter had dated so he was thrilled. Bob had grown up hunting so suggested we go on an elk hunt in...
  20. LopeHunter

    The bighorn sheep small odds got me thinking. What tags have you had <1% odds?

    1% odds means you would only draw if applied for that tag for 100 years. Most bighorn ram tags for non-residents are under 1% unless in the WY max point pool. The best elk and deer tags can be sub 1%. Mountain goats and moose. A few pronghorn tags. So, what did you beat the long odds for over...
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