Saw this bear on a recent hunt. The bear was in Montana near the Wyoming border in the Beartooth Mountains, and was about 80 yards from me. How big would you say this bear is and male/female? I don't hunt bears actively and am not good at judging them, but this one looked good to me.
Any recommendations on a good, relevant book on bighorn sheep ecology and hunting? I have a few older books, Quest for Giant Bighorns by Duncan Gilchrist, the Art of Big Game Hunting by Jack O'Connor, and Horns in the High Country by Russell. Looking for something preferably a bit more modern.
Writing long stories or live hunts isn't really my thing, but I've read and enjoyed plenty so I figured I could give it a shot. After 27 years of applying or buying points for bighorn sheep, I finally decided on the kind of hunt I wanted. I really liked the idea of a quintessential high...
Put in for the draw this year. Supposed to get an email by tomorrow with my place in line. Any WY residents get an email yet?
Edit: I misread the website, email is supposed to be sent between the 15th and 29th...
I can already hear the arguments of whether they should be allowed in wilderness areas...or non-motorized trails for the matter.
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My father in law gave us his old Tohatzu 8hp outboard motor. I have a small aluminum boat that it will go on, and I haul the boat in a open utility trailer. I'm wondering what the best way to transport the motor to and from the lake? It will be removed from the boat. Just toss it in the boat? In...
...when you can buy these high quality binoculars. Why spend thousands of hard earned dollars on a pair of binos, when you can buy this great pair for less than the cost of a resident Wyoming doe antelope license! For just $18 on Amazon, you will get this awesome pair of Soghav HD 12x42...
Great deer season. Lots of highs and lows. My son killed his first buck. Proud dad moment. I was able to take a week off and hunt with my father. After whiffing on two other good bucks, some how I was given a third chance on the last day and lucked into this buck. I forgot how big of a body a...
Anyone ever heard of this organization? We got a notice in the mail from them that they are doing a research project in one of the hunt areas we have licenses for. Part of the project involves giving participating hunters a couple of boxes of lead free ammo to use. I figured I'd sign my son and...
I have a winchester model 70 Ranger from the mid 90s. The wood stock isn't anything fancy, especially since the sling swivel stud ripped out of it on a bear hunt earlier this year. I had been contemplating upgrading the stock, and now seems to be a good time. I like the looks and price of the...
For those of you who have applied in multiple states, do you prefer bonus points, where the more points you have the more times you are entered into the random draw, or a true preference point system, where those with the most points get drawn first? What are your pros and cons of each system...
I enjoy coming up hunting goals that are different than just trying to kill the biggest buck or bull out there (mainly because I suck at trophy hunting). It wasn't until hunting season had already started this year and after I killed my doe antelope that I realized I had the unique opportunity...
Looking at getting a new sous vide machine. Not sure if mine is junk (cheap one on Amazon, weisserstein) but it keeps shutting off and giving me an error code when I use it to cook skulls. The water level is fine, but I think the machine keeps getting gunked up or something, as it seems to work...
I almost never hunt private land, other than HMAs and walk-in areas. This year I have permission to hunt moose on a couple different ranches and I am thinking of some sort of thank you gift. Whisky, gift basket sausage and cheese, box of seafood, and cash, are a few things I have come up with...