Can't believe its been 22 years since drawing my last limited entry elk tag in Utah. My oldest son was 2. My wife and I were still in college and our future was not set. Now, two kids are in college, a 3rd will be a senior in HS and our 4th starts HS this fall and I'm approaching 20 years at the...
I haven't posted to this or any other forum in some time. Work has been off the charts with no slow down in sight which I am grateful for but my life outside the office suffered this past year. I put in for some tough draws last year because I knew I couldn't take much time off. But really, I...
Dave and I helped out our buddy the last couple weeks who is an outfitter in Nevada. Stew from Georgia drew the same tag we had the last two years so we offered our help to find him a good bull. Mark spent the first week guiding another client in a different unit while we scouted and glassed...
While researching for my upcoming elk hunt I was talking to one of the wardens about drop camps. He said a guy had to be licensed if we were to hire him to pack us and our gear in. I didn't ask him if the guide had to be licensed for that particular area. Can they do drop camps in any area. Does...
I'm usually not one to do this but I think I've been more than fair to other's inquiries in the past and I've been on and off this site for a few years. Here goes...
My buddy Dave and I spent our max points on this unit off suggestions from a couple magazines. I knew once Dave mentioned...
I just wanted to share this story. Sorry no pictures but it's a good read.
The day after my buddy and I packed out half of my elk last month we rested our tired aching legs while we glassed the sunlit mountain the next morning. Our glassing spot revealed the usual bulls in their drainages and I...
My Garmin has been acting weird lately. While on my Nevada elk hunt it kept beeping and asking me if I wanted to continue on battery power. After selecting yes several times within a few minutes it goes into a download and save mode to secure my waypoints and data. I used it in Wyoming last...
As I walked outside I looked up and I saw stars, the Milky Way and the moon. I haven't seen them in 5 days and I knew what that meant. Let's get to that trailhead because its going to be a great day!
We started our hike before light with enough time to get to our first glassing spot about a...
The antelope hunt this year was tougher than we expected with the unknown of a new area but with study and hard work our anxiety subsided. With only 3 days to hunt we needed to make it happen. My drive from home is 12 hours and I didn't have time to go back so it was all or nothing for me.
We...
After a great year last season helping my friend find a NV bull it's my turn. I drew the same tag and I'm in shock because I thought I had a guaranteed elk tag in UT. Oh we'll, guess that will have to wait another year.
With what we learned and saw after 12 days hunting NV last year I have a...
Here are a few pics from years past up to last year. Post your pics of your lion in the tree or with you and the lion or you the lion and the dogs. Do you have some close ups with you in the tree near the lion? Your crazy if you do.
I recently discovered why that my DVR hasn't been recording new OYOA episodes (my favorite show BTW). I've been wondering when the new episodes would be showing. And with the 2012 hunting season coming to a close, except for the wiley coyote, its time to catch up.
I was channel surfing the...
I was hunting with my muzzleloader several years ago and came across this buck. His left side was visible as he stood broadside with a few other deer in this meadow. A quick glance through my binoculars and I could tell he was a smallish buck and one I would pass on. I watched as they fed and...
Before you get excited, I'm not asking for your secret spot or the road to the biggest elk. I only want your opinion. I don't post a lot of threads during the year because I like to read but I've been a member for a few years so I'm putting this out there.
I've been researching areas to apply...
I shot my Nevada antelope last Saturday. Sorry, there are no pictures, he wasn't very big. Long story short, I passed several bucks looking for a great one. On day three I could tell my 9 year old son was getting board. It wasn't until I crashed my truck through a washed out road bending the...