Next time you open one of those plastic costco nut jars, keep the foil circle from the top. Really good to put those vaseline cotton balls on when you're starting a fire in the snow. It'll keep burning long enough to get wet tinder going. I keep a couple folded up in the fire kit.
Yup. Love my GB small forest axe. I've had a few different ones over the years and this one is by far the best. Don't even mind hauling the weight around in my pack.
In my house we love 'lope burger. Anything that isn't steaked is ground with 15% pork fat added. Salt and pepper and you've got the best hamburger steak on the planet.
Drake,
No, I won't be applying for a tag there again. Chances are I wouldn't draw it anyways, and there's other areas that are less well known that offer equal chances for a big bull. I'm a meat hunter though, and that area offers excellent opportunities for a cow hunter...might be putting in...
Fin, I'm just hoping that I can have some of the same ju-ju you've got going on and draw another limited entry tag next year:) This year's hunt is one I'll never forget, and I'm fortunate to have had the experience.
It's all good, and I've even learned a thing or three about how to avoid other hunters. It was a great experience through and through and I met a lot of nice folks that'll be friends for years. I'm still shaking my head at some of the things I saw other hunters do though, not a one of them...
The hunt ended the day before Thanksgiving for me. 20 below and a nice 5 pt in a field at daybreak. After hunting my ass of since archery, it was time to get it done and this elk was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. The ability to drive the truck up to it didn't factor into taking the...
Thanks for all the kind words and support guys. Don't worry, my wife is not going to divorce me. We've made it this far and survived lots worse circumstances...and I'll gladly do anything she wants after season as she's basically said "go for it, it's your dream" since the get go...she's a great...
Getting my money's worth Randy? Hell, I'm going broke over this elk...6 weeks work lost...by choice, of course...who knows how many bucks towards gas and food (I haven't kept track 'cause I just don't want to know). My wife's threshold towards my obsession was surpassed long ago and, um, well...
I've not seen any come out of my specific part of the unit, but I'm in the woods before light and out after dark, so I don't have much opportunity to look at what's going on with other hunters.
I shoot a recurve and I'm comfortable out to 30 when everything's right, but prefer critters to be 20 and under. I had a huge 380ish bull at 35 a few weeks ago and it was just far enough out of my comfort zone that I didn't draw on him...and no cover to move closer...I'm still thinking about...