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Elk Hunt recap. Colorado 1st season
Here is a write up that I did about my first season colorado rifle hunt....and about elk hunting in general. The format copied and pasted a little weird but you get the just of it. Hope you enjoy. Steve “The farther one gets into the wilderness, the greater is the attraction of its lonely... -
Wind!!! What do you guys do?!
Ok HT crew, Just got back from an archery hunt in southern CO. The first couple days we were on bulls. They were bugling and decently responding to calls. Seemed like every drainage we hunted had multiple bulls. Things were going awesome.....and then... it hit. Unrelenting WIND. We could no... -
Colorado archery.....and hunter orange.
We are going out this weekend for our annual colorado elk hunt. My friend asked a question that I don't know the answer to as I have not been in this situation before. So....we are archery hunting but it will be during the end of the Muzzle loader season. My question. In colorado....do we need... -
Wyoming deer....and points.
Hey HT Crew, My friend and I are slowly building points for muleys in Wyo. We now have 3 points and don't really care to build and save em for 10 years....but we do want a shot at a decent pair of bucks too. I think the most we will want to save to is 5 points....but could easily be talked into... -
Sitka Sub-alpine
Impressed with this new gear from the perspective of an archery hunter. Lighter weight and the pattern is amazing. What do you guys think? (I know Sitka gear is kinda pricey.....I know Sitka gear is not for everyone.....I know a lot of people hunt elk in flannel and blue jeans (I would rifle...- Eyeguy
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Aoudad-DIY
Hey HT Crew, First off....Im not sure this goes in this category or in "other big game" but I figure the Aoudad is a sheep....so what the heck. A friend and I are looking into the possibility of doing an Aoudad hunt next year....we are thinking february or early march. West Tx would be an...- Eyeguy
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BLM and roads
Hey HT Crew, I have been long into a leftover antelope tag via the second draw so I have been pouring over google earth and OnX maps researching leftover options. OnX shows a lot of roads through BLM ground...some better then others. another thing Im finding is "islands of public around the BLM... -
What would you do.....
HT Crew, I have a situation that really kind of rubs me the wrong way. :mad: I used to elk hunt with an older guy who had permission to hunt a fairly decent sized private ranch. I was lucky enough that he invited me to go bow hunting with him a few years back. It is a really cool ranch....but...- Eyeguy
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Boots
Hey There! I got a pair of zamberlains last season for my elk hunt. They are awesome boots and really well built. The only complaint I have is that they rub on my inside right heel and this caused a blister on my last hunt. I am trying to better break them in for this season. I read online to...- Eyeguy
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A wonderful day hunting whitetails....and a gnarly old buck
Hey guys. So after missing the opening weekend of deer hunting because of a family event, I finally got to make it out for a day of hunting. This was a new property I was hunting, I had only stepped foot on it for 30 minutes just getting the lay of the land. After looking a pics on google earth... -
2016 CO first rifle: A pair of hunters get their first bulls
Just got back from my first experience hunting Colorado during first Rifle. I had been to this area of CO before archery hunting and it usually holds Bulls. We Packed in 6 miles from the road on Thursday afternoon and set up camp. After we got camp set up and rested our backs awhile we decided... -
Attention Bivy Hunters: Whats your pack weigh for a 7 day hunt?
How much weight you packing for a 7 day backcountry hunt? Im right at 53 pounds and this includes full water bottles. Add 8 pounds for the rifle and just over 60. What you guys at? I am not sure I have much in there that I would feel comfortable ditching. Steve -
Boots
Just returned from a high country WYO archery elk hunt. Got dang close a couple times and had a miss at 35 yards thanks to a branch defection. We were greeted with 5" of new snow the 2nd day of the hunt....The weather was dang cold for september....thankful to be able to layer with my Sitka... -
Anyone score this weekend?
For those that made it out....any luck? Any arrows released or cool encounters to write about? Under two weeks for us. :) -
Wyoming Muleys-Region K
Hey guys. My friend and I have a couple of points saved up and we are looking at the southwest corner of the state. Anyone have any experience with this region? looks like we can access the west side of flaming gorge (ashley national forest in unit 132) as well as the wasatch national forest in... -
gun safes
I bought a 520 pound, 64 gun safe for a black friday deal. We have reserved a dolly cart rated for 800 pounds to move it down into the basement. Do any of you have experience with this? I have 5-6 guys willing to help. Any tips or words of wisdom? Should be an adventure.....:rolleyes:- Eyeguy
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Nebraska Deer
The opening weekend of the Nebraska rifle season was the best for us that I can ever remember. We saw multiple deer and each of us passed on many young bucks. We were hunting in western nebraska where the rugged breaks in hills meets a wonderful river bottom with some crops and hard woods. In... -
Gellin' like Magellan?
Does anyone use gel insoles in their boots? If so what results do you get? I have a newer pair of boots that are still breaking in. My old pair was very comfortable but are just about worn out. Any experience good or bad?- Eyeguy
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Elk Viewing RMNP
Hey HT'ers. Taking my wife to Estes/Rocky mountain national park this week. Has anyone been recently? Was just hoping to see a bunch of elk so she could understand why I am so crazy when it comes to these creatures. Any tips? Should be a great time! -
MT Cow Hunt
Hello again hunt talkers. So my archery season was not a total success this year (my partner got one, I didn't fill) So I started looking into OTC, cow hunts (preferably late season). I see MT has an OTC cow hunt that basically runs the month of November. Unit is region 3 (unit 393) just north...
