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https://www.boone-crockett.org/tracking-elk-north-dakotas-badlands
https://www.boone-crockett.org/elk-reproduction-improved-mature-bulls
Antler size matters to does and cows...I am not sure why it doesn't matter to everyone.
As for antler size I have been surprised how...
I have been chasing ghosts all my life. If one big critter comes out of an area it will likely happen again. If it doesn't work that way then there is no burning spots. No worries.
When I was a kid Billings hunters were the go-to scapegoat for everything that was wrong with hunting. This was according to my dad. Then one time when I was still in single digits age wise, we got stuck in a mud hole while out hunting and broke a u-joint in the old 2-wheel drive truck we had...
My brother bought the 86 in 33 WCF from an old guy over by Townsend years ago. I am not sure if he had hunted with it. I will check with my brother and see what he knows. I have had it for several years and have carried it in bear season a couple of times but was reluctant to pack it in rifle...
I took this picture this fall this isn't my truck, but it is very similar to the truck in the first post. I never thought they were very cool when they were new but now, they look like classics. I like the looks of this one. It is in about the right condition to take hunting too.
I hunted with a guy in my youth who carried his rifle with a round in the chamber and the safety off. I discovered this when I moved his gun that was laying on the ground between us while we were sitting on a hill eating lunch. A 6mm Remington is very loud when it goes off between your feet. He...
Finding people to do physically challenging work that also requires having a brain is nearly impossible.
In a nutshell, this is why 10% of hunters kill 90% of the elk.;)
Kind of ironic how we belittle protesters out one side of our mouths while sounding the rally cry out the other to call your reps, show up at the capital, etc.