A lot. I will leave home in less than a week and not return back until mid October. I will then process a couple elk and a few mule deer then head to KS for a few weeks. I built my life around this so I can hunt as much as necessary. I do this every year, its my life.
I have found nasty pus filled wounds on a couple bulls and countless bucks. I have to believe fighting with pointy antlers causes the majority but vehicle collisions and just running through the timber can cause damage. I had a lead cow walk right up to me in a burn two years ago that got to...
I applied for a unit that without tag creep....I would have 100% draw with my points based on previous years results....well it looks like some units creeped up at least an entire point. Nothing here
I had a similar situation in the field portion of the test. Every target station was one that I would have not fired a weapon at. Not sure who placed the targets that afternoon but it wasn't a well seasoned hunter.
Half of the archery bulls I have killed have stood around long enough to catch another arrow. Maybe it has something to do with them hearing the shot or not? I think the closer shots tended to be situations where they took off for a short jog before we did introductions.
This is why I take my euro kit with me. It lives in the truck during the fall now.
1. Turkey fryer burner
2. Assorted scrapers and brain hook
3. Borax or dawn soap
I can bleach with I get home but this gets me legal and takes up about zero space in the back of the truck.
https://idfg.idaho.gov/ifwis/huntplanner/stats/?season=controlled&game=moose&yr=2017
The harvest % went down last year even lower. 2 out of 7 tag holders took a moose.
Point creep was turned my unit into a every other year tag so I applied for a new unit this year and got lucky. I bet next year it's not available with zero points either. Just gotta keep moving to a new unit where I can hunt every year. Exploring new country is fun i guess but I will miss my...