Ive had a old leupold rx1000 for at LEAST 7 years and its on its second battery and i use it every weekend all summer and fall, archery, golf, rifles, hunting, even brought it on a snow goose trip to verify the "well i think theyre this far" and it never misses a beat. My neighbors house is 960...
Ive heard the NW side of the unit, do lots of E scouting.
If your dedicated youll skip that wedding as statistically there is a better chance they will be divorced than you have of bringing home elk, also the later in the season the better the rut action will be.
Wish ya luck
I took the Elk101 course. As a first timer it is pretty informational, anyone past the first few phases of elk hunting it is just basic info.
Hence why its 101. He needs a 102 103 and AP classes lol
Become comfortable with being uncomfortable is a piece of advice i got that i usually pass along. It happens more than often and is the main reason my buddies bail early
We were starting to think a tarpon fishing trip to key west, or something of the sort. Since tickets are very cheap at the moment.
I asked him today what he thought and he didnt seem to have a preference. I think he doesnt want to have to tell his wife hes going fishing lol
From my understanding the fall equinox is what starts the cows into estrus(less light), ide imagine they all kindof go into rut/estrus at the same time. Give or take a few days. Ive heard of sept 20th as one of the best days.