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Kaibab Plateau Early Rifle Hunt
I agree with you passing that buck, you’re just hitting your stride, you’ve got the time off, weathers good, might as well keep the guides working for you. Better to keep it going and find something that excites you. Or go home knowing you did all you could. Different kind of hunt than I’ve... -
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Mrs Valleys Oryx Hunt
Sounds like a TOUGH hunt. Congrats to you both!- gburk
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The official 2025 Wyoming elk hunt for Dave N thread.
Wow! Just awesome to see guys coming together like this. Thanks for the write up Dave. Real and raw. All the best to you on the health front. -
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Ok let’s pick up the pace, I’ve got muzzleloaders to scope and sight in. Day 2 Thursday, part 4 One more encounter As we moved downhill towards the canyon, it became apparent there were at least three bulls sounding off. The intensity was growing, too- growling, screaming, gnashing of trees...- gburk
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No. Recall that you’re talking to a guy who proved incapable of correctly interpreting cpw draw results written in plain English. it did cross my mind at one point. Definitely wouldn’t have hurt.- gburk
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Day 2 Thursday, part 3 You always miss the shots you don’t take We continued up the slope the cow had been bedded on and just as I crest the top I pick up some movement and see a cow coming right for us. I dive back behind the top of the hill and tell him to get next to a tree at the top and...- gburk
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Day 2 Thursday, part 2 Comedy of Errors After some 15-20 minutes it became apparent that the cow could remain locked in that position for hours, and my shooter was getting cold while splayed out on the ground. A conversation followed in which I attempted to determine his confidence level on...- gburk
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Hunt recap follows. Just got back early Sunday morning after 15.5 hours, at least six of which were dedicated to Macbeth podcasts since nephew had a paper due Monday he was working on. As usual, the vehicles were the mvps of the trip and deserve most of the credit. No, we did not travel...- gburk
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Ha yeah that caught my eye as I was filling out my proxy form. Later the cpw employees were entering the data getting ready for the big drop. The new trainee among them was confused when the system wouldn’t let her enter it on someone’s behalf- so yes, someone did try to buy that- gburk
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The hunt continues, actually got an EE tag rather than EF. Cpw agent said they use the same website we all use but it didn’t look familiar so I don’t think that’s right. Five or six guys in there, and roughly half got the tag they wanted. Agents were clicking furiously at all stations. The...- gburk
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predictably, we weren’t the only ones on those elk. My son says he’s watching another hunter 250 yards from them while I wait for the office to open. One slack day between tag reissue and season opener would have come in handy! Gonna stay the course for our unit though, even with plan A...- gburk
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Made it into the unit and set camp this afternoon. I basically pulled an all nighter behind the wheel plus a couple catnaps, so pretty well toasted now. Located a big herd of elk today, a cow should be very killable if luck is a lady in the Montrose CPW office tomorrow. My nephew was the first...- gburk
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Update: nephew was happy to come visit with no promises of an elk tag (something to do with growing up on a farm??) and we’re heading north tonight. A day later than planned but that’s okay. Expectations have been lowered. We’ll start with a bear hunt and then take our chances with an up...- gburk
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Thats an interesting take. And get off my lawn! You may be right in the big picture that it’s a better way to fly. But I think as it relates to confusion and order it would be worse. I’d be signing up for whatever unit he happened to pick, whatever season. Fine so maybe if he doesn’t get it...- gburk
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It’s pure dumbassery and needs no fancier name than that- gburk
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Ha! Might depend on whether you forgot to bring them there or back.- gburk
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Second rifle would be awesome but the dates are wrong. So I’m considering an otc bear tag and then can play the first season leftover game once we’re in the field.- gburk
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Two of my sons and I had been making preparations to take my nephew from back east on a Colorado first rifle elk hunt that he drew in the youth preference secondary draw. He’s 16, lives on a farm in Kentucky, has shot some things but never hunted anything like elk in Colorado. Anticipation was...- gburk
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The official 2025 Wyoming elk hunt for Dave N thread.
Go git em, we’re rooting for ya. No pressure at all! Who am I kidding there may be a little ;) Looking forward to reading about the adventure. Good luck
