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    Wyoming Pronghorn Rut

    I saw bucks starting to join does and just starting to act a little rutty about a week ago in Central Wyo. Last week in Northern Colo there were actually dominate bucks chasing smaller bucks from doe groups. There also were quite a few bucks off by themselves and not with does in both of those...
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    Pronghorn age?

    As mentioned above, it's possible to age the first 4 years but after that it likely is a guessing game depending upon the soil and browse that the particular antelope eats. My guess is that if you have enough jaw samples from a particular area you may have a better feel for estimating age of...
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    Ptarmigans in Colorado

    I've spent a gob of time in the alpine in Colo watching, filming, scouting, and hunting sheep, mtn goat, and moose. I run into ptarmigan every few trips. I often find them in the same vicinity as previous sightings. You will likely need to cover lots of country to find them. As mentioned...
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    Rifle Caliber Recommendation - 270/308/30-06

    I bought a 300 win mag a few years ago and put a muzzlebreak on it. It kicks less than my 270 and has great ballistics and I can shoot just as tight groups as my ole 270. I’ve had great success with it for deer antelope elk bighorn bear and mtn goats. I also have a 300 WSM but like my 300 win...
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    Moose hunt advice

    You may want to contact the biologist in the Montana area you'll be hunting. They often have advice for moose movements and trends in their particular area. On my Wyo hunt, it opened my eyes that where I find moose all summer is likely not where they are once things change from summer to fall...
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    Nevada - Is it Worth it?

    NV offers some of the best quality limited draw hunt options for multiple species in the West. Unfortunately, nonres hunters have figured that out and draw odds continue to drop every year even with their bonus pt system. There are a lot more hunters starting off applying than the handful of...
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    Hunting backpack that works for carry-on

    A lady at the boarding check-in once asked me if I wanted to have my kifaru backpack checked in rather than carry it on. She did it for free but I was a little worried what shape it would be once I picked it up in Anchorage. My backpack plus camera case weighed over 70 lbs which was somewhat...
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    Hunting backpack that works for carry-on

    I've hunted Alaska many times over the years and carry the biggest Kifaru pack I have on Alaska Airlines and United. Just make sure that your pack meets the standards for fitting in the overhead bin. I also carry on a giant camera case with all of my optics...spotter, binos, cameras, etc. A...
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    Moose hunt advice

    Either have horses or some buddies lined up to help with the pack out. On my Wyo hunt I was alone and it took 7 trips to pack boned meat plus antlers/cape out. It was 1.7 miles one way. My Colo hunt was also alone but a buddy with 2 mules and a horse packed out my bull in 1 hefty trip. It was...
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    Moose hunt advice

    I had a Wyo moose tag quite a few years ago. The bull I ended up getting about a week into archery season was around 15 miles from where I saw him every day during scouting trips. In Wyoming where I hunted the cows moved after the first hard frost. Bulls were wandering around searching for...
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    Moose hunt advice

    Cooler weather definitely helps. Also bulls start moving once they shed their velvet. I often found bulls all summer in the same small area but once they shed velvet they move. Early in the rut bulls can be seen in a particular location one day and 10 to 15 miles away the next searching for a...
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    Cattle for fire suppression

    We had goats grazing several of our properties last year. They did a great job with woody browse fire suppression around homes. They browsed the shrubs and trees down well. Goats prefer browsing broadleaf over grass species. It ended up costing around $1,000/acre. The goats also had to get...
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    Cattle for fire suppression

    Most of the denser cheatgrass areas in Colorado produce 700 to 1,200 lbs/acre of cheatgrass. Remnant native grass biomass is generally around 200 to 300 lbs/A under dense cheatgrass on the Front Range in Colorado. Once cheatgrass is controlled, remnant perennial native grass increases to...
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    DS036 DS136 DS137 DS138 DS236 DS237 DS238

    If you want to do it on your own I would advise getting in touch with a flight service that can drop you off. I drew a Chugach tag several years ago and it was nice getting dropped off where there were rams rather than hiking miles to get to them. I'm not sure where the SW unit is located but...
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    Colorado Unit 20 Late Elk

    I live in 20 and get frustrated every time I hike miles upon miles without seeing elk. There are a lot of elk but they know the private boundaries. Take a look at the length of the season. Elk are hunted hard on public land from archery season through January. There also are a gob of cow...
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    Warmth hiking layer sub zero

    A lot of guys tend to forget small items that really make a difference. Neck gator, beanie hat, insulated socks, mittens, etc. If I lived and hunted extreme cold I likely would invest in warm power packs of some kind. Extreme cold weather garment materials have come a long ways in recent...
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    Is chasing Wyoming permits worth it?

    I understand completely how young’ns must feel. Especially those young’ns that don’t live in a Western state with a wide range of big game species that aren’t available in the state where they live. I think you are right that there wasn’t a whole lot of long-term fore-thought for some of...
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    Is chasing Wyoming permits worth it?

    The tough part is predicting what happens in the future. Colo’s glory days for producing mega bucks was relatively short-lived…as a prime example. There are a fraction of the muley tags issued with a fraction of mega bucks available. It really would be nice predicting the future. Things...
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    Is chasing Wyoming permits worth it?

    The trick is to figure out a strategy to draw high demand tags with ever-decreasing draw odds. It isn't getting any easier to draw these tags! Those that are just starting out applying may need a different strategy than those with medium to high preference/bonus pts. The days of applying for...
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    Is chasing Wyoming permits worth it?

    Considerations that are overlooked include regulation changes that may almost eliminate your chances of drawing a high demand limited tag in your lifetime. How many nonres saw the writing on the wall years ago for sheep and moose in Wyo and have ultimately end up tossing their hard earned cash...
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