26 year wait - Utah elk hunt

[IEATELK]

The Beav is a fuggin Legend…

 

[noharleyyet]

 

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[BackofBeyond]

BeaverFreak in 5… 4… 3…

 

[Trap]

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It’s utah, so hat selection will be key: got your flat brim hat ready bro? Make sure you can tuck your ears in!

solid advice- looking forward to following this one

 

[FREAK]

BEAV, any updates? You find your #1, "Saint Joseph" of the Beaver mountains? I need some eye candy to get me through the dog days of summer.

 

[The Hedgehog]

Headed back down in august and have been getting a lot of good intel. been flinging a lot of arrows out of 2 different bows & still in the "how many will I lose today?" stage of accuracy.

I'm getting old and fat and lazy and the thought of packing a big elk out alone is scary. Got a lighter tent and backpack earlier this year. Won't be taking a big spotter/tripod if I go set up a backpack camp.

Had to fix the threads on the 30 year old antique, cleaned it up and it's a light 45X option at 20 ounces. That's like a 6 pack of beer lighter.. and small.

 

[IEATELK]

You definitely should pack a 6’er to replace those lbs. that you shaved! Will need hydration after each hammer sesh.

 

[Deleted member 18333]

Headed back down in august and have been getting a lot of good intel. been flinging a lot of arrows out of 2 different bows & still in the "how many will I lose today?" stage of accuracy.

I'm getting old and fat and lazy and the thought of packing a big elk out alone is scary. Got a lighter tent and backpack earlier this year. Won't be taking a big spotter/tripod if I go set up a backpack camp.

Had to fix the threads on the 30 year old antique, cleaned it up and it's a light 45X option at 20 ounces. That's like a 6 pack of beer lighter.. and small.
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Thought I was the only one still holding on to that B&L spotter.

 

[Nick87]

The beaver sticker was put on ATV in 2019 while passing through for an AZ antelope hunt. I’ve applied beaver early rifle for several years. Wanted to hunt this year and switched to archery - 1:1 bull cow ratio and 8.3 year old avg bull harvest age. Can’t be bad. View attachment 283721

Rut dates for the archery season?

 

[geewhiz]

I'm getting old and fat and lazy and the thought of packing a big elk out alone is scary. Got a lighter tent and backpack earlier this year. Won't be taking a big spotter/tripod if I go set up a backpack camp.

If you find yourself without help and happen to kill a giant on a sat-tues and need help, reach out and I will legit drive down from dillon to help you pack. Promise I wont steal your spot.

 

[Jbotto]

Headed back down in august and have been getting a lot of good intel. been flinging a lot of arrows out of 2 different bows & still in the "how many will I lose today?" stage of accuracy.

I'm getting old and fat and lazy and the thought of packing a big elk out alone is scary. Got a lighter tent and backpack earlier this year. Won't be taking a big spotter/tripod if I go set up a backpack camp.

Had to fix the threads on the 30 year old antique, cleaned it up and it's a light 45X option at 20 ounces. That's like a 6 pack of beer lighter.. and small.
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I kinda want to know about that B&L spotter. Is it a good option or just a very lightweight one that you’ll put up with. Wasn’t expecting to see that from you, to be honest.

 

[The Hedgehog]

If you find yourself without help and happen to kill a giant on a sat-tues and need help, reach out and I will legit drive down from dillon to help you pack. Promise I wont steal your spot.

you'd drive 8 hours one way to pack out an elk for somebody you've never met? Message me your phone number and I might call you a couple times next few years.

 

[The Hedgehog]

I kinda want to know about that B&L spotter. Is it a good option or just a very lightweight one that you’ll put up with. Wasn’t expecting to see that from you, to be honest.

Bought that decades back and never threw it out, had a plastic tripod wired/duct taped onto it and used it when trying to stay lighter as I’d stripped the 1/4” threads out of it. Scope is not bad but nowhere close to looking through my bigger one. It has a place. Most extra lightweight spotters are only 20-30x. I like it. They do not make them anymore.

 

[Deleted member 48080]

Bought that decades back and never threw it out, had a plastic tripod wired/duct taped onto it and used it when trying to stay lighter as I’d stripped the 1/4” threads out of it. Scope is not bad but nowhere close to looking through my bigger one. It has a place. Most extra lightweight spotters are only 20-30x. I like it. They do not make them anymore.

I don't know man, my setup for this year might have you beat.







Use up all that PTO on the elk! That way I don't have to worry about the competition in the deer woods in November.

 

[TheTone]

I don't know man, my setup for this year might have you beat.

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Use up all that PTO on the elk! That way I don't have to worry about the competition in the deer woods in November.

Looks like a Cold War relic

 

[trb]

I don't know man, my setup for this year might have you beat.

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Use up all that PTO on the elk! That way I don't have to worry about the competition in the deer woods in November.

Worth the weight. Should be able to catch a glimpse of the Andromeda galaxy in the evenings after counting elk eyelashes all day. Might even be able to contribute to the list of recent UAP sightings.

 

[The Hedgehog]

I don't know man, my setup for this year might have you beat.

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Use up all that PTO on the elk! That way I don't have to worry about the competition in the deer woods in November.

What pirate did you steal that from? I've never heard of one of those. I"m sure I won't be any competition for you on the deer, and would guess I won't even be hunting until you've had a few nice meals of 2023 venison.

 

[Stocker]

Be an outlier, shoot a spike in that unit and mount it. All these people that kill big bulls there think they’re big stuff. Anyone can kill a big one, but how many spikes come outta there? Show them Uthards it’s about killin’ not lookin.

 

[arkelkhntr]

It’s a long time to wait. One crazy & amazing 4 day scouting trip in, a world record 6 weeks usage of google earth and shameless messages and phone calls to locals and previous hunters. Should be a fun time - supposedly the best public land elk hunt in the US today. I’m excited for some crazy elk action.

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Op, I admire your commitment to drawing such a tag. Best of luck.