Bucket list

[EastTNHunter]

#1 pronghorn (because I SHOULD draw my first tag this season)
#2 moose
#3 bou
#4 spring spot n stalk black bear somewhere in the west
#5 (because it will probably never happen) TN bull elk

But really just enjoy getting outdoors with family and friends, making memories and bringing back good meat. For that, whitetail deer is abundant and widespread, and cow elk tags will be on the docket soon, too. Both are darn good table fare

 

[jpc01101]

Wolf is next on the list.

 

[Kiwi]

Taking my son on his AZ elk hunt.
CO High country mule deer.
MT Breaks archery elk.
High country black bear.

 

[Beignet]

A bucket list item is making a self bow and taking a deer with it. Just have to get time to do that.

I haven't killed any deer with my self bows yet either, but it's definitely a lot of fun to make them. Good thing to do in the winter.

I’m derailing, but could you guys start a thread detailing self bow builds? Also a bucket list item to make and kill something with one. I think they’re cool as chit in general.

 

[geetar]

I’m gonna echo Geetar but would like to request a time machine. Elk from a pack string in the Bob Marshall back in the Copenhaver days & sheep in the unlimited units before folks started making podcasts about the unlimited units.

I'm truly jealous of people who got to experience hunting before marketing and media were involved. I'm 34 years old. It was already being corrupted by the time I was born. I wish I could have hunted sheep in the Jack O'Connor days and mule deer when 30 inch bucks were a normal thing.

 

[Perlodid]

I’m derailing, but could you guys start a thread detailing self bow builds? Also a bucket list item to make and kill something with one. I think they’re cool as chit in general.

I'm definitely not an expert, but I could start a thread that discusses how to start building wooden bows and detailing the common issues that I ran into/that people commonly have questions about if that sounds like something people would be interested in. Seems like a bunch of people want to give it a try but don't know where to start. If I do, I'll try to make it pretty comprehensive so it may take me a while to get around to it.

 

[Beignet]

I'm definitely not an expert, but I could start a thread that discusses how to start building wooden bows and detailing the common issues that I ran into/that people commonly have questions about if that sounds like something people would be interested in. Seems like a bunch of people want to give it a try but don't know where to start. If I do, I'll try to make it pretty comprehensive so it may take me a while to get around to it.

Excellent. I’d appreciate that. I’ve been thinking I’d use hard maple, laminate a hickory backer on to hold it together, and perhaps something a bit more decorative for the grip. Looking forward to hearing from folks who’ve done it successfully and will probably have a ton of questions.

 

[Mallardsx2]

1. Big Antelope
2. Big Mule deer
3. Big Elk

 

[CTELK83]

I have been lucky enough to check hunts off my list, but I still have a few!
Mule deer (Utah this fall)
Oryx (NM next spring)
Dall sheep and maybe Grizzly (Alaska 2029)
Musk ox (TBD)
Red Stag (TBD)
Buffalo (TBD)

My boys are starting to take interest, so my goals are changing fast

 

[geetar]

My boys are starting to take interest, so my goals are changing fast

I get that. My 7 year old daughter asked me recently if I would ever take her on an out of town hunting trip. The day that happens my number one hunting goal will be to see her have an experience that makes her want to do it again and again.

 

[Mallardsx2]

I get that. My 7 year old daughter asked me recently if I would ever take her on an out of town hunting trip. The day that happens my number one hunting goal will be to see her have an experience that makes her want to do it again and again.

When you do…and she misses a few days of school….tell the school she was sick.

You’ll remember I told you that.

 

[Elkoholic]

1. 350" bull elk
2. Alaska/Yukon bull moose
3. Alaska brown bear

#2 or #3 may never happen, but I'll keep trying for #1 until I die.

 

[Gr8bawana]

When you do…and she misses a few days of school….tell the school she was sick.

You’ll remember I told you that.

My dad took me out of school for a week every year to go deer hunting from the time I was in the 3rd grade.

 

[SPOTTED OWL]

Been awhile since I visited the forum. Here’s my short list.

Washington California bighorn. I have 30 points, but would need some help from above to draw
Also, a heavy mature blacktail. The big bucks are a ghost, and just seeing one during season is rare.

I’ve been lucky in Washington drawing moose, goat, and a rut rifle tag for Roosevelt elk on the coast.
Anything else I draw is just a bonus.

 

[jpc01101]

Current “bucket list” is Wolverine, Lynx and Wolf. Headed to AK next Jan to see what I can do about that!

 

[Lmartin5]

Float trip for Caribou in the Brooks Range of Alaska and Arizona Elk.

 

[PRO MO]

i just have a few on my bucket list -
4 moose - MT, ID, AK, ME
2 sheep - dall and bighorn
mtn goat
i want to shoot a bull elk in 8 states (i'm on 2)
Griz
200" mule deer
coatimundi
wolverine
red stag
bison
gator

 

[Redmt]

I want to limit out on coastal deer this coming year and put an elk in the freezer almost anyway I can.

 

[Carl 9.3x62]

My two realistic bucket list critters are bighorn sheep and NZ tahr. Hopefully will check one off this fall.

Had to go back and look to see what my list was. Check the sheep off.

 

[Pucky Freak]

NF fly-in moose
BB - might change, but for now I want 1 spot and stalk, 1 over bait, and 1 distress call, all DIY