Future hunting trips

[TheGrayRider]

I will definitely be working over the next few years to pay for this upcoming hunt schedule:

Utah black bear with hounds - May 2026.
Nepal, Asia, blue sheep, Himalayan mountains - October 2026.
Zimbabwe, Africa , Nonexportable elephant, September 2027.
Cameroon, Africa, Lord Derby Eland, February 2028.

God please continue to bless America! Good luck this draw season and happy hunting to all, TheGrayRider a/k/a Tom.

 

[el unit]

148 days until Alaska wilderness moose hunt!!

 

[cgasner1]

148 days until Alaska wilderness moose hunt!!

Going for the opener this year and taking 2 new guys with me should be a great trip

 

[Nick87]

Going for the opener this year and taking 2 new guys with me should be a great trip

Hello of a way to surprise me.

 

[Exhausted]

The only thing on my "have to make happen" is a Newfoundland Moose hunt, hopefully before 2030.

 

[tboltz34]

This is my current plan but it will likely change. It's hard to project point creep and even more difficult to predict is if my friends can make it work- although I have done multiple solo trips. They are at the age of having kids. On top of these there's always Arizona, New Mexico, and hopefully picking up a returned Colorado tag. I usually do multiple trips a year. The friends and I started accumulating points in 2020/2021 (have burned some) in many states. We are sitting in a good spot to have decent hunts on an annual basis. The fall back will be antelope in Montana or Wyoming if things don't go as planned.

2026: Black Hills Turkey- Will be leaving in about a month.
Wyoming Elk- Buddy will have a bull tag and I'm hoping for a cow, along with other friends. I will go either way. Decent chance we make two trips.

2027: Wyoming Elk- I will draw a bull tag and buddies will be applying for cow.

2028: Colorado Elk or Deer or Wyoming Deer- Will have 7 Colorado deer points and consider cashing in. Will also have 3 elk points and there's a slight chance that's enough to draw in a unit I hunted previously. I will also have 8 Wyoming deer points and that's in consideration.

2029: Depends on the previous year. Getting too far out to project.

I will likely fit in some waterfowl trips to the Dakotas or Canada in addition to these.

 

[mdeerjunkie]

Been trying to get to Kodiak for a few years and it’s finally going to happen this Nov. Really looking forward to that.

 

[cgasner1]

Been trying to get to Kodiak for a few years and it’s finally going to happen this Nov. Really looking forward to that.

That’s such a cool place I loved it

 

[duckhunt]

Besides doing some regular elk, mule deer, and antelope between Colorado and wyoming my somewhat bucketlist hunts that shouldn't be to tough to draw.

Bison ranch hunt, custer state park, and lower brule reservation.

Colorado cow moose with the muzzleloader.

West texas auodad hunt.

 

[nwihunter]

I plan on retiring in 2028 or 2029 and would like to gift myself a fully guided combo mule deer / bull elk hunt in Colorado. I should have 8 to 9 points for both species by then. I’ve never done a guided big game hunt before, but would like to do a backcountry hunt on horses. Between now and then I DIY whatever I can draw. I’ve always DIY hunted been on been several elk hunts and successful on a few, but just thought it would be cool to do something a little different. So as a side note if anyone has any suggestions for outfitters I’ll be looking.

 

[D_Walt]

Depending on how NM & CO draws go this year I’m hoping:

2027 - WY elk
2028 - AZ elk
2029 - WY deer
Sometime after 2030 - Alaskan Moose
Sometime after that - Africa

Then spend the next 15 years after that trying to use up all these points that I’m accumulating.

 

[noharleyyet]

Son and I will keep applying NM...

 

[WVmike]

2027 - I'd like to plan a turkey hunt/deer hunt to OH/PA/VA
2028 - My oldest will be 14, CO elk for him and myself

 

[rmyoung1]

I turn 50 in 2028. Hoping to pull off a trip to Alaska for moose with two childhood friends as a b-day present. And then over the next handful of years I hope to take some pretty cool mule deer hunts. I have 20 points in CO, 19 in AZ, 20 in WY. Should be fun burning those deer points.

 

[88man]

Might be the year I hunt CO mule deer, If I draw.

Me too after a long break on colorado deer hunting.

 

[MarvB]

Couple of weird ones still in the yet to be planned stage- a spring dep hunt for snow geese, one of those no plug, no limit, electronic calls, save the environment type of deals where you can rain down sky carp until you grow tired of shooting them. Just once mind you!

A green timber mallard hunt…oldest daughter moves to Arkansas in about a month.

A Sandhill crane hunt just because I’ve never shot down aircraft before.

On the big game side the only two things I’m still jonesing for would be Axis in Hawaii and a moose hunt anywhere my empty wallet could take me!

 

[Nick87]

Couple of weird ones still in the yet to be planned stage- a spring dep hunt for snow geese, one of those no plug, no limit, electronic calls, save the environment type of deals where you can rain down sky carp until you grow tired of shooting them. Just once mind you!

A green timber mallard hunt…oldest daughter moves to Arkansas in about a month.

A Sandhill crane hunt just because I’ve never shot down aircraft before.

On the big game side the only two things I’m still jonesing for would be Axis in Hawaii and a moose hunt anywhere my empty wallet could take me!

Thats s good list.

 

[MarvB]

Thats s good list.

I used to be a pretty rabid waterfowler back before kids and when I was raising/training Chessies. Got away from it for years but have rekindled since the seasons are long (compared to Oregons big game seasons). Same with fishing.

A moose hunt may be getting to be a big ask on the body unfortunately…elk haven’t got much lighter as the big 7-0 looms in a few years

 

[Pucky Freak]

Miami peacock bass and iguana hopefully this year or next. Spring bear 2027, then NF moose + small game eventually.

 

[TheBenHoyle]

I feel like I have answered this question before, but it can't hurt to remind myself of my goals. With my short stint of unemployment and starting over with a new employer, the budget for vacation time and free cash flow is murky at this point. In 2026 I'll have some Illinois turkey and deer hunting, most likely a trip to Ohio for deer with my bow and hopefully some waterfowl.

More long term, I would like to hunt elk (ideally with a bow), Axis deer and mouflon sheep in Hawaii (ideally with a bow), I would like to hunt Osceola, Miriam and Rio Turkeys somewhere. Not sure I'll make the effort to go after Gould's and Oscelated, but I would like to complete the slam if feasible. I definitely want to hunt Sandhill Cranes. And then the only other big game animal on the list is a Caribou. Not sure that one will work out, since it is a lot of travel and somewhat expensive.

I also have half a mind to eventually go hunting in Sweden for Moose. My brother lives there and his wife's family has a hunting group. I have been connecting with my nephew over hunting so at some point he may invite me along. Not sure if I could be the actual hunter or if I would just be a part of a hunt with him. But I would be up for anything.