Bigchino, PM sent.

Another David Long monster! That guy is amazing, he manages to kill big deer in some of the toughest areas. Were you guys hunting wilderness?

IMHO the best way to learn hunting is by scouting. Find an area that is easy to access, grab some binos, and start poking around. You will learn more about game in a few scouting trips than a dozen...

Thanks AKA, Pm sent:)

Thanks and welcome to the forum.

I am looking at booking a moose hunt with PaPa Bear Outfitters in 2014 or 2015 (depending on WY elk draw in 2014). He hunts in AK Unit 18 (Lower Yukon River Drainage) and says there are a few...

Thanks, I guess my question is which state has the better general season for bowhunting?

I am trying to decide whether to put in for the MT Combo tag and an archery unit or put in for a WY blue chip area with a general tag second choice. Montana has better odds, success rates (General...

Thanks for the great replies that really helps temper my expectations. Welcome to forum elkboy32!

I agree that high pressure is the most likely cause. Is all the ammo from the same lot? Have you ever had issues before? Excess headspace or burrs in the barrel (sometimes from cleaning) are likely...

My taxidermist called me today. My goat gross scored 75 2/8". My biggest goat to date! Now I just have to find a 80-incher for my dad!

Good luck bro. I wish I had a honey hole like that!

Sorry, I just cleaned it out. Try again.

That's the same unit I am going to be in! Unit 34 deer tag. Pm me your phone if you want and maybe we can help each other out. I'll be there the 14th. I would gladly exchange locations of any elk I...

Good luck! When I was looking around the S end of the Bighorns last week the rut was in full swing, it seems they started later this fall. I think you may still hear some bugles early and late in the...

He is at the taxi now. I barely had time to drop him off, clean up and catch my flight home. I asked the taxi to score him, but he hasn't gotten to it yet. I'll post when he does.

I fought with this problem for years also, hunting and trapping in bone chilling North Dakota/Montana/Canada Novembers and Decembers. I have had good luck using camelbacks by wearing the bladder...

Has anyone tried one of the late season rifle or even archery hunts in the better elk units of Arizona? I am trying to work out my elk application strategy for the next couple years and can't decide...

That sucks man!! Sorry to hear about your bad luck. I think I would probably take the loan, but my wife would kill me so you are one step ahead already:)

Yeah she hung out for an entire photo session and field dressing.

Thanks, ivorytip. I have heard the same thing, but it is short-range weapon only on a general tag and I don't have anything that qualifies other than my bow. I think I will have some private land...

Thanks everyone, this forum has a great group of folks. I am headed back to Idaho (Sun Valley) to give deer another try, then back to WY to find a bigger goat for my Dad and a nice Mule Deer for...

I get one more chance to fill my Idaho deer tag! Work is sending me to Ketchum for a week and we should have plenty of time to hunt the mornings and evening. Does anyone have any info on the deer in...

Any ideas on score? I didn't measure him before dropping him off at the taxidermist because I was short on time. When I shot him I guessed him in the 75-77" range.

Thanks, pic added. Any guesses on score, I always have trouble judging antelope. He looked like a shooter.