Unfortunately you have now contradicted yourself. You now say the old back door was "open to anyone if you know where to look" yet you earlier defined the the back door as not "easily available to...

Old Hunter, by your definition "back door" has to be:

1) not "easily available to anybody"

2) a "sneaky" way to view the draw results.

Let's consider that.

If there was a "back door"...

I'd do some work on Google Earth and look for some potential watering sites off the beaten path.

Be careful hunting your wife, guys get into big trouble for that.

Hey Muleys. Just start with a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. You can see in the example the headings I've used. I've been tweaking this the past several years and like the way it's set-up now. I...

Hey Chief..If you like that Parker bullet, you should try the No Excuses 50 caliber 460 grain conical. The price is $.50 per bullet compared to $2.09 per bullet for the Hydrocons, or less than 1/4...

If you haven't booked yet, check out the resorts 40 miles north of Cabo on the East Cape. I've been to Rancho Leonero at least half a dozen times. They have their own fleet of boats. It is super...

I hunted the Sheldon for antelope in 1991, deer in 1995 and antelope again in 2010.

On my hunt in 2010, I was on the ground for 9 days and hunted my rear off. I left gave it everything I had. ...

Bighorn, you are right there dude to draw a Juniper tag. Last year in the Juniper Unit:

15 points: 20 residents drew 20 tags (100% drew)
14 points: 82 residents drew 29 tags (35% drew)
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Hi Bigsky. I am not familiar with those units, but great draw odds for Wyoming antelope (100% with no points) is almost always an indicator of minimal public land. Just make sure you do your...

I think Unit 100 may be one of the easiest elk hunts in America. The last time we hunted antelope in Unit 92 (same area as elk Unit 100) we saw elk up by Oregon Buttes in the northern part of the...

Don't forget round IKC....round is important too!

I love Nosler Accubonds, and want to work up a load with Bergers.

That's very nice IKC! I really come to love pedestal shoulder mounts. Excellent trophies and taxidermy work too. I'm sure you're really proud of your gal too!

Though there are less top end bucks, there will always be 80 inch bucks even on a drought year (in Wyoming). Killing a big buck of that class is a matter of patience and time and sorting through a...

Hi jmwyoming...welcome to the forum. Tell us a bit about yourself.

I believe you can submit two separate applications:

1) An application for a full priced license (either in the "regular full price" or "special" draw).

2) An application for the reduced...

Hunting the west without a spotting scope would be almost like taking your rifle and leaving the shells at home. One thing to consider, high quality optics tend to hold their value well, especially...

Awesome Backcountry. I love his name, and especially the way it is spelled. January 10 was my dad's birthday!

When he's 10 years old start buying him points in Arizona. It's only $26.50 for a...

I don't know the Imnaha unit, but I am also from Oregon. If you have trouble getting replies on this site you ought to try iFish, since there are a lot of Oregon members on there.

Another vote for the UA base layer stuff. I use a mixture of Arcteryx, Kuiu and Sitka Gear for outer layers.

Also for everyday use, the UA charged cotton tee shirts are all I wear anymore....they...

Here is something that should give you a feel of the point creep problem. Wyoming issues by FAR the most non-resident sheep tags of the western states. Guys with max points now have 18 points. ...

Eagle county and Gunnison County have produced the highest number of Boone and Crockett bucks the last 10 years.

The Gunnison units have been down since the hard winter in 2007, but if you don't...

Beachbum...I am also from Oregon. A couple things I would look into is taking the Oregon Hunter's Safety Course. There is also a program called "Master Hunter" that is offered through the Oregon...

In states like Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming that have numerous units with very limited entry archery hunting, there is some great sage/juniper elk hunting in certain units. Since...

Here's the link on Cowboy Dinner Tree:

www.cowboydinnertree.net

Great place to eat in the middle of No Where.

A YouTube video of the Cowboy Dinner Tree:
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