Plenty of food and snacks. Plenty of warm and comfortable clothes. Its amazing how much fun my young kids can have with very simple things like a shovel. Rope, flashlights and glow sticks are also very useful tools to occupy a kid in the woods. Last trip out we all found sticks and made bow and...
free bump. Heck of a deal on one of the best thermals out there. You can see a rabbit in a field at 1000 yards with these things, and you can tell its a rabbit.
Never found a super weird elk shed but shot a couple weird bulls. I'd take a weird one any day!
I shot a bull that looks very very similar to that bull.
I had no idea they could do genetic testing on antlers. That's wild. I've got a handful of bulls that were killed from the same area, would be interesting to get them tested just for curiosity sake.
Seams like there's just as many things to gripe about on this forum, but a wealth of information nonetheless. Also I am lead to believe that many folks use both of the aforementioned forums. 🤷♂️
Those bigger seek tipis are very roomy, simple, and easy to put up. If you're maxed out on weight going in, what is your plan for if/when you get an elk down? Make another 16 mile round trip?