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    Wyoming Resident Poll for or against preference points

    Speaking as a non-resident and therefore not qualified for this thread - Preference point systems do not increase or decrease the number of tags. They only distribute them. I like preference point systems because they tell me when I can hunt a particular unit. This let's me plan hunting...
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    Idaho Middle Fork

    I hunted in Unit 26 back in 2007, which was a big fire year. A lot of the area looked like the surface of the moon, but it should be grown up pretty well by this time. As 1_Pointer noted, steep is the word. Also wolf country. Spectacular country. Good luck.
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    Banff & Jasper

    Eat in the main dining room at the Chateau LL, walk the paved path up Johnson Canyon.
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    Banff & Jasper

    Many years ago I used to work in Calgary, and a few years back cycled from Jasper to Banff. Don't recall where we stayed except for Lake Louise and The Crossing partway up the Icefields Parkway. The old hotels (Banff Springs and LL) have small rooms but are a great experience, also expensive...
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    What Ya Changing Up This Year

    Taking a young friend and his brother to Montana (new area for all of us) on their first mule deer hunt. Two other friends are joining me for this year's elk hunt in Wyoming - they have my old alaknak tent and a new woodstove. I have been wearing my new Mystery Ranch pack - the modestly named...
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    NOSLER wants to see your success

    What a great thread. Colorado 2013. 180 grain Accubond from a handloaded 300 WSM. This hunt was a big change from my usual OYOA cow elk hunt - I cashed in my 13 preference points and went for a guided hunt in Unit 76. One overlooked advantage of a guided hunt is that the guide tends to...
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    Cheap Internal Flights.

    I generally use travelocity to narrow down the options and then use the airline web sites to actually buy the ticket. As was noted before, Southwest does not show up on travel web sites and is often a great deal if you need to check bags. Unless there is a large difference in price, beware of...
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    Ham Radio in Wyoming and Montana

    Is anyone else using 2m ham radio for backcountry communication - either regular or emergency - in Wyoming or Montana? I plan to hunt in the Snowies and South of Casper this year, and in the Custer NF near Ashland in MT. Both Laramie and Casper have repeaters, but so far I have not been...
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    NOSLER wants to see your success

    Texas, 2005. 160 Gr Accubond, 7mm Rem Mag. Private land, elevated blind but no high fence or feeders. The shot was at about 70 yards with the deer quartering towards me. He went about 30 yards then into a tight circle. Between the photographer and me, we managed to get a smile and the whole...
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    NOSLER wants to see your success

    2006 - my second elk. One shot - another 160 gr Accubond from a 7mm Rem Mag. Gila NF in New Mexico, about 250 yards across a canyon. This one travelled about 60 yards - fortunately up to the top of the canyon to a spot close to an abandoned road that we could literally drive to.
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    NOSLER wants to see your success

    This thread reminds me of the line "The best blood trails are the ones you don't actually have to follow."
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    NOSLER wants to see your success

    Accubonds Meet Elk 160 gr Accubonds from a 7mm Rem Mag, factory load. Cow elk hunt in the Valle Vidal in New Mexico back in 2008 - a buddy and I found a small herd of elk on the third day, a mile and a half from the road. Two shots within a few seconds of each other, about 80 yards. The elk...
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    Dumb Question? Elk tracks vs Moose Tracks

    Rather than just an answer to the one question, try "A Field Guide to Mammal Tracking in North America" by Halfpenny. Available on Amazon for under a buck plus probably $4 for shipping.
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    When does fresh tracks start again?

    I like the option of being able to download high resolution versions. One of the few advantages of living in Houston is fast internet (Uverse). The top two versions really bring out the excellent camera work. And once I have it downloaded, I can pull it up whenever I want. I hunted deer a...
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    getting to know elk

    Elk101 has a University of Elk Hunting Online Course - I think it is excellent. Also Colorado DOW has a free series called Elk Hunting University.
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    Sample Binos for sale

    What power x objective diameter on the 2nd pair?
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    Factory ammo suggestions for tikka .30-06

    I have two Tikkas, in 7 Rem mag and 6.5x55. IMO they are not picky.
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    Montana Elk Hunt - Now Live, ONLY ON YOUTUBE!

    I am late to the comments party. When the episode came out we were at my wife’s family reunion. I watched the hunt, the gutless video, the optics video, the rifle / ammo video… You get the picture. At some point my wife decided I needed to rejoin the reunion and I never wound up commenting...
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    Another Adult On-Set Hunter

    Welcome. My name is Corax and I am an adult onset hunter. Self-taught from books while living in New Jersey ( I don't recommend it). Living in Texas, retired and hunting mostly in Wyoming.
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    Texas chapter of BHA - calling all Texans

    PM sent. Autocorrect strikes again.
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