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    Honest opinion on taking the month off work for elk season? Please help!!

    Our annuity is paid into hourly and we are required to leave it in the unions annuity plan for one year before rolling it over if that’s what we choose to do. That’s the reason for having it in the annuity in the first place before Roth
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    Honest opinion on taking the month off work for elk season? Please help!!

    That’s a good point and something to think about in the future, fortunately though this time I will be returning to the same job for several more months afterwords, actually the work we are doing now is leading up to a shutdown starting October 1st and is scheduled to be 70-80 days of 7-12’s...
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    Honest opinion on taking the month off work for elk season? Please help!!

    Thanks a lot guys for all the awesome responses, I’m really surprised at the number of you who took the time to read and respond to my lengthy post and I appreciate it. It’s encouraging seeing so many of you encouraging me to chase the dream. I completely agree and understand every opinion...
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    Honest opinion on taking the month off work for elk season? Please help!!

    Thanks for the input I appreciate you all taking the time to read and respond to my lengthy post. I’m working at husky oil refinery in Lima Ohio, I live close by a marathon though in catlettsburg Kentucky
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    Honest opinion on taking the month off work for elk season? Please help!!

    Hey guys! I’m stuck on the decision of whether or not it’s “okay” or “responsible” for me to take the month of September off work to spend it hunting elk. I know what I think and how I feel but the responsible side of me gets in the way and I’m looking for honest opinions to help me make the...
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    Idaho OTC archery tag

    Totally agree, I’ve hunted the same 10 sq miles of Idaho for eight years now with one year in Colorado in between those. I’m from Ohio and going on solo elk trips took some time to learn but my forth year I finally connected on the sixth day, the next year I killed one within the first 48 hours...
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    Experiences with elk being where they were last time....?

    The area I hunt in Idaho has somewhat limited food for elk, as well as cover, therefore if they want to live in that valley and eat and hide they have to use the same area every year, I’ve hunted the same valley for eight years and found elk in it the first day every year, I’ve been blessed for...
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    Help out a first time east coast guy

    I definitely agree with the summer trip suggestion, I didn’t know that about the air lines, I’ll definitely check into that!
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    Help out a first time east coast guy

    I’m from Ohio and have been hunting Idaho 8 years now, I do the same thing every year, the first day I camp at the truck and cover ground and find the herd. I’ll stay at the truck until I find the herd. Then watch them for a day and find a safe place to camp on the mountain. I’ll say that...
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    New guy needs help with buying a pack

    I’ve heard a ton about the mystery ranch and would love to try one out some time but I have the kuiu system. I have the 7200 and 3000 bags with the meat hauler for pack out. The kuiu packs are well thought out and you can’t tear them up, really handy how both bags work on the same pack so you...
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    Anyone else from Idaho zone 50?

    Hey guys I’m 21 and from Ohio, this will be my 8th season in Idaho this fall and have spent every season in zone 50 hunting the same general area. The same 10sq mike area Ive hunted the last few years has been good to me and ive met several cool people along the way. Have several friends in the...
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    First time pronghorn hunt looking for a tag

    Yes a man my grandpa worked with forty years ago lives in Idaho close by to where I hunt. That’s how I found out about the area, the way I was able to go out solo was by flying to Idaho falls and Jim would pick me up and give me a truck to use for the week or drop me off at the trailhead and...
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    First time pronghorn hunt looking for a tag

    Hey guys! I’m 21 and from southern Ohio, I’ve been elk and mule deer hunting in Idaho since I was 12. My dad took me on my first hunt and I’ve gone back solo every year since. I’ve been lucky enough to kill 8 mule deer including a 193” buck with my bow, and two cow elk with my bow. It’s taken me...
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    Over the counter late season rifle tags.

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    Over the counter late season rifle tags.

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    Over the counter late season rifle tags.

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    Over the counter late season rifle tags.

    Thanks for the advice Thanks for the response man! Good to know. I’ll definitely look into the Montana and Idaho tags, I’d love to hunt Oregon but for a short 5 day hunt I’d like to keep it a little closer, ide be looking at two days of travel to go to Oregon. Yes November/December is what I’m...
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    Over the counter late season rifle tags.

    Hey guys I’ve not posted too much on here in the past but have been watching from the shadows fir a while now and love this forum. By far the best hunting forum I’ve ever seen. Everyone is so willing and excited to help, teach and learn. I’m 21 years old and from southern Ohio. My dad took...
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    Idaho fires

    Thanks for the link! I’ll keep an eye out. I hunt just east of mackay on the boundary line, sure hope the fires don’t make it that far
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    Idaho fires

    Thanks for the update! I’m from Ohio and go to mackay idaho every year to hunt. Outside of the mackay area and about 50 square miles of that I’m unfami with the state and names of areas. Is there much chance of fire making it into the mackay area and copper basin? Thanks a lot for letting us...

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