Planning a family vacation to Gulf Shores Alabama this fall. My wife is green-lighting a side hog hunt. Can anybody recommend a good outfitter I should look into? I have done some preliminary research and nothing really stands out yet. Thanks in advance for the help.
I am of the opinion that blood trail is increased by good shot placement and having 2 holes for blood to pump from. If your arrow isn't making an exit hole on a broadside shot, then maybe you need more arrow. A frontal shot hardly ever has an exit wound and there can be a lot of blood pumping...
I like that idea. I am not sure if I am going to invest 2 years in a row to mule deer though. I live in Indiana. I am starting to lean towards the mindset of swinging for elk only since the time and money investment to get out west is so high for me. I have deer opportunity in Indiana. Not...
Thanks wllm1313! Just wondering if there is still snow on the ground even though the road access is better. I don't want to be there when the ALL the snow has melted off.
Thanks all! I have 3 points. Not a lot, but maybe enough to buy some alone time. I am leaning towards 4th season but will keep 3rd season options open.
Thanks for the tip. Good to know because I have been on the Atlas and have imported their migration and range information into Google Earth. By far, for me at least, it is the most helpful piece of the puzzle I get from 1000 miles away. If that migration and range information is accurate, I...
I have heard that planning a spring bear hunt can be impacted by snowpack levels/trends. Is there a good indicator in that data that suggests when melt off is? I have flexible time off and would like to time it right. Just looking for pointers on what to look for in this years snowpack data or...
Beginning the research for 2019, Colorado and Mule Deer. I have never hunted for mule deer....I have a lot of questions. The biggest so far.....
1) I am noticing that some deer units in Colorado take less points for 3rd season than they do in 4th season. Is that all rut related? Or is it...
I am having a tough time finding any GIS data about South Dakota hunting units that can be imported into Google Earth. I have found MVUM maps and parks and recreation maps, but no unit boundary information I can use as a non-resident deer hunter. Any help pointing me in the right direction...
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Same here for Black Hills. My family is supposed to tag along so I have to figure out a good way to balance that. And I agree, hard for me to give up a couple weeks in November when the hunting can be just as good or better here in the home state.
Vanish,
Appreciate the info. Looking at...
Looking for some help. I am taking a democratic approach to my 2019 western hunt schedule. I did Idaho elk in 2016 and Wyoming elk this year. I would like to plan for 2 trips in 2019 with one of them being the South Dakota Black Hills listed below. My research so far shows the Black Hills as...
Got it. I think 300' sounds great.
Another question for everybody. Is it bad ju-ju to create a new site if I have predetermined places I would like to set camp up through my e-scouting? I don't want to be "that guy", but I also don't want to be a mile from where I want to be just because...
PM returned. Thanks for getting back to me. I got impatient and picked up a set online. Hope somebody sees your post and might chime in or send you a message to buy yours off of you.
Thank you for the responses.
What advantages do these set campsites 300' off the road have vs me just pulling off the side of the road and setting up camp 50' from the road?
Sorry for the questions. I have only hunted from trailheads in the past. Not going that route for this trip.
What exactly is it?
On a map I have, it says "Motor vehicle use off designated roads for the purpose of dispersed camping is permitted for up to 300 feet from the centerline of the road, allowing the same vehicles the road allows and the same season as the road is open."
I speak english, but...
Backpacking in around bears it is a pretty known strategy to hang your food far away from your camp. What about truck camping? Is it ok to keep it in your truck/camper? Or should you take it and hang it separately away from camp too?
Tony
Will do. I do have a voicemail into the biologist. Its been a few days. Maybe I will call and just ask the first person who answers if that data JCR is available.