Seeing some nice bucks come out of Montana this year....after the doom and gloom from the past couple years. Those who hunted Montana this year, do you think it is on a slight upward trend?
I guess I don’t get what the big mystery has been. I’ve done my share of backpacking critters and I’ve always figured 90-100lbs for a mature mule deer + camp. So figure gear =40 lbs and boned meat 60-70.
Elk is generally a 3 load trip. One trip for 3 people . Figure 70 lbs a piece. That’s with...
Glad you made it back in one piece . Elk are tough critters. Sounds like you already plan to go bigger. That’s a good idea, a little under gunned for elk imo. Also, one thing with elk is keep shooting until they are on the ground .
On the bright side, you have some experience to build on for...
dude, you have a sheep hunt coming up in less than a month. Get that thing figured out pronto.
Seriously. If not, I will ship you a rifle/scope that shoots. Your rifle/scope should be the last thing you are worrying about on a hunt of that caliber.
SF is a cesspool.
Use Uber to get around.
Catch a giants game If they are in town.
Take a wander through the Tenderloin just to see how bad urban life can get.
Tommy’s Joint has pretty good sandwiches.