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    Lottery Draws for Sheep and Goats

    Too easy to apply, should have to climb to the top of the sheep or goat mountain to enter your ticket. I like the Idaho rule that you can only put in for one draw hunt a season.
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    Idaho Mule/Whitetail Fall Gun, First Time

    You camped in my backyard! Elk numbers have been increasing as mule deer have been on a long term decline. Still some very nice bucks killed in recent years. January - March of 2017 we had heavy snow and cold, trimmed the deer numbers back some...
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    Idaho Mule/Whitetail Fall Gun, First Time

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    Let me update my loserness

    Anticipation.... With supply staying about the same and demand increasing, makes it tougher. Non-residents even worse. I feel that Idaho residents may have the best opportunities for big game these days.
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    Idaho 2021 Moose, Sheep, Mtn Goat regs out

    I also expressed my opinion to the F and G. Draw deer, elk and antelope is still ok - I think that is so wrong.
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    Idaho bighorn sheep plan 2022-27

    Or goats? Never have had a goat tag in my pocket... Since Idaho floats our tag $, I always wait until the 29th.
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    2021 AZ Coues

    Nice... Been Mearns Quail hunting near Nogales several times - Saw deer and 1 nice 4 pt. A coues deer hunt is on my bucket list.
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    Oregon mule deer

    Worked forest survey plots in the Malheur NF for 2 seasons in '94 and '95. The most roaded and overgrazed of any public lands I've worked or hunted in the west. Nearly zero remaining old growth doug firs, only stumps. Many locals hunted big game whether they drew or not.
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    Idaho Muzzy Deer 51-1

    I know unit 51. Archery antelope hunted it starting in the 80's. Then worked forestry plots there that I contracted from the Challis NF in '96-'97. Then drew the November bull elk hunt on the 2nd draw in '17. Beautifully rugged. The biggest negative is the very young volcanic rock that...
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    Looking for OTC archery elk hunt opportunity for 2022

    Idaho has Outfitters tags.
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    Unique California Blacktail and Thoughts

    Have been hunting the A zone on public land on and off since the 70's. Have hunted it 15 seasons or so over the years. Enjoy hunting in the heat. Deer are small enough so getting the meat on ice and cooled quickly isn't difficult. And it's the earliest season!!! Hadn't hunted it for 10...
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    Idaho 2021 Moose, Sheep, Mtn Goat regs out

    The Big April decision - Sheep, Goats or Moose?
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    California Desert Big Horns

    Very good - Thank you! The new regs will be out in a few weeks and would enjoy your input. Have put in for the White Mt hunt a few times because of the better odds, however I've been putting in for one of the others in recent years, would rather do a mid winter Jack O'Conner type hunt.
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    California Desert Big Horns

    https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=199016&inline Have max points - couple hunts with 1:30 odds last year. If I live long enough and the rules don't change. In the F&G plans is to increase tags to 42 rams. Anybody know anything?
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    California Blacktails and fire

    https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ece3.8221 Been hunting the Mendocino NF off and on since the '80's and it burned in this fire.
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    Maybe it's not the bear....and this guy definitely isn't from Bozeman

    Too bad they didn't talk about black bears vs grizz. Media rarely gets the whole story.
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    7-08 hunting loads

    Varget 43.9 120 TTSX Not worked up as much as many here do but it has killed animals well to 300 yards. Have a Rem Mountain rifle with a leopold 2-7. Not to light, just right. Enjoy carrying it.
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    Moose Hunting Tips

    https://idfg.idaho.gov/ifwis/huntplanner/odds/ NR price did go up last year. Missed that. Resident didn't. Drawing odds look to be about 5% overall with many better.
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    Moose Hunting Tips

    LopeHunter - Think your Idaho NR moose stats are wrong. 542 Bull moose tags - 10% go to NR - 54 About 1000 NR put in. 5% odds Cost - $185 for a non refund hunting license. I would buy an Idaho deer tag every year and hunt and put in for moose draws.
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    Hunt Elk in the rain?

    I've worn out more rain gear than... The hunting shows just make it look way too easy. Started big game hunting in '74, before gortex. Regular rain gear is all we had. When gortex came out in about 1980 is was expensive and really didn't get completely waterproof until about '86 or so...

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