Hey guys, I have been active on the Elk Forum but historically have been a Blacktail hunter in Western Washington. I put up this thread to say tell us your best shot on a deer...ONLY TRUE STORIES!!!
I will go first. In 1998 I was hunting Blacktails with a Savage Model 99E Lever Action .243...
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Well, here is our story and thanks all for your continued interest. My son got to the road/trail we wanted to hunt (where we had heard the bugle I reported earlier in this thread) on Friday the 6th of October for an October 10 opening day. He set up camp. Next day he scouted and met...
Well, I am going to put up a bigger post when I get some time but my son bugled in a massive 6x6 on opening day...bull of a lifetime for us! Shot it about 4 miles from the gate. Unbelievable hunt and trip. Got some help getting it out of the canyon and my son basically got it to camp. Big...
Thanks, tough gig working out everyday and waiting on that next call...takes a toll mentally but he is a tough kid. Just needs his next shot. In the meantime, he is pumped to help me try and snag an elk this year...although he will bring his cleats in case he gets a call...then we head out and...
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After countless hours E-Scouting, taking input from from folk on Hunt Talk (thanks all who DM'd me) and watching every YouTube video on the country I could find...we spent two days scouting over the weekend. Pretty amazing time we had! Saw 2 elk...one bull while driving from...
Good evening. This is my second post. So grateful for the guidance I received on my first post. I have another thought I have been wrestling with in my head...maybe others are having similar thoughts so I thought I would put it out here and see what the HuntTalk folk think. This is not a...
I recently purchased a Non-Res Elk City Zone B Tag for 2023. Never hunted Idaho before. I am an experienced hunter but in Washington State for Blacktails and Muleys mainly. Have hunted Roosevelt Elk in Coastal Western Washington but Idaho Elk is obviously a different challenge.
I have been...
Just bought the Veracity PH...love it, super clear and cool functions! Paired it with the Burris Signature LRF Binoculars...they are unbelievably clear for a bio/LRF combo. No haze like other combos.