I wounded a bull, then lost the blood trail in a storm, then got the pickup stuck on greasy roads, got unstuck and got a hotel room, a couple more days of rain so I drove back to Idaho and 6 days later drove back to WY to get camp.
Looking forward to the next WY general tag!
I am a Rotarian and treasurer of a local Rotary club. Rotary has a lot of direct volunteering and it leads to other involvement. End up with a lot of other community involvement and volunteering due to the business I own/work at as well.
I am also a board member and treasurer of a statewide...
Body size/frame is large but rare to be over 100 lbs due to being very lean. Everybody that sees one in the wild thinks they are looking at a 120+ lb critter. I remember reading an interview with the USFWS federal trapper that trapped in NE MN through the 90s and 2000s and I am pretty sure they...
Hard to say on how they made the picks. The guy I know on the group is a hunter and does DIY NR hunting in multiple states and has family that comes to Idaho to hunt. I would expect him to provide very thoughtful and good input.
I haven't been able to find the numbers posted any where on IDFG website but I was at a meeting a few years ago and a IDFG deputy director was there discussing CWD. This was shortly after the positive test in unit 14 - he said that they had been doing close to 1,000 tests a year for several...
We are a <1 mile from Costco. Tough to beat.
Easy to get caught up in negatives about some places. Bought our house pre 2020 so feel stuck at times when I look at real estate for some "small" upgrades to our current place.
But we are <1 mile to national Forest trailheads. I have had hunted...
Love the photos! A friend and I are going to the Kvichak first week of Sept 2025 for big rainbows. A guy I know has been doing the trip for 10+ years and organizes the group at a DIY lodge. Working on making sure my gear is setup. Will probably do one fly out day to a smaller river/creek.
Where are the specifics on equipment such as the scope turrets and rangefinders mentioned? I did find this link:
https://idfg.idaho.gov/article/fg-seeking-members-working-group-assess-perspectives-fair-technology-big-game-hunting