I am a trophy hunter and proud of it. As a kid on my first hunt I shot a doe and it was a trophy. My sons first deer was a doe when he was 8. that was a trophy to both of us. I actually tanned the hide and we still have that doe hide. I have probably 30 mounts? and countless just deer and elk...
When I hunt and dont eat coyotes and prairie dogs am I trophy hunting? Do you eat coyotes? Wait! are we both trophy hunters? 😂 Is the criteria for a "trophy" hunt solely not personally eating the meat?
only reliable way is to ground check them. Shoot first ask questions later. just kidding sort of. I have taken some nice bears but I have definitely misjudged a few. I agree with watch as long as you can, rushed shots haven't been good decisions for me. Every really big bear I have shot I...
Im mostly wearing all wool once the snow flies. Green wool pants and red and black plaid jacket!! I have some sitka and kuiu gear but wear the old woolies 80 percent of the time. We have some brushy mountains and nothing is as quiet as wool. We have not come uo with a better man made replacement...
Thats the problem most hunters have with any predator, they need to be managed. Most hunters wont complain about predators if they are PROPERLY managed. Think about the increase in your lion population since they outlawed dogs(the only effective way to manage cats). 52 deer per year per lion...
How many wolves have you shot Buzz? I am not trying to stir pot but would like to know. I have shot 2 which is pretty poor considering our local wolf population
Seriously I was in the same boat and had apllied at least 20 years for moose. Until a few years ago I owned a fairly large parcel of land and saw great bulls every year while hunting deer and elk. I put in for that same unit every year and thought I should just change my name to Not Selected.I...
Sarcasm I assume. Just wait for Colorado PUBLIC land elk numbers in 5-10 years. Elk numbers will be drastically reduced and a much larger percentage of the elk will be down on private and close to town etc. look at Idaho wilderness units and lolo zone elk numbers-pre and post wolves. I dont...
The more dogs the better on bears in my opinion. I have hunted with 16 and guys I know have done more.You are right it can turn into a real crap show😂 I like 2 dogs on cats.
I understand where you are coming from But! I hate the idea of number 2. We actually have some Big Three tags with double digit odds right now. When I finally drew my Idaho moose permit the odds were over 60 percent. I also put in for moose for 20 years but finally made the decision to put in...
i hunted mule deer in there and saw some elk. I have never been so gratefull not to have an elk tag😂. However far you think you could normally pack an elk, limit yourself to at least half that distance.
the turkey slam. travelling state to state to shoot turkeys has no appeal. I usually do shoot a turkey every spring in Idaho but we are infested in my area. Its more of a depredation hunt😂 Every year I have less desire to even shoot one around where I live. Second is coues deer. Basically a...