I'll be sitting in the yard with my two oldest sons hoping other hunters get something to move past us. This will be my first WI hunt. If unsuccessful, I am hoping to get out with the muzzy on some semi-nearby public later.
Unfortunately my camera batteries died while I was hunting in MN last week, so I haven't gotten any recent pictures of the big guy. I did have this new buck show up last night. Firearm season opens on Saturday, and hopefully something will come along during the day when I'm out there with my...
So I've hunted on a family hunting property in Minnesota my whole life. 4 years ago I moved just across the border into Wisconsin. I decided to buy my first Wisconsin hunting license this year in hopes that I could sit in my back yard with my sons and at least get to hunt with them more there...
I just recently randomly saw this video as well and have watched a few of their other videos. Very cool technology. For me, however, I think it's unethical for most hunting situations and personally think it should disqualify a buck from being entered into a record book (not that I enter any...
I don't have a problem with allowing crossbows. In my part of the state, you are now allowed to hunt for basically the entire rut with a gun, including the peak, and shoot essentially as many deer as you want. Add to that, you can hunt some late season dates with a gun when the deer are...
I only have a sample size of one, but the one I have eaten didn't come close to being as good as the whitetails I can kill in my backyard. I have heard others who have said they love it, though, so maybe the one I got was an oddity. So far it has been my least favorite wild game red meat.
Colorado cow moose is probably your best bet.
There are also a few units in Idaho where historically it has appeared relatively easy for a nonresident to get a tag. Those units, however, also seem to not have much of a moose population or difficult to find the moose looking at the harvest...
I wonder what the wound ratio is for guys trying to self film their own hunts. I'm particularly thinking where I've seen a lot of it...treestand hunting for whitetails where they can show up pretty quick and close. I've thought it would be fun to start doing this, but I've watched too many...
I just got the results back from Matsons for 4 SE Minnesota whitetails. I have to be honest and say that I'm skeptical of some of the results.
This one was aged at 4.5. It's certainly possible. I thought he would either be a very nice 3.5 year old or smaller 4.5 year old but was leaning...
I have never bought into scent control or washing clothes separately or anything, and it hasn't hurt my success. Hunt appropriately for the wind. If stand hunting, I have found that hanging the stand very very high in the tree can help in situations where wind can be difficult.
If hunting...
I enjoyed the live hunts by @sn.outdoors and Lostinthewoods but haven't seen them in a while.
thecrittergitter was already mentioned as well, but he always had some amazing animals he posted up.
I was thinking the same thing. Language can use some cleaning up. I get the intent of what they're saying, but it lends itself (in my eyes) to people being able to go right across a 40 acre parcel of private to get more public because they're traveling from one parcel to another. It doesn't...
Thanks Buzz.
Personally, I'm finding it difficult to stay in the moose game (never got into sheep). With the recent tag cut to 10% for non-residents, the only way I can see it worth staying in the game is for 100% bonus points. If there is a 50/50 split, there just aren't enough tags to make...
Wyoming has to do what is best for its residents.
I doubt this will really impact me personally, but the trend in western states does make me feel sad for my kids and other future generations.
I still see lots of opportunities out there, but I don't know how long that will last.
If my boys...