Im in a similar situation as you and leaning toward 4th rifle... mostly because I have 15 resident points and 3rd season doesn't offer much in the use of my points... and more likely the big guys will be around.... but hopefully not all on private.... id choose a season based on how hard you...
I hunted here in 2021 I had 3 cams up with elk deer and bear coming in all summer...after day 2 of archery I only had bear on camphor the remainder of the season. every where I went I saw at least one bear.... almost shot one at 20 yards until I heard something in the tree above me and there...
one elk with iron will and blade chipped... don't get me wrong they are stout and fine craftsmanship but I thought they would be stronger given the price tag and like mentioned below resharpening isn't great at least for me and I invested in diamond stones and the appropriate angle guide from...
Ive taken 16 bull elk with a variety of brad heads.... all work with good shot placement on un alert elk... the most impressive heads I plan on using again are the woodsmen 3 blade... I shot 2 elk with my longbow and they zipped thru... im going to use them this year with my compound... ive been...
Agree... same boat... all my joints are pretty much shot... when I had insurance meloxicam was the only help... never had injections except the knee once post surgery... won't get any better given im in construction
Burning CO points as it doesn't seem worth accumulating anymore given the deer and antelope trophy class is getting worse by the year (generally speaking for high PP units)
15 Deer Points
20 Antelope points
OTC Archery Elk
OTC Turkey
thinking about wasting money on NM Elk draw just cant...