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  1. markwilks

    Colorado Winter

    Thank you. It was the best hunt ever for me. Traditionally I’m a Midwest whitetail hunter so this was incredible. I was shooting a Weatherby vanguard 7mm rem mag with Nosler Partition 160’s
  2. markwilks

    Colorado Winter

    He didn’t say anything about that area specifically. Just said it was a bad winter obviously but it was the pronghorn that really got hit hard. We had 8 in camp and everyone tagged out. Heard a lot of bull bugles and we saw Elk every trip out. Group in the week before us only had one guy tag...
  3. markwilks

    Colorado Winter

    Yes it was. The cook and guide crew was all fantastic.
  4. markwilks

    Colorado Winter

    What we learned and was told back then was it effected the pronghorn more than the elk. Both my buddy and I tagged out by the third day of the hunt. We had JD as a guide. If you can ask for him he was fantastic. He walked me dead but we got the job done.
  5. markwilks

    7mm recoil help

    I had a Vanguard stock in my Weatherby 7mm rem mag. Terrible recoil and accuracy. Switched to a Bell and Carlson stock due to accuracy but it came with a better recoil pad and now I enjoy shooting my rifle.
  6. markwilks

    Rifle Elk Caliber and Bullet Choice for 2023

    7 MM Rem Mag with 160 gr Nosler Partition
  7. markwilks

    7mm recoil help

    My situation was a little different. I switched to a different stock but the recoil pad was a much nicer one and it drastically helped me with recoil. I moved to a Bell and Carlson stock that had a Pachmayer Decelerator pad on it. That new pad worked wonders for me. I'd start with a new pad.
  8. markwilks

    Finally first Elk hunt, harder than you think!!!

    Congratulations!!!
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    Video

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    Success

    Thank you
  11. markwilks

    Success

    Thank you
  12. markwilks

    2023 Colorado Elk and Deer

    Congratulations! Sorry to hear about the loss of your pup. Been there and I know how hard that is.
  13. markwilks

    Success

    For sure planning a trip back.
  14. markwilks

    Success

    Good luck on your hunt.
  15. markwilks

    Success

    No doubt I’ll be back.
  16. markwilks

    Success

    At my age I always thought this might be my only trip west but I’ve got to come back. Thanks! We had a 78 year old in camp this week. I think I’ll do it again.
  17. markwilks

    Success

    I hunted with JD outfitters on a ranching for wildlife hunt. Best group of guides I could have asked for.
  18. markwilks

    Success

    After almost two years of planning and many posts here on what I needed to get prepared for this hunt I was successful tonight. Thank you! It was more than I could have imagined. Flat lander from Michigan old as hell climbed the steep hills and put one in the bread basket at 150. Never forget...
  19. markwilks

    Rut

    Hunting next week near Craig. Anyone been out and know if Elk are in the rut yet?
  20. markwilks

    SKRE vs. KUUI vs. SITKA vs. First Light

    Sorry just saw this. I mostly have insulated hunting clothes for sitting in a deer stand here in MI. During early season I just wear some camo pants and a long sleeve shirt. Not much of what I have is going to be useful out west.
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