26 year wait - Utah elk hunt
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noharleyyet
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solid advice- looking forward to following this one
FREAK
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BEAV, any updates? You find your #1, "Saint Joseph" of the Beaver mountains? I need some eye candy to get me through the dog days of summer.
The Hedgehog
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Headed back down in august and have been getting a lot of good intel. been flinging a lot of arrows out of 2 different bows & still in the "how many will I lose today?" stage of accuracy.
I'm getting old and fat and lazy and the thought of packing a big elk out alone is scary. Got a lighter tent and backpack earlier this year. Won't be taking a big spotter/tripod if I go set up a backpack camp.
Had to fix the threads on the 30 year old antique, cleaned it up and it's a light 45X option at 20 ounces. That's like a 6 pack of beer lighter.. and small.
I'm getting old and fat and lazy and the thought of packing a big elk out alone is scary. Got a lighter tent and backpack earlier this year. Won't be taking a big spotter/tripod if I go set up a backpack camp.
Had to fix the threads on the 30 year old antique, cleaned it up and it's a light 45X option at 20 ounces. That's like a 6 pack of beer lighter.. and small.
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Thought I was the only one still holding on to that B&L spotter.
Nick87
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Rut dates for the archery season?
If you find yourself without help and happen to kill a giant on a sat-tues and need help, reach out and I will legit drive down from dillon to help you pack. Promise I wont steal your spot.
I kinda want to know about that B&L spotter. Is it a good option or just a very lightweight one that you’ll put up with. Wasn’t expecting to see that from you, to be honest.
The Hedgehog
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you'd drive 8 hours one way to pack out an elk for somebody you've never met? Message me your phone number and I might call you a couple times next few years.If you find yourself without help and happen to kill a giant on a sat-tues and need help, reach out and I will legit drive down from dillon to help you pack. Promise I wont steal your spot.
The Hedgehog
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Bought that decades back and never threw it out, had a plastic tripod wired/duct taped onto it and used it when trying to stay lighter as I’d stripped the 1/4” threads out of it. Scope is not bad but nowhere close to looking through my bigger one. It has a place. Most extra lightweight spotters are only 20-30x. I like it. They do not make them anymore.
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I don't know man, my setup for this year might have you beat.
Use up all that PTO on the elk! That way I don't have to worry about the competition in the deer woods in November.
Looks like a Cold War relic
Worth the weight. Should be able to catch a glimpse of the Andromeda galaxy in the evenings after counting elk eyelashes all day. Might even be able to contribute to the list of recent UAP sightings.
The Hedgehog
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What pirate did you steal that from? I've never heard of one of those. I"m sure I won't be any competition for you on the deer, and would guess I won't even be hunting until you've had a few nice meals of 2023 venison.
Be an outlier, shoot a spike in that unit and mount it. All these people that kill big bulls there think they’re big stuff. Anyone can kill a big one, but how many spikes come outta there? Show them Uthards it’s about killin’ not lookin.
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Op, I admire your commitment to drawing such a tag. Best of luck.
