WVgoodguy22
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- Mar 29, 2019
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As I mentioned above to wihunter12 I too want to head out to Nebraska next spring since they have two species of turkeys in the Merriams and Rios and hopefully bring my Dad and two of my brothers. As long as no big life changing events happen all of us should be able to go.Some very good information already on not needing a truck and the ability to hunt solo is more about the obstacles you create for yourself. To second what @GrantK & @wllm already mentioned, I knew this year that I wanted to do an out of state turkey hunt. I cleared it with my wife to either go to Nebraska or Kentucky solo. After watching some THP & Freshtracks Nebraska videos, that sealed the deal on purchasing the tag to go to Nebraska instead of hunting "just another Eastern" in Kentucky. I bought the tag and then after the fact invited my hunting buddies to go. My closest friend and hunting buddy couldn't get away from work. Probably my furthest friend (also lived in a different state) and the person I would have thought to be least likely to go on an out of state turkey hunt agreed to go as soon as I mentioned it to him. I also mentioned my naivety to hunting a specific location in Nebraska and got some really good pointers from some folks here on HT.
There are lots of tag options still available. I actually just posted in the "looking for a hunting partner" channel yesterday about looking for someone to lineup with to apply for antlerless tags in Utah or any of the remaining OTC or leftover/2nd draws still open. The deadline is passed for WY Pronghorn, but there are still plenty of options to hunt out west. I'd even go with you. But putting up your own roadblocks and posting publicly about...
...makes it so I wouldn't want you riding along in my truck ( ) if I'm the one who has to do all the driving!
Yes there are some opportunities out there with some OTCs and Leftover draws. If I was more apt with archery equipment I know that there are OTC tags for pronghorn to be had in Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota. My goal and dream is to hunt pronghorn in every state that I can DIY public land style no matter which weapon type gets me the tag the quickest. Then sprinkle in deer and elk, etc...
I havent driven solo more than 3.5 hours. I can drive longer than a couple hours, even if I don't like to. But going on a hunting trip or fishing trip gives one inspiration and a goal to drive towards.