CORN
Active member
Howdy!
I grew up in the Appalachian mountains in NC (born in GA), ended up getting hitched to a gal from Fort Collins and moved to Colorado Springs.
Didn't grow up hunting, an army buddy took me on my first trip last year (3rd rifle). The weather was in our favor and I saw a lot of elk, but never got close enough to fill my tag. I did have a nice muley walk out on me though while trying to get to an elk I'd glassed, sucker's curiosity got the best out of him and he stepped out to take a good look at me and I couldn't pass up the opportunity.
Even without the bonus of harvesting the muley, elk camp was one of the best weeks of my life - I was hooked! The camaraderie, being outside all day everyday with a rifle, the strategy and thrill of the hunt, I don't see how I lived 27 years without it.
This year I'm making up for lost time with 3 week long hunts. Two in Wyoming for deer/antelope, one in CO for elk/deer. Gonna be bringing a couple non-hunters along for the antelope hunts, Randy got me inspired with all his talk about how the future of hunting is dark if we can't replace the aging generation with more hunters/conservationists. Looking forward to learning and participating in the conversation with you all!
I grew up in the Appalachian mountains in NC (born in GA), ended up getting hitched to a gal from Fort Collins and moved to Colorado Springs.
Didn't grow up hunting, an army buddy took me on my first trip last year (3rd rifle). The weather was in our favor and I saw a lot of elk, but never got close enough to fill my tag. I did have a nice muley walk out on me though while trying to get to an elk I'd glassed, sucker's curiosity got the best out of him and he stepped out to take a good look at me and I couldn't pass up the opportunity.
Even without the bonus of harvesting the muley, elk camp was one of the best weeks of my life - I was hooked! The camaraderie, being outside all day everyday with a rifle, the strategy and thrill of the hunt, I don't see how I lived 27 years without it.
This year I'm making up for lost time with 3 week long hunts. Two in Wyoming for deer/antelope, one in CO for elk/deer. Gonna be bringing a couple non-hunters along for the antelope hunts, Randy got me inspired with all his talk about how the future of hunting is dark if we can't replace the aging generation with more hunters/conservationists. Looking forward to learning and participating in the conversation with you all!
