VikingsGuy
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Pulled Unit 26 buck tags third choice after missing on 42 second choice. Kinda bummed about missing on 42, but happy to hunt whenever the chance comes. I am going with my 16 yr old son (his first western hunt as varsity football used to be in the way, but he has decided to focus on lacrosse freeing up his fall), my 30 year-old son in law, 30 year old daughter (just hanging around, not shooting), and life long buddy. We pulled 4 buck tags as a party.
This is the first year we are trying DIY canvas wall tent camping (went hotels last year to keep first pronghorn hunt simple). Super excited to put new Davis Wall tent to use.
And that gets us to the reason for this post - anybody have any recommendations on good places in (or very near) 26 to set up a wall tent campsite that would be willing to PM me your recommendations? And while of course not seeking any secret trophy sites, any general advice hunting this unit is also appreciated as it will be our first time in the unit (we did 9 last year) and work will prevent pre-season scouting. We will be there mid-day Sunday the 29th (5 days after opening) for the week, hopefully some of the guys who hunted opener and the weekend will be hitting the road by then. We are hoping to avoid the sea of orange at opener, even though we know a lot of animals will be pushed to private at this point — but we are meat hunters not trophy seekers, so we assume we will still fill tags with average animals.
We are also happy to pay trespass fees, but had zero luck getting any landowners to bite in 9 last year. Anybody willing to PM me some contact info for owners in 26 open to trespass fees would also be very helpful. We are a low key and respectful bunch, so wouldn’t cause any problems for the land owners.
Thanks in advance.
This is the first year we are trying DIY canvas wall tent camping (went hotels last year to keep first pronghorn hunt simple). Super excited to put new Davis Wall tent to use.
And that gets us to the reason for this post - anybody have any recommendations on good places in (or very near) 26 to set up a wall tent campsite that would be willing to PM me your recommendations? And while of course not seeking any secret trophy sites, any general advice hunting this unit is also appreciated as it will be our first time in the unit (we did 9 last year) and work will prevent pre-season scouting. We will be there mid-day Sunday the 29th (5 days after opening) for the week, hopefully some of the guys who hunted opener and the weekend will be hitting the road by then. We are hoping to avoid the sea of orange at opener, even though we know a lot of animals will be pushed to private at this point — but we are meat hunters not trophy seekers, so we assume we will still fill tags with average animals.
We are also happy to pay trespass fees, but had zero luck getting any landowners to bite in 9 last year. Anybody willing to PM me some contact info for owners in 26 open to trespass fees would also be very helpful. We are a low key and respectful bunch, so wouldn’t cause any problems for the land owners.
Thanks in advance.
