Recent content by ithunter

Thanks for the reply. We haven't really decided when to head out...we have the optics covered if we can get to a decent vantage point. Going DIY, so we will be out of the Wilderness, but I assumed there would be enough forest before the wilderness to hold some elk, unless I'm misjudging.

Feel a bit like the dog that caught the car. Buddies pulled tags for Area 99 elk. The plan is to go DIY and stay out of the wilderness area. Looking for some input on going to the national forest vs looking for bands of desert elk. I figure the weather will have as much to do with it as...

Congrats thats a fun tag to have. You can get a fifth wheel in there, but just be careful when pulling it too far down a two-track off the main roads.

GMU 481 is a heck of a unit and probably the most mentally demanding of any unit I've hunted. We spent Sept. 9-16 covering as much of the unit as we could. The moon was bright, temps were high, until a cool front came through then the rain came and just wouldn't go away. We were able to get into...

Agree, give them this one. Historically depending on the unit the special tag was moot and you could have better success drawing in the std NR pool.

Can't argue with your logic. I have a buddy or two that think like that...they also wonder why we don't have the same number of points anymore.

I second this...I understand the complexity of trying to get everyone on the same page but man it would be nice to know if you weren't drawn in the CO primary you still had time to hit up WYO or another state.

Hunted the east side of poison spider a few years ago...it was a fun unit with plenty of goats. Access is choppy and the locals were very respectable if you respected them. Hell's half acre isnt far away, I never made it due to the wet weather that year.

I was hoping that was the case I hadnt seen a branch antler restriction yet.

Looks like the group will be putting in for Muzzleloader elk in GMU 481. Other than being high, nasty, and haven for hikers. Does anyone have anything good to say about it? Sitting on 4 points and poured over data from the state, Eastmans tags and others. The best I can come up with is you can...

Good luck, have fun...and enjoy the experience of hunting out west.

I know a guy that shattered his windshield... Lumber prices are a mess all over...there was a time here in the midwest the big box stores didnt have treated lumber...at all. Now most shops have price adjusted in stock items. We've been using a 4' lifetime folding table and bag chairs to be...

Nice goat.

I'm going to highjack the thread a minute and ask about the "Mine Activity Areas" in Thunder Basin...are these areas hunt-able outside the fence? The National Forest MVUM only says the roads are subject to relocation due to mining activities.

I've standardized on the 140gr Nosler AccuBond for .270...there is a group I load for all three shoot the same round and all have had great success, elk, lope, deer.