Recent content by MWScott72

A friend and I are looking to do a backpack hunt in Region G during the fall 2015. We have the points to draw the tag, so I'm in the process of compiling information for the upcoming hunt. My wife's family has a reunion each year up the Greys River in the Blind Bull area (visitors always...

Muzz- If you are really tired of the points game (as I was) and want a good hunt (as I did), do some research on the muzzy hunt. Plenty of bulls make it through the rifle hunt the week before, and the last couple of years, the rut dates have fallen perfectly into the muzzy hunt. Much better...

After 12 years of applying it all came down to 9 days of scouting and hunting. We hunted hard Wed. and Thurs., then an unlucky work schedule forced me to return to Salt Lake for the morning and afternoon of Friday. Back on the mountain Friday evening, and it was like the woods changed overnight...

Does anyone know if you can get these bullets for Knight's .52 caliber muzzleloader anywhere other than directly from Knight? I've looked around and can't seem to find anything. At $39 for 18 bullet/sabot combinations, it won't take long to break the bank. This is actually my dad's ML that I...

Hey guys - finally drew my UT elk tag after 12 years of applying. I'll be hunting the LE muzzleloader hunt on the Manti unit. This isn't a top tier unit in UT (as many of you know), but I wasn't interested in waiting another 5-10 years in hopes of drawing a top unit. Manti is a solid-to-upper...

These packs are on sale on Kuiu's site; however, I have heard about issues with the pack fabric durability. The 2014 models are jumping from the current 160D cordura to 500D cordura with only a couple extra ounces difference. of course, the 2014s won't be on sale for a while, and having an...

I hunted 48 this season, and the goats were really spread out with all the water available. I hunted 3.5 days and saw one buck that was somewhere in the upper 70s, but don't think he hit the 80 mark. Can you kill and 80" in 48? I'm sure you can with a lot of work and effort. Per my...

Here's photos of my 2013 antelope from Unit 48 in WY. This year's hunt was a complete opposite of last year's. The animals were spread out far and wide due to the fact that water was EVERYWHERE. Ended up shooting the buck on the third day at 175 yards in a gale-force wind (it was a constant...

Looks very similar to a goat that I shot last year that taped at 74 gross (disclaimer - I haven't scored many goats, so if you think mine is better than 74", please do tell. If he's smaller...well, honesty never hurts either). This one looks slightly longer, so I'm going with 75".

Hey, just wanting to see what others that may have hunted this unit think expectations should be this year. I spoke to the biologist who said the winter was mild and the summer has been really wet in the Shirley Basin. That said, horns should be better than last year when we hunted 63-2 to the...

Two of us will have a combined 3 points going into the draw this year. We would have liked to hunt 63 again, but the points aren't in our favor - especially if they cut back tags this year. With that reality, I've been looking at Unit 48. I spoke to the bio, and he seemed to think that...

My brother-in-law and I camped on the Miracle Mile and hunted last Thurs afternoon thru Sat. morning. Lots of 11-12" bucks running around. Both of our bucks ended up being right about 14" with only one other buck seen that was taller...maybe 15". Had a blast though. It's nice to have a laid...

Just curious what everyone's thoughts are on these units this year. They have historically been some of the best units in the state according to Eastman's, but with the hard winter last year, I wonder what they are like now. Are they worth burning max points to draw this year, or should they...