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I am not a bear hunter, but have assisted with baiting over the years, and the guy I helped has had 100% success every year he draws a tag. I do however have numerous close and personal contactsa with black bears, and they are called "The Black Ghost" for a reason. You will likely never hear...

After burning my accumulated points in Colorado (10-deer, 11-elk), I only will play their game for a couple more years until I can use those few hunts for a final go in their state. That looks like a muzzy hunt for each. I didn't mind too much when the pt. fee went from $21 to $40, but the...

In this scenerio I have no doubt about you being able to kill a moose. I've never had a moose tag, but have been able to get four road kills over the years. It's still a lot of work, but packing out from right next to the road is definitely easier than any other alternative. In all cases...

The adventure begins. Good Luck.

At least the WY system is straight-forward. Just buy the points with no requirement to purchase a "non-refundable" qualifying license. I have always used my WY points for a GEN elk or area deer tag as soon as I was able to draw, but after this years hunt it looks like only antelope will be in...

Remember to bring plenty of help....even a cow will provide you with several hundred pounds of meat. The "antlers" don't weigh anything though.

Baiters often put the bait in a barrel (with access holes) that can serve as a comparison to judge size. For this site, you could simply put a blaze on the tree next to your bait at a known height. I don't know what the back ht. is for an adult bear is, but I suspect someone who is following...

I'm still behind on my pack training hikes, but only because I have been busting my butt cutting dead trees, hauling brush, and burning same. At the end of the day I feel like I have been beat up and put away wet. But, with a good nights sleep I am mostly recovered and ready to do it all over...

Minnesota just released its most recent wolf "plan", and part of that was a survey of 10,000 folks about hunting wolves. 49% were opposed, 41% in favor, and 10% no opinion. I have little doubt that much of the opposition came from people who don't live in a area populated by wolves, and those...

My late season bag is a North Face down 0 degree bag. A 0 bag stuffed with quality down (750+ down or better) will be compact, lightweight, and expensive. a vital part of cold season camping/hunting is my Thermarest NeoAir mattress. The pad does great job of insulating and has not leaked in...

Thanks Slugz. At the very least, I will likely get the butt decoy and have it in camp to take out with me if I choose to do so. I love to run and gun for elk, and have shot 3 6x6 bulls at 60 yards. Only one of those may have given me an archery chance, my other 2 bulls were over 400...

Thanks Kid. The decoys that I am talking about are typically only a pound or so, and just a body portion on a twisted spring frame. Some have stakes for the setup, but some guys just clip them on a bush or cut wood stakes on site.

I would appreciate your thoughts as to the use of decoys while bow hunting elk. All of my elk hunting experience has been with a rifle of muzzleloader, and have had some success while doing so through the years. It looks like my compound bow is out of commission, so I will be using a crossbow...

WOW!!! Truth be told.

Tree clearing has been a big part of my exercise routine this summer also. A large forest fire near my home last year prompted me to do some extensive clearing of budworm killed or damaged balsam fir trees. Today it will be some lawn mowing before I do some more practicing with my crossbow to...

My 30-06 also prefers the 165 grain bullets, but at 50 yards or less I doubt that it really makes much difference.

Hang in there Marcus. Just about any rifle should be able to hold 1" groups at 50 yards, so as long as everything is tight (scope mounts, rings, stock bolts) the rest is up to you. I suggest that you spend some time with dry fire practice...sitting calmly at a bench with the target at a...

Thank you Eastman's.

I am still working on my plan for an extended WY elk hunt this fall, and have settled on this part of it due to fuel prices. I will be packed into the mountains via horses for the last two weeks of archery season, and later on for the two weeks of rifle in Oct. I was able to draw an "any elk"...

I had a checkup from my Dr. on the hip issue, and tho there is certainly arthritis, the recent pain was from bursitis, so no surgeries in the forseeable future....just grin and bear it pain. THAT I can live with. Been doing the morning exercise routine and am progressing w/o injuries towards...