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The price is steep but I still bought mine.

youngbuck, the SST is designed for rapid expansion, not deep penetration. You can purchase the same weight loads but switch to interlock or interbond bullets for better performance on elk size game. They should shoot very close, if not identical for hunting purposes to the SST. I have...

I am very aware of the past exact draw odds and percentages and the fact that to guarantee general tags every year a person needs to move to Wyoming. I know I can hunt cow elk every year. I can't move to Wyoming yet and would like to improve my odds above the 17% for next season specifically...

Point taken. I honestly didn't view it that way- paying for a persons entry is basically the same as offering cash. I'll edit my post.

Pretty hard to PM when I have no idea who would have any interest. Sorry if it offends anyone- I'm not breaking the rules just trying to use them to my advantage. The reality is I don't want to wait 3-4 years between elk hunts. Even in the special draw it took 2 points last year so I have...

It's a long shot but is anyone planning to use 6+ points for a general elk tag next year? I am interested in partying with someone for the draw. I have 1 point and likely won't be able to draw. 3.5+ points should draw. I am not looking for a hunting partner as I have a group of Wyoming...

Agreed- It wasn't that long ago a guy could just buy leftover doe tags in areas with a gob of public land. Gets tougher every year. I'm thinking I need to re-visit a Wyoming retirement plan.

Sigpros, no this wasn't my normal area. I have hunted this area before for does though. It's too tough to draw doe tags where I like to hunt. This area does have a lot of public land and typically plenty of antelope though. Hunting 1 week after the opener didn't do me any favors.

If you are staying inside of 400 yards, a 30-06 should be strongly considered. Ammo is available in virtually every location on the planet. It isn't one of the new glamorous rounds but it is a tried and true, effective, western big game cartridge. I hunt exclusively with one shooting 165...

For my hunting boots, I use the Danner clear boot dressing. My work boots get regular motor oil- works very good...

The bipod and tripod have a rubber strap that keeps the feet together so can be used as a walking stick. 5 years later and mine still works like new. In my opinion, the tripod is the way to go. The stability they offer, especially on side hills, is great. My wife and I have taken elk, deer...

7 years worth of points... I would make the rifle hunt happen. Congrats on a good archery bull. 1 out of 3 is better than the average- even for the guys that live there. Archery elk hunting is hard.

The antelope hunt was one of the tougher ones I have experienced. We spent the first couple hours of the day trying to locate a doe in a easy to get to location but none were within 1/2 mile of a road. We finally decided we were going to have to make a long stalk and pack one out. When I was...

I took my wife and son out with me to camp, call elk, and hunt a doe antelope- the only tag I drew this year in Wyoming. We spent the first day trying to call elk in but the action was slow. We did get one bull talking but couldn't budge him off his cows and we had little light left to pursue...

She looks delicious!

Elk bugle everywhere from my experience. If he isn't into calling elk, he isn't in the elk. They do get more daytime silent in areas with high hunting pressure.

There is a herd of elk on the lower left knob in the above pic. Not sure it's relevant but fun to find them.

They do get up at night and move sometimes and are thought to have good night time vision. Any of you that have driven dark Wyoming highways should attest, they like highways for whatever reason. That said, I have generally been able to locate antelope I put to bed within a mile of where I saw...