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Neat buck with those matching caribou-like back scratchers. I'd guess 170" to 180", making it a 170 class for most of you pros, but for a flatlander amateur like me my take would be; Oh my God...BOOM.

That's one way that those big bulls get to be so big....they use decoys. I almost shot a spike on a cow elk hunt a couple years ago; those old cows are using the same tactic.

Wait a minute...this is your wife's stuff? Holy Crap. I would do everything that woman tells me to do as long as she doesn't hurt me.

I've been pretty consistant through the years, as long as I don't rush my shots I tend to hit what I shoot at. 30-06 Tikka w/ 180 gr. Nosler Partitions just centered the gong at 100 and 200 yards. The heavy snow in SW Wyoming has pushed the cow elk right to the edge of my friend's ranch, so...

It doesn't look like it's too tough for them yet.

I can't say that I've ever eaten a "rutted up" elk, moose, deer, or antelope. I've been fortunate to kill five bulls (4 during late Sept. - mid. Oct.), and one cow (January, late season) and they were all excellent table fare. The best so far was the 5x5 that I shot this past Sept. 17th. The...

That may sound good, but the reality is that wolves are wary and mostly nocturnal making for a very challenging hunt. Targeted trapping or even aerial gunning (or indiscriminate poisoning) are really about the only effective control measures out there. I live in the heart of the NE Minnesota...

I'm in the winter mode, so other than shoveling snow and snowmobiling, my main activity is morning exercises and shop projects. Yesterday, I did some shooting at my home range in prep for a cow hunt in WY, and had to don snowshoes. Just a 400 yard jaunt was a butt kicker. I guess that it's...

It's really hard to tell with just this one photo. It has a great frame, but looks like a 3x3 from this angle. I've been faked out by velvet before and surely will be again.

Hunting is in fact allowed in some of the national parks, depending on how the park was established. Voyageur's N.P. in Minnesota is an example, and I believe that some hunting is permitted in the Teton N.P.

JimP is right on with this advice. My CO elk tag last year jumped from 8 to 11 pts., and luckily I had those 11 pts. I have been point creeped 3 times in CO units that I expected to draw in. Sometime you feel like a dog chasing his tail. All it takes is some media posting on a big critter...

What they don't often show is what they had to go through just to get to that tree. Like any hunt, some may come easy, but most of them don't.

When I was in the Marine Corps in 29 Palms, we would catch scorpions and vinegaroons out in the desert and bring them back to the barracks to have "cock fights". I don't remember which one was the victor. The company Gunny shut that down when he walked through the squad bay one day, but he did...

Hang in there Marcus. Remember that your goal isn't just 10# or even 100#, but rather a lifetime one. When you feel like slipping, look at your family and do it for them as much as for yourself. You have a lot of us on your side praying for you on Wednesday.

Be sure that you look closely at the statistics page before you apply. The unit where I hunt, the special tag takes the same points to draw as the regular tag.

Buckbull gave you a good place to start. Google the info on the outfitters on his pic, find out if their hunts are the type of hunt that interests you. Also their web sites should list the units that they hunt. Once you have the hunt unit, you can look on the Wyoming Fish & Game web site...

Hang in there Marcus, and I hope that things work out well for you next week.

You just have to keep moving or they throw dirt on you. It's better to be in shape than to get in shape. Start walking, improve your diet, expand your exercise routine as you start to plateau. Your life can change in an instant, so live it to the fullest every day. CARPE DEIM

I'm starting off 2020 with a late season cow elk tag in WY. It's a 2019 tag, good until Jan. 31st. If the conditions are right I might even get an opportunity for a lion hunt. My main hope for this year is that the country can survive the socialist revolution. Peace and good health to all.

I got an Eberlestock Mainframe pack. It's not like I don't have enough packs already, but I have suffered too many times on the pack-out. As I slowly become less able to do what I have done in the past, anything that I can do to extend my time on the mountain is worth the investment...