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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...

Hunters shooting wolves when they run across them will have virtually no impact on their numbers. I live smack in the middle of the wolf zone in NE Minnesota with qpprox. 3,000+ wolves, spend my life in the woods, and have had only a couple "shot" opportunities in the last 30 years. It's not...

Have a deep fried turkey cookout at home and use that grease for your bait site after 2 or 3 times. I let it cool, strain it, then put it in the freezer for the next time. If you do get a bear, then make sure you render the fat instead of throwing it out, as it is some of the best cooking and...

Back when Minnesota still had a moose season, three guys from our hunting shack had drawn tags, and all dropped their moose using 30-06 with 180 grain Core-locs. I have had good results with Barnes bullets on elk, so would prefer to use that or a Nosler Partition for moose.

I'm thinking about the next hunt while I'm on the road (both ways) for the present one. Right now I better kick start on my archery practice, do some more range time with two rifles, start the pack training, etc. I hope to have years of hunting ahead of me, but this year may well be my last...

It is probably more effective to just travel with fat hunting partner that has a bad leg and high blood pressure. I'm sure a few of us fit those parameters.

I get that, but on a fly-in trip that option is out. But, in over 50 Canada fishing/canoeing trips I haven't ever used self trapped minnows other than what was coughed up by a fish I had caught. Worms are another matter. When our group goes to a drive-up resort, or DIY, we are very...