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Alright, things are far enough along now that this thread is about past due...😆 I'll go 1st: I spent 5 glorious days in Wyoming last week. I saw mule deer. I saw whitetail deer. I saw elk. I saw antelope. I saw wolf tracks. I saw black angus. I saw herefords. I saw whiteface. Go beef! lol...

No words can express the loss of a Father, Mentor, and Friend. I lost my dad when I was 19. He learned how to fish, just so he could take me fishing; and in those acts of kindness, planted a seed that grew into his little boy's lifelong love of the outdoors. Godspeed and prayers during this time.

Some minor changes this year: 1. I was on the west side of Bighorns 2. I didn't fill my tag What's unchanged? Filling my lungs with fresh, crisp air spiked with the sharp spice of the sagebrush. The therapy of moments of true silence in the wilderness. Thank you, Wyoming for the memories...

Your time afield, with all its highs and lows, will pay off in time. No amount of internet posts or hunt videos can give you that reality you lived out on that mtn. No doubt, everyone is beyond glad you made it out of that wreck! Trucks can be replaced. I too failed to fill my deer tag last...

That's an amazing hunt. Cajones/Skill/Mental Fortitude/Self Confidence...all of the above-in spades.♠

Hey 'CC.... I blame YOU for this nonsense outside at my Iowa homestead this morning! 😆

'Buy and try'? They didn't have that option 24 yrs ago when I got married...😆 Seriously, this is some quality gear that would serve anyone well; the spotting scope and tent caught my eye...

Holy smokes! 😣 That's just messed up.

At 46 I'm younger than some on here, but my dad was an old dude (51 when he started a family!)-so, being raised by a generation or two older than my peers exposed me to more nostalgia while coming up. My dad's barber had old OL issues stacked in the waiting area-along with SI swimsuit issues...

Congratulations on a job well done! Your experience packing that bull out shows the reality of the hard work once an elk is down. I'm happily jealous of you guys!

Granted, its on the WY side-but very near the CO border, a webcam near where I elk hunted in 2017 is currently showing almost a foot of snow by the gauge, with snow still coming down this morning. I think its ~8.4k' there. ❄

True to my frugal nature, and because I'm a low-volume reloader, I get by with the Lee hand case trimmer with the wooden ball to ease hand fatigue. I also use the the Lee hand deburring tool. However, something a little nicer may be on my Xmas wish list... Will be watching this thread to see...

We're all rooting for you guys!

Time afield like that is priceless. Ya just can't get experience staying home all the time reading articles and forum posts. No doubt you have some solid take aways for next time, and are now that much farther ahead on the learning curve.

Anyone have experience with the high end technical gloves from the usual suspects? (Sitka, Kryptek, etc)

It could be a management/population control hunt someplace. I'm not up on the actual bag limits, but I know around here the city made it a lot easier to hunt Canada geese by opening up more ground to hunters and working that with the DNR and feds. Lots of places in town here are way...

Gonna a start a thread on gloves, why?; because its getting cold out and I need a new pair. I'd bet a few of you may also be in the same boat. Did read the July 2018 thread, it has some good ideas. Actually, I hate gloves. But, I hate torn up hands and cold hands even more. 😆 My issue with...

'Into the line of a weapon of sight'?? WTF? 😂 ...🦌

Iowa isn't known for its fall colors-but this maple-in town by my 8 yr old daughter's soccer field-was worth sharing.

Another thing to consider, due to the cold wet spring, harvest is running late-easily month behind here in east central Iowa. We had our 1st real cold snap late last week and it got some of the bucks moving around a bit. I was telling Bonecollector over the weekend how in the beanfield north...