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  1. MOhunter28

    What am I looking at?

    In Idaho this is where we found bucks but this was a spot on Google earth I did not have picked out as the "best" basin I want to hunt or look at. I guess with Google Earth looks can be deceiving.
  2. MOhunter28

    What am I looking at?

    I think I have narrowed down my choices for a high country mule deer hunt (archery). I really struggle with the E-scouting via Google Earth. I look at the aerial and I think it looks good but let's be honest with my limited time in the high country I have no idea really what is good vs not...
  3. MOhunter28

    Mule Deer Quotas

    Taking a look at draw results at a few units over the past few years. Trying to find a unit for archery season where we will see lots of deer. Some units have really high quotas and others have very low quota numbers. In your opinion, is there any correlation between deer numbers and quota...
  4. MOhunter28

    What to do, what to do

    The past season a buddy and I took our first trip into the high country in Idaho's unit 67 for a archery mule deer hunt. We intended to scout for 3 days and hunt for 6 days. To make a REALLY long story short we found deer but a bear came into our camp while we were scouting and destroyed our...
  5. MOhunter28

    Weather for Idaho high country

    Planning on heading up to in the high country for a early season archery mule deer hunt in Idaho. Season opens August 30th and I was wondering at 9000-10000 feet what temperatures will generally be like. I just want to be prepared with the proper sleeping bag and clothing. It looks like it...
  6. MOhunter28

    Meat care for early season

    A buddy and I will be doing a high country mule deer hunt this fall(we should draw). Never hunted in a situation where early season temperatures are a concern until we considered a backcountry/high country hunt (hope to be 5-6 miles in). We plan on hunting a full 7 days and our question is what...
  7. MOhunter28

    What to get?!

    A buddy and I are looking into get packs for high country hunting this fall and future years. This coming fall we plan to hunt for 6-8 days up in the high country (assuming we draw). I have looked at Kuiu Icons and and Ultras and have also looked at Sitka's Bivy 45. Does anyone have opinions...
  8. MOhunter28

    New member

    Hello my name is Joe Nothum. Born and raised in Missouri my whole life. I'm 28 married with a 6 month old girl. I have a contracting business and right now I'm building a large resort in Branson, MO. My big passions are bowhunting big whitetails, turkey hunting, and duck hunting. I have been...
  9. MOhunter28

    Spotting Scope and Tripod

    Looking for some help with a selection for a spotting scope and tripod. Would like to make this a one time purchase for a years to come. as far as my budget goes I would be willing to be in the neighborhood of $1500 + cost of a tripod. Here is what I envision the type of hunting; mule deer/elk...
  10. MOhunter28

    Preference Points for Deer

    Hi, new to the forum and also slightly new to western hunting in general. Trying to plan a mule deer hunt in the future (2-3 years) and am curious about preference points. I see some guys say the have 15 pp or 12 pp does this mean they have really bought a single point for the past 15 or...
  11. MOhunter28

    My 2015 Antelope Hunt

    This was my second trip to Wyoming to hunt antelope. I brought my father and best friend along for the hunt as well as my brother in law and father in law. Long long story short 3 guys ended up having to hunt a completely different unit 2 hours north of the hotel we had our reservations at (we...