2012 Hunting Goals

[Joe Hulburt]

So what's on every bodies list to get done in 2012? Lets hear it!

Here is my list at this time.... Tag draws could change things up with any luck!

*Kill a spring bear. Doesn't need to be huge as I don't want any more bear taxidermy bills.

*Scout and kill my personal best Roosevelt archery bull and help my boys do the same.

*Pass on mediocre blacktails and kill a P&Y buck with my bow during gun season since archery season sucks where I live.

*Kill a cougar!

*kill a whitetail worthy of a head mount!

 

[cali_hornhunter]

1)My Father and I tag out on are archery tags this Jan in AZ
2)Go to Idaho for elk and tag out in the archery me and my pops
3) The usual deer hunt in CA and whatever else the draw could bring me but probably nothing lol

 

[hardcore09]

Sounds like some good goals! For me in 2012.....(depends if i draw tags but if i don't here are my OTC DIY goals!)

- keep conditioning and kill my first Mt bull elk with a bow in the backcountry!!! (number 1 goal)

-let young bulls walk and harvest a 6pt bull in Idaho

-Color phase bear in Idaho

-Respectable ID Whitetail

-Mt mulie worth a shoulder mount

-To end the season with a cougar!!

 

[Colorado Cowboy]

Keep up with my daily workouts so I can have another birthday (71) and keep up with all the young guys!

Draw Wyoming tags for Deer & Antelope.

Draw Colorado Deer and Elk. All depends on Wyoming draw. If I draw Wyoming I won't apply for the Elk.

Finalize my 2013 New Mexico guided elk hunt.

April Texas hunt for pigs and turkey.

Keep shooting Cowboy Action at least twice a month matches & win Colorado State Championship!!

 

[RUTTIN]

Those are some good goals. Colorado Cowboy, I hope you win that State Chanpionship.
* Kill a spring gobbler with my bow, spot and stalk

*Kill a spring bear if I draw a tag

*Kill at least a 5 point bull on the archery hunt

The biggest challenge of all

*Draw and archery mule deer tag in my home state, so I can hunt the Wasatch Front in November.

With the way Utah is changing their draw system the mule deer tag may be the biggest goal of all.

 

[floorya]

sounds like everybody has some awesome gouls.
mine are...
1.spot and stock mt. color phase bear.
2.shoot another good whitetail
3.sept. alaska self guided caribou with nephew and buddys.
4.(and this is something i have been praying for) FINLEY BREAK MY MULEDEER CURSE AND SHOOT A BIG ONE!!!!!
5.draw a good muley tag so i have a better chance at number 4

 

[Drhorsepower]

1-draw a good mule deer tag in nevada
2-draw an elk tag in Nevada
3-OTC archery elk in Oregon
4-swan
5-Cali pig
6- keep playing points game in ore.,nv,ut,wy,co,and az.

If I hit 1 of the first 3 I will be happy.

I'm surprised the guys up north do not have a wolf on their list!

I'm jealous floorya of you caribou adventure you have planned. That is on the all time list. Along with the whitetail.

 

[sethkuhl]

1. Draw a tag and Shoot a turkey in the spring.
2. Shoot another bear with my bow in the spring.
3. Finally hit the bow fishing right and hammer the carp!
4. Shoot a small bull elk in archery (this years is too chewy!) same day Shoot a wolf.
5. Shoot a nice whitetail last day in the evening to make my season last as long as possible.
6. Hunt waterfowl and pheasant until my freezers are full.
7. Help all of my friends kill their wolves.
8. Start steelhead fishing earlier than I am this year!

 

[floorya]

1. Draw a tag and Shoot a turkey in the spring.
2. Shoot another bear with my bow in the spring.
3. Finally hit the bow fishing right and hammer the carp!
4. Shoot a small bull elk in archery (this years is too chewy!) same day Shoot a wolf.
5. Shoot a nice whitetail last day in the evening to make my season last as long as possible.
6. Hunt waterfowl and pheasant until my freezers are full.
7. Help all of my friends kill their wolves.
8. Start steelhead fishing earlier than I am this year!

i like your plan

 

[mtmuley]

Aahh 2012. Here is my list of things to do.
I want to spend the the winter hunting coyotes until spring bear. i would like to kill a bear in the spring. Spend the summer fishing and scouting for elk. Draw an antelope tag in a decent area. I would like revenge on the bull elk that snuck up on me and bugled in my ear at 10 yards last year and then gave me a shot at 35 yards in which i shaved his back for him. Then i would like to spend some quality time hunting for upland and waterfowl. Finally i would like to shoot a respectable mule deer. And to end the year i would like to be back on the praire to kill some more dogs. Sounds like a great year for me.

 

[brandenbowhunter]

have as good of season as the last three have been...or half the season of them...will be happy.
Not to have a big bowl of tag soup
I don't even know if I want another spring bear for awhile...unless it is huge.
Turkey...sure
antelope buck with my bow...number 10 in a row!
mule deer not is velvet this year...
bull with my bow
Ram in an unlimited area...beat the crowds
wolf for sure
have fun

 

[Ikeepitcold]

I want to draw as many tags as possible for myself and for my wife to draw tags too. Get in better shape for this years hunts then I did for the last years.

 

[Old Hunter]

My plans are simple.

Kill another elk, and eat it.

 

[jenbickel]

I have a lot of plans..
1. Spring turkey
2. Spring Bear
3. Antelope
4. Elk in Wyoming and Montana
5. Mule deer in Wyoming
6. Whitetail in Montana
7. Enter in a few fishing competitions
8. Definitely get into better shape
I'm sure there are more.. but that all sounds exhausting just typing it!

 

[fox30buck]

-130+ inch buck with a bow in PA
-130+ inch buck with a bow in OH
-3+ year old PA spring gobbler
-3+ year old OH spring gobbler
-accumulate more points in Co & Wy
-Purchase some new hunting property

Good luck to everyone this year!

 

[Maxhunter]

1. Brown Bear (Alaska 2nd trip)
2. Caribou (Alaska)
3. Sitka Blacktails (Alaska)
4. Mule Deer (Utah)
5. Elk (Utah)

All with a bow of course!

 

[T43]

Wolf
Bear
Antelope
Elk
Muley
Wolf
Hopefully in that order and hopefully most with a bow.

 

[feathercast]

Bear in MI & Mule deer in Nebraska or Colorado.

 

[Bitterroot Bulls]

My goal is to finally draw a gol-darned moose/sheep/goat tag in MT!

I am sitting on plenty of points.

Maybe this is the year.

 

[indianw]

Cont. Running and cross training
Draw another Elk tag in Colorado
PP for deer in Colorado
lottery for New Mexico Elk
Blacktail Wilderness Northern California