I joined this forum a few months ago upon drawing a WY Unit 24 Elk tag and immediately requested info about my hunt. I soon discovered that approach wasn't appreciated by some. Soooo, I'd like to start over. My name is Larry, I just turned 67, retired and I'm an avid hunter. I live and have lived most of my life in northern CA on the coast near the Oregon border. I like to refer to where I live as the "real" northern CA. I didn't have much opportunity to hunt when I was young for various reasons but, started self teaching myself [I had some help] in my mid thirties. Started out mostly bow and rifle hunting Blacktails locally. For the last 18 or so years I've been applying for and hunting limited draw hunts in most of the western states as well as some in the midwest. Hunting everything from bighorn sheep to feral hogs. I hunt mostly D.I.Y. on public land [even in the midwest] mainly because I can not afford to hunt as much as I do if I have to pay for trespass on private land or pay for a guide [I was gone 6 months in 2012, hunting 5 different states, for 8 animals{didn't get them all}][did I mention I'm retired and I like to hunt?]. I'm not a vegetarian either, nor are my friends. I may not always get a book animal but, I'm satisfied knowing what I harvest, if I do, I do mostly on my own. I like to think that my mental game is good but, I have to admit, I wish I still had a younger body to go along with it. Good luck on your draws/hunts this year and remember "it's good to be lucky but, the harder/smarter you hunt, the luckier you will be". Stay healthy!
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Musket Man
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Welcome Larry! I think the real California is south of Red Bluff and north of there should be part of Oregon! lol
Welcome to the forum Larry. Thanks for the great introduction. Don't take it to personal about ribbing to introduce yourself. We just see so many people come in for info and run and we just want to make sure people stick around and enjoy the forum and participate when you have something you want to add. I have always felt northern California should separate from California to form a new state. They are just so different it only makes sense.
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bigmoose
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Welcome Larry! Glad to see you here. Looking forward to some of your hunting stories. Best of luck on that Wyoming elk tag!
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NVBird'n'Big
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OregonJim
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Glad to see you came back.
Umpqua Hunter sent me a PM that you were back on the forum.
As I said before I'm just up the road and I have the same tag.
Don't know if you have been in that area but i plan to put boots on the ground there in July.
I'm likely hunting a little after you but I'll do my best to help in any way I can.
We also have a couple of other forum members who will be hunting that unit.
Feel free to PM me and we can chat about it.
Umpqua Hunter sent me a PM that you were back on the forum.
As I said before I'm just up the road and I have the same tag.
Don't know if you have been in that area but i plan to put boots on the ground there in July.
I'm likely hunting a little after you but I'll do my best to help in any way I can.
We also have a couple of other forum members who will be hunting that unit.
Feel free to PM me and we can chat about it.
