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See, I honestly kind of disagree with this. I think no bull knows everything there is to know about the situation he's just trying to bad-mouth the game and fish in Defence of his brother.

I’m on a couple hundred acres guys. Was meaning here in Buckeye. With dove season here soon would be a nice dove shoot in late afternoon and a BBQ and drinks after.

Trphyhunter To get to Buckeye You could drive out Van Buren the whole way. Just Sayin! See if anything pops up along the way?......BOB!

No... Star valley

As a kid I can remember visiting my grandparents and cousins in Idaho and Montana. We'd all be outside eating homemade ice cream and reminiscing about old times when the conversation would inevitably turn to the time Grandma got chased up a tree by a moose, or when one got a tire swing stuck on its antlers at the cabin in Island Park, or when one chased my cousin Brian home after he fell off the snowmobile. Still today at just about every family gathering just when things start to quiet down someone will call out in his direction "MOOOOSE!" These experiences and many others shaped my admiration of the largest member of the deer family. When we would spend summers at the family property in Clancy, MT, the most prized of all sightings was a bull moose. Their huge black bodies, contrasted by wide flat, white palms in the creek bottoms or black timber are mesmerizing. While attending college in Rexburg, ID I spent as many hours as possible exploring the Big Hole mountains just outside of town. I hunted elk and deer there but was always distracted when an 8' ungulate would cross my path. One day in November while looking for a cow elk I watched a behemoth bull moose peruse the timber apparently roaming for a second cycle cow and I promised myself that one day when I had the time and money I would be back for one of the beasts. Those lean college years didn't allow me the opportunity to trophy hunt, let alone do justice to a once-in-a-lifetime venture. But I took note of the favorable draw odds, especially for residents, and committed that the day would come. Before leaving my native born state again I scrounged up the few hundred dollars to purchase a lifetime license ensuring that the NR cap for such a tag would never become a barrier to entry. So this year, 10 years removed from my post-collegiate departure, I decided the time had come to begin the process of grinding away at the 18% draw odds. I figured that even without a point system in Idaho the expectation was that I would draw a tag within 5 years. So imagine my surprise last Friday when I was greeted by this

I'm headed to Wyoming tomorrow morning at 0400 to start my first Archery Antelope hunt. This will be my third trip to Wyoming in 5 years. I've had great success in all my past trips so I'm hoping for the same on this one. I have a limited amount of time to hunt, but with great info on the area expectations are very high! This will be 100% spot and stalk. I've spent the last 4 months practicing shooting. I've never shot better in my life. I feel extremely prepared for this hunt. Fingers crossed!!!! I'll post daily pics and info to keep everyone updated. Here are some pics of my past Wyoming hunts.

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Scared?

Wrong type of sausage, Amigo!

Starting to sound like a Sausage fest.

This! but I don't want to derail this thread.

Man you Kuiu guys sure are particular.

Make sure you bring the German version Veenerslide

I'll bring the lube

See the size of that chicken.

You could bring some of those mushrooms growing down at your place. Psilocybin, and dove hunting. What could possibly go wrong?. 😃

They were alot of fun, we used to have them on azbasszone once a year, big cook out, 100-200+ would show up Kids wives Girlfriends, heck Longshooter even brought his boyfriend once or twice. Everyone had a good time even those that didn't fish and just came up to say hi and meet people. the cooler months are always the best maybe the 2nd dove season?

Hey @Edge do you still have a number for nature girl? Maybe you could invite her.

$1000.00 Selling like new spotter. GLASS IS FLAWLESS. Kept in pet and smoke free home in it's case. Would consider trade for equal quality glass in 12x50. Razor (Japan) ,Maven B2, Meopta HD. Rumor has it that this item if ever needed has a pretty decent warranty and transfers with new owner. TRI-POD/PLATE NOT INCLUDED PP/Zelle Friendly/Buyer pays shipping or PP fees.

Buy back what?? The guns were never there's to begin with

a point to remember about processing-the weight they charge you for is the whole fish in the round-the finished product is only 33% to 40% of that. safeway has just gorgeous ahi steaks all year round for $9.99/lb. i don't think i ever brought tuna steaks home to Arizona for less than a combined $20.00/lb. and if you are not into seafood no cleaning charges-somebody will take every pelagic fish you want to give away. the crew usually sells the skipjack for lobster and crab bait. and it doesn't cost anything to donate tuna to the galley. lee i just scanned in some old photos-a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away............ China Clipper/Legend Mascot VI Ben Griffiths' Morning Star Buzz Brizendines' Prowler Grande/Grande 85 Hells Half Acre

Yup, but it will be too late by then.

Just buy the dura trac tires and be done with it.

Spent the last two days up here in God’s Country enjoying cool weather, long day’s and some beautiful scenery. Got to re-familiarize myself with the roads, talked to the game warden and a couple of landowners. Man’s of course it wouldn’t be a trip without some kind of hassle. Took a rock between the treads on the weak sauce factory tires the rental truck had. I was very disappointed to find that the jack provided by dodge was barely tall enough to raise the truck on perfectly level ground, which this wasn’t. So I spent an hour or so digging a hole with a stick to allow us to put on the spare, which was full-size, but not regular matching tire. It was marked limited-use and was about as thick as a water balloon. I was really worried we Would cut that one trying to get out. Luckily we made it back to the highway, but we did have to cut our scouting a half day short.

Since this tag is once-in-a-lifetime and I will likely never experience this again, I want to share my experience with those who might be interested in following along. For those who do not know, Idaho is a pretty well kept secret when it comes to trophy species. What I mean by that is not that they have a lot of trophy caliber animals, but when it comes to their once-in-a-lifetime species, they have a unique combination of circumstances that keep their draw odds curiously reasonable in a time when point creep, draw strategies and ever-slimming odds are the norm. There are three factors at work here that keep this phenomena intact: First; although Idaho is growing rapidly it is still one of the least densely populated states in the west. Second; There are no bonus points, your odds today are very likely going to be your odds a few years from now. In the ten years since I left Rexburg, the resident draw percentage for this hunt has only reduced from 20% to 18% despite a consistent success rate above 90% and maintaining an average bull spread near 40". Third; Idaho requires applicants to choose to either apply for any one of the three O-I-L species (Moose, Mt Goat, Sheep) or to apply for a limited entry for deer, elk and antelope. Because deer and elk both have OTC general seasons in much of the state residents can be guaranteed plenty of hunting without a special draw, but Idaho is as much mule deer country as it is potato country. So many residents are reluctant to pass up a chance at a rut/migration carp tag to apply for other tags many residents consider a novelty. Just as impressive as the draw odds are the resources that ID has available on their website. Along with harvest data and draw odds there are also interactive unit maps with surface management layers and boundaries. They do a top notch job of making it super easy to research and explore your options, even if you aren't previously acquainted with their regulations and systems. After calling some family and friends, I wasted no time in reaching out to an old friend who was the wildlife manager for this unit when I lived there. It didn't take long to find our that he was still in the area and happy to help get me pointed in the right direction. He even gave me the address of a bull he knew of in the unit. With that connection made its time now to start the process of figuring out gear, times, methods and locations for the hunt. I will likely only get one scouting trip in July, other than that I will be running off of what I can remember from a decade ago and a few dropped pins from my game warden buddy. So if you are interested in seeing how this turns out, check back and I will update the thread with gear prep, e-scouting, and other updates along the way. I look forward to hearing your thoughts and experience if you have any. Thanks for checking in.