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Our friends from Texas traveled here last week for their 11 year old daughters first elk hunt in 3A/3C. Opening morning was the type of experience you hope a first time elk hunter gets to be a part of. Multiple bulls screaming leading you into a herd. Unfortunately, the fog rolled in so thick that we could not ever get a good opportunity but knew where they bedded. That afternoon we hiked down a ridge that allowed us to look south into the canyon they were in. Not 30 minutes in and the bull had them up and moving giving Isla a 294 yard shot with her 6.5 creedmore. One well placed shot through the shoulder and she had her first elk. Man these youth hunts are so fun to help on!

Hey guys, got this guy last Sunday on day 10 of a tough hunt. The rut was sporadic at best with some days having almost no bugles during daylight hours. I've been getting caught up at work so haven't done a full write-up, this guy came in screaming with about 10 cows at 7:15 am when it had been quiet all morning. I had to wait at full draw for what seemed like ever for his cows to clear out from between us, but managed to make a heart shot. He only went about 30-40 yards before tipping over. I'm super exited. He's my biggest bull to date, and broke my drought. It's been a few years since I've put anything bigger than an turkey or javi on the ground.

After a couple of elk and mule deer, my son decided to chase white tails this year. We put away our glasses and still hunted a creek bottom. We got really close to a lot of deer in a pretty short amount of time. We caught this guy snacking on acorns with a couple of other smallish bucks. He was hiding behind a tree, and I could barely see antlers poking out. When the other deer decided to bolt, I told my son to get ready and shoot as soon as he stepped out. Well, after about a minute of peeking around the tree at us, he got nervous and decided to make a run for it. My son took a heart shot at 40 yards, and blew his heart right out of the other side of the deer. It was a short track job.

Put a dent in the fish pile this week. Amazing to say the least. Also had some leftover fish last night but no pics, fish tacos. Old school fish and chips and nigiri / sashimi

This year continues to be one for the books. My 12 year old son Max drew a muzzleloader bull tag in a unit many consider to be sub par for elk. I have assisted on 3 archery bull kills in the unit, so I knew that although trophy elk were tough to find they were there. The opener found us calling our way into a major dark timber bedding area that I had seen multiple large bulls on previous hunts. It was dead quiet. No bugles and after one calling sequence a satellite 5 point came sneaking in but never game Max an ethical shot. Yesterday, day 2, I decided to slip in to the edge of the bedding just after first light and wait. No bugles at all, so I decided to do a few soft cow calls. Less than a minute later this giant snuck in silent 52 yards below us and Max made a perfect shot. We had no idea how truly magnificent he was until we walked up on him 30 minutes later. Bull is an 8 by 7 with a 14” flyer point. Didn’t get to fully score him but a few quick measurements indicate 370-380”. 42” inside spread and total width with flyer 58”. Best hunting day of my life and one I will never forget!

Found a pair of Binoculars in Unit 27 on this Months Archery Bull hunt. PM me description and location and we will figure out how to get them back you.

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Congratulations to her on a great shot! A very exciting moment getting her first elk. Do you know what round she used? My wife is likely going to use a 6.5 creedmor for her late bull hunt this year and I’ve been trying to gather more info on effective ranges. Nice to know it was effective out to 300 yds

That is awesome!! Way to go and congrats to your son! Super cool to share that moment together

Love it!! Congrats Isla and well done!!

Bummer that the hunter lost them. Looking for some for my son. His first hunt is in 3 weeks. If owner has not reached out to claim them and you want to sell them, please let me know. 505 412-3437

Heck yeah man looks like a great cow congrats to her! Smiles all around I love it

Congrats Isla and that is just fantastic. Eddie

Easy enough to haul your own water from several sources or pay to have it delivered. I’ve done both.

Ahh I only need beer.

I actually have not heard from him. But last time i talked to him he was seeing bulls still just not what he wants.

if you’re hunting a large private ranch it’s probably a dead end to ask the public’s help for said ranch without naming the ranch.

It would appear that these Aholes have been lying and cheating for years. Im not a tournament fisherman but I find it hard to believe that Millions of dollars can be at stake and yet the organizers are not using hand held metal detectors like the ones used in the food industry? Good detectors cost only a few hundred dollars. Im guessing even the $29.99 detector would detect a 2 lb. Weight.

Or if it does stay OTC, dogs should be outlawed for bear.

To answer the original question. Yes, you can hang cameras near your property. Look at all the cool stuff you see. But you can’t hunt any of it. Hang them on your property and your fine.

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I had a rifle with me for 30-35 consecutive days in the field in 2021 with 600 yard confidence, then this happens my first day out with only a bow in 2022. One can only laugh.