MULEPACKHUNTER

Hard to believe 4 days in unit 8 we didn't see one single elk. Still a great trip but dang!

I am really loving my toyo at11. No doubt really good tires. Now there are 7 of us at work all running nitro or toyo. I think bfg are good but not for heavy trucks. My Toyota loves bfg and they last but on my diesel they sucked.

Special thanks to Kelly for having me along on a monster adventure. I thought I was a backcountry guy and in good shape! This guy showed me what humans and mules can do if they are off their rocker! Homework done, scouting complete, thanksgiving with family, Kelly made the 3 mile trek into one heck of a hole not accessible by road or trail of any kind. Finding the elk for the second day in a row he waited 3 hours for the best of the bunch to make a mistake. After touching off a 300 yard one shot kill the work really began. Solo butchering to the point of exhaustion it was time to make the straight up hike back to the truck. After a rough nights sleep we made our way with the mules to get the trailer to a decent launch point. 3 hours of off trail steep rocky nasty thick mountain travel had us perched on a 45 degree hillside trying to unwedge a large bull elk out from under a log. The meat was cold and no critters had messed with it. Even with two guys it took an hour to get the antlers out from under that log, we cleaned up any residual meat from the carcass and loaded the animals to the max. It was so thick Kelly had to carry the rack on his back while I tried to string three mules off the ledge down to better ground. We spent as much time on foot through really rough steep patches as we did in the saddle. 4 hours, 1 wreck, and 200 cuts and scrapes later it was dark, snowing, and we were a mile from the truck. Usually it's a bummer to see the truck after a ride but this time we were smiling and couldn't get the heater on fast enough. A beautiful snowy night and elk blackstrap breakfast later the adventure was over. Now I need volunteers to help unpack a mountain of gear??? Here's to new country, new friends, new knowledge, and making it back to our families safe and warm. Did I mention warm?

Ya we worked hard, hiked , drove, glassed, scouted before season, put out salt, used other people's salt and blind, zero! Glad it wasn't my tag.

Yup, faulty fuel pressure sensor. Easy fix, I just unplugged it. After 300K miles any sensor can die. But we will be towing one of the vets trucks home. Tranny went out. Did I mention it's a Dodge Ram? Lmao! Mulepackhunter, great seeing you up there in your element. We're going to pass the hat around and buy you glasses so you won't scream elk each time a critter stirs. Lol 14813083709991853969011.jpg Oh and I put more hours on the glass that day than you 3 combined, I can make antelope into elk if I want.

Nice camp, where did all the beer bottles go?

I go on hunts to learn and help out when I can, I don't do anything commercial. Just trying to gain experience and meet new friends.

Good deal man way to work hard

I believe the truck is running now.

Congrats great buck

Any opinions on the best bino chest harness? I have the basic cheat straps now but I want to upgrade to the full pouch with accessories options. Looking at Alaska guide creations.

Cool, congrats

Oh man, hey 777 any chance on selling me couple hundred feet? Maybe I can deliver it to you up there?

Speaking of poo , I have been collecting photos of poo stations left in the woods, I have found many more but didn't get pics of them. Enjoy.

Here's how I started out. I use a 30 degree a slumberjack bag and a eureka solo tent. Very light for the money. 59.00 for the bag on sale and 89.00 for the tent. Now it's vey small tent but I did spend 2 days snowed in and was able to cook and survive but there's no sitting up or even kneeling. I now run an rei 2 man with duel vestibule. I still run the same bag, if it's going to be cold I run a 99.00 bivy sack with the bag. I've been down to 15 degrees in this and it's cold but not bad. I just add clothes if I need warmer. Still pretty lite tent for 179.00 on sale. I believe it's under 4 lbs. and it does do 2 guys well. 1 guy and it's a palace.

try DC outfitters

When is your tag for ? I live near by also and don't have a tag but I have a few herds located from years past.

Crazy

Good info, the one good turret scope I have you have to lift the turret to unlock it before you can turn it. Keeps this from happening.

Cool deal , what a nice buck

One last thing you need now is this !!!!

Man mike I'll say congrats and many blessings. On that note I couldn't even imagine, I'm 43 and empty nested !!! I know what's up your spreading them out so they will be around to drag you out on the boat or to your blind. Lol

There will be water all over that unit. Not for sure but a storm just went through and dropped some more yesterday. We got some snow in Heber. I've seen elk just about every where I've been in 5a, I have not been up this time of year though.