WHT_MTNMAN

HAHA deja vu from page one

I did a prime rib this year but forgot to take a picture so I’ll add to this thread by posting one from a couple years ago with a giant Coues next to it. I love cooking on my Traeger, I'm sure there are others that are better or just as good but I've had pretty good luck with mine for almost 10 years now. I did have to replace an auger motor and a fan but that is about it.

Beautiful pictures and some very nice bucks!

What a great year and some stud bucks!! Very cool, congrats to you and your family/friends.

haha my problem is that I buy once and cry, buy again and cry etc... lol

Ok I'll start it off Seriously?? You are talking about $2k+ smokers and have 2 misspelled words and one of them is NOT Traeger?? Can someone say trust fund baby. JK Devan !!! One of the days I'll get me a good one. I hope you have a MERRY CHRISTMAS

I love the simplicity of a pellet smoker/grill and what you get out of it. It takes significantly less time to clean and tend than my old wood/charcoal smokers. Much better taste than propane, but yes just like everything in life there is some maintenance. Couple of things I have learned over the years of pellet grills/smokers Keep them out of the weather as much as possible either with covers or on a porch etc.. Pellets will retain some moisture and if they start breaking down it really gums up the auger. I usually keep just enough pellets in the smoker so that if they get wet, either directly or through humidity in the air I don't waste a bunch of pellets. There is a sweet spot when you vacuum too much or not often enough If I'm doing long smokes (6+ hours) I'll clean them out every time. If I'm doing quick grill work, steaks, hamburgers, chicken etc... I clean them every 5 or 6 times I use it.

Thankfully I've had the opportunity to kill a decent bull on the late archery hunt, If I didn't have the chance to do other hunts throughout the year the late archery hunts can be fun. There are a few things I did not like about them. After shooting a few elk over the years I don't have a need to shoot a cow elk so my response will be for bull. 1. In most of the units it can be pretty cold. I killed a late archery bull at 0 degrees. Cold can be hard on archery equipment 2. They get into the thick stuff pretty early and can be very tough middle of the day hunting. 3. Expensive .. I always found myself sleeping in a hotel or something, I hate camping in - degrees, just not fun for me. 4. Even the worst bull hunts are getting harder and harder to draw, there isn't much opportunity (hunting every year) anymore. To me I would rather spend my time off doing archery deer, or predator hunting or ducks or going out of state that spend a bunch of cold nights chasing raghorns on the late archery hunts. That being said after I draw my next early tag I'm sure I'll be trying to hunt the late hunts just to hunt until I get too old to do so.

Dude that is freaking Awesome, What a hunt, story and Ram. Good for you

I was looking into it last night I just wish you could pay per text or something for non emergency. One of the biggest reasons I like the inreach is that I can text for changes in my plans etc...and not just emergency.

I told my wife that same thing when I bought my Schmidt and Bender, again when I bought a Kahles and once again when Lance talked me into Tangent. I"m not getting to use that line anymore. I would get a custom action, some of my Rem actions shoot just as good or better than my custom, but the resale and worth of a full custom over a partial custom seems to be significant. But I'm a amateur in this area for sure.

Congrats on the hunt and the ram. What a great experience and a cool Ram. You are a stud, Good luck with the sale.

That is awesome, congrats to all those that made it happen, and congrats to the hunter.

Nope not a problem.

Good Luck!!

Bear is delicious as summer sausage and roasts etc... I'll never eat a steak for fear of under cooking In some states (AK, idaho, and maybe wyoming???? and some others) it isn't required to take out the bear meat, I'm guessing it is because it can be hazardous to your health if not prepared correctly but I don't know.

Beautiful Ram I sure hope one day I get the chance to hunt a ram. I'm jealous for sure.

Way to get it done, those late hunts can be tough.

I really like the Kenai chest holster from gunfightersinc. I use mine mostly in AK when I'm worried about big bears. I don't like leather for a chest rig, too hot and gets ruined etc

Great season and nice job!

Lighting isn’t as good on this one.

I took this picture out by Clay Springs I probably could order a print if you want. I just do it for me and my office I don’t sell them.

It’s a 2010 with 275k miles but runs extremely well and has a winch and a ramp to get an elk in the back if you can drive to it.

I have an old tundra that you can use if you want. It has a small alignment issue but will run around in the woods all day if you want to use it. It is parked at my house in Pinedale/Clay Springs area.

I’ll take it. Says you can’t receive messages.