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Good god - that's a great deal!

Great read. Congrats, that's an awesome buck.

Sweet buck. Congrats!

great deal:)

love the back end of #1 and fronts of #2. Good job on the mounts as well.

Both my son and I have killed Javelina with the Ulmer Edge and both performed flawlessly. 1 @ 11 yds the other at 13 yds. I wouldn't use them on elk as I use an entirely different set up for larger game, but I would have no issue putting them on a deer set up. I have not experienced any noise from them. P.S. - Bonecollector - your avatar is killing me.

Sent you a pm. I'll take 'em.

Most likely it was diatamaceous earth -- the same stuff used in many swimming pool filters. It's a non-poisonous, natural occuring substance. Each tiny granule of DE has many sharp edges that cuts through the ants' exo-skeleton, basically dehydrating them of all their vital fluid. +1 - I would move to another tree before spraying anything.

Thanks for the info guys - keep it coming. He killed a 174" net buck a couple years ago in Utah so after speaking with him quite a bit it sounds like he wants that size or bigger. He's got the entire hunt to find one and he's an excellent hunter. Just surprised at how few animals he has seen so far. This is definately changing my plans so I'm hoping it will be worth it. I can live with not seeing deer as long as we're in a spot that will produce shooter bucks once we find them. Thanks, Wade

Oneshot - we're looking forward to the hunt as well!

Very nice

I'll take it

Wish they would offer 15 el's...

Seems like it bothers some and others don't mind. I drew a 34a tag with my son and asked for help. It was basically a last choice hunt to ensure we got a tag so I knew it would be a challenge. I enjoy helping others and love seeing hunter's success. The internet can be a great tool and if a hunter isn't using it to gain all the knowledge he can he is losing out.

Very nice...

Gotcoues - sent you a pm.

Anyone have any 300 wsm ammo they mo longer need? How about a 6-9 swivel bipod? Maybe a single or double hard sided rifle case? Call or text. Thanks, Wade 928-276-6554

Sherman - sent you a pm. Need as much ammo as i can get. Thanks,

Sounds like a fuel pump or leak.

Metau, Unit 80/81. I always feel bad for the guy that runs into me after 7-8 days not seeing anybody. I wonder what they think..."that guy wouldn't shut up!" is what I imagine To answer a few questions. I set up a nice comfortable base camp. Tent, shower, shade, grill, icechests, etc. I bring a quad because a lot of the trails won't allow utv's wider than a quad. I also bring my bivy setup in case the elk decide to leave their core areas or I want to explore more country. The mountains are rugged, but the elk trails are numerous. I let the elk tell me what to do...hunt high, hunt low, hunt silent, call, hunt bedding area, hunt transition zones, etc. The main thing is to hunt all day long. I won't tell you how to hunt and I would expect the same. Did I mention the sheds? I camped close to a group from Arkansas the first year and the amount of sheds found was remarkable. The sheds in the pic was after 1 day when everyone committed to hauling them out of the woods. Usually, I'm so exhausted or far from camp I leave the sheds for the next poor soul who wants to pack them out.

+ 1 what he said.... The bull in my avatar is my son's 1st bull he killed at under 80 yards when he was 11. It was in the DEC hunt of 22n. He killed another one on the same hunt 2 years later 1 canyon away from this one. Stay away from open meadows as they won't do anything for you after 2 mins into opening day. Both canyons were full of "fresh" elk sign - not old stuff. His second bull was running with 9 others in one 3 mile long canyon so they were easy to find each day. I would start scouting now to understand where you expect the elk to move into once the shooting starts. Learn your entrance / exit strategies and glassing points into those canyons. Shoot me a PM if you want to see some bulls from the past couple seasons to get you fired up.

'06 - I spent the majority of the first week "hiking" around with the bow in hand hunting / scotuing while trying to learn where the elk were at. In Colorado everywhere looks like good elk country, but it can be hit and miss. Most of the hunters seem to be hunting where the elk "were" instead of where they're "at". I passed 4 smaller branch antlered bulls and shot a nice 6x6 280" class bull on the morning of the 12th day during a rainstorm. Searched for him 'til dark of the following day. Hands never touched antler. '08 - Opening morning found me on a 300" class bull coming down the same trail I'm walking on. I dropped down to a lower trail and the bull passed at 16 yards. I was at full draw - still don't know what the heck happened! I couldn't pull the trigger and that encounter has haunted me ever since. That was a great year. Hunted the week of a full moon and the elk were active mid-day. Lots of small bulls = lots of encounters. I shot a 320" bull above the spine, but below his back in "no man's land" at 13 yards. I watched him walk up the trail with the other bull unfazed. Ended up arrowing a nice 290" 6x6 on the 9th day. '09 - Snowed nearly every day. 4.5 hr stalk to 30 yards of a bedded 320"+ bull. My shoulder popped out of socket when I drew my bow and that was that. I lost 4 days of hunting due to my shoulder. When I could finally draw my bow again I had 2 more encounters on different days with that bull and ended up shooting a 260" 5x6 at 13 yards on the 10th day during a downpour. Hands never touched antler. I should draw wyoming next year, but if I don't I'll definately be heading to Co again. I go every year I don't draw a tag.

2 votes for fenix over surefire? Something must be wrong with my fenix cause it doesn't compare to my s.f.....

I have done it solo 3 times for right around $1600 - everything included. Fuel, tag, food, etc. 13 days, 9 days & 11 days. I would like to hunt prior to muzzle loader season, but it hasn't mattered in the past so i am not firm on the hunt week. I've seen it hot the 3rd week of september and it snowed 8 days straight the last time i was there the 2nd week of sept.

Surefire