Alpinebullwinkle

At this point with the current weather forecast it appears the elk will be the favored team in the elk vs. hunters bowl. After the first day.......... hunter odds will continue to decrease.

If you had modified the dogs name to "horny" she might have swallowed it.

Obama

You shot one of my Cameron Ranch pets (;

I was going to say the same thing. Beautiful mount.

We are about to have the same issues/dialog for units 1 and 27 if the USFS gets their way on the proposed Travel Management Project effort to close 50% to 100% of the existing roads......depending on future input from all of us. Please submit your comments while you have a chance to be considered before October 31.

My concern is the fact that I usually have to wait 6 to10 years to draw an archery bull tag and when I am finally successful getting a tag, I have to dance cheek to cheek with 150-200 cow elk hunters at the same time. Frustrating.

Oh so true NTS. I learned the same thing in college as well as my work career. That is....... you can dissect data to reinforce whatever agenda you wish to support

Just curious where this radical little girl got her education and facts? Seems to me our college professors are the key communicators of propaganda....... but maybe it has trickled down to our lower level schools being just as bad?

This is just one good reason the horn quality of the bulls has declined in units 27 and 1 over the last few years. Particularly all the bulls killed or wounded in the late hunt with +500' rifle shots. Game warden told me a few years ago he found 11 dead bulls that no one ever recovered from apparently long cross canyon shots in the late gun hunt.

Hand grenade would be my preference.

"People were moving stumps and driving wherever they wanted on closed roads". So true I see this all the time. Just very sad that most people want to obey the law....... but USFS mismanagement and absurdity seems to make criminals out of people that want to do what is right.

For those that may not remember this USFS effort was initiated about 10 years ago and they had to call "time out" due to the devastation of the Wallow Fire in 2011. When I reviewed the maps it appeared the USFS was proposing to close roughly 80% of the existing roads in units 27 and 1. Additionally many roads had already been closed during the Bill Clinton administration without going thru due process requesting prior public opinion. I have not had a chance to review the revised maps for what % roads would be closed (Alternative 2). But Alternative 3 is closing all roads except for firewood gathering or USFS needs. I do know they propose only specifically marked dispersed camping sites close to roads to insure everyone gets to enjoy other outdoorsmen vehicle dust while camping! They also are significantly reducing allowable areas where ATV's can retrieve game. Bottom line these proposed changes will be extremely discriminatory to elderly outdoors enthusiasts as well as children. If approved, there will be many areas that our family has enjoyed for almost 50 years with our children that will no longer be accessible without horses. It is critical that all outdoor enthusiasts submit their comments to the USFS by the end of October.

Awesome video. Thanks for the share. Pumps me up even though we have no elk tags but have some deer gun hunts to look forward to

Bulls just started the aggressive answers to my calls yesterday. Will continue to get better for a few days more until the hunts start. September 24 they will go crazy

By the way I only wore them on my fishing trips to Black River where I encountered rattlers 80% of the trips

I used to wear canvas wrapped around my legs to knee high and tied with black electrical tape. Inexpensive and worked well.

Amen Sickflicker. Same for me.

Jim Grammer also told me one set of antlers was donated to U of A and the other to the Smithsonian. I realize this information does not quite match that of relative Bob Brown for some reason.

I was told by his nephew Jim Grammer that Jess Burke found the sheds in a cave located fairly close to the Beaverhead area and their ranch.

You are not far from my main residence. It is amazing how the cow elk are smart enough to have their babies in our subdivisions (for protection from the predators) and then leave when the babies get their track legs.

Yes was aware of all that. All I can share is hear say from the local pioneers

I was told by local old timers Jim Grammer and Don Grady (now both deceased) that the Freddy Fritz story was one of the last if not the last griz killed in the state. But as I recall they said the Fritz bear fight happened in the 1920's. Likely close to the truth, because they both knew the Fritz's well that lived and ranched in our area. What do you think about that pilgrims?

Syracuse, New York

Take chains for your tires. Last time I hunted it in February and the roads were too bad (wet clay) even with 4WD. Couldn't hunt the areas I wanted.