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Finally first Elk hunt, harder than you think!!!
I finally made it home, 23 hour drive. I dropped the elk meat at the local butcher today. I will post my story and more soon. Thanks again for all the advice. One thing I will say is who ever told me to get a set of gaiters, you sir saved my bacon!!!- Braveheart
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Finally first Elk hunt, harder than you think!!!
Thanks everyone. It finally came together. It was 2 degree outside and still deep snow, but I stuck it out. Thanks for all the advice. It may not be huge compared to some, but I am pretty happy with it. It took me 4 hours to cut it up by myself. Thanks for all the great threads and knowledge.- Braveheart
- Post #39
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Finally first Elk hunt, harder than you think!!!
I saw about 60 elk eating in peoples lawns and their shrubs today in the subdivisions around the farm. I saw no elk but 7 mule deer. I made it to 5800 feet up Jack Mountain, it peaks at 6171. I kept slipping in the knee deep snow. I had to quit. I saw a lot of mule deer tracks but not very...- Braveheart
- Post #38
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Finally first Elk hunt, harder than you think!!!
I do know they are feeding at night (lots of tracks) followed some tracks but they lead to private property.- Braveheart
- Post #32
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Finally first Elk hunt, harder than you think!!!
Froze my ass off, didnt see a thing.- Braveheart
- Post #30
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Finally first Elk hunt, harder than you think!!!
I saw about 30 elk, they went over on the neighbors tall grass and stayed there for a long time. There was a spike and a broken bull with 4 points. Long day, I put 11 miles on today. We are supposed to get 6 to 9 more inches of snow on top of the 8 inches we have already. Back at it in the...- Braveheart
- Post #28
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Finally first Elk hunt, harder than you think!!!
We are supposed to get another 6 to 9 inches tonight. I hope they move tonight before next round of snow- Braveheart
- Post #23
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Finally first Elk hunt, harder than you think!!!
I made it out at first light, about 6 to 7 inches of snow, temp about 15 degrees. I slipped along or should I say crunched along in snow checking each meadow and most of the 1100 acres. I came back to the truck at 11:30. I saw zero elk and could not find any tracks. It was still spitting a...- Braveheart
- Post #17
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Finally first Elk hunt, harder than you think!!!
I plan on sneaking in snow or no snow in the dark, and sit tight where I saw them graze through this morning- Braveheart
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Finally first Elk hunt, harder than you think!!!
This is what it says.- Braveheart
- Post #11
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Finally first Elk hunt, harder than you think!!!
After asking a lot of questions here, the time came for a 53 year old retired guy to set off on his first Montana elk hunt solo. I drove from Missouri to Montana, 23 hours total. Its been a long time since I took that long of a road trip. It was decent weather when I got here Sunday, I was...- Braveheart
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Disabled Veteran Montana Cow Permit
As a member of the VFW, thanks on behalf of all veterans, that tag will surely bring a happy memory to hopefully replace a bad one.- Braveheart
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