FYI when I did an image search, what looks like the same bull (antler config) maybe a year earlier (?) you can clearly see a woven wire fence behind it, hmmm.
One of my great satisfactions of western hunting is learning, then getting to teach and share. For those that don't live in the mountains, cherishing the camp, hunt, and kill that millions feel they are incapable of accomplishing is, to me, one of the greatest satisfactions. Use your...
Eastern WY. Never saw an antelope water in three days, water standing everywhere. Watched this one bed a mile and half away. Made a big loop and came from above him, getting within 80 yds before he saw me. His curiosity closed the distance to 40.
At almost the same...
You will see and here motor bikes on the weekends if you hunt near the trails. one of my hunting partners nearly got taken out by a motorbike as he walked down a trail in full camo.
Last November Dad and I were archery hunting another property about an hour and a half from home and Mom was hunting behind their house. When we got out of the woods, Ma called and said she had hit a buck really well, and that they needed to get it when Dad got home. I told Dad to call me if...
I don't believe it was the presence of cattle, there were only four that we saw, most were already gone. It had more to do with the grass being grazed down and good eatin' on the other side of the fence.
One of the biggest influencers that I have experience with is cattle grazing. the area I hunt is split in the middle by a fence. The ranchers make an effort to get the cattle out by September, but heavy grazing moves the elk to the other side of the fence. the following year there was minimal...
I've hunted out of both, and the advantage goes to the stand. Blinds are too limiting for shot opportunities, and they will still smell you in a blind. My suggestion is if you have the time, don't compromise the attractiveness of the water by getting too close, if its not an ideal setup. try...
Bulls USUALLY don't bugle from roads, high points, etc. Also, human bugles are repetitious, like two or three bugles spaced a couple minutes apart, then move a couple hundred yards and repeat.
Hunting is hunting. learn the habitat. Between myself and the guys I've hunted with we have killed 2 bulls and 5 cows in 3 trips, none of which were called in, all were archery. lots of my experience is that calling just lets them know where YOU are, sometimes that is not an advantage. we...
Don't discount archery. usually better weather, access to better zones with fewer points, SOLITUDE. even though there may be other hunters in the woods, you don't hear the rifle shots.
Been a long time since posting, LIFE, right? After another frustrating draw season, looking for input on the uptick in pressure from the general tags in the Bighorns. Is it worth waiting for the type 9. Archery only, don't need any info on rifle. PM please. Looking to get a general tag next...
Love this episode.
https://youtu.be/ZbUW0Jfi5bA?list=PL...BUaEQhpMemo3Ry
Do you think the elk in this area would vacate the grasslands and head to the hills by rifle season? Or do they travel further out from the roads and hide in the pockets?
could you send me a link to the video/thread of your 16e nm bull?
I'm gleaning as much as I can but might have more questions in the future
Thanks, Barry