I got lucky and got the mule deer tag I wanted. My other two buddies weren't so lucky. One was even farther along the process than me when his froze up and mine let me through, though it was a 35 minute process.
My point in this was I feel like this is an issue that should be decided on your local level by people that have a direct interest in your hunting/trapping. Not outside groups that want to see the banning of your local lifestyle.
If you feel like there should be changes to your trapping...
The NRA very effectively treats any issue on guns as a war cry and gets all members involved. If hunters don’t get behind each other we will be cut off from our opportunities to be able to hunt. I used to be the opposite. I didn’t think that an issue for hunter in Maine would effect me. But I...
I run about 16 cameras in the summer and fall. I’ve had really good luck with moultrie cameras. I have a bunch of the ones that cost $60. I haven’t had one mess up on me yet and I’ve had them for about 3 years. I also have had good luck with the brownings. Muddy makes a pretty good low price...
All, me and a small group of friends are going to bow hunt Colorado this year. We are all in our early 30's with zero western elk hunting experience. I have killed an elk in our home state of Ark. But, that's the extent. I have been doing the majority of the online scouting since I have the...
I turkey hunt or think about turkey hunting more than any type of hunting. A decoy is something that I use when I feel the opportunity is right. I have used a lot of different combinations and different types of decoys. I feel like the Primos gobstopper series are good looking for a pretty...
Let’s just say when I cook ground meat inside I am brought back to cleaning a rutting bull. Haha. And the steaks can be a little chewy. But we still eat elk once a week.
I'm not sure the exact poundage of meat. I know that he filled up a 160, 75 and 65 qt yeti with boned out meat. My and my fathers deep freezers were filled up with elk meat.
As some of you know I was lucky enough to draw an Arkansas elk tag this past year. I made good friends with the US forest service manager. Not long ago He sent me a trail camera photo from the elk I shot. The photo was from 2012. Our best guess was the elk was at least 9 years old. What do you...
I have the Krotos. It is really clear. I picked mine up for around 500 on a sale. If I had to buy another one I would buy it again. I really can’t compare it to the viper but at the price range I purchased it at it was a lot better than the diamond back.
Our wildlife biologist for our lease, is a prominent biologist for the southeast put it this way. Every state has cwd they just haven’t discovered it yet. The testing is so sporadic that any agency doesn’t have a good grasp on what is really going on. In Arkansas they only make testing mandatory...
I apologize for a long post but want to share my adventure.
As some of you know I won an Arkansas elk lottery tag this year for Oct 30-Nov 3. I set out last Wednesday 5 days before the hunt to set up camp and do my final scouting. I had learned the area and terrain in my trips before so my...
I've got a 7.3 with 500,000 miles on it and still have it. Never had trouble. I wish they still made that motor. I have had two 6.0L both blew the egr cooler. One was at 70,000 miles the other at 120,000. I had to put the bullit proof kit on both of them. Didn't have egr issues after that. But...
Another scouting trip down this past weekend. The first season hunt happened this past week, there were 4 tags for the early season hunt. 3 cows and 1 bull. I talked to one of the cow hunters who was able to get a large cow. He said that he never seen the bull hunter and felt like the guy didn't...
I've killed a lot of deer with the razorcut grim reaper. And I have never had any issues. I will say you should always check expandables when you install them on an arrow. Check them to make sure they open and not in a bind. I have seen this happen with mine and it's always my fault because the...