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  1. IABoilermaker

    Weather Information

    Looking for some recommendations from folks on finding good information for current weather conditions. I am always looking at weather.com or accuweather for nearby towns to where my hunt areas are but figure their might be some better ways to get actual weather a little closer to hunting...
  2. IABoilermaker

    Wyoming Unit 98 bear question

    Was wondering if anyone had any insight into the overall bear activity (the big brown ones) in unit 98. From what I see and can dig up it seems like that area is the border of true grizzly country but has had increased sightings over the last few years. I drew a limited tag there this year and...
  3. IABoilermaker

    First pronghorn hunt and wife's first western adventure

    This past spring after all the elk application deadlines had come and went I decided I wanted to do more than 1 western hunting trip a year. At the same time my family and I were in the middle of moving from central Iowa to Eastern Iowa to be closer to all of our family in Indiana and the new...
  4. IABoilermaker

    Questions on first pronghorn hunt

    I have been working over the past few years to accumulate elk points and make a yearly trip out west from Iowa to hunt elk. That plan is starting to come together and has given me a reasonable understanding of the draw and point systems. Over the course of this my wife has become more interested...
  5. IABoilermaker

    Colorado questions on unit 28,37,371

    Myself and a group of friends are looking at doing an elk hunt in Colorado this year. For two of us this will be our third elk hunt and for the other two this will be their first time out west in the mountains. We are looking at a hunt in units 28, 37, 371. I have been trying to contact some of...
  6. IABoilermaker

    Another way to support RMEF

    I was logging into my amazon account today and got a prompt for using their smile.amazon.com link which takes .5% of your purchase and applies it to your preferred charity. I went to pick my preferred charity and was pleasantly surprised to find out that you could select the Rocky Mountain Elk...
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    First elk 2016 colorado

    Thought I would share the story of my first season Colorado hunt. Three years ago I went elk hunting for the first time in Idaho during archery season. During that hunt I made more mistakes then I care to admit, and had one brief encounter with a cow elk. However after that hunt I knew I wanted...
  8. IABoilermaker

    Hello from Iowa

    Hello, my name is Mike and I am from central Iowa. I am married to a very understanding wife when it comes to my outdoor activities and have a young daughter and son who are learning to love the outdoors. I am originally from Indiana and moved to Iowa 10 years ago. I have been hunting and...
  9. IABoilermaker

    Spring 2017 Montana bear hunt

    Over the last few years I have caught the western hunting bug bad, mostly for elk and most of my research and prep has been centered around fall seasons. I am looking to expand my opportunities to get out west and when watching an episode of OYOA on YouTube the OTC bear seasons in Montana came...
  10. IABoilermaker

    Colorado Unit 31 road question

    New to the forum, lurked for the last few months as I have been planning my second elk hunt. Settled on unit 31 in Colorado for first rifle season. After calling the local warden, biologist, and BLM offices I am still having a little trouble trying to understand the road system in that area. I...
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