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    New Zealand Research

    Thanks, I'll call James tomorrow! Definitely planning on flying into Christchurch and hunting from there. Totally makes sense on focusing species efforts: I'll probably try to do one week focused on deer and one week focused on Tahr. Probably in that order so I get a bit more in shape during...
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    New Zealand Research

    Sorry to revive an old thread but: anybody got any recent recs for helicopter pilots or other "drop camp" type hunts on public land? I'm just starting out my research but planning on going mid-March 2020 for hopefully two full weeks. Bowhunting, not interested in size of animal, I just want to...
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    WY Elk Unit 98

    Gave this unit another try this year with the even worse results. Saw some fresh elk sign this time but only heard a handful of bugles, never saw an actual elk. If you're considering this unit, some advice: - Go with a resident or go guided. If you're trying to rifle hunt during the rut and...
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    Roosevelt Rifle Season

    Excellent info, thanks. Unfortunately the buddy with the tag is not from Portland. We have some non-hunting friends in Portland, but scouting is all on the two of us non-locals. Definitely gonna try to spend at least a few days scouting before season next time.
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    Roosevelt Rifle Season

    Man, you weren't kidding about how thick it can be. We managed to find some forested stuff that was manageable, but lots of it was just impenetrable. And the weather was uncharacteristically dry. Didn't even have to dry out the wall tent after we got back to Portland, it never even got wet...
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    Roosevelt Rifle Season

    My buddy has a tag in Oregon unit 10 for the second rifle season (Nov 17-23, although we're only going to be able to hunt until the 20th). Never been out in that country, but from the e-scouting we've done, it looks steep and thick. Any tips on rifle hunting in that sort of environment? Not...
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    WY Elk Unit 98

    Forgot to post about this: we went back to the same area this year with a bull tag and a much improved camp setup (wall tent, stove, cots). Weather was the total opposite of last year: it was warm and dry, crunchy leaves underfoot everywhere. Saw a bunch of elk sign but none of it was fresh...
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    Any PH recommendations for Zambia?

    I've got a non-hunting buddy who's going to be living in Zambia for a few years. Planning on visiting at some point (probably June/July 2019?) and would like to do some meat hunting while I'm there to help him fill his freezer. Ideally no-fence (is that reasonable?) and spot/stalk with a...
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    WY Elk Unit 98

    Thanks, folks! We were camped at ~9375' and it was way colder and snowier than we anticipated when we planned the trip. Definitely buying a wall tent with a heater for next year if we hunt a similar unit/elevation. We never hunting the mornings because none of us could get warm and motivated...
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    WY Elk Unit 98

    Final update: I got a cow! I still had no success cow-calling. I think maybe I was going too loudly or too frequently? Anyway, I was heading to a spot I found that I could actually glass from when I came across a trail with some fresh scat, so I decided to just sit on it. Set up 30 yards...
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    WY Elk Unit 98

    Update: We went up on the 18th, got camp set up. I bought one of those electrified bear fences but we didn't see any bears or bear sign. The night of the 19th (before rifle season opened on the 20th), I managed to cow-call a 6x6 bull in to ~24y. So, so cool. If I wasn't hooked before, I...
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    Withdrawing an app in WY

    After you log in, it's the "View Previously Submitted Applications" button at the bottom of the page, then Modify and you can withdraw from there.
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    WY Elk Unit 98

    Fair point. I was thinking of it as a "if I get an elk super-early, I'll have something else to pursue afterward" thing. But I'm an idiot and didn't check the season dates first...deer doesn't start til Oct 1 and we've gotta start driving back to CA on Sep 26th or so, so that's out. Looking...
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    WY Elk Unit 98

    Good to know. I've got zero points so I doubt I'll be able to draw a buck tag, but I applied for a doe/fawn tag in deer unit 130 because it's just on the other side of Big Sandy and it's super-cheap ($48, only $14 of which is nonrefundable). Also, that way if I spend all my time trying to get...
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    WY Elk Unit 98

    thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you
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    WY Elk Unit 98

    Excellent, thanks!
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    WY Elk Unit 98

    Thanks, that's exactly what I was hoping to hear! Gonna plan on hunting that area for the first three days at least, and if we just don't see anything, maybe trying to bail down to the lowlands for the last couple days. It sounds like they had a pretty rough winter so I'm hoping the herds are...
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    WY Elk Unit 98

    Hey everybody. I'm going to Wyoming for my first elk hunt this fall and so I've been reading a ton and listening to podcasts (and that's how I found this forum). Sorry in advance for my first post being a "help me!" post, but I'm a newbie so I don't have alot of knowledge to share yet :) I...
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