I don't use my scope for spotting when hunting, I always have 10x binoculars with me and sometimes use a spotting scope. I also use a rangefinder with a 7x magnification. Once I pick something out with the binos that I'm interested in shooting, I range it then get in a shooting position and look...
I agree with GKPrice - just wanted to present a few reasons for more magnification. Last year in Texas on the last day of my week long trip I spotted a buck on the ranch I was hunting at 300 yards with only 15 or so minutes of shooting light left. I couldn't tell which buck it was with my 10x...
The first thing I consider when deciding on glass is whether I am going to have a spotting scope with me when I shoot. High magnification scopes are really handy for seeing your hits at the range and for checking for sex / antlers / etc at longer ranges while hunting - if you don't have a...
Sorry, I didn't mean to be silly when I said "I would rather spend 10 days humping around the wilderness and come home empty handed than shoot an elk from the parking lot of a hotel" I was explaining the kind of hunter I am, not talking about states.
I have a friend who has a connection in...
Here are a few of my reasons for choosing Utah:
1/ I'm flying from Atlanta, there are no direct flights to Idaho or Montana but there are lots to SLC. I could fly direct to Jackson Hole WY but there doesn't seem to be as much opportunity for nonresidents there.
2/ The Utah OTC tags for...
By suck do you mean that it's more work in Utah than in the other states you mentioned? If so, that's the kind of suck I like. I would rather spend 10 days humping around the wilderness and come home empty handed than shoot an elk from the parking lot of a hotel.
Thanks for the advice Rdog. I'm not easily discouraged - and as a rookie I don't expect to be successful my first try, so as long as nothing terrible happens I won't go home disappointed.
That said, not seeing other hunters is almost as much of a priority to me as seeing elk. I'll look again...
I got the green light to head out to Utah next year (2018) for the entire general rifle season. This being my first elk hunt, I chose rifle because I'd like to work my way up to archery and/or limited entry areas as I gain more experience chasing Elk. I've done plenty of backpacking and humping...
I was looking at this list - I would be content with 20% odds of success. Have you hunted any of these units?
Top Utah General Rifle Elk Hunt Units for 2017
Originally from Wisconsin. I'm married with 2 daughters and will be stuck in GA for some time, though I've spent 120 days or so in western back-country and would move to Montana tomorrow if it wasn't for family. I found this forum as I'm planning my first Utah Elk hunt (rifle) next year. My...