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    Waiting on hunting partners....

    I am wanting to go to Alaska on a moose hunt for my 40th(2025). I am learning of all the different options for that hunt and have already ruled out a guided hunt due to the pricing. I am really liking the idea of a drop camp or hunt planner, but the good ones are booked a couple years out...
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    Mountain Hardwear 50% off

    Mountain Hardwear has a 50% off sale going on their website. Even some of their sleeping bags are 50% off.https://www.mountainhardwear.com/cold-weather-sleeping-bags/. I just bought the 20* ghost whisperer for $315 shipped, but if you become a member you get free shipping.
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    How big was he?

    I got to enjoy my first ever elk hunt this past September. On our third to last day we ran across a very nice bull that was about 800 yards off of public land according to onX. We were able to snap a couple pictures and I was just wondering just how big a bull he actual was. The pictures aren’t...
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    Successful first hunt, without filling a tag!

    I just returned from my first ever elk hunt, and feel my hunting partners and I had a pretty good trip even though none of us filled our tag. None of the guys in our group(4 but only 3 hunting) have ever hunted elk or out west before. We are all from Louisiana and dove into this trip head first...
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    Should we bring a trailer and atv/utv?

    A couple friends and myself are planning our first elk hunt in southwestern Colorado. We have a couple areas picked out already and few of them do have atv trails. My question is, is it worth hauling a trailer from south Louisiana? My plan has always been to load up the truck and head out, and...
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    Camcorder or DSLR

    I am going on a DIY elk hunt next year and am trying to decide what camera to bring with me. I have a cannon handheld camcorder and a cannon rebel t5(DSLR). I only want to bring one. Which would you choose? I will also have a go pro on my head.
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    Bivy Campsite

    What do you look for in a bivy Campsite? I am just wondering if there are little things your look for when picking a campsite during a bivy hunt. I am in the process of planning my first elk hunt, and plan on doing a mixture of base camp at the truck and bivy hunting. Looking at maps I was just...
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    Planning First Elk Hunt

    I am in the midst of planning my first elk hunt for a buddy and I. I have been researching and researching but still come back to the same dilemma. Should I go at it own my own backpacking, or should I use an outfitter for a drop camp service. My biggest concern is not knowing where to start...
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