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    Wyoming Elk Unit 122

    Well I came home yesterday without meat, all I could find was this bull.
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    Wyoming Elk Unit 122

    I drew a cow tag for Wyoming unit 122, heading out tomorrow. Would appreciate any advice!
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    What scope for Barrett Fieldcraft

    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...
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    What scope for Barrett Fieldcraft

    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...
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    What scope for Barrett Fieldcraft

    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...
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    2018 Utah General Rifle - help me pick my unit!

    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...
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    2018 Utah General Rifle - help me pick my unit!

    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...
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    2018 Utah General Rifle - help me pick my unit!

    I'd love to hear more about that "one little area"!
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    2018 Utah General Rifle - help me pick my unit!

    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.
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    2018 Utah General Rifle - help me pick my unit!

    I checked out some of those areas in google earth today - looks like a great place to hike so long as you don't have 400lbs of meat with you.
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    2018 Utah General Rifle - help me pick my unit!

    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...
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    2018 Utah General Rifle - help me pick my unit!

    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...
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    FNG hello from GA

    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
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    FNG hello from GA

    Thinking general because there are so many any bull general units, I could be persuaded otherwise though.
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    FNG hello from GA

    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...

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