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    WYOMING REGION M

    I drew this tag too. Sounds like deer numbers are down from previous years but the harvest stats are still good. What did the biologist say?
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    Do we over think our ammunition?

    For me it's accuracy. I've got guns that shoot the cheap stuff in 1/2 inch groups, so that's what I use. Others I need to handload for to get that. Depends on what the gun likes.
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    High Country Mule Deer

    Have you ever been out west? Just asking because if it looks steep on the maps, it is really steep, maybe impassable. My mule deer hunt last year looked "steep" on the maps and when I got there it was almost straight up and down. It wasn't huntable and after one day I packed up and went to my...
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    Upcoming DIY Hunt Idaho Unit 49

    You should start seeing rut activity in last week of October, but also be prepared for snow.
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    Upcoming DIY Hunt Idaho Unit 49

    That's big country. Use your optics, try to get away from other hunters. For sure be ready to move camp. Even consider backpacking away from the roads for a night or two. You probably won't see a lot of deer, but they are there. I'd shoot the first nice 4x4 I saw in that unit. To be honest I'm a...
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    Idaho Controlled Hunts alone vs group?

    I think the odds are about the same either way. If you HAVE to have your whole group there, then put in together. If not go alone in the draw. Also check out the leftover tags and second draw, I've gotten lucky in them a few times.
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    A Future North Idaho Whitetail Hunt

    Did you get a tag? I've hunted all of N. Idaho and could give you some advice.
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