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    Rookie hunting guide

    Not quite the same but I guided fly fishing for 18 years and a couple things I learned along the way. 1. Work hard, be yourself - your clients will recognize that 2. Be a master at what you can control - Cant control the actual hunting success but you can control things like lunch, planing...
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    Fires are burning out west

    Yeah the weather forecast doesn’t look like it’s going to these fires any favors anytime soon. I compared a burn map in my unit to onX and literally most of my option 1 -5 are burning or already burnt. A full summer of scouting now out the window. Had plans for Monday to go pull my last 2...
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    I See You

    Reading that get me fired up with excitement. Thanks Tropyhill. Looking forward to getting in the thick and learning for sure.
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    Blowdowns / Dark Timber Access

    Great point. Never really thought of it like this. Being an OTC unit, hunting solo and trying not to get too far from the road / truck I tried to find the nasty, brutal areas most folks wouldn't go through, originally just to get to what seem like good areas above the timber/blowdowns but I...
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    Blowdowns / Dark Timber Access

    Thanks for the info. I have the best entrances and exits marked on my GPS and going back in the next week to define the best path through. I will definitely hunt through the Timber if that is what is needed. I didn't spend a bunch of time in there last scout as I was heading for the higher...
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    Blowdowns / Dark Timber Access

    Second year Bow Elk hunter here and will be mostly solo this year due to partner having knee surgery recently. I have done my E-Scouting and physical scouting and have narrowed down to few different areas of the unit, however a couple of the areas I want pursue first are 1-1.5 miles from the...
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    Sophomore class of Elk hunting

    Going into my "sophomore" year here. Last year was a huge success even though I didn't harvest and elk. A couple of key takeaways. 1. Theres is so much useful info on here. The search button is amazing :) 2. Living an hour from boots on the ground in the unit allowed me to get a ton of time...
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    Slow Down = Success

    This :) I was fortunate to be taken under someone's wing last year and after every encounter we went back through what I learned from it and how the decisions impacted the outcome. So valuable, And yes at one point he looked at me and said we better hall azz up that ridge now.;)
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    Drift boat/raft

    Guided fishing for 20 years and have used and owned both. All things equal (which they never are) as many have stated nothing beats a good drift boat. I am not a fan of the aluminum ones but that personal preference. With that said many of the rivers I guided for steelhead could only be...
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    Archery Elk question from new elk hunter

    First post, new(ish) Archery Hunter. Last year first year (spent the previous 20 years guiding steelhead in the fall) but was able to come to full draw twice last year but just didn't work out. Learned a ton. But there is so much great info in this thread and for a newbie its much appreciated. I...
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