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    Shooting prone

    I have shot most of them sitting with a bipod. Beware of cactus!
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    Guided elk hunt outfitter

    I know a few fellows that have taken the $6,000 - easy draw type of hunts. Mostly they were on public land and none of them came home with anything close to a 300" bull. Some had unrealistic expectations and passed on legal bulls, only to leave with nothing. A couple of guys never even saw an...
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    Landowner Trespass Fees?

    The last ones that I have seen were $750- $1,000. Even those are hard to find anymore, as outfitters have leased most of the good ranch hunts.
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    Guided WY Elk Hunt

    Tyler Sims is the fellow that I was trying to mention in my previous post, but I got my Tyler's mixed up. Glad someone mentioned the right Tyler!
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    Guided WY Elk Hunt

    I have hunted elk on Wagonhound more than once. I would imagine that the internet board fellows that are jaded about them have never set foot on the ranch. It is a first class operation and they do have some big bulls on the ranch - however, it comes with a first class + price tag. They will...
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    Guided WY Elk Hunt

    Unless you are extremely lucky in the random, draw Wagonhound (in #7) is not going to happen with 7 points unless you buy a $20,000 license from some charity .
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    First elk scenario

    I have taken somewhere over 4 dozen elk over the years, mostly bulls. Unless I am in a super trophy unit with many days left to hunt I would shoot that cow with a smile on my face. In this case a cow is larger than any other elk you have ever shot. Elk meat is good.
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    Airline 62" Size Regulation For Luggage

    I fly with rifle cases fairly frequently and have not been charged extra as long as they meet the airline's weight guidelines (often 50# if I am not flying First Class). My favorite is a large Tuffpak that looks almost exactly like a golf club case.
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    Preferred 7mm bullets for elk

    The 160 Nosler AccuBond has worked very well for me.
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    2 early Nov cow tags

    I have shot big old cows and found my solution used to be burger for everything other than the backstraps and lions. Now it is 100% burger for any big tough old cow. Burger is not a bad thing.
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    Backcountry hunt pack weight

    I bring a pillow case and stuff it with my jacket at night. A very important item is toilet paper in a zip lock bag. The bag keeps the TP dry, and wet rolls of TP are very disappointing. New backpackers always bring too much stuff that might be needed, old backpackers only carry what they...
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    Hunting Etiquette. 2 tags 1 week of hunting.

    When season starts I do not see my buddy or the camp during daylight hours until it is time to pack one out.
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    Antelope buck/doe question

    So all you want is an area that you can easily draw a buck tag as your second option, with a "ton" of doe tags also available to you? Anything else?
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    Favorite 280 Remington load for elk

    My favorite 280 has a 24" custom barrel and the most accurate load chronographs right at 3,000 fps with the 140 AB pushed by a reasonable amount of powder. I have another one with a 22" barrel that is a bit slower, but just over 2,950 fps. If I was hunting heavy timber I believe that I would...
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    Favorite 280 Remington load for elk

    I have taken a few elk with a 160 Nosler Partition pushed by either IMR 4350 or 4831. The past few years I have been using a 140 AccuBond and IMR 4831. Both loads have shot well in my 280 Rem rifles.
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