Thanks all! Been listening to the Meat Eater podcast. When I need something different I have been cranking the radio to stay awake or listening to Dave Ramsey tell me how to spend my money!
Thanks all for the recommendations and advice! Flying would be nice BUT there is more to this trip than just the hunt. My step-father and I have been talking about hunting out west for 20+ years... basically since he came into my life and taught me about the outdoors and how to hunt when I was...
If he hunts with the group I was a part of he brings them out intact. If you were to gut them on the property you needed to bag the guts and bring them out with you.
Like someone else said below... a lot of times it isn't worth the stress. You have people that love what you are doing and then...
Heading out tomorrow for a nice short 30 hours drive... does anyone have any recommendations on audio books, podcasts, or anything else to pass the time? Headed to Montana and it is the first time hunting out west and hunting for mule deer. So anything that could teach me a thing or two would...
Tags are pretty much unlimited for does on these hunts. They just need the population controlled. I have hunted the area quite a bit. There is a great group called Suburban Whitetail Management of Northern Virginia (SWMNV) that does a lot of the control. You can become a member by getting...
There is no saying that he is or isn't prepared. I didn't get that from the original post. Heck I leave in a week for my Montana hunt and even though I "think" I am mostly prepared I am still all ears for suggestions, tips, and input. I think that is what these forums are great about. You...
Has anyone found any good hunting/hiking socks for people with big calfs? I have tried a few different pair between smartwool and first lite. Though they feel good I always have an issue with them squeezing into my leg and always have to push them down which I don't like. Just curious if...
Out of curiosity, how do you guys go about picking out a camping spot on BLM? We are headed to Montana in a few weeks and are going to be truck camping and have been struggling to pick out a spot to camp on aerial. Having never been west hunting I don't really know what to expect so I was...
Definitely waited a little long to ask for info. However being he is from NC... it is hard to get boots on the ground. I looked at doing a scouting mission earlier this year from Virginia. By the time I crunched all the numbers with airfare, car rental, gas, food, etc... I was well over...
Mt Al, I truly appreciate your words of wisdom and great advice! I will make sure we have good maps and a GPS with us for sure! Also, I will take plenty of pictures... it is coming quick and I am starting to get really excited!
You can also hunt them on Chincoteague in VA. I shot a beautiful 5pt a few years ago at point blank range with my bow. I was hiding in a bush that was hollowed out on a small well used trail through the brush. He came in bugling and stopped right next to me. I was scared releasing the arrow...
Let me start by saying I have never hunted out west nor have I ever been to Montana. However, at the end of the month I am heading to NE Montana (Glasgow area) for my first mule deer hunt. I have two weeks of hunting planned and am trying to plan other options if I somehow get lucky early on...