So your on a 9 year plan to hunt elk in your home state and your plan A B C D areas in your unit have a moderate intensity fire go through in August 2020, you have spent 6 years hunting and scouting your areas and feel like you have good solid plans. you are assured to draw a tag for this area...
Just cant believe how much you can get out of one cow elk, we have not bought meat from a store in months.
still have 1 whole deer left also and tons more elk meat.
heres an assortment of dishes from this year.
Elk meat balls
chicken fried elk
simple sous vide elk with greens
simple elk sous...
By far one of the best ways to enjoy some elk meat, simple wet brine for 10 days then smoker. The first meal with the thin sliced meat was Rueben sandwiches, I made some home made sour krout and thousand island dressing. Best sandwich ive had in years.
This one got a little fancy, I was stressing over cooking this meat as it meant a lot to me to make something great for my dad, The first meal from his elk could not have been better.
Sous Vide elk Fillet with grilled carrots, scalloped potatoes, and hollandaise sauce.
So Last year My dad drew his first ever elk tag at the age of 70. My 26 year old son also drew so the pressure was on for me to deliver the best possible experience I could. I started hunting 5 years or so back and have pulled the boys in with me so I felt it was my responsibility.
Late Cow elk...
While on an Elk hunt for someone else this lion came in to water mid day and the photo was taken through my sons scope.
I had at the time a tag in my pocket but had an easy decision to just film and watch this beautiful animal while he hung around.
I received a lot of flack for not taking the...
Took my good friend and veteran on his first deer hunt, we packed in with mules for 6 days and snagged him a nice young buck.
Surprised him on day 2 with a cold 6 pack I had soaking in the creek near camp. He passed this little buck on day one and made 2 big long stalks on a fork horn we found...
Ounce again no tag for me so offered up some help and managed to hook up with a great guy for a trophy bull unit near our cabin in the mountains of AZ. I was not able to be there for his harvest but the time we did spend together was like a hunting film. Epic rut and lots of encounters, several...
Spent 6 days watching a few bucks in the desert mountains and had a blast, several close stalks and lots of deer but came up short on letting an arrow fly.
good buddy took a nice mule deer last year and we are headed back out again this year.
Big mountains and bucks. The mules stayed at basecamp all week and got fat and lazy.
I learned a big lesson this trip that slacking off on fitness for a few months just doesn't work for mountain hunting.
Lately Ive been using the new Outdoorsmans Atlas Trainer and its working out very nice, I also picked up the meat sling so I will have an extra hauler in camp. I keep a 45 on the pack and in my truck at all times and hit some vert at least ounce a week. One thing that is needed is the bladder...
Without a tag myself I volunteered myself out to gain experience and have a ton of fun. Well I had several takers and had to pick one, the one I picked ended up being quite the adventure. Many miles off trail in a big hole we found his bull on a hillside with cows. Little Carlos packed the whole...
Took a little break and I see I missed a lot, having a great time catching up on gear and stories.
Hello again to anyone I have talked to before.
Here's a little bit of fishing fun with my Dad and Son, yes I know they are doing they arm stretch trophy pose, we got a good laugh out of that. AZ...
Spent the last week way off the roads, best pack camp I've done so far, buddies dropped 2 coues
Day one we had to go to plan b since the trailhead was so full of hikers we could not get the horses in there. We dropped the animals in some corrals and hunted down low from the truck. Finally we...
Just putting in for Nevada Mule deer, am I correct in figuring if I want to get a bonus point when not drawn it will cost me the license fee? So 142.00 for non resident?
Anyone in Colorado that can help me understand the limited OTC units? I believe the unit I want is OTC but limited with a cap on how many tags they sell. How can I find out which units have the cap and which do not?
If I don't draw my home state of az I am hoping to make the co trip.
2015 was a crazy year and I didnt make 2 hunts both of which were pack ins but we did keep the animals legged up. Just a few photos for fun. Few pack ins planned in the near future so more pics to come.
I found a little trick to get picks of myself since I am always taking them of others but Im never in them. I rode past my trailcam setup and got some shots of me. LOL anyway here are some shots from this years scout trips for elk in AZ. Nothing hit the ground but we did everything an elk hunt...