I’ve never done a live hunt thread, but I enjoy reading them so here goes my attempt at entertaining you and possibly educating both of us in the attempt. I’ll do my best to keep this thread updated every day of the hunt and throw in some pictures or video for good measure.
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This year was another tough one for drawing tags. My mess of AZ resident points failed to draw the units I had put in for, that should have been 100% odds. My hunting partner knocked up his wife (she is due in 3 weeks), which killed the Wyoming antelope plans. I struck out on almost every tag I applied for, so I started to think outside the box once my carefully laid plans detonated and I managed to pick up the following tags:
Montana General Elk Combo – I was one of the lucky few who called and got leftovers. I know a guy who is from Montana and knows folks in SW Montana. He has access to some private land that borders difficult to access public. I offered to take him archery elk hunting if he could get us access. I’ve helped friends before on their first elk hunt, but this will be new territory, as he is an unknown quantity, I’m in unfamiliar terrain, there are grizzlies, and he is a first time bowhunter. On the bright side, he is 15 years younger and in great shape, so I don’t have to worry about that…
NM Ibex – a buddy of mine, and a fellow Rokslider, drew an archery Ibex tag, so I will be in NM for a few days helping him with that hunt.
NM Youth Mule Deer – my son (11) drew a NM youth mule deer tag. This will be his inaugural “western hunt” and I am very interested to see how he does. His shooting is very good and I got him some experience last year, shooting pigs and deer off feeders in TX. This will be a hell of a lot different than sitting in a ground blind waiting for the corn to drop, however.
Wyoming Deer and Doe Pronghorn – I picked these up as leftovers and second choice tags. I figured I was going to be driving to Montana in November anyways (if I don’t tag out in September), so I might was well do some hunting on the way there/back. They are difficult access tags, but the BIL of a buddy of mine lives in northern WY and I reached out and asked if we could hunt together. He knows the area and how to navigate private and find animals, so I am going to give it a shot. I’ve never met him, so that will be really interesting…
My hunt schedule is as follows:
Mid-late September: Montana Archery Elk
Early October: NM Ibex
Mid October: NM Youth Mule Deer
Early November: Wyoming Deer and Doe Pronghorn/Montana Rifle Elk
Mid-Late November: Texas Deer
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This year was another tough one for drawing tags. My mess of AZ resident points failed to draw the units I had put in for, that should have been 100% odds. My hunting partner knocked up his wife (she is due in 3 weeks), which killed the Wyoming antelope plans. I struck out on almost every tag I applied for, so I started to think outside the box once my carefully laid plans detonated and I managed to pick up the following tags:
Montana General Elk Combo – I was one of the lucky few who called and got leftovers. I know a guy who is from Montana and knows folks in SW Montana. He has access to some private land that borders difficult to access public. I offered to take him archery elk hunting if he could get us access. I’ve helped friends before on their first elk hunt, but this will be new territory, as he is an unknown quantity, I’m in unfamiliar terrain, there are grizzlies, and he is a first time bowhunter. On the bright side, he is 15 years younger and in great shape, so I don’t have to worry about that…
NM Ibex – a buddy of mine, and a fellow Rokslider, drew an archery Ibex tag, so I will be in NM for a few days helping him with that hunt.
NM Youth Mule Deer – my son (11) drew a NM youth mule deer tag. This will be his inaugural “western hunt” and I am very interested to see how he does. His shooting is very good and I got him some experience last year, shooting pigs and deer off feeders in TX. This will be a hell of a lot different than sitting in a ground blind waiting for the corn to drop, however.
Wyoming Deer and Doe Pronghorn – I picked these up as leftovers and second choice tags. I figured I was going to be driving to Montana in November anyways (if I don’t tag out in September), so I might was well do some hunting on the way there/back. They are difficult access tags, but the BIL of a buddy of mine lives in northern WY and I reached out and asked if we could hunt together. He knows the area and how to navigate private and find animals, so I am going to give it a shot. I’ve never met him, so that will be really interesting…
My hunt schedule is as follows:
Mid-late September: Montana Archery Elk
Early October: NM Ibex
Mid October: NM Youth Mule Deer
Early November: Wyoming Deer and Doe Pronghorn/Montana Rifle Elk
Mid-Late November: Texas Deer
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