DIY Hunts this year

BOWUNTR · Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2010 10:31 am Post subject:

1) Backcountry muley hunt in Nevada, 14 days

2) Alaskan caribou hunt, 10 days

3) Local Ca hunts

Ed F

whitetailaddict · Spike Joined: 03 Jun 2010 Posts: 12 Location: Wisconsin

whitetailaddict · Spike Joined: 03 Jun 2010 Posts: 12 Location: Wisconsin

I have Bear and deer hunts in WI.

14 day Elk hunt, in NM, ID, or CO, depending on the draws.

Maybe antelope, depending on the other hunts.

CO Dave · Spike Joined: 03 Dec 2007 Posts: 20 Location: Conifer, CO

Well, neither my son or I drew for CO muzzy elk - so we'll go OTC archery instead. Same area as last year, just with bows this time instead of front-stuffers.
Last year my son did me proud, see story here- http://www.sagecreekforums.com/phpforum/viewtopic.php?t=8730
This year we'll go to the same area and can choose the week, we may go the same week as last year anyway.

Best of luck to all -

Dr. T · Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 12:38 pm Post subject:

For 2010 on my “big game” list, I have an elk/deer trip in Western Montana and a deer trip in Eastern Washington.

For me, the Montana trips are bivy and public lands. I enjoy them the most. I like to get as far away from the crowds as possible. We (two of us) typically go for 10 to 12 days. We bivy two to five nights at a time, broken up by a night at some sort of base camp. In 2008 I did a rifle hunt for the first time in 25 years. We did not bivy as much because the weather is a lot different in November than September at 9000’! This year, it is back to archery in September Very Happy

The Washington hunts are usually what I call “day hunts” because there is nothing too far in (unfortunately) that I can't get in and out of in a day. I typically only get 2-3 days to hunt in my home state, so that means weekends and usually crowds. I still study maps and roads and scout as much as time allows but they don’t get the same devotion (of time) as the “out of state trips”.

I enjoy this forum. I have learned a lot. If nothing else, the comments about different products and ideas trigger additional research and help with decisions when purchasing new equipment, going "lighter", or simply doing something more conveniently or efficiently. I think I have benefited the most from this specific thread (DIY).

Thanks to all of you who continue to participate!

Monsterbull · Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2010 3:49 pm Post subject:

Shaping up to be:

o Back country deer and bear in CA - Late August
o Wyoming deer - September
o Oregon deer - late season (tentative)

Magic · Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2010 9:54 pm Post subject:

We didn't draw again this year. The PP creep stays just ahead of me.

OTC 2nd rifle again for us this year which is still OK. Going is what it as all about.

Matt Palmquist · 6 point Joined: 26 May 2005 Posts: 621 Location: Kansas

All Archery.

Colorado plains deer
Kansas deer antelope and Turkey
Nebraska deer
Montana elk/deer
Wyoming antelope

shaneo11 · Spike Joined: 31 Aug 2010 Posts: 2 Location: Oregon

I am new to the forum and new to archery. These will be my first archery elk hunt's this year.

-ELK DIY Oregon Coast for 4 days
-ELK DIY Colorado 10 days

Dr. T · Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2010 10:25 am Post subject:

Welcome shaneo11 and good luck on those hunts.

You will find a wealth of information on this site.

WillyP · Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2010 11:14 am Post subject:

I might actually be headed back to help a resident in WY fill a cow tag near Douglas and if so I'll grab an 029 antelope tag. I need to get this stress fracture in my foot to heal for sure. Valuable lesson for me. Don't backpack over approx. 25 pounds in trail runners ! 35 pounds was too much for my feet. Sad

shaneo11 · Spike Joined: 31 Aug 2010 Posts: 2 Location: Oregon

I did a DIY Antelope hunt with two other buddies last year near Gillette, Wyoming. That was fun, we each had one buck tag and went to the general store and found out we could each get 4 more doe tags....so we did. 3 days and 15 antelope later we were headed back to Oregon.