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My wife knows where I'll be. She has been all over the unit. And we spent our "honeymoon" chasing elk there a few years back. She may finagle a way to get there yet.

5BS Kind of surprised the number of guys that may be hunting alone. I have received several pm's and appreciate all of the offers. Still a lot of uncertainty about this hunt. I am going to do one more scout close to the opener. Things can change a lot but regardless life is pretty good when you have a bull elk tag in hand.

I am about to find out. 36000 acres burned in my elk unit this year with my hunting grounds taking the brunt of it. I was up there about 3 weeks ago and it was starting to green up where the sun had penetrated the canopy. Elk sign was scarce to non existent there. I moved 3 miles to where it had not burned and saw a herd of 100-150 elk and sign everywhere. I am thinking they shifted out of the burn. I have talked to a couple of very good elk hunters and a former G&F biologist and they all said the same thing, if there is enough early rain to get a greenup going the burns will be as good as anyplace in the unit. The 2nd and 3rd year is when it can be really good. One of them said 90% of the elk they kill come out of burns.

I own both a Spot Hogg 7DP and a Black Gold Ascent. You can't go wrong with either but if I were to buy one int would be the Black Gold. Awesome sight and great customer service. Lots of moving parts on the 7DP. Still an awesome sight.

So I admit I am not the best elk hunter around. In fact I stink. I am trying to master mouth reeds and am not having any luck. Just wondering what you guys would recommend to a piss poor elk hunter and worse elk caller? I need something easy. Any suggestions?

I think you are right. This government is so corrupt. They should save the taxpayers a bunch of money and incoronate the Queen right now but that isn't going to happen. The media needs something to worship and adore. They need to gloat over how badly she beat Trump. The thought of looking at her for 8 years makes me want to puke.

Ok, I admit I am not too smart but what is quality checks?

Spenco runner insoles and alcohol injections fixed me. I went through 2 years of complete misery and was sure I would never be able to walk normally again without surgery. My podiatrist opted for alcohol injections into the nerve as a last resort before surgery. Best thing that happened to me! That was nearly 9 years ago and I have zero issues with foot pain. I still stretch regularly and never go without shoes, even around the house.

Tonopah Thanks for the help guys. Maybe I am expecting too much too soon. I'll keep after it.

+1. And buy the best glass you can possibly afford. Glass is one area where the saying you get what you pay for is true.

Target Panic. Maybe.

Her thermometer is probably not in a good place. She is always 3 degrees hotter than mine. I hit 129. Regardless, it was one miserable day and today isn't going to be much better.

Hit 129 at my house, 133 at my daughter's a couple of hundred yards north of me. I think those numbers are probably pretty close. We live in a hot spot.

OK, so at 10:45 it is 120 degrees. The school down the road will be 3-5 degrees hotter. My daughter's house will be 2-3 degrees hotter. I live in a cool spot. I have no idea why I live in this he!!hole. Retardation maybe, lack of common sense, stupidity? I will go with stupidity.

The last hot spell hit 127 at my house. My daughter who lives a couple hundred yards from me had 130. I am a native and it's only the 4th time in 60 years I have seen it 130 or more. I work outside in this stuff and freakin hate it.

Prayers headed your way Nick.

Picked up one of these back in the 70's and still have it. It isn't free weights but it can certainly strengthen your bow muscles. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Bullworker-Classic-/301593679351?hash=item46386255f7:g:FeEAAOSwfcVUBSvA

I have seen the same thing. I have been hunting desert muleys for 50 years and have seen it several times. Last January I saw a 140ish 4x4 with a doe, 3 cows and 5 burros. Saw it again later in the season.

Nothing. But I guess that is OK since my wife has an October cow tag and I have an early archery bull tag.

My elk app has changed several times in the last week or so. From order 123 to 213 to 123 yesterday back to 213 this morning. Here's a link to a thread I started on the national bowsite the other day. Lots of interesting theories but I don't expect anything to come of it. But if it is true along with my 5BS early archery bull tag I drew unit 15 NM first archery bull. http://forums.bowsite.com/TF/bgforums/thread.cfm?threadid=452654&messages=78&forum=5#4205192

This thread has almost got me talked back into shooting feathers again. Not only do they shoot well they look really awesome too!

I shot feathers for years. Accuracy is superb and speed is good out to 30 yards. It starts to drop off and out at extreme distances there is a huge difference compared to vanes. They need to be waterproofed. There are several ways of doing it but I used to spray them with Snow Dry and carry a baggie with me. I always thought they were noisier than vanes but that didn't bother me. They get beat up pretty good but unless there is a big chunk out of them accuracy isn't affected that much. I tried the 2" razyrs but didn't think they handled broadheads all that well. If I went back to feathers I think I would try the 3" shield cut with a good helical and get as much offset as practical. I think it would be a good compromise between the 2 and 4" feathers.

I had a run in with a guide in 5BS a couple of years ago. We had been on a bull straight out of camp way before daylight and were getting close when he shows up with who I presume was his client and tells me that they had been on this bull all morning and basically I should back off. . I told him we had too and that he could go chase other bulls. I was pretty sure from his attitude he thought about getting a piece of me. He eventually backed off because I wasn't going to give an inch.

heck will freeze over before I would apply for another tag there. Dealing with military Barney Fife's and government regulations is BS

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