Recent content by Billy Goat

I started putting in for Antelope PP's a long time ago just cause it was easy. I now find I'm sitting on 8 PP's, and I may want to use them in 2021.  if anyone has a recommendation on destination, please let me know.  I know most of the CO goat herd is east of 25. from my review of the...

our camp of 5 will include: one bull elk tag (my dad) two guys with muley buck + bear tags (inc me) one guy with a muley buck tag hunting a draw only unit SW co, 2nd rifle. we've been putting in for muley PP's FOREVER, so I'm glad we're finally cashing them in. :) can't wait to be in...

we had planned to leave Sat am., but because of anticipated storms on Sunday, we're launching a day early for the mountains.  decision was made this morning. while I was already distracted and somewhat unproductive, we've moved completely off-radar and into counterproductive mode.  thank...

our group is all out of staters, first rifle.  half cow, half bull tags. 7 of the 10 tags (a mix of youth/adult, and a mix of cow/bull) showed up a week ago. the other 3 havent shown up at all.  anyone else experiencing this?  do I need to be calling CDOW to inquire?

I've seen a couple of these advertised online, but I have no experience with them. typical product: http://www.reevesems.com/Products/Shelters/MSeries.aspx 2 minute video on assembly/setup: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIz0bf8NVcU deployment is crazy fast (compared to our "normal" elk...

I have hunted CO almost yearly since 2008.  we rifle hunt even # years in a draw only unit.  some of us bowhunt an OTC unit in odd # years.  my group is thinking of trying Wyoming for rifle hunts in those odd # years. I've driven across WY twice on family vacations to...

<!-- ia2 -->IMAG1609.jpg<!-- ia2 --> I got a hatchet some years ago at a garage sale, cheap. Didnt come with a sheath, and probably didnt HAVE to have one.... I have a pile of old gear in the garage that I challenge the kids/wife to sell on craigslist, or donate to Goodwill. While...

several new guys on our trip need to buy sock liners. do yall know of a place to get a bunch at a good price? I used to get them at Academy, but they stopped carrying them. REI sells the ones I really like, but they are $11/pair! am I the only fool who wears silk socks while elk hunting...

it is generally agreed that elk wont be found without the following: food water cover general sense of security [/list:u:2baivle4] it is my specific theory that elk will tend to congregate most around whichever of the above is found in least abundance. ie: if there is ample food, cover...

I havent seen a post from Swede in a long time. I hope all is well. I sure enjoyed his posts. anyone know whats up?

Building your own elk tent heater!! - Shane White (aka Billy Goat) Our elk camp is easily accessible by truck, so I don?t need a ?lightweight? heater. I just want one that works, and doesn?t cost a ton. This isn?t hard to do?. My elk hunting buddy Erik and I use ?UDS? smokers to cook all our...

I know this has been answered about 400 times since BTO got started, can yall just post a link to a thread telling me how to post pictures? I spent alot of time explaining how to build a pretty great tent heater, and without the pictures, the instructions make no sense at all. =/ thanks in...

I was at Academy yesterday, and ran across this backpack: <!-- m --><a class=\"postlink\"...

I stand hunt for whitetails, but almost exclusively stalk when elk hunting (mostly for the scenery......). I have been on 7 elk trips and have harvested one. I normally get an opportunity or two on a typical trip. Just don\'t always close the deal..... =/ It would appear that many of you (ie...

I spend a TON of time staring at my maps, trying to pick the right place to be at a given hour. I wonder if anyone here has ever seen a simple writeup of what elk are doing in a \"typical\" 24 hour day. is it too inconsistent to speculate? I was thinking it\'d be handy to have an...