Yes, exactly what Ilelkhntr said! Also, if I was using an outfitter, I would want details on where they were taking me so I could start e-scouting the area and also figuring out how difficult it would be for others to access the same area. In addition, I would want to speak with past client...
Always public land for me as well. Are you looking to have an outfitter do the spike camp for you or are you considering doing a spike camp on your own?
Heading out on Friday for 2nd Rifle. First time I won't be carrying a rifle during an elk rifle season, so the focus is solely on my son and finding him an elk. Should be a great time!!
Thanks ribo, and I appreciate the info on LiDAR as I haven't heard of that yet.
Good luck to your folks! Hopefully they'll be calling for some help packing out in the near future.
This will forever be a memory I'll never forget, and I'm sure the others who participated in this hunt will feel the same way. I'm so thankful that God gave us this opportunity, and I'm so thrilled for my dad. He truly shot the bull of a lifetime, and I was right there by his side the whole...
The blood trail was one of the easier trails I've ever followed, with heavy blood on the ground and the surrounding trees and new growth aspens. We got to a point where it got a little thicker and we had stopped to figure out where the bull had gone when I looked through two trees and saw a part...
I moved sideways a few yards so I could see my dad and I could see that he had taken a shot. He turned to me and gave me a thumbs up.
I worked my way over to my dad. He looked at me and said "I shot and could hear it hit him, but I'm not sure where it hit. He was BIG!!!"
His hands were shaking...
I let out two cow calls and the bull immediately responded. I quickly cut him off and screamed a bugle at him. It was a natural response on my part, but I quickly wondered if I had messed up, thinking that if it was the smaller bull, I could have scared him off. I gave it maybe 30-40 seconds and...
It took us a few minutes to get up there due to the steepness of the hill and the rocks, forcing us to stop and catch our breath multiple times. When we got to the top, we were once again catching our breath when we heard what we thought were some cow mews. A few minutes later, a bull sounded...