Hello all. I have just found out today I will be doing a hunt in November, I believe the 11-15. I will be hunting for elk. I am from Virginia, Virginia Beach exactly. I have a few questions that maybe yall can help me out with.
1) Can I purchase an elk tag on the interwebs prior to my departure
2) Ive never flown with a rifle before. The plane tickets I have been seeing all have 2 stops. Would it be better for me to send my rifle in the mail to my buddy and have him bring it on the hunt, or would you guys be okay with packing it on the plane.
3) Boots.....I hunt the east coast. I do a lot of stand hunting. For that reason it gets cold and sitting in a tree stand I need thick warm boots. I have and use Much Artic Rangers. I know they are warm and waterproof, but what do you guys suggest for hunting elk, I suppose there will be moderate sitting a long with a lot of hiking for spot and stalk.
4) Im sure I have enough rifle, Im bringing my weatherby bolt gun chambered in .338 win mag and burris glass. I do hand loads, and Im shooting 225 grain noslers
Yes I understand, this is semi last minute. Im 32 and I have always wanted to hunt out west. I grew up with my buddy and hunted a lot with him growing up. He joined the military and was stationed in Colorado but we could never link up for a hunt as the special forces had him out of country a lot. About 8 months ago he had a parachute accident that almost cost him his life, but is ultimately getting him discharged. He is probably moving back here and since hes been having such a hard time coping with what life has dished out I figured it would be a great time to make this hunt happen. If you guys have any suggestions please let me know. Im a sea level guy, but im in great shape for it. 32 years old, Im a K9 officer and work out religiously. I understand there is no real training to get me ready for 8-10k feet, but ill be working on my cardio. Thank you in advance.
1) Can I purchase an elk tag on the interwebs prior to my departure
2) Ive never flown with a rifle before. The plane tickets I have been seeing all have 2 stops. Would it be better for me to send my rifle in the mail to my buddy and have him bring it on the hunt, or would you guys be okay with packing it on the plane.
3) Boots.....I hunt the east coast. I do a lot of stand hunting. For that reason it gets cold and sitting in a tree stand I need thick warm boots. I have and use Much Artic Rangers. I know they are warm and waterproof, but what do you guys suggest for hunting elk, I suppose there will be moderate sitting a long with a lot of hiking for spot and stalk.
4) Im sure I have enough rifle, Im bringing my weatherby bolt gun chambered in .338 win mag and burris glass. I do hand loads, and Im shooting 225 grain noslers
Yes I understand, this is semi last minute. Im 32 and I have always wanted to hunt out west. I grew up with my buddy and hunted a lot with him growing up. He joined the military and was stationed in Colorado but we could never link up for a hunt as the special forces had him out of country a lot. About 8 months ago he had a parachute accident that almost cost him his life, but is ultimately getting him discharged. He is probably moving back here and since hes been having such a hard time coping with what life has dished out I figured it would be a great time to make this hunt happen. If you guys have any suggestions please let me know. Im a sea level guy, but im in great shape for it. 32 years old, Im a K9 officer and work out religiously. I understand there is no real training to get me ready for 8-10k feet, but ill be working on my cardio. Thank you in advance.
