Who's headin west?
Contributors to this thread:Wisconsin
From: wishunter
16-Aug-17
I heading to Colorado next Wednesday the 23rd. Backpack Elk hunting. Can't wait!
From: Pete-pec
16-Aug-17
Good luck! Sounds like a great time.
From: YZF-88
16-Aug-17
Good luck. I'll be in Idaho, Utah and then headed east back to WI for deer!
From: Mike F
16-Aug-17
Not west, Heading north on Friday after work. Taking a class, Bear hunting 101. Going to relax, hunt and fish before it gets crazy busy this fall here in Wisconsin.
Travel safe and have a good time!
From: Ranger rick
16-Aug-17
Sept 17 heading to the Big Horns in Wy. for elk
From: smokey
17-Aug-17
I will watch the eclipse from northern Wisconsin.
Oh, you mean hunting :-)
From: LesWelch
17-Aug-17
Colorado and then New Mexico. Maybe back to CO or Idaho depending on how those hunts go.
From: Jeff in MN
17-Aug-17
Does the northwest corner of Minnesota count as 'west'? Headed there in a week to bait bear for a week and start hunting on Sept 1. Taking a kayak along to maybe put a bait in a spot that is too wet to get to by land. An argo would be a better choice.
From: Pasquinell
17-Aug-17
Hope all will share the hunts with us upon your return.
From: Ph1pps
17-Aug-17
Good luck to you all. Unfortunately I am not at that stage in life where I can do this without breaking the bank! Do share your hunts, it helps make this work week grind go a lot smoother! Happy trails!
From: Crusader dad
17-Aug-17
YES!! Please share the hunts. My boy and I were supposed to go to ND for mule deer but with my stroke and now Collin's heart thing my wife said no.
There is a guy that goes by Brotsky on the main forum and he has a daughter the same age as my son. Next year we are going to go chase Mulies with him and then him and his daughter are going to come hunt my land during the rut.
Good luck fellas!
From: kylet
17-Aug-17
Headed to Colorado on Tuesday to chase deer in the high country.
From: Novice
17-Aug-17
All I can say is I'm jealous. Maybe some day. Good luck to all and yes please share your experiences.
From: Hoot
17-Aug-17
Wish I was going, but after many years of hunting Colorado the old knees can't take the climbing anymore. Hope to see some great pictures of your hunts, successful or not, although to me every hunt is successful weather I got an animal or not. The beautiful scenery was the best part of the hunt for me.
From: RD in WI
17-Aug-17
I am going out to south dakota for antelope. Crusader dad that sounds like an awesome deal you have with Brotsky - great idea and good luck to all.
From: Cheesehead Mike
17-Aug-17
New Mexico for elk and then maybe on to Colorado... we'll see.
From: Live2hunt
17-Aug-17
YZF-88, I love Idaho, where you hunting? I've hunted the Southern Panhandle area and the Warren area (South Fork of the Salmon).
From: G-Man
17-Aug-17
Been trying to go to Colorado elk hunting since 2013 and I think I can finally go this year.
From: dkbs
17-Aug-17
New Mexico for mule deer in about a month. Good Luck to everybody on your hunts!
From: grossklw
18-Aug-17
September 8th I leave for 2 weeks for Western Montana archery elk, god willing my hunt area won't be under fire then.
From: bowhuntndoug
18-Aug-17
Heading North East for my daughter's 1st bear hunt. She is excited almost as much as me. I'm filming and can't wait.
From: Kevin @ Wisconsin
18-Aug-17
Good luck all. Safe travels.
Hopefully I'll be able to pull off a quick pronghorn hunt with my 4.5 year old next year. Hopefully.
From: Stoney
18-Aug-17
On the road now to NW Nebraska for antelope which opens Sunday.
From: CaptMike
18-Aug-17
Might do a last minute trip to CO for elk. Waiting to see what the doc says about a problem knee he operated on in May.
From: RutnStrut
18-Aug-17
Good luck to all that are going. PLEASE share your hunts on here as much as you can. I live vicariously through you guys. I do have out of state hunts planned for the next few years. Just too much going on now.
From: orionsbrother
19-Aug-17
Work, etc. shot me down this year. Not a happy camper.
From: JackPine Acres
19-Aug-17
Headed north to Manitoba next Saturday with a high school friend. Bear season starts 1 week from Monday.
From: Bobbin hood
20-Aug-17
Headed to NE mid Sept. Haven't missed a year since 1980! Deer and Antelope! Good Luck to Ya'll!
From: blackwolf
21-Aug-17
Leaving Aug 27th for Idaho Falls, Idaho to pick up a couple llamas , then heading up to Montana for a 12 day hunt. Retired 2 weeks ago so have been spending every day getting ready. Plan is to have a fun, leisurely slow-pace trip in beautiful country. I am taking ground blind in as I already know a couple good wallow, water spots from a few years ago. Just hoping my knees and back hold out. My wife thinks I am nuts so she is coming along. Had to turn my bow down to 48lb , wish it went to 45 but can handle it out to 30 yard and setting up for 20. Good luck to everyone! Jim
From: GVS
21-Aug-17
I will going to CO in two weeks with a dear old friend. His son will be joining us as well.
From: YZF-88
21-Aug-17
Game on. Chased a couple nice UT bucks at 11,200 feet for a couple days. Overall very surprised at the lack of deer. Snow anyone? Shortly after this pic, I crushed a couple toes trying to sneak across a boulder field with socks.
From: razorhead
21-Aug-17
I never understood the sock thing.... when I go out west and want to do the sock thing.I simply put some old wool socks over my boots,,, just as quiet and a heck of a lot more comfortable........ I told that once to Dwight Schuh and he said, you know, your right
From: Tweed
21-Aug-17
Dang Razor....how big of socks are you getting that fit over boots?
From: razorhead
21-Aug-17
My boot is a 10 wide,,,, I put over Canadian wools, for a size 13,,,, bigari hardware in the UP
From: Jeff in MN
25-Aug-17
I hit the road tomorrow, today will be busy with some errands and some packing left to do. The trailer is loaded with about a ton of bait and all the other essentials except the second freezer that I pick up today. Internet access during the hunt will be limited but I will post some status when I can. Bear season starts Sept 1.
From: Wisconsin_Deer_Hunt
25-Aug-17
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Wyoming for me. Elk. Season starts on a Sunday which seems odd. Then back to WI for deer hunting season! It's finally almost Fall!
From: longspeak74
28-Aug-17
Colorado next year...up North this year.
From: RUGER1022
28-Aug-17
Instead of socks buy some military leggings . Sew up one end & pull them over your boots for that last 100 yards of stalking . Much quieter than wool socks . While your at it carry a few golfball size rocks . When your 25 yards from your still bedded Mulie , throw the rock in his direction & draw your bow back at the same time .
From: Trapper
28-Aug-17
I wasn't sure if its was West or not until I checked. 26 miles west of home and 252 miles north. Michigan bear hunting. Go 14 miles N.E by 4 wheeler and you should find my stand, hopefully I'm not dangling from it.
From: lame crowndip
29-Aug-17
Wyoming antelope on Sept 9th and S. Dak mulies the last week of September.
From: g5smoke21
29-Aug-17
Heading to british columbia for mountaingoat this year. WI, NEXT year will be kodiak blacktail and hopefully get in a colorado elk bow hunt. Hoping to find someone to tag along out to colorado or I will go solo...either way it will be great
From: Charlie Rehor
30-Aug-17
Got lucky with this SW Colorado Mulie a couple days ago! Very blessed indeed. Good luck boys!!
From: booner
30-Aug-17
Headed to Montana Sept.16, The wifes first time out west and elk hunting. Hoping to get her her first elk
From: Novice
30-Aug-17
Congrats Charlie. Awesome! Share the details of the hunt if you don't mind. I'd bet alot of us would like to hear it.
From: Two Feathers
30-Aug-17
Charlie - Nice, congratulations.
From: Charlie Rehor
30-Aug-17
Novice: It's on the big game forum "Got my Colorado Mulie" Thx
From: kylet
01-Sep-17
Didn't notch a tag, but learned a lot about chasing deer above timberline. The elevation kicked my a$$ but I was still able to locate some world class deer and see some amazing county.
From: Live2hunt
01-Sep-17
Yep, us flatlanders can't handle that elevation well. I packed an elk out one year in Colorado at 9-10,000 feet. I was sick as a dog after that from what I believe was elevation sickness. This was a week into the hunt, so I should have been acclimated to it.
From: Jeff in MN
01-Sep-17
Good job Charlie.
Bear hunting in NW Minnesota for the three of us sucks so far. Put out 4 baits Sunday, 4 Monday, and one Tuesday. So far just one is being hit but it is being cleaned up good. Season opened today and raining in the late afternoon and evening so the guy that drew the active bait did not hunt, totally the right call. It poured around 6:00, close to quitting time right now and it has quit raining for now. We plan to quit some of the earlier set baits and set some more up. (can only have 3 baits per hunter at a time here) Been hot, I think I lost another 5# this week.
It has been dry here and not much for berries right here. A few choke cherry bushes but that is it. We are starting baits near water where we can find it in hopes that will help.
From: bowhuntndoug
04-Sep-17
My daughter got to be part of the learn to bear hunt on August 26th. On the 25th we did the class together that was very informative. Saturday morning during the first hour she had two come in. I was filming which was fun. First one she couldn't get a shot at and she passed the second one. Then it rained and rained and it rained. She sat in the rain until 11 and back at 1:25 until dark in the rain. No more bears came in. Sunday mornings it was pouring so we headed home. Plans are to go back and try it again. She loved it.
From: lame crowndip
14-Sep-17
Back from Wyoming last night. My buddy and I each shot bucks the first afternoon about 15 minutes apart. Mine is in my right hand and again the Magnus did me proud. Next week to South Dakota for mule deer.
From: RutnStrut
14-Sep-17
Great job lc. Good luck in SD.
From: Cheesehead Mike
19-Sep-17
Luck was on my side in New Mexico on September 6th.
From: Tweed
19-Sep-17
Nice!
From: Nocturnal
19-Sep-17
What a bull mike!!
From: orionsbrother
19-Sep-17
Congratulations Mike! Beautiful bull! Hope you and Les have a great season.
From: Cheesehead Mike
19-Sep-17
Thanks guys!
Les and I didn't really elk hunt together this year but we'll get together later for a whitetail hunt. I drew the first season in NM and Les drew the second season in a different unit. Les was on a hunt with his son in CO for about five days while I was in NM. Les didn't have a tag but his son did. After I shot my bull in NM I went and joined Les and his son for a few days in CO and then they left, his son flew home and Les headed for NM for his hunt. He's there now chasing dragons!
From: Novice
19-Sep-17
Congrats Mike! Dandy. Hopefully Les has success as well. Looking forward to hearing the story.
From: blackwolf
19-Sep-17
Great bull Mike!
From: casekiska
19-Sep-17
Great trophy. Congratulations.
From: Grunter
19-Sep-17
Wow great bull Mike! I sure hope you write up a story with pics for us! Give us every last detail
From: Live2hunt
20-Sep-17
Nice Bull Mike, I hope he came in Screaming!!
From: happygolucky
20-Sep-17
Congrats Charlie, lame and Mike. Cool stuff.
From: lame crowndip
20-Sep-17
nice bull!
From: YZF-88
20-Sep-17
Lots of smoke from fires!
Lots of smoke from fires!
I tagged out early in Idaho so now I most likely have enough vacation to "head east" and hunt in south west WI again. Double bonus.
I've been checking Facebook for an update from Les. His last post was admitting he left camp and forgot his bow! Been there done that.
From: Shawshank
20-Sep-17
Congrats Mike!
From: Cheesehead Mike
20-Sep-17
Thanks guys!
Congrats to Charlie, LC and Jason too!
From: Duke
27-Sep-17
Very nice, gents. Some great animals in great scenery! How was the pack out of there, Mike? Looks like a tanker.
