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good luck, i went on my first elk hunt 3 years ago and think about the trip often. i cant wait to go back. in fact i wanna move out west just to be closer to them, plus i love the mountains
 
WELL I KNOW HOW YOU BEEN FEELING I AM TRYING TO PLAN A TRIP TO MONTANA TO DO SOME HUNTING BUT HAVING A HARD TIME LATLEY WIT THE MONEY ISSUE THE BAD THING IS THE HUNT IS FREE I JUST GOT TO GET OUT THERE
 
Good luck to you guys! The enthusiasm will never be higher than the minute that you leave your driveway headed to your first western experience. After you have done it, reality sets in for DIY'ers about success percentages etc. However, just the drive out and the building anticipation is a great experience. It is something that all of us flatlanders should experience at least once in our lives.
 
Good luck, be safe, and have a good time. I'm taking my 16 yr old nephew this year. We've been hunting together since he was 6. He's more excited than a 3 peckered goat. I also didn't buy a tag just to concentrate on him, but then I woke up.

What did yalls pack weights end up?
The 3 of us are at 62 and the nephew is at 52.
 
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Gosh, what a disaster... I'm so sorry that was your first elk hunting experience.

Tell your friend he can call the CDOW and get a refund on his tag (not much of a consolation prize).

Elk hunting is TOUGH!!! You really need someone with you to keep you motivated, and to help you with packing meat out. Problem is, I know of only 1 or 2 friends who are willing to do what it takes to even have a remote chance of an elk DIY on public land. My other hunting buddies are all sissies :).

The altitude is a B#%&@. And altitude sickness is not to be toyed with... If you get to go again, I'd highly recommend my cocktail of 4mg Dexamethasone daily (for altitude and to reduce swelling in my bum knees), 200mg Celebrex twice daily (to reduce inflammation and help with headaches from altitude sickness), and 20mg Nexium (to prevent stomach ulcers from the steroids, NSAIDS, and a few fifths of tequila (rhumatism medicine)). As always, consult your doctor before beginning any prescription drug.
 
megalomaniac said:
Gosh, what a disaster... I'm so sorry that was your first elk hunting experience.

Tell your friend he can call the CDOW and get a refund on his tag (not much of a consolation prize).

Elk hunting is TOUGH!!! You really need someone with you to keep you motivated, and to help you with packing meat out. Problem is, I know of only 1 or 2 friends who are willing to do what it takes to even have a remote chance of an elk DIY on public land. My other hunting buddies are all sissies :).

The altitude is a B#%&@. And altitude sickness is not to be toyed with... If you get to go again, I'd highly recommend my cocktail of 4mg Dexamethasone daily (for altitude and to reduce swelling in my bum knees), 200mg Celebrex twice daily (to reduce inflammation and help with headaches from altitude sickness), and 20mg Nexium (to prevent stomach ulcers from the steroids, NSAIDS, and a few fifths of tequila (rhumatism medicine)). As always, consult your doctor before beginning any prescription drug.
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Bummer on the trip. I always live in fear that one of my trips will be canceled by such as that, after all of the preparation and anticipation. On altitude sickness, I have been multiple times and killed one bull at 11,600 ft and another at 10,500. We live eat and sleep out there at 8,800 ft., and I have never experienced "altitude" sickness. I know that some people are effected in different ways, and I am thankful that I have avoided it.
One of my old buddies, just experienced a "drop out", so he went from Memphis to Southfork by himself and proceeded to kill a nice 5 X 5 (beyond the raghorn stage) on public land. Another friend killed a cow with a bow on public land. So, DIY, public land gives you a chance at an animal if you work hard. Oh yeah, a little luck don't hurt, either! lol
 
Jarhead, I'm sorry to hear how things turned out on your hunt. NO cell coverage is exactly right. We pulled out of our spot b/c the elk hadn't come down yet. We ended up hunting around for a place that a dang 4-wheeler couldn't get to. We didn't have any luck on the elk either but we saw cows and spike bulls. Quiver and his nephew had the bloody boogers going on and the other guy that was with us got the beginning of a sinus infection. Me and Mike had one hunt where we got to 11,300 ft and was all over elk sign but that dark timber makes for hard hunting.
 

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