Congrats on sticking with it to the end!
Thank you.Congrats on sticking with it to the end!
Thank youFantastic report! Well written! Thanks for sharing! Congratulations on the bull and the amazing memories!
Once I had elk i was ready to go shoot one. Finances haven't gotten me out there yet, but I will be going in the next few years!So.... have you eaten any yet???
You may never eat a whitetail again
If you arent picky about trophies... its very possible to do the hunt for around $1500 DIYOnce I had elk i was ready to go shoot one. Finances haven't gotten me out there yet, but I will be going in the next few years!
Yeah we went DIY last year for Mule deer in Wyoming and had a lot of fun. Hoping to do antelope next year, then maybe elk the year after that.If you arent picky about trophies... its very possible to do the hunt for around $1500 DIY
$500 to $750 for tag depending on state
$350 for gas (your half if driving with another)
$300 food (and that's eating GOOD... camp steaks fish, etc)
$200 misc (calls, game bags, ice, etc)
The biggest problem is that tag fees are getting astronomical...
Wyoming is proposing $2000 for nonresident elk fees for the special draw...
Going DIY out west is going to be a thing of the past... either too expensive for some states, other states have reduced the odds of drawing a tag as NR DIY to kear zero.
The new normal will be for all NR to contract with an outfitter and give them $5000 plus tag fees.
If you want to do it on the cheap.... do it SOON!
Yep - getting out of hand. Out here now. $700 for either-sex over the counter elk tags. The key out here is location. The best locations charge an arm and a leg. You can stay somewhere cheap and do some hiking, but most of the public land out here is overrun with people. Most of the national forest parking has 10-30 vehicles. Screw that. Talked to one outfitter while hiking a trail with the wife and daughter and they were on horseback packing hunters 10 miles back in there. That's what you're competing with. Pay the money, or else….If you arent picky about trophies... its very possible to do the hunt for around $1500 DIY
$500 to $750 for tag depending on state
$350 for gas (your half if driving with another)
$300 food (and that's eating GOOD... camp steaks fish, etc)
$200 misc (calls, game bags, ice, etc)
The biggest problem is that tag fees are getting astronomical...
Wyoming is proposing $2000 for nonresident elk fees for the special draw...
Going DIY out west is going to be a thing of the past... either too expensive for some states, other states have reduced the odds of drawing a tag as NR DIY to kear zero.
The new normal will be for all NR to contract with an outfitter and give them $5000 plus tag fees.
If you want to do it on the cheap.... do it SOON!
Thank youGreat story and ending. Congratulations on your bull.
Thanks Buddy…it's a different game out there for sure! I'm hooked!!!Excellent!
Congrats on the life changing adventure and bringing Pappy to the mountain.
Indeed it is.Thanks Buddy…it's a different game out there for sure! I'm hooked!!!