Originally Posted by StripBuckHunter
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Don't worry about your gear as you're completely adequate.


That's great! One less thing to be concerned about.

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The issue is........instead of paying a crooked outfitter to whack a small bull (maybe)...........are you willing to pay more to whack a nice one and do everything yourself?


Absolutely. Neither of us are afraid of hard work. The concern that we both have is inexperience when it comes to elk hunting.

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You can after purchasing the tag......if you've got some big game hunting experience.

What is your hunting background and have you found and whacked eastern whitetails yourself and have you ever hunted out west?


Big game hunting background is exclusively whitetails. I have hunted whitetails across southern MN (mainly SE MN in "bluff country"), northern WI, Ontario, and Wyoming. My buddy had hunted whitetails in northern MN and central WI. Neither of us have ever hunted elk.

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Would a bull like this one fit yer pistol?

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Absolutely! If we came home with a pair of bulls in that class, we'd both be thrilled.