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I'm dying to hunt antelope in Wyoming. I had it all lined up two seasons ago but the guy I was going with Dad went into the hospital and it got canceled. Next season maybe...

I am an elk hunter, pure and simple, have been for 60 years. Last October I was sitting in the timber on a ridgeline at 7,000+ feet, at sunrise, listening to three bulls bugling and carrying on for 3 hours. It was fantastic, and a wonderment, just before sunset a very nice big fat cow walked into an opening 300 yards away and I killed her. The hunt is the thrill, it always will be, the end of the hunt is depressing. I would love to try Cape Buffalo, but I doubt that will ever become a reality, at least I can dream.

AK Moose. I lived there so mostly the fun of being with good, fun, and tough guys that would always pull their way. It was a special time and a special place. Much like many’s deer or elk camp. It’s what we lived for year round.

I have only been in one professionally guided hunt. I've DIY moose ,deer,grouse my whole life. The one guided hunt was with Bruce Duncan in Idaho for mountain Lion. I will remember the details of that hunt for the rest of my years.
Just a fantastic experience.

The one hunt that I've been on that I will most remember was my AK float moose hunt with my best friend who was brown bear hunting on the same trip. It was a lot of work, and we had quite the "float" experience and I really don't know that I want to do it again, but I have memories of a great adventure.

I have struggled to sort out one favorite hunt. I guess I just can't do it. I have enjoyed all of it so much, from the times I was a kid, tagging along with my father and uncles to being an adult, at home or on trips, alone or with my kids or my brothers. I just love to get out and hunt.

I would have to say my first really rare tag back in 2010. Montana moose. I spent 2 weeks scouting, all solo on horseback and ended up killing a 54 1/2 inch shiras bull 8 miles off the road.

I love being in the backcountry by myself. I know it can be dangerous, but I get the biggest satisfaction out of it.

My only two horseback hunts, I would rate one among my best experiences. The best outfitter was in southern Montana, about 30 miles north of Yellowstone park. We would ride the horses uphill and the guide would take the horses and meet us at a predetermined spot after we walked downhill through the dark timber and brush.

The worst horseback experience was hunting west of Cody, WY.. Before I booked the hunt, I told the outfitter I had a knee surgery and would not be able to climb, He said no problem I would be on horses most of the time. The guy was so worried about his horses, he had us leading the horses up or down every hill and my knee was in big time pain.

The bottom line, for horse back hunts don't forget to communicate with their references, if you will be able to ride the horses uphill.


My favorite big game hunts were during the 70s & 80s when I was young enough to get around in steep country (western slope of Colorado) and do it yourself hunts with friends using our own 4WD trucks and camping equipment!

Hunting Leaf River caribou above the 57th parallel in northern Quebec. After tagging two fine bulls apiece, we shot a bunch of ptarmigan and caught Jurassic brookies and arctic char till our arms fell off.

I really enjoyed a trip to Kansas to pheasant hunt with my buddy and his dad in the mid-1980’s. I also enjoyed rabbit hunts with my beagle on our farm in central Kentucky. But my favorite hunt of all time for me was seeing my son take his first deer ( a spike whitetail buck) a couple of years ago. Getting to see his smile and being able to know that he was hooked on hunting we’re thrills that Inwill never forget.

BTDT and I would have to agree, it was a great time.
I think it was 2007 when we went, may be off by a year. Anyway the caribou hunting is apparently shut down up there now.

WY moose

I did this BC combo goat and deer hunt. I guess it's been 15 years ago now. It was a great hunt. But I've enjoyed lots of good ones for different reasons. Getting married has curtailed my out of state hunting. Still hoping to find an elk one of these days.

Elk hunt on horseback at, or above timberline with one of the best elk talkers in Colorado. Elk were talking even as we set up camp.

Dall sheep followed by Alaskan moose.

long bow hunt for caribou during the migration in the Ungava in N Quebec



or elk in the mountains during the rut

for me the one I would have to say is the Wyoming antelope... I hunted elk, deer, antelope, turkeys, etc all over but for me, as far as just plane fun... Antelope out of Casper area. I love going out there with friends, staying in a Hotel, eating out each night, staying comfortable... Seeing a TON of animals, chasing them, and the pure enjoyment of seeing someone who has not done it before, is amazing... no stress, no worries just fun

My favorite was a limited entry, public land muzzleloader elk hunt in Central Utah, only an hour from home. It took me 13 years of applying to finally draw the tag. I had 3 of my best friends/hunting buddies with me and shot a 362", perfectly symmetrical, 6x6 bull. It was the hunt of a lifetime as we looked at 5 other mature bulls before I shot mine on the second day. We had scouted the week before and found a really big 7x6 that probably would have scored higher than the one I shot, but being asymmetrical, he wasn't nearly as pretty. That elk mount has a place of honor on the living room wall and the hunt will long be remembered for good times, good friends, great weather and a fantastic animal. I couldn't have scripted the hunt any better.

Benn guiding in yukon/BC for decades now, and my favorite hunts are still right here in the north. Moose rut hunts, bear, sheep, goats....

Dandy bull ribka, I think I’ve asked before, is that a blues bull? Damn thirds are stupid long. Grats