Are you thinking of hunting in the US?

[mereside]

Just heading out now to boston, for my adventure, I will post on my return, regards Wayne

 

[Chrisii20090]

Definitely on my bucket list!

 

[Idahoboy]

Montana is great, but so is Idaho! I think (some) Brits confuse Idaho with Iowa, Ohio etc. It's next to Montana and has the largest contiguous wilderness area in the lower 48.

The only downside is that to get to where the elk are, you usually need horses and someone who knows where they are going. Thankfully, I have built in family logistics in that regard!

Can you post pics Richard? Would love to see it!

This elk scored .313sci in 2018, shot with .300 win mag from a semi-custom Remington 700, Leupold scope at about 70 yards prone, with 180gr Nosler Partitions. Shot about 10 miles from Riggins.

I spread the meat around the whole extended family. Good times.

 

[devon deer stalker]

Can you post pics Richard? Would love to see it!

Here is the 2014 thread, a freaky looking bull. Montana deer and Elk 2014
Here is 2016, sadly the light was poor and the antlers disappeared into the branches, but it was a nice rag horn Famous four go to Montana

Cheers
Richard

 

[Idahoboy]

Here is the 2014 thread, a freaky looking bull. Montana deer and Elk 2014
Here is 2016, sadly the light was poor and the antlers disappeared into the branches, but it was a nice rag horn Famous four go to Montana

Cheers
Richard

EVERY elk is a "trophy" mate! My first was a spiker shot on a youth tag, and I thought I would die from pride ... It still makes me smile!

Every Muley is a trophy these days too, that one likes a fine specimen, congrats! I've never shot an antlered Muley, but my time is coming!

 

[devon deer stalker]

EVERY elk is a "trophy" mate! My first was a spiker shot on a youth tag, and I thought I would die from pride ... It still makes me smile!

Thanks, yours is very nice though, I think the toughest thing I have ever done was extracting the last Elk, I'm surprised @big ears is still friends with me!
We took out as much as we could on the first trip, 3 1/2 miles back nearly 9000' up, went to Dillon, had some grub and did the remaining extraction, so 14 miles heavy packs in one day.
I had a radio with me, when I shot the Elk I radioed my mate to come over the valley and help, the first to reply was a jealous grumpy Montanan listening in, 'radio chit chit is banned in Montana!' well that was true in part, there is nothing wrong informing a party member you need help, however informing a fellow hunter where game is, well that is a big no-no.
Cheers
Richard

 

[Idahoboy]

Thanks, yours is very nice though, I think the toughest thing I have ever done was extracting the last Elk, I'm surprised @big ears is still friends with me!
We took out as much as we could on the first trip, 3 1/2 miles back nearly 9000' up, went to Dillon, had some grub and did the remaining extraction, so 14 miles heavy packs in one day.
Cheers
Richard

Ouch, that sounds like "fun"! Having a couple mules makes life so much easier, but I'm blessed with a family that I can call on, who fair bite my hand off at the prospect of going to the mountains with me, even if they don't have a tag.

 

[Idahoboy]

What you've done is pretty extraordinary really, getting it all organised from here and having a successful hunt, without a network or resources available in the states. Hat tip to you sir!

 

[devon deer stalker]

What you've done is pretty extraordinary really, getting it all organised from here and having a successful hunt, without a network or resources available in the states. Hat tip to you sir!

Many thanks for the kind words, I have made some good friends over there as well, their advice and help has been invaluable, if/when I go back I won't be taking a rifle, I have had a few offers of being loaned a rifle.
As a way of 'giving back' (such a cliché these days) I did a little lottery for American hunters, any interested hunter had their name placed 'in a hat' and the first name drawn out could hunt with me (I used to guide hunters, just fishermen now (www.devonflyfisher.com), for any species and any size trophy, all they winner had to do was donate $250 to a conservation group of their choice, so RMEF, BHA and the Sheep foundation benefited from the 3 hunters that come over, the last 2 came from Boise, Idaho.
Cheers
Richard

 

[big ears]

Thanks, yours is very nice though, I think the toughest thing I have ever done was extracting the last Elk, I'm surprised @big ears is still friends with me!
We took out as much as we could on the first trip, 3 1/2 miles back nearly 9000' up, went to Dillon, had some grub and did the remaining extraction, so 14 miles heavy packs in one day.
I had a radio with me, when I shot the Elk I radioed my mate to come over the valley and help, the first to reply was a jealous grumpy Montanan listening in, 'radio chit chit is banned in Montana!' well that was true in part, there is nothing wrong informing a party member you need help, however informing a fellow hunter where game is, well that is a big no-no.
Cheers
Richard

Haha @devon deer stalker I remember it well. Be one of those days that will stick in the memory. Particularly that last mile across the sage brush!!