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Comment on Any moose/elk hunting tips? by Master

Master — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 17:31:45 +0000

1. ACR ResQFix 406 GPS Personal Locator Beacon.
2. Sharp knife with 4″ blade, if folding must lock open.
3. Folding saw.
4. Back pack frame.
5. Orange clothing.
6. Warm boots and thick wool socks.
7. 30-06 bolt action rifle with 6x fixed power scope and 180 grain bullets.
8. Pocket camera.

If you see a bear take a photo. If the bear wants your kill let him have it, but only after taking photo.

Comment on Any moose/elk hunting tips? by badger123ca

badger123ca — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 17:02:57 +0000

Have you checked the hunting season dates? All the hunters I know tell me the season closed a few weeks ago (in Alberta).

Comment on Any moose/elk hunting tips? by megannicole74

megannicole74 — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 16:55:09 +0000

you should have started cardio workouts by now. these are exhausting trips.

Comment on Are there any men who love the outdoors left? by benthic_man

benthic_man — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 16:49:29 +0000

There’s plenty of us! Look for someone from the suburbs or from a rural area. Men with parents who enjoyed camping will pass it on to their kids themselves. Your problem might be your location or the social network you operate in.

Comment on Are there any men who love the outdoors left? by Nata T

Nata T — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 16:46:08 +0000

the liberals have turned all men into metrosexuals.

Comment on Are there any men who love the outdoors left? by Pascha

Pascha — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 16:03:23 +0000

Try to hook up with a group of people who like to do outdoor type of things for the summer. Check out clubs that have summer houses, for example. They may be doing windsurfing, surfing, sailing, etc. Connect with ski clubs and find out what programs they have for the summer. Check out hiking clubs. Make the connection based on your interests. You will find the men.

Or you can take an adventure vacation organized by someone else and meet people there. Once I went on a trail riding vacation in the Canadian Rockies. We camped out in tee-pees. Check with the tourist bureau around Banf or Calgary.

Or take a learn to sail course on your vacation, like with an outfit like this: http://www.offshore-sailing.com/ In some places there are clubs of people who race their sailboats on weekends. Some of those people need crew that is reliable and will show up.

Or research other clubs– for example the Appalachian Mountain Club.
Don’t be afraid to go on vacation by yourself if you go with an organized group.

Comment on Any moose/elk hunting tips? by Damo

Damo — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 16:00:17 +0000

moose and elk hunting is a lot of fun until you pull the trigger. Lot of meat to pack out. Have a great time and enjoy the experience. Form your own opinions and listen to the guides. Also, Moose and Elk meat put the best Iowa beef to shame.

Comment on Any moose/elk hunting tips? by travis s

travis s — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 15:58:10 +0000

Get a guide and then listen to him like he knows everything. Elk hunting varies from location to location and even from season to season. If you hunted today where I elk hunted in October, you’d never even see one. An experienced guide is invaluable when hunting a new location or species. Ask for references. Not only of people that harvested an animal (they’re always happy), but also of those that didn’t. Those are the ones that will paint a realistic picture of the hunting situation. I wouldn’t worry about bears too much. That’s why you’ll have a gun and a guide. This brings me to another point. USE ENOUGH GUN. I see so many people on this site that recommend a 243 for elk. I would not recommend anything smaller than a 30-06, and if you can handle the recoil, I’d recommend a 300 mag, or even a 338. Yes I know that Winchester service manual says magnums are not necessary to kill elk. Some guy puts that in on every similar question. To put it into perspective just how big and strong and elk is, I just shot a 5×5 bull a few days ago. It was 27 degrees below zero, and we just went for a ride to see if the elk were coming into a local field. We didn’t really plan on shooting any, but I took a rifle any ways. I grabbed my new 416 Rigby. I didn’t get a 416 to shoot elk, I’m just hoping to get to Africa one day and am preparing now. I’m in no way saying that you need a 416 Rigby to kill an elk. I shot my elk at 100 yards. He was quartering away. My bullet entered at the last rib on the right side and lodged under the hide in front of the left shoulder. That’s a 400 grain Swift A frame bullet at 2400 fps. No exit hole. Had I been using a 270, I wouldn’t have had a viable shot. Not the case with a 300 or 338 Win Mag (the 338 is the gun I usually use when hunting elk). If you have a perfectly broadside shot and a well placed shot on unspooked elk, you can get by with the smaller calibers. Like I said, I’m not recommending the 416 Rigby, but I told the story to illustrate just how large these animals are. A bullet and caliber designed for elephant, and no exit wound on a shot that didn’t even hit a major bone. Moose are larger yet. I’d strongly suggest using Jack Atcheson’s website to plan my hunt. All of the guides on his site are top notch. http://www.atcheson.com

Comment on what to wear in a place that snows? by love my job

love my job — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 15:35:00 +0000

Layers. It is all in the layering. When you wear several layers, each one creats a layer of warmth. It is better actually to wear several lighter layers than one big sweater and a big heavy coat.

Clothing depends on what you are doing. Are you just going from house to car to store and back again, or are you skiing, snowmobiling, ice fishing, or sledding. Since I mostly go from house to car, I don’t really have boots. I keep an old nasty pair in case I go in the ditch or something, but mostly our walks are shoveled, and I am ok.

What do you mean by normal clothes. I wear jeans just like anybody else. I have shorts packed away until summer comes back. I wear long sleve shirts and sweaters, but again it is in the layering.

One of the best things you can do is wear a hat. something like 80 percent of your body heat is lost through your head and since heat rises, you wear a hat. Your body naturally keeps as much of its heats to major organs and your head (the important stuff), that is why hads and toes get so cold first. Believe it or not, people in the cold don’t always understand that part. Winter coats go over all the layers of the cold, scarves keep the collar of the coat close to your neck to keep some of the heat in.

Snow is a lot of fun, so if you are going to travel to where there is some, dress for the weather, and have fun. This year seems to be a great year in Americas Northwest for snow, because we are gettin a lot of it.

Comment on what to wear in a place that snows? by Kimmy

Kimmy — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 15:17:33 +0000

Well you just need jeans and a shirt and then a heavier jacket for when you go outside. but if you are gonna actually be in the snow, boots and snowpants are recommended.

Have fun and try some snowboarding!