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NV, USA
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Posted: 5/19/2023 3:48:01 PM EDT
Who drew what?
I drew Mule deer area 16 any legal weapon. Grandson drew nothing. |
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NV, USA
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Posted: 5/19/2023 4:16:35 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Cazador223]
[#1]
I drew Unit 91 Cow Elk rifle tag, other than that, I don't personally know anyone
that drew a tag this year. Tom Edited to add: Congratulations on your tag. |
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Posted: 5/19/2023 5:15:54 PM EDT
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Nothing again.
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NV, USA
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Posted: 5/19/2023 6:27:00 PM EDT
[Last Edit: crapshoot]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Cazador223: I drew Unit 91 Cow Elk rifle tag, other than that, I don't personally know anyone that drew a tag this year. Tom Edited to add: Congratulations on your tag. My grandson and i had late season cow tags last year. We got snowed out. |
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Posted: 5/19/2023 7:12:09 PM EDT
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I struck out. My wife got late cow, dad got a muley buck and longer than pronghorn, brother in law got muley buck and late cow, niece got a junior buck tag. So, its probably a good thing I didn't draw anything, we'll be busy.
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NV, USA
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Posted: 5/20/2023 11:17:45 AM EDT
[Last Edit: Cazador223]
[#5]
doubletap
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NV, USA
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Posted: 5/20/2023 11:22:11 AM EDT
[Last Edit: Cazador223]
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Quote HistoryOriginally posted by Crapshoot: My grandson and I had late season cow tags last year. We got snowed out. Been there, done that. That's why I chose Unit 91, the late season is the whole month of October. I have never hunted 91 or even been to that part of the state, so I would like to hear about any experiences or info if anyone has any to share. Tom |
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NV, USA
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Posted: 5/20/2023 11:04:34 PM EDT
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Speed goat. Never pulled one. I own nothing but a rifle.
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NV, USA
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Posted: 5/21/2023 9:33:58 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By durtychemist: Speed goat. Never pulled one. I own nothing but a rifle. One of my favorite hunts. Good luck. |
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NV, USA
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Posted: 5/21/2023 9:51:41 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By crapshoot: One of my favorite hunts. Good luck. Advice? Suggestions? It’s up near Gerlach and I think BM overlaps the season so traffic might suck. |
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Posted: 5/22/2023 12:43:22 PM EDT
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I've had a speed goat hunt that overlapped BM. Yes, traffic sucks. There are a lot of dirt routes that will get you there, scout and plan accordingly.
 Attached FileHere's my friend Jon with one he got in 2017 out towards McDermitt. |
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NV, USA
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Posted: 5/22/2023 1:07:29 PM EDT
[Last Edit: crapshoot]
[#11]
NVG pretty much nailed it. I haven't hunted that area but goat hunting is pretty much a drive and glass till you see one you like then plan a stock accordingly. Knowing water sources in the area wouldn't hurt. That includes ranches and stock tanks too.
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NV, USA
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Posted: 5/22/2023 3:44:45 PM EDT
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Originally posted by durtychemist: Advice? Suggestions? It’s up near Gerlach and I think BM overlaps the season so traffic might suck. You didn't mention the unit, but if it's one of the 01 or 03 units, they are supposed to be the best in the state for antelope. I agree with NVG and Crapshoot, find the water, drive and glass, then drive and glass some more. Tom |
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NV, USA
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Posted: 5/23/2023 1:07:57 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Cazador223: You didn't mention the unit, but if it's one of the 01 or 03 units, they are supposed to be the best in the state for antelope. I agree with NVG and Crapshoot, find the water, drive and glass, then drive and glass some more. Tom 015. |
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Posted: 5/24/2023 4:03:56 PM EDT
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0 for 5.
And NDOW is nice enough to repeatedly send the same email saying "You suck. You get nothing". |
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Posted: 5/25/2023 12:11:39 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By UV18: 0 for 5. And NDOW is nice enough to repeatedly send the same email saying "You suck. You get nothing". |
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NV, USA
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Posted: 5/25/2023 8:44:00 PM EDT
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NV, USA
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Posted: 5/26/2023 7:00:11 PM EDT
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Quote HistorySaw this. Marked it on the map. I assume the other 54 people with tags here did it as well. Making up a plan to get lucky. |
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NV, USA
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Posted: 5/26/2023 8:43:34 PM EDT
[Last Edit: crapshoot]
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Antelope tags are pretty easy to fill depending on how picky you are. The 3 tags I've had and the one my dad had were all filled opening morning before noon. All were average bucks measuring around 13" in length.
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NV, USA
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Posted: 5/27/2023 1:36:06 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By crapshoot: Antelope tags are pretty easy to fill depending on how picky you are. The 3 tags I've had and the one my dad had were all filled opening morning before noon. All were average bucks measuring around 13" in length. What is considered an awesome Buck, and how would I know from afar? |
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NV, USA
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Posted: 5/27/2023 11:21:59 AM EDT
[Last Edit: crapshoot]
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Length and mass. Large cutters above the top of the ears with length and mass carrying on above the cutter. This is just an image I grabbed off the net of a really nice buck. I've never been a numbers guy so not sure what it scored or where it would place in B&C. 8th photo down with just a head and cape.
https://www.nvoutfitters.com/photos/category/antelope/2/ |
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NV, USA
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Posted: 5/28/2023 10:24:30 AM EDT
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Gotcha. Definitely not what I’m expecting to see out there. I was actually just researching how to cape it for a full shoulder mount and THAT seemed like getting too far ahead of myself.
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NV, USA
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Posted: 5/28/2023 4:34:00 PM EDT
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Cut around the mid section of the animal and split it down the middle of the back. Cut the head off at the base of the skull and let the taxidermist deal with that part of it. Tube out the front legs to the knee joint. Always cut the hide from the inside to preserve the hair at the slice.
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NV, USA
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Posted: 8/9/2023 6:22:30 PM EDT
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What do folks here recommend for game bags? Assuming I have to carry it to the truck and can’t just drive up are there any that don’t let a bunch of blood out?
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NV, USA
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Posted: 8/9/2023 8:03:27 PM EDT
[Last Edit: crapshoot]
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You want breathable bags. I use alaskan. Alaska MEC460 Rolled Quarter Game https://a.co/d/6E7Ikw6
I also have some reusable black ovis bags but haven't used them yet. |
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ISR
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Posted: 8/9/2023 10:27:56 PM EDT
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I drew Wooly Rhinoceros again.
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NV, USA
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Posted: 8/21/2023 2:08:06 AM EDT
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@durtychemist
Good luck on your hunt. Also, +1 on the Black Ovis reusable bags. I have been using them for several years, all 5 bags (4 quarter and 1 smaller Backstrap/tenderloin bag) fit perfectly into my 'Kill Kit" as well as makes a great rear squeeze bag. Tom |
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NV, USA
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Posted: 8/29/2023 1:46:21 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Cazador223: @durtychemist Good luck on your hunt. Also, +1 on the Black Ovis reusable bags. I have been using them for several years, all 5 bags (4 quarter and 1 smaller Backstrap/tenderloin bag) fit perfectly into my 'Kill Kit" as well as makes a great rear squeeze bag. Tom Hunt was successful. I might have been the only one last weekend who WAS successful. Trash bags, friends, and maybe one $3 cheesecloth ‘game bag.’ If I’m going to ever go hunting again (this was my first Eve) I’ll new to invest in optics, a backpack, a better knife and some boots before bags become a concern. Also get my off road vehicle more capable. |
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NV, USA
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Posted: 8/30/2023 10:07:17 AM EDT
[Last Edit: Cazador223]
[#28]
Originally posted by durtychemist: Hunt was successful. I might have been the only one last weekend who WAS successful. Congratulations!! Pics? In my opinion antelope is the second best tasting of the big game meat that I have eaten, with elk being the best. Trash bags, friends, and maybe one $3 cheesecloth ‘game bag.’ If I’m going to ever go hunting again (this was my first Eve) I’ll new to invest in optics, a backpack, a better knife and some boots before bags become a concern. Also get my off road vehicle more capable. I always tell new hunters to invest in the "3 B's''. Boots, binos, backpack. These you will use on every hunt, Everything else is secondary. Tom |
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NV, USA
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Posted: 9/5/2023 9:21:53 PM EDT
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I don’t think I can post pictures here. It was a ‘barely legal’ with the horns slightl above the ears. I can only imagine the bigger bucks were far there inland where I WANTED to go but didn’t really have a great way to do it. I wasn’t going to drive my truck that far over the ‘roads’ I was on. Too much potential for a worse situation than I needed.
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NV, USA
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Posted: 9/12/2023 7:47:32 PM EDT
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Mailed my tag back to Reno today. Grandson couldn't go and I had no one else available to go with. To remote for me to want to go solo.
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NV, USA
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Posted: 9/13/2023 5:40:41 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By crapshoot: Mailed my tag back to Reno today. Grandson couldn't go and I had no one else available to go with. To remote for me to want to go solo. Bummer. After experiencing hunting in a group, and knowing how much I know about being alone in the woods/hills I totally understand not wanting to be alone. Even if it is really nice to be out there, and how much it allows you to go farther and explore without worrying about people needing to keep up. Looking at a map I would have done something dumb like go to House Canyon, setup camp, and start hiking around. |
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NV, USA
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Posted: 10/16/2023 9:56:22 AM EDT
[Last Edit: Cazador223]
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My 2023 cow elk hunt is now in the books. The weather was nice, although a little warm for elk hunting, but I managed to fill my tag on day four after missing a 530-yard shot on day one. The packout was just under a mile and a half, and I managed to do it in two trips and with the help of another hunter, who stuck around a couple of days to help me after I helped him pack his out earlier in the week.
As a side note, no more 6.5 calibers on elk for me. I built a 6.5 SAUM last year and figured it would be enough gun with the 143 ELD-X, but I ended up having to put 4 rounds into her, all being good shots. Tom 
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NV, USA
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Posted: 10/16/2023 1:20:03 PM EDT
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Now that's a sight to behold. Congratulations!
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Posted: 10/28/2023 4:40:36 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Cazador223: My 2023 cow elk hunt is now in the books. The weather was nice, although a little warm for elk hunting, but I managed to fill my tag on day four after missing a 530-yard shot on day one. The packout was just under a mile and a half, and I managed to do it in two trips and with the help of another hunter, who stuck around a couple of days to help me after I helped him pack his out earlier in the week. As a side note, no more 6.5 calibers on elk for me. I built a 6.5 SAUM last year and figured it would be enough gun with the 143 ELD-X, but I ended up having to put 4 rounds into her, all being good shots. Tom https://i.imgur.com/IKTcsxg.jpg Just got back from my brother in law's muley hunt out in central Nevada. We saw a few deer, not all that many, and he dumped a small forky since it had been a long time since he's harvested anything. It was a great, fun hunt, we worked our asses off at high altitude for it too. Man do I love how suppressed 300wm sounds, nothing finer. |
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NV, USA
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Posted: 10/28/2023 5:38:27 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By turbobrick: Man do I love how suppressed 300wm sounds, nothing finer. I have a 300wm 18" barrel running a 338 SAS can but have yet to kill anything with it yet. |
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Posted: 10/28/2023 8:48:16 PM EDT
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I've got about 10 of these that wander through every morning/afternoon. I've got collars and leashes too.
$20 ea. Zelle and Venmo accepted.  |
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Posted: 10/28/2023 9:50:14 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By crapshoot: I have a 300wm 18" barrel running a 338 SAS can but have yet to kill anything with it yet. |
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NV, USA
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Posted: 10/30/2023 6:39:06 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Cazador223: My 2023 cow elk hunt is now in the books. The weather was nice, although a little warm for elk hunting, but I managed to fill my tag on day four after missing a 530-yard shot on day one. The packout was just under a mile and a half, and I managed to do it in two trips and with the help of another hunter, who stuck around a couple of days to help me after I helped him pack his out earlier in the week. As a side note, no more 6.5 calibers on elk for me. I built a 6.5 SAUM last year and figured it would be enough gun with the 143 ELD-X, but I ended up having to put 4 rounds into her, all being good shots. Tom https://i.imgur.com/IKTcsxg.jpg Why did you need four rounds? 6.5 not enough for elk? |
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NV, USA
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Posted: 10/30/2023 7:35:36 PM EDT
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Not caz but it is on the lighter side in my opinion.
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Posted: 10/30/2023 8:57:08 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By durtychemist: Why did you need four rounds? 6.5 not enough for elk? |
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NV, USA
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Posted: 10/31/2023 10:57:56 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Cazador223]
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Originally Posted By durtychemist: Why did you need four rounds? 6.5 not enough for elk? I think it was more the bullet than the caliber. The one 143gr. ELD-X that I recovered weighed 46.8 gr.. A 127gr LRX might have been a different story. Tom |
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