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Nebraska early season elk hunt, part 1
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<blockquote data-quote="Fiftydriver" data-source="post: 163803" data-attributes="member: 10"><p>Guy M,</p><p> </p><p>I would agree with your comments. Just trying to avoid any confusion and telling the story as it was.</p><p> </p><p>I have already heard the line, "You bought your bull".</p><p> </p><p>THat is true, and my reply is how much would it cost you to hire an outfitter, IF you happen to get drawn in a prime hunting unit, to take you back in and harvest a wild elk since many of us do not have the equipment to get an elk out of the back country.</p><p> </p><p>From what I have seen and I have looked around and know a couple outfitters here in my area, and the cost would range anywhere from $5000 to $10,000 for a 5 day back country elk hunt.</p><p> </p><p>THen I ask them what the odds of shooting a mature bull are? They usually say "Very Good". This is simply not true. Yes, your odds are much better with the services of an outfitter but still, in my area, from what I would say the odds of shooting a mature bull, that being one over 6 yeards old is less then 20% even with the best outfitters. Now the odds of shooting a bull are much better but we are talking mature animals here.</p><p> </p><p>Then my reply is generally, you would pay more and have dramatically slimer odds of taking a mature bull then with one of these hunts. Most will then come back with something like, its still better to hunt wild elk and I can not disagree with that one bit.</p><p> </p><p>Still I am a busy guy as everyone else is as well if they are successful in life for the most part. I do not have the time this time of year to take 10 days off for a back country elk hunt. As such, this is a way I can do it, do it in half the time and still have a great time harvesting a great animal with no dilutions that its the same as a wild elk hunt.</p><p> </p><p>I just wanted to make that point clear in my original write up. If you soak the wood before someone lights the match, the fire will not start!!!! Kind of what I wanted to do.</p><p> </p><p>Thanks for your kinds words and reply.</p><p> </p><p>Kirby Allen(50)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fiftydriver, post: 163803, member: 10"] Guy M, I would agree with your comments. Just trying to avoid any confusion and telling the story as it was. I have already heard the line, "You bought your bull". THat is true, and my reply is how much would it cost you to hire an outfitter, IF you happen to get drawn in a prime hunting unit, to take you back in and harvest a wild elk since many of us do not have the equipment to get an elk out of the back country. From what I have seen and I have looked around and know a couple outfitters here in my area, and the cost would range anywhere from $5000 to $10,000 for a 5 day back country elk hunt. THen I ask them what the odds of shooting a mature bull are? They usually say "Very Good". This is simply not true. Yes, your odds are much better with the services of an outfitter but still, in my area, from what I would say the odds of shooting a mature bull, that being one over 6 yeards old is less then 20% even with the best outfitters. Now the odds of shooting a bull are much better but we are talking mature animals here. Then my reply is generally, you would pay more and have dramatically slimer odds of taking a mature bull then with one of these hunts. Most will then come back with something like, its still better to hunt wild elk and I can not disagree with that one bit. Still I am a busy guy as everyone else is as well if they are successful in life for the most part. I do not have the time this time of year to take 10 days off for a back country elk hunt. As such, this is a way I can do it, do it in half the time and still have a great time harvesting a great animal with no dilutions that its the same as a wild elk hunt. I just wanted to make that point clear in my original write up. If you soak the wood before someone lights the match, the fire will not start!!!! Kind of what I wanted to do. Thanks for your kinds words and reply. Kirby Allen(50) [/QUOTE]
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