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<blockquote data-quote="aspenbugle" data-source="post: 1228275" data-attributes="member: 6481"><p>Engineer...I completely agree with the others about antelope hunting. It is deceptively fun, not too taxing and you have a high chance of getting something and getting lots of "action".</p><p></p><p>However, I guess it really depends on the "dream" you and your Dad have in your heads. If that vision involves being camped up high in the mountains, with epic views, chasing elk, I wouldn't dismiss an elk hunt. Going self-guided is completely normal, and I hunt near many out-of-state groups here (Colorado) on their own hunting unguided. Your odds of success won't be as good as antelope hunting, or with a guided hunt, but in many ways--who cares. Many years when I was younger, I'd come home empty-handed, but it was still the best week of my year and a real highlight. Killing something is just a bonus.</p><p></p><p>Nothing beats the views, or coming back to camp for a hot breakfast late in the morning in the high Rockies, or sitting out in the sun at 70 degrees, in a recliner chair at 10,000' taking a siesta at noon (pretty common at least for early rifle seasons- but sometimes it's a blizzard too). It is also awesome sitting in your tent with a heater going after dark, telling stories and eating some hot stew or something. If you get a shot at an elk, that is a bonus, but even if you don't, spending a week in "God's country", away from people, enjoying the Rockies in the Fall is nothing short of awesome.</p><p></p><p>One of you could get a bull-tag, the other could get a cow tag, not too hard in many units, and that would cost you about $1100. If you drive out in a 4wd, and have a large pop-up tent, a cook stove an a few basics you are set. If you want to pull out an RV or something, you can have even more luxury. </p><p></p><p>Not trying to sway you away from antelope, that is an awesome hunt. However, elk hunting is still an option and can be a blast, too. Depends on what your dream hunt looks like to you. If you want better chances of success, apply for a bonus point for a year or two and then go to a unit that requires one or two, and the success rate tends to go up. However, it isn't mandatory. Last thing, if going for elk or mule deer, I'd go to Colorado before Montana. I have hunted many times with my brother in Montana, and finding good hunting on public land always seems harder there, and more crowded in most places we've gone (he lives there). Just my $.02.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="aspenbugle, post: 1228275, member: 6481"] Engineer...I completely agree with the others about antelope hunting. It is deceptively fun, not too taxing and you have a high chance of getting something and getting lots of "action". However, I guess it really depends on the "dream" you and your Dad have in your heads. If that vision involves being camped up high in the mountains, with epic views, chasing elk, I wouldn't dismiss an elk hunt. Going self-guided is completely normal, and I hunt near many out-of-state groups here (Colorado) on their own hunting unguided. Your odds of success won't be as good as antelope hunting, or with a guided hunt, but in many ways--who cares. Many years when I was younger, I'd come home empty-handed, but it was still the best week of my year and a real highlight. Killing something is just a bonus. Nothing beats the views, or coming back to camp for a hot breakfast late in the morning in the high Rockies, or sitting out in the sun at 70 degrees, in a recliner chair at 10,000' taking a siesta at noon (pretty common at least for early rifle seasons- but sometimes it's a blizzard too). It is also awesome sitting in your tent with a heater going after dark, telling stories and eating some hot stew or something. If you get a shot at an elk, that is a bonus, but even if you don't, spending a week in "God's country", away from people, enjoying the Rockies in the Fall is nothing short of awesome. One of you could get a bull-tag, the other could get a cow tag, not too hard in many units, and that would cost you about $1100. If you drive out in a 4wd, and have a large pop-up tent, a cook stove an a few basics you are set. If you want to pull out an RV or something, you can have even more luxury. Not trying to sway you away from antelope, that is an awesome hunt. However, elk hunting is still an option and can be a blast, too. Depends on what your dream hunt looks like to you. If you want better chances of success, apply for a bonus point for a year or two and then go to a unit that requires one or two, and the success rate tends to go up. However, it isn't mandatory. Last thing, if going for elk or mule deer, I'd go to Colorado before Montana. I have hunted many times with my brother in Montana, and finding good hunting on public land always seems harder there, and more crowded in most places we've gone (he lives there). Just my $.02. [/QUOTE]
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