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OTC Bull Elk, Public Land, CO 2nd Rifle Season 2017 – My Story
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<blockquote data-quote="LoneStar308" data-source="post: 1404566" data-attributes="member: 104048"><p>I completely understand what you are saying. I never intended this to be a "this is how to succeed out west" kind of story, it is merely a recap of my week and something I can read 15 years from now and laugh about.</p><p></p><p>However, I wouldn't go as far as comparing a public land hunt in Colorado with a high fence hunt in Texas. To me, a guide is a teacher and a tool. Someone I want to learn from so that next time I go out I don't need the services. When we started wing shooting in Texas we used a guide the first couple times. I've used guides for offshore fishing before. Now that we know the ins-and-outs we go on our own. Maybe you had a family member for friend show you the ropes, but my guess is that the majority of hunters are learning from someone. Not knowing anyone out west to do that for me, I'm forced to pay for an education - and that's what this whole hunt was for me.</p><p></p><p>Sure it could be considered cutting corners and making things easier, but it isn't something that I plan on doing every time out. If I ever score a sheep tag, chances are I would pay for a guide to ensure that I didn't just waste 20 years applying for a tag and coming home empty handed. And on a similar token, isn't using high power optics a shortcut? A rangefinder? A ballistic calculator? Center-fire rifle that can accurately reach out past 600yds? I guess if we all wanted the ultimate challenge we would build our own long-bows and make our own arrows from wood and arrowheads out of stones (Sitka Gear has an awesome video on YouTube of a dude doing just that). Every tool we use as hunters gives us an advantage of some sort, down to the clothes we wear. So a guide is just another advantage - someone who has intimate knowledge of the area, and a plethora of tactics to share.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LoneStar308, post: 1404566, member: 104048"] I completely understand what you are saying. I never intended this to be a “this is how to succeed out west” kind of story, it is merely a recap of my week and something I can read 15 years from now and laugh about. However, I wouldn’t go as far as comparing a public land hunt in Colorado with a high fence hunt in Texas. To me, a guide is a teacher and a tool. Someone I want to learn from so that next time I go out I don’t need the services. When we started wing shooting in Texas we used a guide the first couple times. I’ve used guides for offshore fishing before. Now that we know the ins-and-outs we go on our own. Maybe you had a family member for friend show you the ropes, but my guess is that the majority of hunters are learning from someone. Not knowing anyone out west to do that for me, I’m forced to pay for an education - and that’s what this whole hunt was for me. Sure it could be considered cutting corners and making things easier, but it isn’t something that I plan on doing every time out. If I ever score a sheep tag, chances are I would pay for a guide to ensure that I didn’t just waste 20 years applying for a tag and coming home empty handed. And on a similar token, isn’t using high power optics a shortcut? A rangefinder? A ballistic calculator? Center-fire rifle that can accurately reach out past 600yds? I guess if we all wanted the ultimate challenge we would build our own long-bows and make our own arrows from wood and arrowheads out of stones (Sitka Gear has an awesome video on YouTube of a dude doing just that). Every tool we use as hunters gives us an advantage of some sort, down to the clothes we wear. So a guide is just another advantage - someone who has intimate knowledge of the area, and a plethora of tactics to share. [/QUOTE]
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