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<blockquote data-quote="esshup" data-source="post: 296091" data-attributes="member: 11101"><p>I used mine last year in Wy., and I did harvest a Mulie while using it, although it wasn't planned that way. We (my buddy and I - it's a Bombardier Traxter 2-up machine) mainly used it to go from the camp to the jump off point at the base of the mountain. That was between 5-7 miles down a gravel road. We'd park the ATV and climb the 2,000 ft to get up before daylight and hunt all day, walking down after hunting time ended. We'd drive back to camp in the dark. </p><p> </p><p>My cousin took me up the mountain on a gravel road the evening of the last day that we'd be hunting Mulies to show me where he shot his moose. Of course we had the guns. On the way down the mountain a 3x3 just stood there looking at us. He stood there long enough for me to unstrap the hard case, get out the rifle, load it and shoot. He was only 43 yds away. There was only about 20 minutes left in my Mulie season, and it was either that or leave without any meat.</p><p> </p><p>Is that the way I prefer to hunt? No. Were we "hunting"? Technically, yes, but the intent was to see some different territory and the opportunity presented itself. If it wasn't the end of my season, the shot wouldn't have been taken.</p><p> </p><p>It sure helped this flatlander get from camp to the mountain. I really wouldn't relish walking 5+ miles each day just to get to the bottom of the mountain.</p><p> </p><p>There were illegal trails going up the mountain, but this boy won't go that route. I'd have horses if I lived in an area where they would be of use, but I can't justify having them for maybe a week a year, then trailering them 1700 miles for a hunt. I'm really not sure how they would fare going from 700' elevation to 7,000' elevation either!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="esshup, post: 296091, member: 11101"] I used mine last year in Wy., and I did harvest a Mulie while using it, although it wasn't planned that way. We (my buddy and I - it's a Bombardier Traxter 2-up machine) mainly used it to go from the camp to the jump off point at the base of the mountain. That was between 5-7 miles down a gravel road. We'd park the ATV and climb the 2,000 ft to get up before daylight and hunt all day, walking down after hunting time ended. We'd drive back to camp in the dark. My cousin took me up the mountain on a gravel road the evening of the last day that we'd be hunting Mulies to show me where he shot his moose. Of course we had the guns. On the way down the mountain a 3x3 just stood there looking at us. He stood there long enough for me to unstrap the hard case, get out the rifle, load it and shoot. He was only 43 yds away. There was only about 20 minutes left in my Mulie season, and it was either that or leave without any meat. Is that the way I prefer to hunt? No. Were we "hunting"? Technically, yes, but the intent was to see some different territory and the opportunity presented itself. If it wasn't the end of my season, the shot wouldn't have been taken. It sure helped this flatlander get from camp to the mountain. I really wouldn't relish walking 5+ miles each day just to get to the bottom of the mountain. There were illegal trails going up the mountain, but this boy won't go that route. I'd have horses if I lived in an area where they would be of use, but I can't justify having them for maybe a week a year, then trailering them 1700 miles for a hunt. I'm really not sure how they would fare going from 700' elevation to 7,000' elevation either! [/QUOTE]
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