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<blockquote data-quote="MtPockets" data-source="post: 2897102" data-attributes="member: 39651"><p>Welcome to LRH from southern Mt, Matt!</p><p></p><p>I can't help with southern Wy. I lived in the Big Horn Basin a few years and hunted there, but my suggestion would be to strap on your hiking boots and go deep. </p><p>Does your wife/girlfriend enjoy the outdoors?</p><p>Any chance any of your rock climbing buddies would be interested in tagging along, even if not to hunt? </p><p>Don't get me wrong, I enjoy hunting by myself but I enjoy the hunt much more when my wife is along. She tagged along without hunting for several years, then took up archery and now we bowhunt together!</p><p>As for where to find the animals, I rarely found Elk above 10000 feet, except maybe in the summer. Once it gets to be fall and the snow starts falling, they'll come out of the high country fairly quickly.</p><p>For calling, I agree with Old Rooster- we do much more cow calling than bugling. </p><p>Probably the best advice I was ever given was to hunt into the wind, but that can be very frustrating in the mountains where the wind seems to change direction on a whim. Watch the thermals, too.</p><p>There is a lot to hunting, but the biggest thing is to just enjoy the ride. </p><p></p><p>Again, welcome and enjoy LRH!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MtPockets, post: 2897102, member: 39651"] Welcome to LRH from southern Mt, Matt! I can't help with southern Wy. I lived in the Big Horn Basin a few years and hunted there, but my suggestion would be to strap on your hiking boots and go deep. Does your wife/girlfriend enjoy the outdoors? Any chance any of your rock climbing buddies would be interested in tagging along, even if not to hunt? Don't get me wrong, I enjoy hunting by myself but I enjoy the hunt much more when my wife is along. She tagged along without hunting for several years, then took up archery and now we bowhunt together! As for where to find the animals, I rarely found Elk above 10000 feet, except maybe in the summer. Once it gets to be fall and the snow starts falling, they'll come out of the high country fairly quickly. For calling, I agree with Old Rooster- we do much more cow calling than bugling. Probably the best advice I was ever given was to hunt into the wind, but that can be very frustrating in the mountains where the wind seems to change direction on a whim. Watch the thermals, too. There is a lot to hunting, but the biggest thing is to just enjoy the ride. Again, welcome and enjoy LRH! [/QUOTE]
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