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First western hunt what game animal would you chase?
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<blockquote data-quote="Chadp82" data-source="post: 2145345" data-attributes="member: 114151"><p>I must disagree. I had the wonderful opportunity to hunt and fill a bighorn sheep tag late in 2020. Fantastic meat, IMO. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>For the OP, a big component to consider in western hunting is time of year. You can be successful during anytime, but the hunts and strategies are significantly different. Summer range, rut, winter range, etc... Also, you can go from hot summer weather to snow in less than 24 hours. Meat care must be planned ahead of time, especially in late summer early fall where you can see hot weather and warm nights, but don't let that take away from the experience. You can get off the beaten path and step foot in places very few, if anyone else has ever been in to and see some awesome country. Last year on a hunt in southern Colorado, we went from 95 degrees one day to a blizzard the next a couple days after Labor Day, it was nuts! We actually had our access closed because of the blizzard so packed up early (luckily had another chance later in the year <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />. Also, come a few days ahead of the hunt if you are going to be at high altitude. Altitude can ruin a visit to the mountain states if you don't give yourself some time to acclimate. Heck, me going from 5000' to where we hunt at times kicks my butt at times if I don't spend enough of my weekends in the high country in a given summer leading up to it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chadp82, post: 2145345, member: 114151"] I must disagree. I had the wonderful opportunity to hunt and fill a bighorn sheep tag late in 2020. Fantastic meat, IMO. :) For the OP, a big component to consider in western hunting is time of year. You can be successful during anytime, but the hunts and strategies are significantly different. Summer range, rut, winter range, etc... Also, you can go from hot summer weather to snow in less than 24 hours. Meat care must be planned ahead of time, especially in late summer early fall where you can see hot weather and warm nights, but don't let that take away from the experience. You can get off the beaten path and step foot in places very few, if anyone else has ever been in to and see some awesome country. Last year on a hunt in southern Colorado, we went from 95 degrees one day to a blizzard the next a couple days after Labor Day, it was nuts! We actually had our access closed because of the blizzard so packed up early (luckily had another chance later in the year :). Also, come a few days ahead of the hunt if you are going to be at high altitude. Altitude can ruin a visit to the mountain states if you don't give yourself some time to acclimate. Heck, me going from 5000' to where we hunt at times kicks my butt at times if I don't spend enough of my weekends in the high country in a given summer leading up to it. [/QUOTE]
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