mnelkhunter
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Hello all-
This is my first post on this site, so bear with my naivety and excitement to learn more. I am a life-long whitetail deer hunter from Minnesota. Only recently, myself and brothers have had the opportunity to start hunting in the western states. We started hunting in Northern Minnesota when we were about 12 yrs old. Sitting in a treestand, usually cold as hell, was the norm on the first weekend in November, but as many know, it was a right of passage. As I grew older and appreciated the intrigue of hunting, I thought, "there has to be more to big game hunting than this!" That is when I became interested in looking at different states in the west. As a "flat-lander", I know it will be hard to get acclimated to this landscape. Well, little did I know, how hard it would be. Finding yourself out of breath heading up the mountain is the constant that you have to deal with.
We have been trying our luck at different state big game application draws, and finally hit paydirt! When the results were revealed for Wyoming, me and my two brothers drew elk tags! Another adventure awaits! I have been to Colorado the past two seasons, one for elk, one for deer, and can't wait for the fall. I don't even know where to start when explaining how different this type of hunting is compared to the midwest. The mountains humble you. And the difference in chasing bull elk compared to a whitetail buck. I just want to make sure I give it my very best effort. Thanks for listening and reading my intro post. In my mind, I believe that it is not all about the harvest, but how you get there. Maybe not the most exciting, but I look forward to the chance to post "pics" here sometime.
This is my first post on this site, so bear with my naivety and excitement to learn more. I am a life-long whitetail deer hunter from Minnesota. Only recently, myself and brothers have had the opportunity to start hunting in the western states. We started hunting in Northern Minnesota when we were about 12 yrs old. Sitting in a treestand, usually cold as hell, was the norm on the first weekend in November, but as many know, it was a right of passage. As I grew older and appreciated the intrigue of hunting, I thought, "there has to be more to big game hunting than this!" That is when I became interested in looking at different states in the west. As a "flat-lander", I know it will be hard to get acclimated to this landscape. Well, little did I know, how hard it would be. Finding yourself out of breath heading up the mountain is the constant that you have to deal with.
We have been trying our luck at different state big game application draws, and finally hit paydirt! When the results were revealed for Wyoming, me and my two brothers drew elk tags! Another adventure awaits! I have been to Colorado the past two seasons, one for elk, one for deer, and can't wait for the fall. I don't even know where to start when explaining how different this type of hunting is compared to the midwest. The mountains humble you. And the difference in chasing bull elk compared to a whitetail buck. I just want to make sure I give it my very best effort. Thanks for listening and reading my intro post. In my mind, I believe that it is not all about the harvest, but how you get there. Maybe not the most exciting, but I look forward to the chance to post "pics" here sometime.
