Happy New Year! So what's everyone got planned in NA this coming year?

Pronghorn in WY.

Straight after DSC, a short hunt at Rocksprings. Axis and Blackbuck.

Pronghorn. Rios in TX. Whitetails, hogs and Osceolas here at home. Everything else is out of the country.

September in Australia for water buffalo.............
Then have to wait and see what the draw in CO let's me hunt.

I've just acquired the hunting rights on 500 acres of prime territory which is immediately adjacent to a place I've been hunting for the last three years. Building/relocating blinds and feeders will be my off-season project and popping a few hogs and coyotes before deer season gets here will occupy me until next November.

Well, if I can draw an Arizona elk tag with my 20 bonus points...

IF I can stay well, hope to get out and pop some prairie dogs and maybe draw for antelope.
Just have to see how things work out whether I get back to the hills for deer n elk.

Last I made it was '11. Past time for sure.

George

My wife asked me what I wanted to do in 2018, I said "go hunting, I wasn't born to pay taxes and die".

Hopefully I can get past our lottery and get a red stag, chamois and fallow buck on military hunts here in Germany.

Beyond that I hope to hunt chamois in Slovenia, roe bucks in Poland or Czech, and marmots in Austria.

If we don't move again.

For the USA, I am buying points again in Montana, Wyoming, Utah (worthless points), Nevada (almost as worthless points), South Dakota and Arizona.

I say Utah and Nevada are hard, because if I have enough points to play in 10 years I will be surprised.

When we move back to the USA, I should be able to hunt SD, WY, and AZ for a couple years anyway.

I'd like to do some bird hunting this weekend, and the following weekend in Nebraska. Need a little precision warming trend though.

Otherwise, the usual whitetail deer and turkeys, but maybe with a bow, maybe elk, maybe who knows?

Maybe elk in Idaho. Deer with my son in eastern Washington, AKA the father and son redneck bonding session.

Dave

Outside of the normal hunting seasons:

Wy.Pronghorn archery hunt followed directly by a OTC archery elk hunt in Co.

Taking the kids to Texas for the youth deer season next week. Wife has points to draw AZ antelope for this fall. Will apply in AZ,CO, and NM as usual so hoping for something out of those. Alaska for caribou if the apps don’t produce tags.

Elk in New Mexico. As for anything else, we'll have to wait until the draw.

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Originally posted by Venandi:
Pronghorn in WY.

Me, too.

DIY hunts
May not be as successful but it’s the most satisfying hunts
Montana, Idaho and Europe

Nothing too exotic this year. It all depends on the NM draw I suppose. If successful there, all kinds of stuff! I'm considering another OTC Barbary sheep hunt here as well.

If not, then we'll probably put in for pronghorn in WY (the kids and I have all have some points that should get us decent areas). Might consider a Texas exotic or hog hunt this summer just for a change of scenery.

Trying to finish up duck season and get Lora on to an older spike buck before those seasons end.

Then in early Feb. I have a couple of hunters coming down to do a Guided hog hunt.

Then later in Feb. we have some DIY hog hunters coming down.

Then we will put in for the Texas Draw Hunts when that program kicks off.

Due to ongoing and more recent physical ailments, my hunting days are basically done. In the past two months I've spent 24 days in the hospital at three different times.

And boy, do I have a lot of elk and pronghorn bonus points in AZ that will go to waste.

Sorry to read that Tony. It is something that will catch up to all of us a some point, sooner for some than others.

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Originally posted by Crazyhorseconsulting:
Sorry to read that Tony. It is something that will catch up to all of us a some point, sooner for some than others.

+1

Wyoming & Colorado antelope, plus elk & deer in Colorado. Maybe cow elk in New Mexico.

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Originally posted by Southwesthunter:
Taking the kids to Texas for the youth deer season next week.

In my experience, January is the VERY BEST time to see a big buck in Texas -- North, South, West, it doesn't matter. Some bucks will lose their antlers by the end of the month, but the mature ones usually keep theirs well into the year.

Kids sixteen and under can take any deer which is legal in the regular season, including bucks (adults may take only antlerless or spikes). I'm hoping that my grandsons can get away for one more weekend hunt before the Youth/extended season ends January 21.

probably drive the dodge up the canyon pull into the parking lot and set the pad on the window again, then get a couple of returning hunters to throw the buck in the back for me.

hey now,,,it's worked the last couple of years.
I guess last fall's 26" 4x5 wasn't really a trophy but it only cost me about $3.25 for ammo and gas.

Stonecreek you’re right on the money about the best bucks being out and about. We’ll be in north Texas on a buddies place that he manages closely. Mostly looking at does,turkeys,and hogs but he’s always willing to let the kids kill a mature buck or a cull. Kinda hate to spoil them too early in life with a truly big deer though.

Tony with your elk or antelope points if you don’t have any eligible grandkids to donate a tag to you might consider drawing a tag and donating to a disabled vet. At least you’d get the enjoyment of knowing someone deserving used the points and had the time of their life.