Many of you followed along last year as I prepared for my elk hunt in Idaho and then as Huntmaster joined in on the fun.
As we all know now, Huntmaster hit the lotto in WY and drew a 2015 tag in the same unit he hunted in 2013. That hunt, coupled with a hunt with his brother and father in NM took him out of consideration for joining me again this fall.
My first trip, in 2012, was with family that live out there. My BIL always applies for a moose tag for Idaho and waits to make elk plans until he finds out if he drew a coveted moose tag. In Idaho, if you draw a Premium tag (moose, goat, or sheep) you can't hunt other big game that year. As luck would have it he drew a moose tag which had me seriously considering going it alone, although it wasn't my preference.
We've read a couple of horror stories on this forum about trips guys took together that ended in disaster and/or ended friendships. IMO, finding the right chemistry with a hunting partner should be just as, or more, important as finding a good spot to hunt. I don't take this lightly and just the thought of losing a friend that way makes me cringe.
A couple of summers ago I was contacted by a gentleman from west Michigan that was interested in a project I was working on. Through some phone conversations and eventually meeting face to face, I discovered that our passion for "The Hunt" was very similar. I also felt at easy talking to him and my BS detector never moved off zero.
Fast forward to last week. I contacted Greg (barnaby43 here on MS) and floated the idea of joining me in Idaho this fall. After he discussed it with his wife and secured the time off of work, we settled on a plan. We leave Wednesday, September 16th for 12 days on the Continental Divide in the Gem State.
I can't promise that every detail will be covered like Huntmaster and my hunt was last year, unless of course barnaby43 is as anal as Huntmaster was about keeping a diary :evil:, but I/we will do our best to take you along on our adventure this fall.
T
As we all know now, Huntmaster hit the lotto in WY and drew a 2015 tag in the same unit he hunted in 2013. That hunt, coupled with a hunt with his brother and father in NM took him out of consideration for joining me again this fall.
My first trip, in 2012, was with family that live out there. My BIL always applies for a moose tag for Idaho and waits to make elk plans until he finds out if he drew a coveted moose tag. In Idaho, if you draw a Premium tag (moose, goat, or sheep) you can't hunt other big game that year. As luck would have it he drew a moose tag which had me seriously considering going it alone, although it wasn't my preference.
We've read a couple of horror stories on this forum about trips guys took together that ended in disaster and/or ended friendships. IMO, finding the right chemistry with a hunting partner should be just as, or more, important as finding a good spot to hunt. I don't take this lightly and just the thought of losing a friend that way makes me cringe.
A couple of summers ago I was contacted by a gentleman from west Michigan that was interested in a project I was working on. Through some phone conversations and eventually meeting face to face, I discovered that our passion for "The Hunt" was very similar. I also felt at easy talking to him and my BS detector never moved off zero.
Fast forward to last week. I contacted Greg (barnaby43 here on MS) and floated the idea of joining me in Idaho this fall. After he discussed it with his wife and secured the time off of work, we settled on a plan. We leave Wednesday, September 16th for 12 days on the Continental Divide in the Gem State.
I can't promise that every detail will be covered like Huntmaster and my hunt was last year, unless of course barnaby43 is as anal as Huntmaster was about keeping a diary :evil:, but I/we will do our best to take you along on our adventure this fall.
T
Idaho Elk 2015 Big T & barnaby43
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