Iowa turkey, whitetails and a Canadian bear hunt with my new recurve.

My goal this year is a bit sobering...I had to have spinal fusion and a host of other things done to my lower back in January.  My goal is to be able to hunt the WV mountains hard again and feel normal out in the woods once more.  I can't wait for that!!!!  There is a lot of healing and rehab between now and then, but that's my goal.

Illinois turkey, SAK bear, MAN bear ( in May) Alaska moose in September, then Illinois whitetail. Mike

After a 3 year absence due to a combination of moving to another state, complete remodel of our house here and some health issues I'm back in the saddle again. Hoping to find someplace to hunt(could be deer or antelope) before my mid September bear hunt in WI, then deer here in IL and hopefully before or after these some hog hunting.

I will be hog hunting in Tennessee in a couple of weeks, whitetail in Michigan ,Ohio and possibly in Kentucky this year.

Quote from: MnFn on March 23, 2023, 08:02:34 AM
Huntnjim,
That should be quite a hunt. Are you going in a group or just you and a guide?
Also what gear are you using?
I lived in AK, my son was born there. I'd love to go back but probably not going to happen.

I've seen six grizzlies in the wild. They are such an awesome animal.

Sorry, I just seen this. One other friend is going. We will be hunting with Glacier Guides out of Juneau. We stay on the Alaskan Grandeur, a 80' 3 floor Yaght. They have 20' skiffs to get around and glass from. I've hunted Black Bear and fished with them. A 1st Class operation with 1st class guides.

It will be all deer, all the time for me this year. WI Buffalo County land and a trip to prime spot in Kansas.My hog hunt is pushed back to next year at Paradise.

No big out of state hunts for me this year.   Just going to stay in state. . . . But  I'll keep busy enough with a week and a half for spring bears,  then august mountain goats, September caribou and November blacktails on Kodiak.  Should be fun.

As of right now it's not looking promising for turkeys this spring, but plenty on the ticket for this fall. Of course whitetails close to home in eastern Kansas but also planning to burn a week of vacation chasing pronghorn and mule deer in western Kansas.

Just got asked to hunt bear in Minnesota with my nephew. Looks like it is a go.
We will be doing our own baiting. My nephew and his brother will be doing most of the baiting.

I just booked a flight.... if the creek don't rise, I'm going to be hunting deer in south Oklahoma this fall. A state I've never been in I don't believe.  I'm looking forward to it.

I put in for a bunch of tags and only drew two Deer and bear here in Ca going to get a hog tag to and heading Texas in 2024 for some Javelina.