I got bit by the bug
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Quick question…
I have 2 Deer Tags one for D15 and the other for D16. Now I’m concerned about my ability to find a respectable take. I’m considering a guide but I don’t have a lot of money.
…The question (a two parter): Primarily, what should a guide cost? And secondarily, what should I expect ?
As a reminder, this will be my first hunt, outside of prairie dogs in Wyoming some 30 years ago with a 22. Let’s call it my first real hunt.
I have 2 Deer Tags one for D15 and the other for D16. Now I’m concerned about my ability to find a respectable take. I’m considering a guide but I don’t have a lot of money.
…The question (a two parter): Primarily, what should a guide cost? And secondarily, what should I expect ?
As a reminder, this will be my first hunt, outside of prairie dogs in Wyoming some 30 years ago with a 22. Let’s call it my first real hunt.
I do know a guy in D-16 that does some guiding...I'm thinking $250.00 per day or there abouts...Public.......... 
ps...Only guide I know in the "16".....
ps....Do you have all the necessary gear?
ps...Only guide I know in the "16".....
ps....Do you have all the necessary gear?
I wanna goI do know a guy in D-16 that does some guiding...I'm thinking $250.00 per day or there abouts...Public..........
ps...Only guide I know in the "16".....
ps....Do you have all the necessary gear?
I think I'm pretty well set up. I need to mount and zero a scope but I have everything on hand. I've been spending some time in San Mateo Wilderness (D15). I've been calling it scouting but I'm mostly trying to get into shape so that I can actually do scouting. I haven't found the deer yet but I have seen tracks, so I know they're out there.
Not sure I can afford a guide, or access to private land, but I am curious what the services include. It'd be nice to have someone with knowledge and experiance out there with me the first time out.
Not sure I can afford a guide, or access to private land, but I am curious what the services include. It'd be nice to have someone with knowledge and experiance out there with me the first time out.
That's what you'll get on a per day basis...Knowledge and experience...If you get a buck, having someone with you showing you how to gut and get your animal out is a huge plus...Remember too, that these are public lands...So, you also get to know some places that actually have deer.
Depending on where you live...I believe scouting in the "16" would be more beneficial...A couple more things...Invest in some good glass, good boots, and OnX.
A couple of days ago.....
I have Vortex Optics Diamondback 15X56, a pair of desert combat boots, and OnX Elite.
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Generally, a ton of work goes into the point of pulling the trigger; and generally, even more after pulling the trigger. If your several miles back in, it's benifical to not pack outbbones. So in short, it's benifical to know or be with someone that knows how to debone an animal.
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Word on the street is that he’s eyeballing a 2 acre piece of land. Says there’s an old lady lives there that can’t see him in his gillie suit.
I'd write the check to go guided...hopefully it's truck only and roads...hope he's doing it right..I'm like a sponge..willing to learn anything and everything..and I think he'd be a good faucet ..
I can make a cow look an awful lot like that but I don’t have the same experience with deer.
Looks super clean btw, nice work.
I can’t deny that it’s tempting. The length of hunt vs. available funds would be the limiting factor.
I might be able to pull off a day, maybe two, but there’s no way I could afford a week.
From my perspective, rabbit, deer, elk... they are all the same except for size and weight. If you can handle and elk, you can certainly handle a deer.
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