What’s your hunting bucket list

[OxfordTheCat]

30 day safari.
No phones.
By which I mean, four weeks in the bush. Road travel I'll allow, but no planes to other countries or areas.

Closest I can get to 1930s. Including the bag limit.


More pedestrian: A good bull moose on a plain old fashioned Ontario resident tag, which these days is rarer than finding a Rhino to shoot.

 

[HookMeUpII]

I don’t know how old your son is but a ton can change between now and then. Game commissions generally work on a 3-5 year rotation/plan and can do things like get rid of Non-Res OTC tags (Colorado), reduce non-res tag pool (Wyoming), close a unit or slash the number of tags for non-residents (Alaska), add wolves, the list goes on. If you want to DIY elk hunt I’d encourage you to do it sooner rather than later, you can also consider is an opportunity to scout and learn the area for a later trip with your son helping improve his chances of success

From your mouth to God's ears my friend. With 2 little ones at home, I'm lucky if I'll make it 5 miles down the road for turkey this week.

 

[NIGHTHAWK]

So much hunting left to do...
NZ - in less than 4 weeks
Spain and Africa next year.

Moose. - 2026 or 2027.
Brown Bear - 2026 or 2027
Ibex - 2026
Sheep - Too many to list.
Elephant. 2026
Lion. 2026
Leopard. 2027
Finish Tiny 10.

 

[Betterinthebush]

- Take all my family to my real home in the Brooks Range for two weeks of hell.., er, um , I mean hunting for moose/black bear/wolf.

- Take all my family to Africa for two weeks of luxury hunting for PG.

As far as actual species: a big Wolverine and his kick-ass cousin the Honey Badger. Every single time I see a Wolverine I’ve either been in the middle of a stalk and couldn’t shoot or it was a mile away on the side of a hill and doing that smart-assed wolverine shuffle-hustle with no hope of ever closing the ground. Little bastard.

- caracal (I’d like to get the African mate to my big bobcat)
- leopard (I’d like to get the African mate to my nice mountain lion)
- an elephant (because I can’t imagine anything ever coming close to eclipsing that hunting achievement)

 

[SoVa]

US:
Finish the turkey grand slam
Trophy elk, Mulie and antelope DIY on public land.
Mountain Lion
Caribou: I am going on a drop camp DIY hunt in ‘27
Coastal brown bear

Africa:
Oryx
Kudu
Buffalo
Giraffe
Blue wildebeest
Zebra
Baboon
Warthog
I would love to do elephant but not sure it is in the cards, same for leopard and lion.

Argentina:
I have already been and checked my red stag box but I want to return for waterfowl and doves, take my wife and go to Mendoza for wine country tours then Patagonia for the sights.

Mongolia for Ibex

New Zealand: public DIY hunt for whatever presents an opportunity

 

[Wyfox]

My realistic "Bucket List..."

Botswana- Kudu (2027)
Zambia- Sable
Uganda- Buffalo
Alaska- Grizz/Brown Bear
Alaska- Caribou
Scotland- Red Deer
Mongolia- Ibex
Australia- Water Buff
South Texas- Whitetail (2026)
Wyoming- Bighorn(very close on points)

 

[Mtn_Infantry]

My realistic "Bucket List..."

Botswana- Kudu (2027)
Zambia- Sable
Uganda- Buffalo
Alaska- Grizz/Brown Bear
Alaska- Caribou
Scotland- Red Deer
Mongolia- Ibex
Australia- Water Buff
South Texas- Whitetail (2026)
Wyoming- Bighorn(very close on points)

Good luck on the draw! Any guess on how much longer you think it'll take you to draw?

 

[Wyfox]

Good luck on the draw! Any guess on how much longer you think it'll take you to draw?

I'm 1 point behind 100% draw in my local unit, with point creep I should draw in the next 2-3 years if the numbers stay consistent.

 

[Mtn_Infantry]

I'm 1 point behind 100% draw in my local unit, with point creep I should draw in the next 2-3 years if the numbers stay consistent.

The point creep is the issue. It seems like every year or two a couple people pop up that were just buying points and you can't account for or who were maybe applying in a different unit. Good luck, really hope you draw soon. I'm definitely a good bit out from you

 

[Ryan Brown]

A few places and things I would like to do in Africa. My main problem is figuring out what I want to do next.

Tanzania full bag
Masailand
Uganda sitatunga and Nile buffalo
Cameron Bongo
Cameron Lord Derby Eland
Zambia Kafue and Luangwa Valley
Mozambique Niassa, Cahora Bassa, and the Zambezi delta
Botswana
Namibia

 

[Tintin]

Would love to hunt a croc one day.

I’ve hunted in crocs … but never for crocs

 

[TheGrayRider]

Update: Almost Go Time!

Alaska Dall Sheep hunt (Brooks Range) - 26 days, 2 hours, and 3 minutes until the flight from the lower 48.

Second attempt for a dall sheep as we bumped a legal ram back in 2020.

Good luck this fall to everyone and happy hunting to all, TheGrayRider a/k/a Tom.

 

[Hunt anything]

Best of luck to you sir!

 

[Fatback]

@TheGrayRider, best of luck on your sheep hunt. Hopefully there is a full curl in your future. Looking forward to reading all about it.