Recent content by Cornell Cowboy

The hard part will be drawing a tag unless you're a resident (at least in Wyoming). The hunt is easy. I use a 6.5 CM but have used 243, 270, and 30-06... they all work. Alpha glass isn't needed, Vortex Diamondbacks will work just fine. Bipods are pretty helpful -- shots range from 100-400 yards...

Too many variables to answer cleanly. Need species, time of year, how many going with. Sometimes temperature drives it--I didn't bowhunt elk at all this year because I didn't think I could get the meat out in time when temps were above 80F in September. Some years ago I had planned a solo late...

I'll just speak for Wyoming, but declining access (not habitat) is a big one and it links to costs. I didn't see it on your list, but I doubled up with cost + over-hunting, which is what happens everywhere else when the access gets all tied up. That said, there's no decline in hunting interest here.

Ideal, no. Adequate, absolutely. My boys all hunt with 6.5 CMs using 142 gr ABLR. First two cows were taken at 350 yards. Simulateous shots from each boy-- both cows were killed with a single shot. Next bull killed with a single shot from 200 yards, went about 40 yards then piled up. Last bull...

I just got the Ruger M77 Hawkeye African in a 35 Whelen last month. I love the feel of it and it shoots well. Should make the perfect gun for my Wyoming moose hunt this fall!

I tried the 200gr this year out of my 300 Win Mag. Killed a buck mule deer from 200 yards and a bull elk at 90 yards. Both were heart shots, so the bullet probably didn't matter, but they grouped okay out of my Sako S20. I'll be using them again this year.

What did you use to get this finish?

Every time I kill an elk I think, "What was I thinking doing this without a horse?!" Someday... My dad is getting too old to help pack, but my boys are hitting their teen years so they're up a and coming packers. Between them, me, and my wife we packed out a cow about 2 miles in a single trip...

No. A few miles south of Palmer Canyon.

I second the attack pants!

Keep your eyes peeled for bighorn sheep too. This is a pic from our property in Area 7 from a spring hike this April. You can see some of the terrain I'm talking about in the background, although its not as steep as a lot of places.

Most guys in Area 7 are not horseback hunting, so I would suggest a good supportive hiking boot. I prefer Crispi Hunters or Crispi Altitudes, depending on whether I have to cross streams. Not much water in Area 7, so comfort and ankle protection is probably the highest concern. I hunted Alaska...

Of course I always pack gloves and a stocking hat. And you will have to wear blaze orange. Are you going with an outfitter or DIY?

The weather is highly variable that time of year. It's not too high elevation-wise (maybe only 6000-8000 ft), so it will be usually be warmer than other locales throughout the state. I typically hunt that area every year and I live in Laramie. My typical hunting clothes are a merino wool...