.....A guided hunt with my son? I'm looking to do it in the next 2 years. My son is 13 and has his hunters safety. He's killed whitetail out to 225 yards on our own property (.243 & 6.5 CrDM & .25-06). He's a good kid, mature for his age.
So, I'd like to do some kind of combined hunt with him in the next 2 years. I'm thinking Mule deer (trophy) and Cow Elk (meat) or maybe a predator in the mix. We are both in decent shape but wouldn't be looking to go packing in on horses or anything like that. I'm thinking of more like a hunting lodge type situation, but don't want a "canned hunt". I'm a hand loader and have a number of firearms available to me. Realistically, I can get us both proficient out to 300 (perhaps 400) with a 25-06, 308, or 6.5-284 but also like the idea of a short range encounter (80 to 200 yards) with a light 6.5 CRDM or 7mm-08. Both scenarios would be really cool. So, glassing and/or in the trees or preferably a combination of both would be great. I can bring a tool for each. We can both shoot prone and in elevated blind situations but neither of us are McGuiver. A back pack on a rock outcropping is OK too.
I got some time but I want to get started on this. I'm thinking OTC licenses and tags are the way to go but I'm not sure how realistic that is. Price range? Well, I don't wanna go crazy. I'd like to keep it Reasonable but like everything else, I'm realistic about that too.
Any suggestions on where to
Start, guides, etc., are welcome. Geographically, I am Open to suggestions but continental US seems like what I would want.
Thanks!
So, I'd like to do some kind of combined hunt with him in the next 2 years. I'm thinking Mule deer (trophy) and Cow Elk (meat) or maybe a predator in the mix. We are both in decent shape but wouldn't be looking to go packing in on horses or anything like that. I'm thinking of more like a hunting lodge type situation, but don't want a "canned hunt". I'm a hand loader and have a number of firearms available to me. Realistically, I can get us both proficient out to 300 (perhaps 400) with a 25-06, 308, or 6.5-284 but also like the idea of a short range encounter (80 to 200 yards) with a light 6.5 CRDM or 7mm-08. Both scenarios would be really cool. So, glassing and/or in the trees or preferably a combination of both would be great. I can bring a tool for each. We can both shoot prone and in elevated blind situations but neither of us are McGuiver. A back pack on a rock outcropping is OK too.
I got some time but I want to get started on this. I'm thinking OTC licenses and tags are the way to go but I'm not sure how realistic that is. Price range? Well, I don't wanna go crazy. I'd like to keep it Reasonable but like everything else, I'm realistic about that too.
Any suggestions on where to
Start, guides, etc., are welcome. Geographically, I am Open to suggestions but continental US seems like what I would want.
Thanks!