Christmas presents - what are you wishing for and what will you get?

Pat's Van · December 8, 2013

you should find a food that the elks like and leave a trail of it back to your cabin or whatever

that way the elks will come to you

Bruce Wayne · December 8, 2013

Bigloco said:
getting an elk back to my truck is the hardest thing I've ever done.

You have to butcher it in the field...its called quartering, though I take the majority of the bones out so that it weighs less...then, depending on size, you make 4-5 trips back and forth to camp.

at least thats how i have to do it. hang the meat in a cool spot in the shade and do your trips. This year necessitated 5 solo trips back and forth and they were over two ridges that both topped out above treeline...one way was 2 miles, but you had to climb the ridges there and back

anyway, I'd have driven down and hired a pack horse if that happened again. it almost killed me and took 2 full days.

Couldn't you just go to Walmart and get some mate? :lol:

Ralphie Boy · December 8, 2013

Big loco,

Fortunate to live within earshot of Goodison. Took up archery as I have a muscle problem in shoulder which I am going to fight rather to give in to.

Not got an archery background, just wanted to if you excuse the pun stretch the shoulders as a build up exercise.

As you are reading, any good sites for purchasing compound bows from USA, know its not cheap to deliver but mega expensive here.

BigDunc'sFod · December 8, 2013

I'm coming home for Chrimbo and am looking forward to hopefully a couple of tickets to see the blue boys, perhaps even a ticket for the missus as well who will be joining me for her first taste of it

Bigloco · December 8, 2013

Good for you, both in living near goodison and wanting to shoot. There is something very zen like in shooting archery and I find it relaxing.

I have no ideas on tariffs/legality, but Cabelas.com would be a good place to start. Again, make sure its all legal. When I lived in England, I just assumed everything short of a plastic picnic knife were forbidden, so I brought nothing with me.

The other sport that really works shoulders (that I partake in) is rowing/paddling. I whitewater kayak--I think you call it canoeing there? Anyway, it strengthens shoulders like nothing else...good luck!