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Anyone in Georgia want to go Elk Hunt?

jbogg said:
I hike Sawnee Mountain a couple of times a week with a weighted pack to keep my legs in shape for hunting the north Georgia mountains. Couple of weeks ago I bumped into another crazy guy doing the same thing. His name was Larry and he says he goes out west every year. In the several years I’ve been hiking those trails I don’t bump into many other hunters. Is Larry your buddy?
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Might be guy who owned Parsons in town, he is a big elk hunter.

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Scoutman said:
No, dont know Larry, my buddy is Matt. There is also a sheep hunter named Shane who hikes out there also. I used to run there 5 days a week, oh to be 50 again,lol.

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Good stuff! I have not met Matt, but Shane and I swapped phone numbers a couple years ago. We were heading opposite directions on the trail so did not speak for long. I did not realize he was a sheep Hunter. I’m 55 now and trust me, everything hurts. If I don’t stay in shape year round there’s no way I could chase bears and hogs up in the Chattahoochee national Forest.
 
GCTerpfan said:
I went in 2004. Back then an elk tag was $500 (I think), we had 15 guys going and when it was all said and done, food, gas , everything, it cost each man a little over $400.

I also drew a mule deer tag that year and bought some gear so I spent another $600-$700 on that but, if you already had the gear you needed and like to eat a lot of PB&J you could probably still come close to that cost.

Forgot to mention that was a two week trip.
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I could and have lived off PB&Js to save up for things or trips I go on . I tell my friends all the time just gotta stay outta the bars and don't eat out all the time and you'll have some cash to do stuff.
 
Glad to see some of you guys trying to make this happen. My advice would be if this is something you really want to do then figure out a way to do it. I was fortunate enough to go a few times during the early 90s. Then I hit the pause button due to children coming on the scene, starting a new business, coaching Little League football… Woke up one day and realized it’s been 25 years since I hunted out west. It’s easy to find a reason not to go, but if it’s something you want to do figure out a way to make it happen. It is definitely worth it. When you get to be my age the knees and the back are not nearly as excited about carrying a bunch of weight, so do it while you can.
 
I'm in my 2nd year of my 30's , I've talked about doing this since I got close to a bull out there some years ago and tire kicking around while building my gear for it to get people to go.
 
Deltahuntr said:
That’s reassuring to hear the +\- $1000 trip was possible before the tag price increase. Considering the cost of tags, fewer hunters, etc $1500 sounds possible. We have most of the gear so it’s just the actual trip cost. Two full weeks is a stretch but I would imagine you need 10 days with driving time to make the trip worthwhile.
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Yeah it's tough to get a group of guys together that can go for 2 full weeks. We went out the week before season, rode ATV's, scouted, fished and then hunted the following week of rifle. It was an awesome trip I was able to go with both of my grandfathers, and several uncles and cousins. I can't wait until my sons are out of school and have the time to go out.
 
Swampdonkey47 said:
That is good to know about the flying , I travel with my work gear and they always rummage through it so it just has me wondering if they would with archery equipment and mess something up. I've done a trip to Colorado like that in an old van before that could barely do 75 downhill and made some great time .
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If I was flying with my bow I would put it in a good case and place a firearm in the case so I could put a real lock on it to keep ts a out of it. Check the airlines rules on it but you can lock any case with a firearm without a tsa lock. I would put everything I could in that case that I didn’t want them messing with. Denver airport will go through your gear and if you pack like I do where every inch of space is taken they may not put all your stuff back in the bag and definitely not where you originally had it. I carry on my optics.
You can freeze you own meat in a cooler with dry ice.
 
Ive done it three times to the White River Nat Forest. No need for an expensive rig there. Just park and walk in. Its about a six mile hike w/everything on your back but about as cheap as possible. I don't think that estimate is out of line. We ea. carried our own pup tent so no heavy tent for everyone. Carried dried soups etc. to cut down weight. You wont regret going.
 
The only reason I’m not jumping up and down to go is I have three points in Wyoming for elk deer and pronghorn. I really want to hunt caribou and if you don’t do that soon it probably wouldn’t ever happen because the herds keep declining in size. I also would like to take a Kodak island Sitka hunt and a float trip moose hunt is on my radar also. Plus it’s nice to take a week off and hunt at home every now and then too. Basically it doesn’t cost much to build points and I can’t go every year. Hopefully I will find that job that I can work 12:00-1:00 with an hour for lunch and six weeks vacation. I tried it once but the pay wasn’t good.
 
Scoutman said:
Might be guy who owned Parsons in town, he is a big elk hunter.

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Parsons just closed there doors after being in business forever. Could not compete with the online sales. My wife and mother in law will go through some withdrawal symptoms, but my credit card will be better off. HeHeHe.
 
Blacksmith said:
Ive done it three times to the White River Nat Forest. No need for an expensive rig there. Just park and walk in. Its about a six mile hike w/everything on your back but about as cheap as possible. I don't think that estimate is out of line. We ea. carried our own pup tent so no heavy tent for everyone. Carried dried soups etc. to cut down weight. You wont regret going.
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White River rules went up to the top one year and swam in Heart lake , middle of summer and snow still on the ground.
 
jbogg said:
Good stuff! I have not met Matt, but Shane and I swapped phone numbers a couple years ago. We were heading opposite directions on the trail so did not speak for long. I did not realize he was a sheep Hunter. I’m 55 now and trust me, everything hurts. If I don’t stay in shape year round there’s no way I could chase bears and hogs up in the Chattahoochee national Forest.
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Yea, fitness is a big part of elk hunting, most people dont take it serious enough. Hunting elk is easy, the fitness part comes in when one is dead. Better have some good buddies who like to suffer with you. A good tip for all, go the gutless method of cleaning a elk, no bones and no field dressing, saves time and weight. Easier to get home also. Dry ice will last for the 2 day drive home, done it every year since 05. To save gas, you might want to look at the front range, we drive 26hrs from Atlanta to the far NW corner of Co near Utah line.

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I am in the Army & moving to Washington state this summer & I would love to meet y'all out there & hump some ground & shoot some elk, muley, coyotes, or bear!! Sounds like an awesome idea & trip. Let me know
 
If you live there,lol. We have 650 acres not complaining except liberal run state, no future just ruin.

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If anyone is in the Intown Atlanta area, as part of my work out, every Friday, I put on my 60lb pack and hike the roads for 1.5 to 2 hours. I start at 5am. It’d be great to have company. I’m in Decatur.
 
So, when I was young , 20’s I wanted to take my dad out west hunting, but as with a lot of things I waited too late. Now my bucket list has a elk hunt in it at 60, two years away. So that means probably not next season but definitely the next. I am in Memphis area so most of you would be heading this way and if not coming through I could meet you, pb&j isnt Keto but I can have a cheat week for good reasons.
 
You should listen to Kifarucast. Aron Snyder KNOWS his backcountry hunting. The one podcast him and someone else said get out of your head that you will go to an OTC and DIY a 350 bull anytime soon. Not impossible, but not probable. He said, plan on shooting any elk and youll have a good time, plan on killing a giant in OTC and its a real pipe dream.

Im waiting one or two more years and then im starting in the west. I probably wont start on elk, that tag is expensive and I have a bass fishing addiction to feed too. Im looking at tags I can get with ease that everyone isnt beating the door down.
 
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