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 What hunts do you have planned for 25-26?
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01/09/25 06:59 PM
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Anything special? im scratching a bucket list for a nilgai in a couple weeks. Already thinking about the Fall.
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Re: What hunts do you have planned for 25-26?
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01/09/25 07:04 PM
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BOBO the Clown
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Feb NM-aoudad
Sept CO -elk
Dec Mexico -sheep/mule deer
So far, will see how draws go to add
Bottom line, never trust a man whose uncle was eaten by cannibals.-Sen Joni Ernst
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Re: What hunts do you have planned for 25-26?
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01/09/25 07:32 PM
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Possible WT in KS this fall
Midnight Urial ram hunt
Ibex ram
Distance is not the issue, but the winds can make it interesting!
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Re: What hunts do you have planned for 25-26?
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01/09/25 07:37 PM
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kwrhuntinglab
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Pheasant in KS -Nov
Goose/Crane in Lubbock - Dec
plus a few deer hunts and axis hunts.
Time is not wasted if you spend it with the ones you love.
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Re: What hunts do you have planned for 25-26?
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01/09/25 07:42 PM
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Hopefully (because this season has taught me about how plans can go) some bird and/or squirrel hunting here and in NM before season's out, California blacktail in July and axis sometime in the summer. Will put in for elk in CO and possibly NM as well as moose in ME. Not likely to draw though.
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Re: What hunts do you have planned for 25-26?
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01/09/25 08:55 PM
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Don't have a hunt one booked yet for 2025.
Have some good points in Wyoming for Deer and Antelope so I may burn those up to try and draw.
Probably will go shoot some Pheasant, Chukar and Quail on a preserve in the next month
For it is not the quarry that we truly seek, but the adventure.
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Re: What hunts do you have planned for 25-26?
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01/09/25 09:00 PM
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Coues deer later this month. Maybe Tropic Star next year if the stars align.
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Re: What hunts do you have planned for 25-26?
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01/09/25 09:09 PM
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Zip, zero, nada. I have some WY elk points; 'young friend is supposed to be arranging a hunt with an outfitter, but I don't know if we're still on that plan. I buy a point each year when he tells me to.
I'm still looking for that dream mule deer lease!
...and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. Gen. 1:28
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Re: What hunts do you have planned for 25-26?
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01/09/25 09:19 PM
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taking my son on his first out of state hunt this fall - antelope in WY for both of us
in addition to all the regular stuff...
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Re: What hunts do you have planned for 25-26?
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01/10/25 01:13 AM
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Also going to scratch a bucket list item for an alligator in September
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Re: What hunts do you have planned for 25-26?
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01/10/25 03:13 AM
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Nothing planned. I need to start bird hunting again. Maybe I’ll look in to that.
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Re: What hunts do you have planned for 25-26?
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01/10/25 03:38 AM
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The usual OTC elk hunt in CO, and whatever tags I can draw in NM, which will be nothing.
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Re: What hunts do you have planned for 25-26?
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01/10/25 04:13 AM
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It finally got cold enough here to kick off trapping and varmint calling time. If it wasn’t raining I’d be doing it right now.
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Re: What hunts do you have planned for 25-26?
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01/10/25 02:10 PM
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BOBO the Clown
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The usual OTC elk hunt in CO, and whatever tags I can draw in NM, which will be nothing. I can’t draw a NM elk tag to save my life but have drawn 2/3 of the sheep tags… out of NR pool none the less. Keep the faith
Bottom line, never trust a man whose uncle was eaten by cannibals.-Sen Joni Ernst
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Re: What hunts do you have planned for 25-26?
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01/10/25 02:21 PM
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The usual OTC elk hunt in CO, and whatever tags I can draw in NM, which will be nothing. I can’t draw a NM elk tag to save my life but have drawn 2/3 of the sheep tags… out of NR pool none the less. Keep the faith That’s impressive. I keep putting in. One of these days.
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Re: What hunts do you have planned for 25-26?
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01/10/25 03:30 PM
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25-26' is going to be a planning year for me. Headed to two conventions to look for hunt opportunities, none of which I expect will have openings til 27-29' for what I am after. So....I'll be playing the "tag....you're not it" game along with the rest of you and have OTC in Colorado as my back up when it all goes to  like it typically does.
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Re: What hunts do you have planned for 25-26?
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01/10/25 05:59 PM
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Have some Wyoming pronghorn points, but will most likely just buy another this year. Too many irons in the fire to take a week off to hunt there this year. Hoping next year will be a little slower so we can go. It’s my favorite hunt. Will do my usual Oklahoma muzzleloader camp this year.
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Re: What hunts do you have planned for 25-26?
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01/10/25 06:48 PM
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In 2025, the She-Wolf and I will be celebrating the 30th anniversary of our first African trip by making a trip back to Zimbabwe to hunt the Humani Ranch (the keystone of the Save Valley Conservancy project) with Guy Whittall. I'm looking to do a "trophy hunt in reverse": I'm looking for an OLD soldier of a buffalo bull...smooth bosses, broken horns...a real "scrum cap" of a dagga boy. With my luck, we'll stumble upon a 50" behemoth while doing so. That'll test my resolve! Kudu, eland, nyala and impala (and likely others) will be targets of opportunity.
Possibly the best part of this trip is that we'll be accompanied by another couple who (while very experienced hunters) haven't seen Africa before...so we'll get to experience another "first safari" through their eyes!
![[Linked Image]](https://i.imgur.com/1UPfnkOt.jpg) "I always take care to fire into the nearest hillside and, lacking that, into darkness". - the late Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
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Re: What hunts do you have planned for 25-26?
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01/10/25 08:41 PM
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Sneaky
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In 2025, the She-Wolf and I will be celebrating the 30th anniversary of our first African trip by making a trip back to Zimbabwe to hunt the Humani Ranch (the keystone of the Save Valley Conservancy project) with Guy Whittall. I'm looking to do a "trophy hunt in reverse": I'm looking for an OLD soldier of a buffalo bull...smooth bosses, broken horns...a real "scrum cap" of a dagga boy. With my luck, we'll stumble upon a 50" behemoth while doing so. That'll test my resolve! Kudu, eland, nyala and impala (and likely others) will be targets of opportunity.
Possibly the best part of this trip is that we'll be accompanied by another couple who (while very experienced hunters) haven't seen Africa before...so we'll get to experience another "first safari" through their eyes!
Now that’s a trip.
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Re: What hunts do you have planned for 25-26?
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01/10/25 10:36 PM
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angus1956
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For now Wyoming cow elk in November, we should draw fingers crossed.
Deer, turkey & squirrels on the place.
Have 50th high school reunion in October that should be interesting.
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Re: What hunts do you have planned for 25-26?
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01/10/25 10:51 PM
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Just my annual hog hunt in March.
and local deer every day I can get out from September to March.
"If your plan is for one year, plant rice.
If your plan is for ten years, plant trees.
If your plan is for one hundred years, educate children."
-- Confucius
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Re: What hunts do you have planned for 25-26?
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01/11/25 12:22 AM
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83mvp
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Plains game in South Africa in July of '26. Plan to talk to the outfitter and PH at the SCI convention in Nashville in a couple of weeks and firm up some details. This will be my first trip to Africa.
Last edited by 83mvp; 01/11/25 12:22 AM.
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Re: What hunts do you have planned for 25-26?
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01/11/25 03:23 PM
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Just added a fishing trip to Manitoba in August.
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Re: What hunts do you have planned for 25-26?
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01/12/25 04:46 AM
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Archery elk September in MT provided we draw. Statistically, this should be the year.
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Re: What hunts do you have planned for 25-26?
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01/13/25 04:48 PM
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Always ready 2 hunt
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Planning year for me as well... return trip to Africa '27 and building Elk points. Will make many trips to WT lease and hogs until next season. Probably make a spring turkey hunt which really is a fill the feeders trip.
May do some Cabo fishing on one of our trips down this year when we are taking friends.
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Re: What hunts do you have planned for 25-26?
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01/13/25 05:46 PM
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Taking my Dad on his first hunt in thirty years on the 24th. Couldn't be more excited. 
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Re: What hunts do you have planned for 25-26?
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01/13/25 06:41 PM
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Thought I was going to go to Wyoming for mule deer but my buddy said P&W are cutting there number of vouchers 😡 . So I will be looking for a TX mule deer hunt for 2025 plus my normal hill country Wt hunts & multiple dove hunts both central and south zones
Last edited by deerslayer64d; 01/13/25 06:42 PM.
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Re: What hunts do you have planned for 25-26?
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01/16/25 01:48 AM
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My bucket is full, already done all the hunts I cared about. My last hunting goal is to make my ranch the best I can. That being said, I wouldn't mind another good Mule deer hunt, just hard to find a decent outfitter with the kind of MD I'm looking for.
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Re: What hunts do you have planned for 25-26?
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01/16/25 01:57 AM
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My bucket is full, already done all the hunts I cared about. My last hunting goal is to make my ranch the best I can. That being said, I wouldn't mind another good Mule deer hunt, just hard to find a decent outfitter with the kind of MD I'm looking for. Ditto and ditto. 'Would love to find a long-term mule deer lease, but, I doubt it's in the cards.
...and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. Gen. 1:28
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Re: What hunts do you have planned for 25-26?
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01/16/25 02:41 AM
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Antelope, mule deer, elk, and maybe bighorn if I hit the lotto. Hopefully a Texas public land hunt too. Would love to go back to the devils river sna.
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Re: What hunts do you have planned for 25-26?
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01/16/25 03:04 AM
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Will draw pronghorn archery in CO. Should pick up an elk tag of some type but wont be in the draw, likely leftover or OTC, Mule deer if I can pull a leftover. Will spend a week or two at the TX lease in December. 24-25 was a big hunt year with two out of state trips. I'll put in for New Mexico deer and elk but having drew last year, don't count on drawing (or ever drawing) but can't draw if you don't apply and it did happen for me last year...
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Re: What hunts do you have planned for 25-26?
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01/16/25 02:31 PM
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In order: Quail, Turkey, Dove, Whitetail, Mule Deer. Hogs and coyotes continuously.
An unethical shot is one you take, that you know you shouldn't.
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Re: What hunts do you have planned for 25-26?
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01/16/25 10:19 PM
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