Champlain Islander

One thing for sure...I'll never forget our hunts together. I figure between the Newfoundland hunts and then the many years Colorado...my bucket is filled. I have enough memories to last a lifetime. That last bull elk was the best hunt in my whole life. Nothing could have been more exciting seeing as the whole herd was up close and personal and I could hear the bull coming up through the canyon thickets. Many thanks Rob.

Bocajnala

Cal, that article sounds familiar. Not sure if it's the one I read before or not. But would certainly be a fun way to spend some money.
-Jake

flags

I have half the slam: Stone sheep from BC. Not a very good mount (neck too skinny) but I was tight on funds and used a taxidermist that was cheap but not very good. Lesson learned on that. The whitetail is a PA buck and is the best buck I've taken there. 8 pt with an 18 inch spread.



Bighorn from CO



The goat is also from CO and the Auodad and blackbuck were taken free range outside Pearsall, TX on a buddy's place. The blesbok is from RSA.

Rob in VT

Cool sheep Flags. I like your Auodad mount. Would like to hunt them free range sometime also.

Rob in VT

Yes CI those were fun times. That last elk hunt was one to remember. We will need to get you back out to burn your deer points sometime!

moosemike

Jim Zumbo hunted deer in all 50 states.

Even Hawaii has some deer.

Rob in VT

I think Hawaii has Axis deer.

salukipv1

NA10, then I want to chase the NA29 or whatever is left/possible to hunt at that point, maybe the NA25? of course some animals I'm not crazed to chase at this point, but perhaps down the road, those will become more appealing to me.

I was fresh out of college when I read an article about apply for points now! I was 24? my first 2 states/hunts I applied for were

Montana Bighorn Sheep
Nevada Elk.

So I'd say those may be my top 2 dream hunts since I've in a sense been chasing them the longest, or they were my first inspiration, just knowing one day I'll draw those tags, especially the bighorn really excites me.

Other hunts that just get me excited are;

Sitka Blacktail in AK, DIY or self guided.... although probably outfitted...

All of the NA10, I want a Moose, a Caribou, a cougar would also be a dream hunt, pretty sure I have the mount already picked out! haha. but I know it's no slam dunk.

and of course I still need a nice ELK...

oh my god! I almost forgot the MUSK OX! I remember seeing learning about these as a kid, and saying one day I will hunt and get a musk ox!
It's wild to me so many of the big game mammals in NA that so many people don't even know exist! I guess that's because they're non hunters?

That's my semi short dream hunt list!

thanks for the topic!

salukipv1

Very Nice!

You could remount/stuff that neck if you really wanted to.

Sage of the Sage

Pretty much everything I'm interested in hunting is right out my back door here in Montana. I could see going to Alaska - either Alsaka Moose or a great big caribou.

I put in for mountain goat every year, to no avail. I suppose you could call that my bucket list hunt. Not that I'm really a hardcore trophey hunter at all, but I just think hunting goats up above timberline would be a very unique adventure.