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Jeremy7306 · 08-19-2018, 08:48 PM

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armadillophil · 08-20-2018, 09:26 AM

I have a question on elk meat care. I've read that you can use dry ice in cooler for travel but that will freeze meat. Is it ok to defrost later and process and then refreeze? I would like to get meat back to DFW and take to Cinnamon Creek Processing. Other option is to take to processor in New Mexico, they can do a 24 hour turn around but not sure of quality of work

Texans42 · 08-20-2018, 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by armadillophil

I have a question on elk meat care. I've read that you can use dry ice in cooler for travel but that will freeze meat. Is it ok to defrost later and process and then refreeze? I would like to get meat back to DFW and take to Cinnamon Creek Processing. Other option is to take to processor in New Mexico, they can do a 24 hour turn around but not sure of quality of work

Meat will be fine. Place a bag between meat and dry ice though. It will freezer burn it. Also note that cold goes down not up well so make sure dry ice is on top.

Cape wise be careful with dry ice.

TildenHunter · 08-20-2018, 10:16 AM

If anyone knows of someone on the fence about doing a last minute elk hunt, I know a guy with an extra 6A, New Mexico Archery Tag, unit wide. $4,900 + tax.

Thanks

armadillophil · 08-20-2018, 07:23 PM

So it is ok to freeze meat then take to processor to processed which will require it to be thawed and then refrozen???

El General · 08-20-2018, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by armadillophil

So it is ok to freeze meat then take to processor to processed which will require it to be thawed and then refrozen???

It’s not ideal, but if properly handled shouldn’t be a problem.

LWC · 08-22-2018, 02:54 PM

How many days til everyone hits the road headed west?
14 for me and I'm going a little stir crazy.

Texans42 · 08-22-2018, 02:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LWC

How many days til everyone hits the road headed west?
14 for me and I'm going a little stir crazy.

360 hrs 15 mins

Kokanee · 08-22-2018, 03:00 PM

Seven days, thirteen hours here...

makotex · 08-22-2018, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by LWC

How many days til everyone hits the road headed west?
14 for me and I'm going a little stir crazy.

25 long days away! I knew I should have decided to go early season

Puncher51 · 08-22-2018, 03:05 PM

3 weeks from today for my first elk hunt!

unclefish · 08-22-2018, 03:14 PM

7.5 long days.

Gclyde28 · 08-22-2018, 03:18 PM

16 days and 2 hours before we hit the road to CO. Days sure are going by a lot slower now that the countdown is on.

7sdad · 08-22-2018, 03:25 PM

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wytex · 08-22-2018, 03:46 PM

24 days for us. We have 11 days in Sept for archery hunting then move into rifle on the same tag. Best thing about most Wyoming tags , you get archery and rifle season to hunt.

Good luck to you guys going up soon. Travel safe.

jaker_cc · 08-22-2018, 03:52 PM

217 hours till my flight to Montana leaves. That's 9 days 1 hour

ladrones · 08-22-2018, 03:52 PM

My cow hunt is the week of thanksgiving. I’m ready to do some cool weather camping.

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MooseontheLoose · 08-22-2018, 07:41 PM

We leave for Colorado next week. I'm tired of prepping and waiting. Let's get the show on the road

Redraider · 08-22-2018, 08:34 PM

Around 20 days for me

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Neano · 08-22-2018, 09:26 PM

Leaving Sunday at noon! Can’t get here quick enough

Neano · 08-22-2018, 09:26 PM

Sorry, double post

El General · 08-23-2018, 07:15 AM

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quackadikt · 08-23-2018, 09:39 AM

8 days before my hunt starts. Hunting Labor Day weekend, back to work 3 1/2 days, back for the last week of the hunt.

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Bowhuntamistad · 08-23-2018, 12:24 PM

17 weeks-ish here.

Just checked the historical weather for my area this year.... in the same time frame the low was -29 and the high was 30, give or take a point or two

.

Coldest I've done before was -2.

Can't wait!

Texans42 · 08-23-2018, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Bowhuntamistad

17 weeks-ish here.

Just checked the historical weather for my area this year.... in the same time frame the low was -29 and the high was 30, give or take a point or two

.

Coldest I've done before was -2.

Can't wait!

Just an extra pair of wool socks

dustin_mud · 08-23-2018, 12:32 PM

7 days...

TD2000 · 08-23-2018, 08:59 PM

Stoked - first Elk hunt with hopes to not be my last

NM #9 land owner tag

Multiple water sources

Best wishes to all for a successful hunt

TD

TildenHunter · 08-23-2018, 09:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TD2000

Stoked - first Elk hunt with hopes to not be my last

NM #9 land owner tag

Multiple water sources

Best wishes to all for a successful hunt

TD

Who are you hunting with? If you don’t mind me asking

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unclefish · 08-23-2018, 09:10 PM

:-)

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TD2000 · 08-23-2018, 09:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TildenHunter

Who are you hunting with? If you don’t mind me asking

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Long time friends and family group

TildenHunter · 08-23-2018, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by TD2000

Long time friends and family group

Gotcha. I’m just headed to unit 9, landowner tags, hunting a larger ranch with a lot of water sources. Was curious if it may be same set up. Doesn’t sound like it though. Good luck.

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Dang_ol · 08-24-2018, 04:01 AM

leave in 7 days headed to Colorado. will sign the closing paperwork for house we are selling then heading out of town.

The Insurance Guy · 08-24-2018, 05:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Dang_ol

leave in 7 days headed to Colorado. will sign the closing paperwork for house we are selling then heading out of town.

Im leaving in 7 days also. What unit are you hunting?

TD2000 · 08-24-2018, 06:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TildenHunter

Gotcha. I’m just headed to unit 9, landowner tags, hunting a larger ranch with a lot of water sources. Was curious if it may be same set up. Doesn’t sound like it though. Good luck.

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Going 7 - 14

Let me know how first week goes

Best wishes for hunting success

TildenHunter · 08-24-2018, 06:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TD2000

Going 7 - 14

Let me know how first week goes

Best wishes for hunting success

I’m actually not going until 9/18. Please let me know how it goes. Thanks!

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ownels · 08-24-2018, 07:05 AM

54 Days for me to be in Colorado. It is rifle but I cant wait, this will be our third year in a row to go. It keeps getting better with new gear every year this year we got a new Davis wall tent to keep things comfortable.

TD2000 · 08-24-2018, 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by TildenHunter

I’m actually not going until 9/18. Please let me know how it goes. Thanks!

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Will post update on return

makotex · 08-24-2018, 09:20 AM

My little buddy is ready!

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jclaybennett · 08-24-2018, 09:51 AM

I'm going on my first elk hunt in September and am debating which rifle to use. It's between a Remington Sendero 7 mag (160 grain nosler partition) and a Sako .338 mag (haven't picked bullet yet).

Any suggestions?

LWC · 08-24-2018, 12:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jclaybennett

I'm going on my first elk hunt in September and am debating which rifle to use. It's between a Remington Sendero 7 mag (160 grain nosler partition) and a Sako .338 mag (haven't picked bullet yet).

Any suggestions?

Either rifle with a partition will be more than plenty of gun. I would take whichever you shoot better or are more comfortable with.

sotx · 08-24-2018, 01:29 PM

Leaving September 6th for Victor Colorado and I can hardly sleep at night.

wheelerje · 08-24-2018, 02:43 PM

Has anyone else seen a Bull with mistaken identity? Pretty sure this fella thinks he should taste like ground beef.

WRasco · 08-24-2018, 10:18 PM

Headed to Colorado in 7 days.

Bill · 08-25-2018, 09:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wheelerje

Has anyone else seen a Bull with mistaken identity? Pretty sure this fella thinks he should taste like ground beef.

He’s self-identifying as another species. Can’t shoot him now.

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simek · 08-25-2018, 09:15 AM

Headed for northern NM on 9/6. I'm not quite ready, but getting closer every day.

armadillophil · 08-25-2018, 09:40 AM

I have been hiking with my pack and want to know best way to deal with all the straps hanging down everywhere. Do you fold them over and tape together?

agwrestler · 08-25-2018, 09:58 AM

They sell rolls of Velcro band with one side hook and the other loop. Cut a piece as long as about 4X the width of the strap. Some straps might have a loop sewn in where this Velcro can be inserted. Either way roll up the strap and wrap the Velcro band around to attach to itself.

Exo calls them strap keepers: http://exomountaingear.com/shop/strap-keepers/

First search at Walmart came up with this where you could cut your own: https://www.walmart.com/ip/VELCRO-R-...Black/19535849

Big Ace · 08-25-2018, 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by armadillophil

I have been hiking with my pack and want to know best way to deal with all the straps hanging down everywhere. Do you fold them over and tape together?

Tape them if you need them, cut them if you don't.

SETXslayer · 08-25-2018, 11:39 AM

Leaving out for Lake George area in CO on Sep.6!

txhoghunter2 · 08-25-2018, 12:25 PM

14 days until I hit the road. Can’t wait!

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08-19-2018, 08:48 PM	#5151
Jeremy7306 Pope & Young Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Burleson,TX Hunt In: Public land	Tagged for later reading Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

08-20-2018, 09:26 AM	#5152
armadillophil Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Keller Hunt In: We The People FJB	I have a question on elk meat care. I've read that you can use dry ice in cooler for travel but that will freeze meat. Is it ok to defrost later and process and then refreeze? I would like to get meat back to DFW and take to Cinnamon Creek Processing. Other option is to take to processor in New Mexico, they can do a 24 hour turn around but not sure of quality of work

08-20-2018, 10:16 AM	#5154
TildenHunter Pope & Young Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Houston Hunt In: Tilden, Utopia & Matagorda Co.	If anyone knows of someone on the fence about doing a last minute elk hunt, I know a guy with an extra 6A, New Mexico Archery Tag, unit wide. $4,900 + tax. Thanks

08-20-2018, 07:23 PM	#5155
armadillophil Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Keller Hunt In: We The People FJB	So it is ok to freeze meat then take to processor to processed which will require it to be thawed and then refrozen???

08-22-2018, 02:54 PM	#5157
LWC Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2010	How many days til everyone hits the road headed west? 14 for me and I'm going a little stir crazy.

08-22-2018, 03:00 PM	#5159
Kokanee Eight Point Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Back in Texas!!! Hunt In: Colorado, Washington, Alberta, South Carolina	Seven days, thirteen hours here...

08-22-2018, 03:05 PM	#5161
Puncher51 Ten Point Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Merkel, Tx Hunt In: Mason, Callahan, and Stonewall Counties	3 weeks from today for my first elk hunt!

08-22-2018, 03:14 PM	#5162
unclefish Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Katy, TX Hunt In: Central TX, Elk in NM	7.5 long days.

08-22-2018, 03:18 PM	#5163
Gclyde28 Ten Point Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Austin, TX	16 days and 2 hours before we hit the road to CO. Days sure are going by a lot slower now that the countdown is on.

08-22-2018, 03:46 PM	#5165
wytex Ten Point Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Wyoming Hunt In: Wyoming , Texas, Colorado, Nebraska	24 days for us. We have 11 days in Sept for archery hunting then move into rifle on the same tag. Best thing about most Wyoming tags , you get archery and rifle season to hunt. Good luck to you guys going up soon. Travel safe.

08-22-2018, 03:52 PM	#5166
jaker_cc Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: San Antonio Hunt In: Bee County/ Out West	217 hours till my flight to Montana leaves. That's 9 days 1 hour

08-22-2018, 03:52 PM	#5167
ladrones Banned!!! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NM	My cow hunt is the week of thanksgiving. I’m ready to do some cool weather camping. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

08-22-2018, 07:41 PM	#5168
MooseontheLoose Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Antonio	We leave for Colorado next week. I'm tired of prepping and waiting. Let's get the show on the road

08-22-2018, 08:34 PM	#5169
Redraider Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Springtown, Tx Hunt In: Panhandle, Out of State	Around 20 days for me Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using Tapatalk

08-22-2018, 09:26 PM	#5170
Neano Ten Point Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Hutto Hunt In: Trickham and Granger Lake	Leaving Sunday at noon! Can’t get here quick enough

08-22-2018, 09:26 PM	#5171
Neano Ten Point Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Hutto Hunt In: Trickham and Granger Lake	Sorry, double post

08-23-2018, 07:15 AM	#5172
El General Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Houston Hunt In: Coke County	Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

08-23-2018, 09:39 AM	#5173
quackadikt Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Bandera Hunt In: Wherever I can	8 days before my hunt starts. Hunting Labor Day weekend, back to work 3 1/2 days, back for the last week of the hunt. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

08-23-2018, 12:24 PM	#5174
Bowhuntamistad Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Del Rio, Tx / Las Vegas, Nv :)	17 weeks-ish here. Just checked the historical weather for my area this year.... in the same time frame the low was -29 and the high was 30, give or take a point or two . Coldest I've done before was -2. Can't wait!

08-23-2018, 12:32 PM	#5176
dustin_mud Four Point Join Date: Feb 2018	7 days...

08-23-2018, 08:59 PM	#5177
TD2000 Ten Point Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Dallas Hunt In: Star TX	Stoked - first Elk hunt with hopes to not be my last NM #9 land owner tag Multiple water sources Best wishes to all for a successful hunt TD

08-23-2018, 09:10 PM	#5179
unclefish Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Katy, TX Hunt In: Central TX, Elk in NM	:-) Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G930A using Tapatalk

08-24-2018, 04:01 AM	#5182
Dang_ol Four Point Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: LaPorte Hunt In: Corrigan,TX, louisiana, colorado	leave in 7 days headed to Colorado. will sign the closing paperwork for house we are selling then heading out of town.

08-24-2018, 07:05 AM	#5186
ownels Six Point Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Beach City TX Hunt In: Menard County	54 Days for me to be in Colorado. It is rifle but I cant wait, this will be our third year in a row to go. It keeps getting better with new gear every year this year we got a new Davis wall tent to keep things comfortable.

08-24-2018, 09:20 AM	#5188
makotex Eight Point Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: La Vernia Tx Hunt In: TX & CO	My little buddy is ready! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

08-24-2018, 09:51 AM	#5189
jclaybennett Four Point Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Tomball Hunt In: Old Mexico, South Texas	I'm going on my first elk hunt in September and am debating which rifle to use. It's between a Remington Sendero 7 mag (160 grain nosler partition) and a Sako .338 mag (haven't picked bullet yet). Any suggestions?

08-24-2018, 01:29 PM	#5191
sotx Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Antonio, TX Hunt In: McMullen County	Leaving September 6th for Victor Colorado and I can hardly sleep at night.

08-24-2018, 10:18 PM	#5193
WRasco Ten Point Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Magnolia, TX Hunt In: TX NM & CO but open to suggestions	Headed to Colorado in 7 days.

08-25-2018, 09:15 AM	#5195
simek Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Spicewood, TX	Headed for northern NM on 9/6. I'm not quite ready, but getting closer every day.

08-25-2018, 09:40 AM	#5196
armadillophil Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Keller Hunt In: We The People FJB	I have been hiking with my pack and want to know best way to deal with all the straps hanging down everywhere. Do you fold them over and tape together?