Your 2017 Hunting Goals

[Auger]

Because I liked the thread so much last year (even though I didn't participate) and haven't seen one for this year, figured I'd start one.
My goals
-take my first black bear using my bow
-take my first moose
-through the use of trail cams this year pick a target white tail buck and only take him with my bow
-lastly not really a hunting specific goal but, spend as much time as I can in the great outdoors and learn even more about the area I hunt and the animals there

Personally I think my most attainable goal is the black bear in the spring. The reason I say that is because I'm hoping to start a new job/career this summer and due to that will have next to no time for hunting this fall. Maybe the odd weekend. So I may just have to 999 my moose draw. Time will tell.

What about everyone else?

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[Husty]

I finally got a Bull Elk last year. It was the first big game i took with a bow and arrow and could not be happier it scored 260 and took 4 years before i was even in a position to take a shot. I was lucky enough i connected and got that bull.

With that being said some of my friends are going to get into hunting this year and want me to show them the ropes. So here is my list.

1. Get a whitetail or mule deer with bow and arrow
2. Spend sometime with the Old Man getting a few deer, maybe a moose, and some pheasants
2. Teach friends how to hunt safely and following regulations - they want to head to zone 300 for elk hunting for there first hunt and i think they are in for a rude awakening
3. Have fun and laugh at friends when they screw up
4. Make sausage from whatever i get this year

[Bigwoodsman]

Mine are simple, spend more time a field hunting pheasants and upland birds with my dog!

BW

[calgarychef]

My goal is to convince my new employer to give me a bunch of time off

[catnthehat]

I'm just going to try and enjoy my time in the bush Hunting as much as I can while I still can
Cat

[elkhunter11]

I will apply for antlered moose with the intention of getting a friend a partner tag, and letting him harvest his first moose. I also hope to hunt pronghorn with two friends that have never hunted them. I intend to spend many days in the field with my dog hunting pheasant, sharptailed grouse, and Hungarian partridge.

[TBark]

Putting on the miles.
I walked 90-95 miles in fall 2015, 75-80 last year.
I want to push it back up to near 100 this year.

TBark

[wildwoods]

Originally Posted by TBark

Putting on the miles.
I walked 90-95 miles in fall 2015, 75-80 last year.
I want to push it back up to near 100 this year.

TBark

Man I had no idea you put that many miles on. What kind of boots?

[Wiz]

win the ministers special antlered mule deer licence.... oh and a nice Bull Elk. ... oh and to take a WT in the brush with my new Marlin 30-30.

[nube]

Kill a ram
Big deer
Get my kids a decent buck
Get my daughter a sheep
Maybe a moose
At least a dozen wolves
100+ coyotes
try and fill my quota and kill 6-8 bears for myself and maybe a bear or 2 for the kids

[roger]

killing deer is easy-peasy...hunting 'A' deer is not.

im at 12 year drought without a whitetail, so in theory somewhere out there exists a 200"++ monster whitetail that I 'caught and released' from years ago.

if you want to shoot a big deer dont shoot a little deer.
if you complain that there are no big bucks around then quit shooting the smaller 145-170" deer then, let them grow up. make tag soup.

[Okotokian]

I'm trimming my big game goals back to about as narrow as they have ever been. I think I'm up for a moose tag this year, so I'm going to put in for only that. I think I am going to 999 everything else. I might pick up a general white tail tag. That's about it. I found I was pulled too many ways last year with wanting to fish, waterfowl, upland, and big game hunt. I need to be more selective. Plus I might be retired during the 2018 season (haven't totally decided, but could) and would have lots of time to do more hunting then.

[reddeerhunter]

Pope and young black bear, a mule deer with character(kids in tow) rifle, and an archery elk that makes me smile, so character , big 5x5 or decent 300" 6 by 6 or better.
All would work, if not any one of em be great too. Gotta stop snowing to work on bears tho. Good luck all. Enjoy every minute, no pressure just good hunting/outdoors.

[Sooner]

Same as last year, get the kid(19 lol) his first and 2nd and 3rd game animals

Last season was a scout new areas kinda deal. Even with the late rains making the roads hellishly rutted, then freezing hellishly rutted, we found a decent Sept to Oct zone and a Nov zone. All crown land.

He just informed me he may want to try spring black bear. Well we can scout the one area right now and have a bear tag in his pocket too. Then do some spot and stalk. See what happens.

I'm will try for an under subscribed moose for my go to zone in Nov while building points on other draws. Mostly general tags for me.

[whitetail Junkie]

P11 bull moose....letting dad get the partner tag and the kill.

Whitetail....looking for a 5x7 from last fall....again hopefully dad.

Birds...40" pheasant(maybe) and some upland to get taxidermy done.

[The moose]

Elk elk elk...

[Benny86]

Dream animal is an enormous bull elk. But Im not picky just like to get out.

[58thecat]

Stay healthy, hunt ethical, enjoy the great outdoors for all its worth...might even fill the freezer but that is not why I hunt.

[2 Tollers]

Originally Posted by bigwoodsman

mine are simple, spend more time a field hunting pheasants and upland birds with my dog! Bw

^^^ this ^^^

[wildwoods]

Was pretty close last year. Here's mine this year:
Shoot my PB whitey buck. Was patient last year and came very close to a couple gooduns.
An archery bait bear this spring. Maybe a spot and stalk one too with the bow.
Strathcona archery moose
Mule buck can wait till next year. Will shoot a fat mule doe though.
Haven't decided on what sex elk yet. Can pull my cow but intrigued with the info I gleaned last year in the early season bulls. Gonna predict an elk down in one form or another.
Of course a few days on pheasant and waterfowl.
Coyote calling in winter- soooo much fun
Getting close with antelope and wainwright. Those can wait a couple few years.

See hugenuge drop Leroy Brown-the big ole chocolate that's currently ripping up our bait site. Can't wait

[hayseed]

Well... Been two years since my Pops passed.... We did a hunting tent camp every year..
Last year wasn't into it all...
Today is his birthday, I am going to shake these cobwebs I have been carrying on my shoulders off, and make something happen for sure.

Won't have much for draws, but make a deer camp, and hunt some big whiteys...

[guywiththemule]

Book ram for me. Legal ram for my son-in-law.

[Prairiewolf]

1. 20+ days in the field
2. Over the counter bull elk
3. Hunt with buddy to see if he can get #1 too
4. Over the counter whitetail buck

[alpineguy]

Provided I am successful with my antlered moose draw I'm taking the horses and heading as far back into the wilderness as I can and try to bring back a trophy quality bull.
Been thinking about this for a couple years and have everything lined up provided I get the draw I want.
Other than that I will do the annual elk hunt for no other reason than it's just a really great time and experience every year.

Good luck everyone for the coming season.

[JTRED]

My goal is the same as last year, a decent mature mule deer killed on one of my backpack hunts. I try to get in a couple or three backpacking hunts every year up to one of the small alpine lakes not far from home here in the Kootenays. We fish for cutthroat, we hike the ridges, glass, still hunt the timber, amble along the treeline, it's spectacular. Now I want to kill a nice buck and have tenderloins marinaded in scotch over the coals of our campfire.
And to get my daughter who likes to hunt her first deer.

[pchunter]

My goal for this year is to take my first trad bow big game animal. For now a mule doe would be ok but I really want an elk with the trad bow, will see if I can pull it off. If not an elk with the compound will be the goal as usual.

[Smokinyotes]

Ive been 999'ing my antlered mule deer so my son and wife can go on a family mule deer hunt. Im not sure where we will apply yet so feel free to send gps coordinates of bucks over 180.

[Viking Caliber]

Got a snowshoe hare on my first hunt.

my goal this year is to either get a white tail deer with my Mosin nagant 91/30 or maybe even let the white deer go this year and focus on something smaller like a grouse or another hare. depends how I feel in the fall.

2. Replace my aging vehicle for the one I want.

3. should be number one on my list, as much bush time as I can.

4. Military surplus rifle to add to my collection

[Scott N]

I'd like to shoot my first moose.

[Canadasnowman]

Well, first getting our success on Draws. Anything like a sheep goat, elk or moose would be a huge bonus.

Helping my daughters score their first deer, helping my wife harvest a deer again, Taking pops to Sask for another goose hunt, getting my bro a good WT buck, getting myself a biggy WT buck.
Hammering the hell out of local ducks and geese all season long. Besides all this, if any of it happens it's a successful year.
Good luck to all.

Csm