Well if you ever wondered if heading over to Salt Lake City was worth the time / money, I say YES. Took the wife and we had a great weekend.
What an awesome experience that gets your hunting battery to 100% real quick. Lot of great people and products. Definitely recommend trying to go on Thursday or Friday, Saturday is balls to the wall in the Salt Palace!
Got super lucky and drew one the 200 expo tags. Odds ended up being 1 in 670.
Full disclosure, it's Buck Pronghorn Archery, but I don't care! What an awesome opportunity in what looks like beautiful country!
I do have a question for the forum, if anyone has any recommendations on cellular trail cams and ground blinds, I would be grateful for your opinion.
And if you live anywhere near Port Orchard, I would gladly buy you a burger / beer if you have any insight on archery pronghorn or hunting in Central Utah.
I plan on making 2 scouting trips before the opener on August 15, and arriving a few days early to finalize opening day plans. I do have to get back to Washington for fall football practice pretty soon after the opener, so I'm trying to stack the odds in my favor for an early opportunity!
Good luck to everyone in the draws this season!
Hope to see you guys at the WAWSF Banquet next weekend!
Thanks Hunt Washington Forum