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Title: The BOB
Post by: tonymoe on February 19, 2014, 05:47:00 PM
Heading to the BOB elk/deer combo archery. 16 miles deep on horse back!!! Can't wait. My partner and I have been talking more about the grizzleys then elk????????? Hahahaha
Title: Re: The BOB
Post by: vandeman17 on February 19, 2014, 05:50:31 PM
DIY or with an outfitter? We went in 28 miles a few years ago. It's some amazing country!
Title: Re: The BOB
Post by: tonymoe on February 19, 2014, 05:53:54 PM
DIY or with an outfitter? We went in 28 miles a few years ago. It's some amazing country!

Both? All my gear, basically a taxi ride from an outfitter, he drops us off says good bye until we "hopfully" call and say "come get some meat bro"
Title: Re: The BOB
Post by: vandeman17 on February 19, 2014, 08:18:51 PM
Drop camp. Very cool! Good luck and take lots of pictures
Title: Re: The BOB
Post by: LittleJohn on March 30, 2014, 01:25:27 AM
my BOB bull. SOOOOOOOOO much fun. Feel free to pm me if you have any questions. I have been hunting/guiding in there the last 5 seasons. :) :)
Title: Re: The BOB
Post by: puyallupaul on March 30, 2014, 06:37:04 AM
God's Country. My 2012 bull. We we in 24 miles. Didn't see any bears.
Title: Re: The BOB
Post by: Forks on March 30, 2014, 08:21:42 AM
Puyallupaul, was this a guided or self guided trip? Regardless, congrats on a beauty!
Title: Re: The BOB
Post by: irishevox on March 30, 2014, 08:29:14 AM
Wow great bull!!!!
Title: Re: The BOB
Post by: pd on March 30, 2014, 09:29:39 AM
my BOB bull. SOOOOOOOOO much fun. Feel free to pm me if you have any questions. I have been hunting/guiding in there the last 5 seasons. :) :)

Little John, is that even real?  Holy Smokes, that is a monster rack.  Congratulations to you. :tup:
Title: Re: The BOB
Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on March 30, 2014, 10:13:25 AM
Looks fun! Hopefully 16 miles is far enough?  :dunno:
Title: Re: The BOB
Post by: LittleJohn on March 30, 2014, 02:01:14 PM
Have had zero issues with grid back there. I have seen 6 or 7 griz in the last few years. Never had an issue at all. Most are a long way off while glassing. The few I have seen close run like heck to get away.

This guy was 800 yds through the spotter. Saw him 3 or 4 times on the same ridge last year.
Title: Re: The BOB
Post by: bowhuntersd on April 06, 2014, 07:30:02 AM
Good luck, Start training. You'll need to be in shape if your not going with a guide.  :tup:
Title: Re: The BOB
Post by: gallion_t on April 06, 2014, 08:48:20 AM
Which outfitter are you going with? That is one of my dream hunts. Im hoping to save enough coin to be able to take my Dad before he cant hunt any longer.
Title: Re: The BOB
Post by: Stein on June 05, 2014, 02:28:09 PM
Last time I hiked in there I almost got mowed over by a horse ripping down the trail at a pretty good gallop.  Two days later met with a guy on foot headed the opposite direction and he asked me if I had seen a loose horse.
Title: Re: The BOB
Post by: Skyvalhunter on June 06, 2014, 05:33:02 AM
From what I understand Paul shot one of the largest bulls his guide (Mills I believe) has ever seen there.
Title: Re: The BOB
Post by: tonymoe on June 08, 2014, 09:35:54 PM
My partner and I are going through sun canyon lodge out of Augusta, mt. It's just a taxi ride. All our gear and josh is dropping us off. Those bulls are beauties! Honestly, this could be something we do every year, so I'm hoping to see the animals more then anything. Yea, i hope we stick something, but 15-20 miles deep in an area that we've never been is gonna be tough! We are both committed and ready to roll tomorrow if we had to.
Title: Re: The BOB
Post by: JPhelps on June 08, 2014, 09:46:22 PM
Gotta love the BOB!!!  I'm ready to go back.

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Title: Re: The BOB
Post by: JPhelps on June 08, 2014, 09:48:21 PM
We only saw 2 sets of Grizzly tracks over the 10 day hunt.
Title: Re: The BOB
Post by: wackum on June 10, 2014, 05:51:53 PM
My partner and I are going through sun canyon lodge out of Augusta, mt. It's just a taxi ride. All our gear and josh is dropping us off. Those bulls are beauties! Honestly, this could be something we do every year, so I'm hoping to see the animals more then anything. Yea, i hope we stick something, but 15-20 miles deep in an area that we've never been is gonna be tough! We are both committed and ready to roll tomorrow if we had to.
Josh runs a great outfit, I hunted with them last year. We saw one fresh set of grizzly tracks in six days. The Bob is an amazing place.
Title: Re: The BOB
Post by: pd on June 10, 2014, 07:20:34 PM

Gotta love the BOB!!!  I'm ready to go back.

(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi57.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fg221%2Fbigsmooth35%2FJason2jpg_zps7c24dc8f.jpg&hash=540e342b4e2a005c6981897230aa85429af01a10) (http://s57.photobucket.com/user/bigsmooth35/media/Jason2jpg_zps7c24dc8f.jpg.html)


Show off! 
Title: Re: The BOB
Post by: irishevox on June 11, 2014, 07:16:20 AM

Gotta love the BOB!!!  I'm ready to go back.

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Show off!


Wow really nice
Title: Re: The BOB
Post by: darren on June 11, 2014, 11:14:13 AM
I'll bite ... is The BOB the Bob Marshall Wilderness in Montana?
Title: Re: The BOB
Post by: vandeman17 on June 11, 2014, 11:18:08 AM
I'll bite ... is The BOB the Bob Marshall Wilderness in Montana?

Yes sir  :tup:
Title: Re: The BOB
Post by: jstone on June 11, 2014, 11:23:39 AM
My boss went in the BOB 2 years ago slim pickens only saw a few elk and not any bucks to shoot. They rode in like 24 miles or so? not sure what outfitter he used. Is there better areas than others? I dont want to spend lots a money and not atleast see animals,
Title: Re: The BOB
Post by: vandeman17 on June 11, 2014, 11:24:57 AM
My boss went in the BOB 2 years ago slim pickens only saw a few elk and not any bucks to shoot. They rode in like 24 miles or so? not sure what outfitter he used. Is there better areas than others? I dont want to spend lots a money and not atleast see animals,

We had a similar experience but we know the animals were there. We ended up going during a full moon and the weather was very very warm without a cloud in the sky almost all week.
Title: Re: The BOB
Post by: Stein on June 11, 2014, 11:31:04 AM
Elk are somewhat sparse in the Bob relatively speaking, there are many places in MT that have much, much higher densities (elk & people).  The wilderness is a place where you go to have a different experience than driving the roads in the Little Belts.
Title: Re: The BOB
Post by: darren on June 11, 2014, 12:15:06 PM
I'll bite ... is The BOB the Bob Marshall Wilderness in Montana?

Yes sir  :tup:

Very cool 8) Place looks amazing. Them bulls are monsters. Were they good eating?
Title: Re: The BOB
Post by: Skyvalhunter on June 11, 2014, 12:22:56 PM
Elk are somewhat sparse in the Bob relatively speaking, there are many places in MT that have much, much higher densities (elk & people).  The wilderness is a place where you go to have a different experience than driving the roads in the Little Belts.

 I happen to hunt the Little Belts and there are MANY places to hunt where you are away from the road.
Title: Re: The BOB
Post by: JPhelps on June 11, 2014, 12:33:19 PM
The elk hunting was Good, but you had to work for it. There were a couple bulls in every basin.

The deer hunting was REALLY good and we were there on a bad year (weather and feed).
Title: Re: The BOB
Post by: Forks on June 11, 2014, 04:05:44 PM
From what I understand Paul shot one of the largest bulls his guide (Mills I believe) has ever seen there.
I was thinking that was the bull taken with R. Mills.
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