Whats After Deer?

[Stimp]

I've been hunting for quite a while now. Bird, Duck , Goose, Squirrel, Deer, etc.. All except turkey... But what do you recommend as the next big game to go after from deer. I am wanting to plan a hunting trip with my brother but don't want to dive in over our heads. Whats a good step up from deer?

Carabou?
Black Bear?
???

 

[MoparMan]

Id rather use my bow than anything else but in a couple of these that may be ruled out.
Boar
Elk
Mule Deer
Pronghorn

Id put bear on here but i dont like the way they are hunted. Right over a food plot is not hunting unless you really really need the meat.

 

[DHolder]

I've heard, Tennesee has some wild pig hunting. I've never looked into it too deep, but that might be fun. Plus you get bacon, to wrap around those backstraps!

 

[buckhunterbb]

Big Horn Sheep,Elk.

 

[SmileDocHill]

ray...a drop of golden sun. (Finally, I can contribute something to this site. Hope that helps, I hate it when I get a show tune stuck in my head like that and can't remember what comes next.)

 

[clt46910]

Wild hogs in the south, or Mule Deer west of here. Maybe a black bear hunt in Michigan or Wisconsin.

You going to do it yourself or use a hunting outfit?

 

[hountzmj]

I'd say wild hogs. I haven't done it but I hear they are a blast to hunt and a challenge too.

Maybe an Elk also. That's certainly on my list.

 

[redneckmedic]

Hogs will be here in such great numbers there will be no challenge or fun in about 3-5 yrs. I hunted them (actually disposed of during deer season) as a kid in Texas.

Go out west, north west and do elk, bison, big horn, bear.

But only after you take a trophy buck with a bow.

Shooting an animal at 400 yards won't compare to spearing one from 20!

 

[Jack Ryan]

I've been hunting for quite a while now. Bird, Duck , Goose, Squirrel, Deer, etc.. All except turkey... But what do you recommend as the next big game to go after from deer. I am wanting to plan a hunting trip with my brother but don't want to dive in over our heads. Whats a good step up from deer?

Carabou?
Black Bear?
???

Grizzly

 

[Slab]

skip the big game and check out prairie dogging!!!! tons of rounds and harder to hit than you think. It will increase your accuracy with every other type of game.

 

[ATM]

skip the big game and check out prairie dogging!!!!

This happens to me sometimes when I'm trying to find a restroom.

 

[erik7941]

Elk, Mule deer, out west would be a good step up. I don't know the name of it, but there's a game preserve in southern Illinois that has wild boar and dall sheep you can hunt.

 

[FordMan08]

Go up to Ted Nugents ranch and kill a zebra.

 

[huntall50]

Redneck made a good point. The thrill is in the hunt, so bow and muzzleloders for one shot kills. There are reasonable places and guides for mule deer, pronghorn and elk in northwest Colorado and probably some of the easier tags to get. I have done 3 trips ranging from $1,000 to $1,500.

 

[VanillaThunder]

ray...a drop of golden sun. (Finally, I can contribute something to this site. Hope that helps, I hate it when I get a show tune stuck in my head like that and can't remember what comes next.)

repped.

 

[VanillaThunder]

i would check out an elk hunt... amazing eating, and there's a ton of it!

 

[Mrmonte]

Stimp, how are you hunting these deer? If your looking for more of a challenge, try a traditional style ML or archery if you havent already. You said you havent been turkey hunting yet, right? Here is your Mr Obvious answer. Turkey hunting!!!

 

[Tin Cup]

I can't believe someone has not said aliens yet. Who wouldn't want a little green space man on their wall. haha
Serious note; I always thought it would be fun to blast a bunch of prairie dogs.

 

[Stimp]

LOL.. Thanks for all the help guys..

 

[Stimp]

Yes I bow hunt already. And I know turkey is on the list but just looking towards the future. And there isn't a big turkey population where I'm located.

Stimp, how are you hunting these deer? If your looking for more of a challenge, try a traditional style ML or archery if you havent already. You said you havent been turkey hunting yet, right? Here is your Mr Obvious answer. Turkey hunting!!!