What’s your hunting bucket list

[Milo]

Headed to Hawaii in May to hunt Vancouver Bull and maybe Black Hawaiian as well.

Who with in Hawaii? It's been on my list (maybe not bucket level) for a while.

 

[NDWoods]

I have hunted several times already with Nahele Outfitters and going with him again.

Mike Vitousek is the owners name.

 

[Milo]

Good luck in Hawaii. Love to see how you do.

 

[spotnspook]

Bighorn (never gonna happen)
Bull elephant (maybe soon budget constraints)
Spear a nice yellowfin tuna (getting fatter and older every day)
solid typical representative muley (try every year I can, refuse to pay or leave home unit, hasn’t happened yet)

 

[375Ruger416]

I have low expectations and high hopes. First moose in 2023, first African safari in 2024, and looking forward to taking my family to Namibia in 2026 and getting my boys excited about hunting and passing it on to the next generation. They have been shadowing me deer hunting for the past couple of years and were with me when I helped their cousin get a whitetail last year at 13 years old.

I love any opportunity to be in the outdoors appreciating God’s creation. I’m up for any sustainable fishing or hunting that fits my budget and free time especially when it aids conservation and benefits the local communities.

I didn’t start big game hunting until I was in my 30’s and am grateful for every opportunity I get.

 

[375Ruger416]

As far as specific plans:

Whitetail hunting every fall here at home, moose, elk, pronghorn and mule deer as draws allow

Elk hunt in BC Oct 2025

Plains game in Namibia 2026

First Cape Buffalo hunt in 2027

Continue to look and take opportunities as they come.

 

[Kudu2024]

One of the prior threads about the hunting the Big 5 had me thinking hunting goals and bucket list hunts. I’d like to complete my dangerous 7 by the age of 50 and spend my 50th in Africa with my family hunting that last specie. Probably rhino, currently 3 of 7 complete. If another hunt doesn’t derail plans, figuring 2 species per safari, lord willing this should be relatively readily accomplished.

What else is on the list? What else are true bucket list hunts?

For me water buffalo and banteng in Australia, a Marco Polo ram and mid Asian ibex, and a Lord Derby Eland.

I’d like to make it back to Alaska for a big brown bear and Kamchatka Peninsula for a moose.

I’ll continue to hunt mid west whitetails and sprinkle in a few hunts in the states.

What do your hunting dreams look like?

Well mine right now is to finish the 4 Spiral in Africa. I have the Kudu and Nyala. Hopefully in May I will have the Bushbuck and Eland. Then going for the Tiny 10. AND..... of course whatever comes in between LOL.

Addicted to Africa with a GREAT outfitter. CJ Safaris

 

[DLSJR]

Well mine right now is to finish the 4 Spiral in Africa. I have the Kudu and Nyala. Hopefully in May I will have the Bushbuck and Eland. Then going for the Tiny 10. AND..... of course whatever comes in between LOL.

Addicted to Africa with a GREAT outfitter. CJ Safaris

What about the other five major spiral horns? There may only be four spiral horn species in South Africa, but there are Nine major spiral horns across Africa. Even more if you count all the bush bucks and eland variants.

 

[Certus]

Cape buff
Forest buff
Forest elephant
Bongo
Mountain Lion.

 

[Kevin Peacocke]

On the less exotic side
Kudu
Gemsbok
Springbok
Crocodile

On the exotic side
Western buffalo
Bongo

 

[Kudu2024]

What about the other five major spiral horns? There may only be four spiral horn species in South Africa, but there are Nine major spiral horns across Africa. Even more if you count all the bush bucks and eland variants.

Well I’ve only been to SA once. Going back so right know it’s just the 4. But this deal is addicting. !!!!

 

[rigbymauser]

Buffalo.

 

[Muskox]

I used to have a list guy, or be a list guy. Then I started shooting more animals in more areas all over the world and my list got to be quite a bit smaller. Because I just want to hunt the same 20-30 things over and over.

Here are some hunts I don't care if I ever go on again, as well as some thoughts on hunts I just don't care about.

1. Big European driven hunts. I think I am done with this. They are very painfully boring for the price tag and time involved. I have yet to kill anything on a drive hunt, and maybe if I was killing stuff every time I would be happier about it.

2. Over-subscribed public hunts. I did a deer hunt in 34 in New Mexico, probably saw 200-300 trucks in the field and an absolute mountain of dudes in orange. This was a draw hunt. Went during the weekday and it might have helped. Could have killed a couple of bucks, but I never had a safe shot with all those folks in the woods.

3. Serious put and take hunts. Been tricked a couple of times before, not my thing. Hard to figure out how much land a guy has and how big each pasture is. But this isnt' for me. Free range is first choice, but not always available.

4. Hunts where public intrusion is a problem from day hikers. I did a hunt in Slovenia last year on a Saturday and Sunday and it was a train wreck. Every stalk on chamois was blown by hikers. The outfitter could have booked me on the weekday. Would have been fine.

5. Specific hunts for a hardly noticeably different color variant of sub-species. I wouldn't pursue a hunt in Zambia for a the Elipsis Waterbuck or in Spain for pyrenean chamois, unless I was already going there.

6. In that fold, any interest in a Weatherby award is greatly overshadowed by my interest in only going on good hunts with good people, in good country.

I listened to a podcast recently by the guy that own WTA talking about his Weatherby pursuit and the amount of uncomfortable situations you have to get in to chasing a Weatherby or Conklin award. I don't think it is for me.

 

[DieJager]

One of my dreams was hunting for blackbuck, hog deer, Nilgai etc in Pakistan. Well asked around. Still possible but sadly they will not be exportable.

Such a shame would have loved to hunt blackbuck, Nilgai in their natural habitat and range. Maybe in the future they will give export permits. Weird that you can export Markhor but no hog deer or blackbuck.

 

[Philip Glass]

One of the prior threads about the hunting the Big 5 had me thinking hunting goals and bucket list hunts. I’d like to complete my dangerous 7 by the age of 50 and spend my 50th in Africa with my family hunting that last specie. Probably rhino, currently 3 of 7 complete. If another hunt doesn’t derail plans, figuring 2 species per safari, lord willing this should be relatively readily accomplished.

What else is on the list? What else are true bucket list hunts?

For me water buffalo and banteng in Australia, a Marco Polo ram and mid Asian ibex, and a Lord Derby Eland.

I’d like to make it back to Alaska for a big brown bear and Kamchatka Peninsula for a moose.

I’ll continue to hunt mid west whitetails and sprinkle in a few hunts in the states.

What do your hunting dreams look like?

Sheep and ibex

 

[Muskox]

I just want to hunt more. Last year was my first year going hard in a very long time.

2025 I have plans for Slovenia 3 times *roe in May, fallow and chamois in September, and chamois again in November, Germany 3 " roe in May, red deer in October, and driven hunts in December".

2024 Austria, Slovenia, Hungary and Germany killed 5 big game animals and a black grouse
2023 was no hunting because we moved internationally and I drew nothing in the draws.
2022 I did a pronghorn hunt in Wyoming.
2021 I hunted Coues deer in New Mexico unsuccessfully and javelina in New Mexico with the same result.
2020 I took a nice Aoudad ram on a free range ranch near Fort Stockton.
2019 I hunted elk and javelina both unsuccessfully in New Mexico and West Texas.
2018 nothing again. Moved to New Mexico
2017 I hunted roe deer and did a driven hunt in Germany
2016 nothing moved to Germany
2015 nothing moved to Alaska
2010-2014 some varmint hunting in Australia
2008-2009 nothing war deployments
2007 roe deer Germany
2006 pronghorns in Wyoming
2005 Namibia safari
2004 mule deer in Wyoming
2000-2003 nothing combat deployments
1999 elk in Montana
1994-1998 combat deployments
anyway you get the point going back to the early 1990's when I graduated high school and moved out with the military I did very little hunting.

 

[Redheadkentuckian]

My list is very eclectic but here’s my current bucket list. I shoot pheasants and deer consistently to the point I think I may take some time off from both

My list for America


Axis deer in Hawaii
Alaskan Caribou
Canadian black bear
Mountain Lion
Auodad in west Texas

My list for Europe
Chamois
Mouflon

My list for Africa
Nyala
Duiker
Blue Wildebeest
Caracal

My list for Aus and NZ

Water buffalo
Tahr
Red Stag

 

[TheGrayRider]

Alaska dall sheep hunt (Brooks Range) in 174 days, 17 hours, and 45 minutes…but who is counting?

The training continues. Very blessed, grateful and thankful to return for another hunt in sheep country - Truly majestic animals in spectacular terrain.

Best of luck with your dreams and happy hunting to all, TheGrayRider a/k/a Tom.

Update: Alaska dall sheep hunt (Brooks Range) in 118 days, 3 hours, and 26 minutes.

The training continues. Eating better and working out. Some medium-range shooting . 14 day backpack hunt - No resupply. Gonna be rough but fun. Nothing easy on the mountain.

Happy hunting to all, TheGrayRider a/k/a Tom.

 

[Redheadkentuckian]

Update: Alaska dall sheep hunt (Brooks Range) in 118 days, 3 hours, and 26 minutes.

The training continues. Eating better and working out. Some medium-range shooting . 14 day backpack hunt - No resupply. Gonna be rough but fun. Nothing easy on the mountain.

Happy hunting to all, TheGrayRider a/k/a Tom.

Good luck Gray Rider!

 

[Oil & Dirt]

It was awesome to see everyone’s plans here. I wasn’t a great student and certainly didn’t think I’d be talking about and making world hunting plans. As I said in the first post dangerous 7 is my “goal” but I couldn’t pass the opportunity @BIG COUNTRY SAFARIS AUSTRALIA posted so a friend and I are in the planning phase of that hunt for ‘26. Safe hunting everyone, turkey season should be started or near for everyone in the states!