As my dad and I were having our morning coffee, I told him I was climbing the ridge that morning with the intention to be within a couple hundred yards of where I had bedded the deer. If I saw a deer in that spot I was shooting.
It took quite a bit more time to even get to the ridge than I...
My friend had to leave midday Monday so it was just me glassing. I found a group of 5 does, shortly thereafter joined by the trio of small bucks. They fed across the ridge 300 yards in front of me.
Just before dark, I caught a buck pop over the top, 900 yards away. Before I could get the...
The evening session yielded only 3 small bucks ( and more bull moose ). Dad saw only a handful of does all day.
Monday morning was the same 3 bucks. We decided to try still hunting a section and only turned up 2 does and of course, more moose.
As I guessed this buck went over the top as the sun hit him. Needed to see him earlier.
We continued watching the other buck and just as I thought I might go "take a closer look" as it seemed he was staying put, he quuckly made a big move across the ridge and into a side canyon.
Morning total...
I find another deer that has my attention. He's not as wide, and this picture doesn't show it well, but he's got bladed backs and a split main beam. His left front fork is broken.
My buddy got stuck in traffic and we didn't make it back out to a glassing location until after 5pm. We saw 2 bull moose and 4 bucks, with one of them being mature but not large antlered. He's a 4x4 but has weak backs. The light was bad so I don't have a good photo.
I have one bar of signal so I'll try to do a series of short posts.
Saturday afternoon
I made a trip back to town because the grocery store was already closed at 7pm. I then moved camp because in the daylight I was not happy with my location and the dubious leveling job the night before.
Argh, lost reply!
It was 26 degrees this morning. It is 72 as I type this.
The morning scouting session did not produce the desired results. Two bull moose, two pronghorn and finally, after over two hours one small buck mule deer. Not even a doe!
We won't be going home empty handed...
I was daydreaming about strapping an elk rack on my popup camper. I'll need to find a deadhead to do that this year though!
I've considered doing that vanity plate before, but who would I be kiddin!?
Zero check complete!
Now consuming am adult beverage at a local establishment before setting up camp. I wasn't going to make it before dark, so figured there was no rush. Been meaning to stop here for years. Has a distinct lack of antlers compared to the one places I have visited a few times...
Coming up this weekend is my deer hunt ( along with my father ). This will be a more serious endeavor. I will have 1.5 days of scouting followed by 3 days of hunting. A buddy of mine will be along for 2.5 days to help glass. Hopefully we can turn up something that can keep me a little off the...
Well the Pronghorn hunt was more of a family camping trip. Dad (me) forgot a couple of DDs things and let's just say we didn't get as much sleep Friday night as we intended. This led to a late start Saturday morning.
We spotted a group of four right away and I attempted what I knew was a dumb...