2024 Sask WT adventures

[MNElkNut]

Good story to go with a dandy buck! I always want a good hunt to go with the buck. I really hope I never get out of my truck, walk 20 yards down the trail and look up and there is a giant buck standing there and I shoot it. That would be a letdown of a hunt!

Congrats to you and best of luck to your fiance; I will be following along!

 

[Sask hunter]

Started cutting tonight as the shop isn’t heated and it’s starting to get too cold in there. Hanging weight of 146. I always forget how little meat they have compared to even a small elk. Each muscle group off the hind quarter is about one good sized roast only lol. My spike elk went 252 this year but way more meat. Elk and moose carry it with big shoulders and hind quarters. Deer are mostly rib cage and fat

 

[CPAjeff]

Congrats on a great buck!

 

[cahunter805]

Awesome buck. Congrats on sticking with it and taking a solid mature buck.

 

[Sask hunter]

Took the fiancée out today. She made it about two hours before getting cold. Maybe we will try again with more clothes. Or maybe she is destined to be a October deer hunter lol

 

[SC Living Outdoors]

Thats a great buck! Way to keep after it. Congrats!

 

[MNElkNut]

I am sure living in SK you know all the tricks, but those heated vests.....my wife swears by hers and she hates the cold.

 

[Sask hunter]

I am sure living in SK you know all the tricks, but those heated vests.....my wife swears by hers and she hates the cold.

I might have to get her one. I thought the heater in the blind was good enough lol

 

[Sask hunter]

Baits been a little slow lately. My bets spot it’s not sending pictures. Hopefully it’s taking them at least. Now is a time of year when old school cameras are the way to go. Even tho cell cams are lots of fun they don’t like the cold

 

[SaskHunter]

Hell yeah!!!

My brother flew in to hunt a couple days ago. He missed a nice buck yesterday and I shot a big 4x4 this morning. Headed back shortly to try and fill his tag!

All this snow we've gotten sucks and there's a whole lot more to come this weekend...

 

[SaskHunter]

I might have to get her one. I thought the heater in the blind was good enough lol

I carry a sleeping bag in the blind on cold days, take the boots off and get in. Nothing like a warm fart sack at -20. Maybe give that a try for her?

 

[EKYHunter]

Ok here’s the story. Weatherman was calling for a north wind all day which would allow me to hunt the stand I wanted. It was NE when I got out there and stayed that way all day. Because I was waiting for the wind to switch I bumped from spot to spot glassing. The deer were moving really good. I think the storm eastern Sask is getting today combined with a doe or two who’s smelling right had stuff moving as I saw lots of does and several little bucks sniffing, chasing and cruising. Anyways after many hours of glassing various spots around 4 I drove on a road that separates the south edge of the land I can hunt from other stuff I can’t. While driving this road I could see his head sticking above the skyline watching me about 300 yards out. I continued past turned around and waited. After 10-15 minutes with no action I drove back and was able to see him better. I could see he was locked down with a doe next to a little willow bush on the skyline. With nothing to lose I went back to where I could hunt and set an ambush up hoping the doe would come my way to feed. They were about 300-400 yards away from two fields. One I can hunt one I can’t so I setup and hoped for the best. I figured they would come out in the far corner about 230 yards away so I got setup and waited. I was in position about 430 and around 5 I looked up and to my amazement the buck had just jumped into the field 80-100 yards away. I let him move into the field about 20 yards in case he spooked as I went to get on the gun so I could still have a chance without him getting back into the trees and across the property line. He started trotting more into the field so I made my move and got the gun up. He saw the movement stopped perfectly broadside and I let the 300 win mag bark. It hits with authority especially at 100 yards and he dropped in his tracks.

My fiancée wants me to keep the baits going so I will. Not sure if she will have time to hunt but we will see

Haven’t scored him yet but pretty sure he will gross my new PB. For 6 years now I have ran baits and hunted baits and still most of my deer come like this. Off a field edge or catching them locked down with a doe on the drive in or out. Still only shot one deer over an actual bait pile

Thanks again for letting us follow along. Much respect for your attention to detail and just plain drive to get it done. This likely the closest I’ll ever get to a Sask buck and I’ve enjoyed it!

 

[Sask hunter]

Doe is smelling right around this spot today. Several different bucks and pictures of them chasing. Nice 4pt showed up today he sure has dark antlers

 

[txco]

Way to go, man congrats on a great buck

 

[elkrchr]

It was fun following this thread and thanks for sharing! Congrats on a great buck!

 

[Sask hunter]

Season is almost over. I don’t think we will get back out. My fiancée is destined to be an October deer hunter I think lol. Short hunts and warm weather. The cold weather has killed 2/3 my cell cams and my other one is having issues and only sending check in pictures. Which as you can see there is deer around still lol

 

[duckhunt]

Time to get the ice fishing gear ready.

 

[MNElkNut]

My tactacams run year round with a solar panel on batteries. We probably dont get quite as cold as you but certainly colder than you are now....16F is downright balmy. Do you have a solar panel?

 

[Gellar]

Time to get the ice fishing gear ready.

I’m thinking Sunday or Monday!

 

[duckhunt]

I’m thinking Sunday or Monday!

Keep me posted, just so happens I have next week off work.