Hello From Northern California

[2rocky]

Well since some folks I know are on the site, I figure I'll introduce myself as well. I'm a 36 year old husband and father of 3 girls 12,10 and 4. I make my living in the Animal Feed business doing nutrition and sales for the food-animal sector.

Even though I live just a couple miles from the most politically liberal county in California, I grew up hunting blacktail deer. Heading off to Idaho for college fueled my big game hunting motivation.

Right now my goal is to hunt all 11 Continental Western States + Alaska. So far I have six of those down. After that I'd like to have an elk from each of those states (2 down). I am an equal opportunity hunter with rifle or bow.

If I am not hunting, I like to ride horseback, trail run, shoot competitive archery, and support my kids' 4-H and Basketball activities. I'm also a Pope and Young Measurer since 2003.

I've enjoyed watching Randy's Adventures, and I can Identify with much of what he encounters. Keep up the good work.

 

[Buschy]

Welcome 2rocky. Let's see some pictures of blacktail and elk.

 

[Ridge Runner]

Welcome to the site 2rocky.. I grew up hunting blacktails out of Lake county in the mendocino nat forest. Hunted the Muleys and hybrids all over Northern cal when they only had two tags. A general and coastal.. Those were the days. Make yourself at home and looking forward to hearing about some of your hunts.

 

[ashersdad]

Welcome aboard 2rocky. Sounds like some good goals you have.

 

[Big Fin]

Welcome 2rocky. Hope you meet those goals.

 

[Hoggetter]

Welcome 2rocky,
Sure would like to see some of those Black tail pics.

 

[elk_hunter]

Welcome! Post your pics and stories!

 

[Oak]

Hey 2rocky, good to see you here.

 

[Big Slick]

Welcome 2rocky. Where are you from in Cali?

 

[highmountian]

Welcome aboard, allways post pictures and stories asap...

 

[SDHNTR]

Oh brother, all we need is another CA hippy. ;-)

 

[2rocky]

Blacktails..

Thanks for the Warm Welcome guys. You Especially Nate. You are gonna have to change your handle to UTHNTR after this fall...

Here is what I grew up hunting in big drives on the CA Coast.

My dad and uncle are in their late teens in this picture...

As soon as I was old enough I went with my dad running brush on the Coast. I'm about 6 or 7 here

Started off with birds as a kid.

I killed a few dink BT bucks growing up...Nothing spectacular. Grew up shooting a Model 64 lever action Winchester in 25-35.

My two good bucks from HS. Nothing earth shattering but good hunts.

 

[2rocky]

Off to Idaho...

Decided to go tho University of Idaho when on the college tour, the professor I interviewed with started talking about the moose tag he had drawn. I was sold...

I got a chance to expand my hunting horizons, and even managed to get a degree in the 5 years I was there.

Hunted with a lot of fraternity brothers.

My roomates buck from the Last Week of Nov. In 1996 I think

Brought some guys from Oregon down to Mendocino County for a hog hunt. Exciting time! Bayed hog , close quarters

I even killed my first, (and so far only) Whitetail.

Once I graduated from school, I got away from hunting, as I started trying to establish my career and start a family. It was a stretch of eight years before I got to start really hunting again.

 

[2rocky]

So I started shooting a bow, and applying for limited entry tags in my home state. I was lucky enough to draw a rut hunt close to home for blacktails. I arrowed my biggest blacktail yet on that hunt. 101 3/8"

He is the only Shoulder Mount in my house....

My first elk with a bow was from an OTC unit in Oregon, on a hunt with a couple of friends.

 

[Big Slick]

Nice pics! My brothers and I started out with a model 64 in 30-30, awesome rifle. I grew up on the coast in Humboldt county. The old pics of yours remind me of going to my Grandpa's place with all the family there.

 

[Hoggetter]

Great pics and story.

 

[NVLongbow]

Nice archery black tail!

 

['Ike']

Well since some folks I know are on the site, I figure I'll introduce myself as well. I'm a 36 year old husband and father of 3 girls 12,10 and 4. I make my living in the Animal Feed business doing nutrition and sales for the food-animal sector.

Even though I live just a couple miles from the most politically liberal county in California, I grew up hunting blacktail deer. Heading off to Idaho for college fueled my big game hunting motivation.

Right now my goal is to hunt all 11 Continental Western States + Alaska. So far I have six of those down. After that I'd like to have an elk from each of those states (2 down). I am an equal opportunity hunter with rifle or bow.

If I am not hunting, I like to ride horseback, trail run, shoot competitive archery, and support my kids' 4-H and Basketball activities. I'm also a Pope and Young Measurer since 2003.

I've enjoyed watching Randy's Adventures, and I can Identify with much of what he encounters. Keep up the good work.

Sup brotha?

Oh brother, all we need is another CA hippy. ;-)

Nobody told me Southern CA huys were on here....Damn!

 

[2rocky]

Thought I'd pad the Ego with another few photos. This is Dad 'n I Earlier this week..

 

[2rocky]

Family Photo Session