MinnesotaHunter
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I am going to be hitting refresh all day at work....
Keeping A Secret....
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noharleyyet
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Moar bytes please:
Hem
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Random thoughts with coffee.
Starting to wrack up days scouting, nights in the backcountry, miles covered, vertical climbed. Shedding a few lbs off the mid section. Legs are feeling great. Knee joints a little cranky. I'm often amazed I can still stand up ...over thirty years of bagging peaks, mountain biking, telemark skiing, and construction. I try to shrug off the aging thing . I am no purist nor do I get sucked in to the latest fitness trend...Crossfit, Mountain fitness.
But I do workout 3-4 times a week with physical play on the weekends. Its a lifestyle . I am always anticipating the next season of outdoor fun.
So I am enjoying myself scouting.
Haven't seen many sheep. Lots of goats, in fact I counted 70 nannies/kids in one herd. No bears. A smattering of elk to include a couple of good bulls. I did get a quick glimpse of a wolverine. Years ago I watched one run across a scree field under Gallatin Peak summit.
Back to sheep..
It was exciting to spot rams for the first time. Thrilling actually. I watched a group of 6 for an afternoon, evening, and morning. More, I should say I studied them trying to absorb as much information as possible. Trying to determine patterns or tendencies. Wicked hot, dry summer. Water and green grass a premium. I also was trying to dial my eyes in to recognizing sheep from a long ways off. I watched the 6 vanish in to the rocks, and reappear. They all bedded down in a clump of low growth for hours invisible. Sage advice, look for the biggest rams running solo and sticking to the timber. This was the proverbial needle in a haystack.
I bought a used one man tent from a friend. Last summer my previous one blew apart in a storm up in the Pintlers. Bivies really aren't fun. Don't know why I bothered....didn't I say something about rekindling youthfulness. Bugs buzzing your head, gore tex NOT breathing, hotdog in a bun.
The challenge is to pare down weight...unless you are Greenhorn and think nothing of stacking a case in pack.
I kept reminding myself that things would only get heavier once I was actually hunting.
So the 3 lb Big Agnes was perfect...especially for $150.
And works in inclement weather.
Pics of a bust weekend fogged out.
Snow/hail...you know, typical mountain weather at 10k.
In a brief window of visibility i watched a grizzly 300 yds below the tent.
Great..
Mostly I could see maybe 40 yds.
Now , more than ever, I kept reminding myself .." I don't bother the bears,and they don't bother me"
Next day I wanted to bug out of there but there was NO way I was walking grizzly ridge with 40 yard visibility. Call me chicken but I waited for things to open up.
Starting to wrack up days scouting, nights in the backcountry, miles covered, vertical climbed. Shedding a few lbs off the mid section. Legs are feeling great. Knee joints a little cranky. I'm often amazed I can still stand up ...over thirty years of bagging peaks, mountain biking, telemark skiing, and construction. I try to shrug off the aging thing . I am no purist nor do I get sucked in to the latest fitness trend...Crossfit, Mountain fitness.
But I do workout 3-4 times a week with physical play on the weekends. Its a lifestyle . I am always anticipating the next season of outdoor fun.
So I am enjoying myself scouting.
Haven't seen many sheep. Lots of goats, in fact I counted 70 nannies/kids in one herd. No bears. A smattering of elk to include a couple of good bulls. I did get a quick glimpse of a wolverine. Years ago I watched one run across a scree field under Gallatin Peak summit.
Back to sheep..
It was exciting to spot rams for the first time. Thrilling actually. I watched a group of 6 for an afternoon, evening, and morning. More, I should say I studied them trying to absorb as much information as possible. Trying to determine patterns or tendencies. Wicked hot, dry summer. Water and green grass a premium. I also was trying to dial my eyes in to recognizing sheep from a long ways off. I watched the 6 vanish in to the rocks, and reappear. They all bedded down in a clump of low growth for hours invisible. Sage advice, look for the biggest rams running solo and sticking to the timber. This was the proverbial needle in a haystack.
I bought a used one man tent from a friend. Last summer my previous one blew apart in a storm up in the Pintlers. Bivies really aren't fun. Don't know why I bothered....didn't I say something about rekindling youthfulness. Bugs buzzing your head, gore tex NOT breathing, hotdog in a bun.
The challenge is to pare down weight...unless you are Greenhorn and think nothing of stacking a case in pack.
I kept reminding myself that things would only get heavier once I was actually hunting.
So the 3 lb Big Agnes was perfect...especially for $150.
And works in inclement weather.
Pics of a bust weekend fogged out.
Snow/hail...you know, typical mountain weather at 10k.
In a brief window of visibility i watched a grizzly 300 yds below the tent.
Great..
Mostly I could see maybe 40 yds.
Now , more than ever, I kept reminding myself .." I don't bother the bears,and they don't bother me"
Next day I wanted to bug out of there but there was NO way I was walking grizzly ridge with 40 yard visibility. Call me chicken but I waited for things to open up.
antlerradar
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This has the makings of a fantastic story. Thanks for taking us on the ride and in the words of Gerald Martin, "to places I will never get to experience".
Also happy to know that I am not the most long winded story teller on HT.
Also happy to know that I am not the most long winded story teller on HT.
Hem
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Shifting locations now focusing further West in the unit. Good ,clear weather.
Some company....
Crap , I gotta get to work.
Hem
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You know, I feel I owe it to Hunttalk.
Kick back. Relax.
Bumper sticker:. Why did you move here to be in a hurry?
Hem
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Tease:
rtraverdavis
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EKYHunter
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Wow! Loving this.
Rzrbck918
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Thanks for this...refreshing with unreasonable frequency for the foreseeable future.
The Hedgehog
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Spoiler alert. There are no gas stations in any of the pics ..
morley.tyler
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Doublecluck
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This is awesome, I don’t even care if I never draw a S/G tag, just want one of my daughters to while I can still walk. Just experiencing these hunts has to be awesome. sounds life changing.
Hem
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Always got the feeling you understood from your posts.
Hem
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You nailed it..life changing. Tough to describe.
Hem
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Working on stuff.
Off to pound nails.
Off to pound nails.
Redside
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Awesome! Looking forward to more!
noharleyyet
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