Moosie
Grand poopa
I apreciate all the Kudos in the post I had up. Since T-bone took the time to post a story I'd post mine too. Have a tons of pics but jsut pulled a Few out for the story.
Hunt According to Moosie :
9/3 I’m in the Office, Trying to get last min stuff done, Gunner calls and Says Flights from Reno are canceled due to high Winds. I tell him to Fugg off and he laughs and Wishes me well wishes. 10 Mins later T-bone calls saying that flight is delayed and will call me. He was cutting out so I didn’t get the Scoop. Apparently only 45 mins or so behind schedule. I call back Gunner to cuss him for cursing us. I pull up to the Airport @ 4:30 PM and See T-bone with ALL grins. We load up and have a Last dinner at the Sour Dough Lodge (My elk hunting camp) and head to Challis. 11PM we pull into the Crags Parking spot and 9 Vehicles are there. I think of “Arcats” Last comment about the other 5 people in the area Opening day and I’ll be left in the Dust.
The trip was long with T-bone getting car sick. I let him drive the last leg making fun of him. (What good bud’s do when the other is sick).We spread all our Stuff out and my Kelty (COUGH)CRAP PACK(COUGH) is loaded up and swapped a few Items with T-bone and we sit in the front seat for a Snooze at around 11:45 PM. I sleep for about 1 hour and Wake up with a Head ache. My belly is turning and I get out the truck. I try to get fresh air but the Head is spinning. Almost puking off and On the next hour I climb in and out of the truck 8-10 times knowing I’m not getting any sleep……
4Am T-bone Wakes and Get’s the Idea to take off. I’m feeling like a Cat run over by a Truck so I say HELL YAH !! Thinking a nap at noon is in order. The hill starts off with some Wussy Switchbacks and the Hike Starts. 12 miles later we’re eating lunch at the end of the Trail 12 miles in. We run into a Camper from NY that said NO-ONE has been in there for Days. I feel Better as the Outfitters camp that’s usually there isn’t in Sight. We are Solo in an area we should be in. We brake for 20 Mins to dry the Socks, and move on Bush wacking up a Draw. Coming into the first chance of smoking a Sheep.
T-bone Spots a Ram (2 of them actually) and I pull out the Scope. After Further looking it was only 2 rocks, but it got the Scene set for the next 3 days. We Bail off the Ridge into a Endless pit of trees, rocks and blow downs. Rumor has it the Outfitter gets a Horse in there. I think the horse must be a Pegasus because we’re using our hands and knees to mitigate a trail through this mess.
We’re now at the Bottom of what I thought was the hardest draw in the area.. little did I know. We refuel with water knowing water won’t be in our favor for the Next 30 hours.
Then the Last leg of the Climbing begins. I think I’m doing well feeling my Pants falling as my waistline is Shrinking at every step. A belt was on the list (2 sitting by the door) and I left then at home. We roll into a saddle and T-bone tells us this is Home. I look at the 12 Degree Pitch on the Ground and he says we Throw our packs under our Feet to level it out. Great Idea *ROLL EYES* but I’m too tiered to argue.
Knowing we couldn’t make a Stalk that night but wanting to glass T-bone talks me into grabbing dinner and heading up to Glass. I think I grab everything and Look like a Kid at school with books under each arm dropping stuff as I walk. He looks at me and offers to take my stuff. As I pull the Binos to my Face my Eyes close. Each time I tried it didn’t work. I think There was some Magnetic force on it and I tell T-bone I’m going to bed. I don’t remember much but well before Daylight awake glad I wasn’t sleeping in the Truck and Fired up again !!! We take to glassing and like clockwork sheep come over the hill. T-bone keeps thinking there is a Ram in there and I keep Dousing his thinking with the Spotting scope Ovis Let me borrow. Now this is the 2nd time T-bone swears there is a Ram. As they run and eat, we video them and glass. “RAM” he says “On the skyline” as I whip the Scope around…… Dang, Must have walked back over he says. (3x’s if you’re counting still).
Hunt According to Moosie :
9/3 I’m in the Office, Trying to get last min stuff done, Gunner calls and Says Flights from Reno are canceled due to high Winds. I tell him to Fugg off and he laughs and Wishes me well wishes. 10 Mins later T-bone calls saying that flight is delayed and will call me. He was cutting out so I didn’t get the Scoop. Apparently only 45 mins or so behind schedule. I call back Gunner to cuss him for cursing us. I pull up to the Airport @ 4:30 PM and See T-bone with ALL grins. We load up and have a Last dinner at the Sour Dough Lodge (My elk hunting camp) and head to Challis. 11PM we pull into the Crags Parking spot and 9 Vehicles are there. I think of “Arcats” Last comment about the other 5 people in the area Opening day and I’ll be left in the Dust.
The trip was long with T-bone getting car sick. I let him drive the last leg making fun of him. (What good bud’s do when the other is sick).We spread all our Stuff out and my Kelty (COUGH)CRAP PACK(COUGH) is loaded up and swapped a few Items with T-bone and we sit in the front seat for a Snooze at around 11:45 PM. I sleep for about 1 hour and Wake up with a Head ache. My belly is turning and I get out the truck. I try to get fresh air but the Head is spinning. Almost puking off and On the next hour I climb in and out of the truck 8-10 times knowing I’m not getting any sleep……
4Am T-bone Wakes and Get’s the Idea to take off. I’m feeling like a Cat run over by a Truck so I say HELL YAH !! Thinking a nap at noon is in order. The hill starts off with some Wussy Switchbacks and the Hike Starts. 12 miles later we’re eating lunch at the end of the Trail 12 miles in. We run into a Camper from NY that said NO-ONE has been in there for Days. I feel Better as the Outfitters camp that’s usually there isn’t in Sight. We are Solo in an area we should be in. We brake for 20 Mins to dry the Socks, and move on Bush wacking up a Draw. Coming into the first chance of smoking a Sheep.
T-bone Spots a Ram (2 of them actually) and I pull out the Scope. After Further looking it was only 2 rocks, but it got the Scene set for the next 3 days. We Bail off the Ridge into a Endless pit of trees, rocks and blow downs. Rumor has it the Outfitter gets a Horse in there. I think the horse must be a Pegasus because we’re using our hands and knees to mitigate a trail through this mess.
We’re now at the Bottom of what I thought was the hardest draw in the area.. little did I know. We refuel with water knowing water won’t be in our favor for the Next 30 hours.
Then the Last leg of the Climbing begins. I think I’m doing well feeling my Pants falling as my waistline is Shrinking at every step. A belt was on the list (2 sitting by the door) and I left then at home. We roll into a saddle and T-bone tells us this is Home. I look at the 12 Degree Pitch on the Ground and he says we Throw our packs under our Feet to level it out. Great Idea *ROLL EYES* but I’m too tiered to argue.
Knowing we couldn’t make a Stalk that night but wanting to glass T-bone talks me into grabbing dinner and heading up to Glass. I think I grab everything and Look like a Kid at school with books under each arm dropping stuff as I walk. He looks at me and offers to take my stuff. As I pull the Binos to my Face my Eyes close. Each time I tried it didn’t work. I think There was some Magnetic force on it and I tell T-bone I’m going to bed. I don’t remember much but well before Daylight awake glad I wasn’t sleeping in the Truck and Fired up again !!! We take to glassing and like clockwork sheep come over the hill. T-bone keeps thinking there is a Ram in there and I keep Dousing his thinking with the Spotting scope Ovis Let me borrow. Now this is the 2nd time T-bone swears there is a Ram. As they run and eat, we video them and glass. “RAM” he says “On the skyline” as I whip the Scope around…… Dang, Must have walked back over he says. (3x’s if you’re counting still).
