BackofBeyond
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My Father-in-law is about as North Idaho as it gets. Born and raised in the Silver Valley, he’s spent his life either underground, or in the woods. He’s a certified elk nut, but time has taken its toll and now, at 65 he’s talking more and more about hanging up his spurs.
My wife is an only child, and he and I have always just clicked. I grew up in the Valley as well, we’ve hiked all the same trails, know all the same fishing holes, even to the point of my wife noticing that we tie up a tent the exact same way. Turns out he learned from the dad of the guy I learned from.
This spring I approached him with the idea of putting in on a group application for a rifle cow tag down here, with the expectation of “Cody, with my knees, I can’t pack no elk anymore” we applied. Come along end of June and we got drawn.
I’ve archery hunted the same unit for several years, my hunting partner had a rifle bull tag in the same unit last year, and my Mother-in-law grew up in and still has family in the area. Without being over confident, I’ve got lots of local knowledge, and I’ve got several plans for getting him in position on a cow. I’m not even going to have bullets in my rifle until he’s tagged out.
Our hunt is open from the 15th of October through the 31st, and I’ve got the first week of our season off from work. My FIL is retired so he really doesn’t need to worry about stuff like that. He’s just primed to elk hunt again.
Hopefully, I can do my part to make this last go-round a memorable one.
My wife is an only child, and he and I have always just clicked. I grew up in the Valley as well, we’ve hiked all the same trails, know all the same fishing holes, even to the point of my wife noticing that we tie up a tent the exact same way. Turns out he learned from the dad of the guy I learned from.
This spring I approached him with the idea of putting in on a group application for a rifle cow tag down here, with the expectation of “Cody, with my knees, I can’t pack no elk anymore” we applied. Come along end of June and we got drawn.
I’ve archery hunted the same unit for several years, my hunting partner had a rifle bull tag in the same unit last year, and my Mother-in-law grew up in and still has family in the area. Without being over confident, I’ve got lots of local knowledge, and I’ve got several plans for getting him in position on a cow. I’m not even going to have bullets in my rifle until he’s tagged out.
Our hunt is open from the 15th of October through the 31st, and I’ve got the first week of our season off from work. My FIL is retired so he really doesn’t need to worry about stuff like that. He’s just primed to elk hunt again.
Hopefully, I can do my part to make this last go-round a memorable one.
