technically stick bow season opened last week but sitting pat until the first when rifle season opens
any 49ers or canucks have luck yet this season?
any 49ers or canucks have luck yet this season?
tags getting filled?
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My carbiou season doesn't start until Sept 1st. Same for moose. We are going to be spending a fair amount of time in the field this year, though. I'm looking forward to it!
Moose season opens tomorrow around the house, got a week of any bull before it starts with the regular season.
Did a half assed sheep hunt and burned up some boot leather, but nothing died. Glassed 22 different rams and couldn't stretch a single one to the full curl mark.
Moose and caribou is going to be weird this year. Don't want to kill a moose, would like to get a bou or two, but I suspect they will close the bou season in 2 days.
We might have to go deer hunting.
Moose and caribou is going to be weird this year. Don't want to kill a moose, would like to get a bou or two, but I suspect they will close the bou season in 2 days.
We might have to go deer hunting.
3 cows this morning, no bulls.
I don’t get too terribly interested in killing moose, but the last two August bulls were spectacular eating.
I don’t get too terribly interested in killing moose, but the last two August bulls were spectacular eating.
went scouting into my elk unit and found deer. can't beat the views tho. nice older lady called me back and said i can drop some lopes off the pivot on wednesday. makes it ez.
yup, get ur kit sorted now
then it's all gravy and make sure to ignore the good idea fairy when kickoff day begins
then it's all gravy and make sure to ignore the good idea fairy when kickoff day begins
fun video from some good fellas in some country i used to haunt.
knowing what i know now.. i shoulda 6br years ago/3-9 mil quad and montucky. live and learn. the old shitter 300 win mag killed a lot of critters. then again ammo resupply might have been an issue
knowing what i know now.. i shoulda 6br years ago/3-9 mil quad and montucky. live and learn. the old shitter 300 win mag killed a lot of critters. then again ammo resupply might have been an issue
it's like prairie dog shooting but for men. Lol
good testing of bullets too. down south ( blue mtns west of dunedin) on my mates in-laws block we killed a metric shit ton over the course of a weekend. put suppressors on and killed heaps.
poppin wallabies is good value too. but cant beat a good deer stack and wack with the boys
good testing of bullets too. down south ( blue mtns west of dunedin) on my mates in-laws block we killed a metric shit ton over the course of a weekend. put suppressors on and killed heaps.
poppin wallabies is good value too. but cant beat a good deer stack and wack with the boys
these two were mean muggin me all dinner yesterday.
lucky i'm down in the Gila and not home with my bow
lucky i'm down in the Gila and not home with my bow
man that's good eats! can't eat tags..
about to snack into some halibut Dan sent me so not doing bad me self.
about to snack into some halibut Dan sent me so not doing bad me self.
Whacked a spike moose last Saturday. It was the only legal moose we saw in 7 days of hunting. I reckon it'll be some good eats!
Good to see you guys racking up some red meat. Don’t know if I’ll have much time out this year.
A moose is one of my bucket list animals.
A moose is one of my bucket list animals.
Took the two oldest to Wyoming last weekend for chasing doe antelope. Hopefully we'll have enough points to chase bucks in a few years. I need to add another suppressor to the herd for the boy's rifle.
platte valley?
Took the two oldest to Wyoming last weekend for chasing doe antelope. Hopefully we'll have enough points to chase bucks in a few years. I need to add another suppressor to the herd for the boy's rifle.
as for points, i'd just pick a general unit and hunt it a few times.
***** River country.
The point game has changed dramatically in the past two years. We’re open to other units but I need to do a bunch of research to find one with decent opportunity.
The point game has changed dramatically in the past two years. We’re open to other units but I need to do a bunch of research to find one with decent opportunity.
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i fvckin win!! long story but after a catch i needed to show little man. he wasn't too stoked on all the noise.
not my best shooting but she's good and zeroed. not sure why pic is sideways?
babes is doing well and so is mom, heading north and stoked to be starting the season!!
not my best shooting but she's good and zeroed. not sure why pic is sideways?
babes is doing well and so is mom, heading north and stoked to be starting the season!!
this guy was about halfway up fremont lake end of august
love them high elevation lope hunts. glassing pronghorn in quaking aspen is always fun.
Got the little man out this weekend for our youth season. He is pleased with the outcome.
thanks for the kind words guys.
The kiddo passed on some does and a 4 point before this one. I like to let little stuff go but WTF, he is 10. We had a blast making the hunt last all day. He gets a lot of trigger time with that Shaen built 6 creed and its Vudoo twin. The kid is deadly.
Back to squirrel hunting until November because try as I might, I can't like arrows.
Hope to have some more stuff to post then
The kiddo passed on some does and a 4 point before this one. I like to let little stuff go but WTF, he is 10. We had a blast making the hunt last all day. He gets a lot of trigger time with that Shaen built 6 creed and its Vudoo twin. The kid is deadly.
Back to squirrel hunting until November because try as I might, I can't like arrows.
Hope to have some more stuff to post then
sent a good shot, when she went spun around i could see exit right in the lungs.
575 yards. 103gr eld-x at 2800fps.. 4dof says 1880fps impact.
think i need to scrounge up more 108 eld's.
575 yards. 103gr eld-x at 2800fps.. 4dof says 1880fps impact.
think i need to scrounge up more 108 eld's.
underwhelmed with the 103gr but i'm heavy into tag filling across couple states so no time to deviate
shot a meat critter at 350ish yesterday. 1" exit, not massive internal damage
shot a veal doe tonight. 300 off a stanchion in a pivot. she lived a lot longer on her feet then i woulda hoped but only traveled a couple yards tho. slightly quartered to, this is the exit
shot a meat critter at 350ish yesterday. 1" exit, not massive internal damage
shot a veal doe tonight. 300 off a stanchion in a pivot. she lived a lot longer on her feet then i woulda hoped but only traveled a couple yards tho. slightly quartered to, this is the exit
Had a rare experience the other day. I purchased a Foxpro and tried it out for the first time. ~20 minutes into my first ever “coyote” stand with the Foxpro this cat is standing there looking at me at ~20 yards.
The 50 grain Vmax did the trick but not super quick. Found it against the far side hide. I could have hit her a little further forward and probably had quicker death. A little nerve wracking to wade into head high brush after something toothy and hear it breathing and brush moving in your direction.
Anyone have any lion recipes?
that's awesome!!
supposed to go on a lion hunt early next week on horses in the big horns.
supposed to go on a lion hunt early next week on horses in the big horns.
Thanks everyone. I figured I would have to pay a guide with hounds to kill a lion so I was ecstatic to get one
I haven’t been making knives since we moved 5 years ago. I keep saying “this is the winter I’ll have time” but haven’t made much progress. My kids getting older and starting fostering kids has really limited my free time. I really do want to get back into it though
Had a clear evening Monday before the snow was supposed to hit Tuesday morning so figured I better have a look for elkabou’s close to the house after work.
Had seen 13 cows/calves and an ok bull on a neighbor’s place on Friday from my back yard.
Snuck out stealth mode, belly crawled with my pack up to the edge of the field and looked for a haybale to shoot over while they hopped the fence (grin).
No bales available so tossed up the crossed hiking poles so I could clear the hay growing and snuggled into the 280AI Ascent/LRHS and flung a 150ttsx when he was broadside.
Managed to poke a hole in both shoulders and lungs at 384 and that made him pretty sick, but he was still on his feet trying to keep up with his cows, so he got a second one as he was quartering away at 416. Must’ve had a lot of weight on his right front leg at impact as he fell at the shot, but got back up.
He looked pretty sickly at that point (turns out the top half of his ticker was exploded) but the shooting is the fun part so when he quartered again just enough to clear his hips he got one more for luck at 464 yards.
First time using a reticle on flesh for holdovers, and I like it.
Caught 2 TTSX’s 8” apart in the offside shoulder, and the third exited just touching the outside of it. Great penetration but as per usual slightly different levels of expansion. First one was perfect expansion with one petal lost, second one lost all 4 petals but absolutely fucking crushed the leg bone and joint into powder so I guess thats ok.
4 bone in quarters hanging with rib and neck meat off the bone is 321 lbs, so a fairly reasonable body weight for up here (and heavier than my last two bull moose).
Had seen 13 cows/calves and an ok bull on a neighbor’s place on Friday from my back yard.
Snuck out stealth mode, belly crawled with my pack up to the edge of the field and looked for a haybale to shoot over while they hopped the fence (grin).
No bales available so tossed up the crossed hiking poles so I could clear the hay growing and snuggled into the 280AI Ascent/LRHS and flung a 150ttsx when he was broadside.
Managed to poke a hole in both shoulders and lungs at 384 and that made him pretty sick, but he was still on his feet trying to keep up with his cows, so he got a second one as he was quartering away at 416. Must’ve had a lot of weight on his right front leg at impact as he fell at the shot, but got back up.
He looked pretty sickly at that point (turns out the top half of his ticker was exploded) but the shooting is the fun part so when he quartered again just enough to clear his hips he got one more for luck at 464 yards.
First time using a reticle on flesh for holdovers, and I like it.
Caught 2 TTSX’s 8” apart in the offside shoulder, and the third exited just touching the outside of it. Great penetration but as per usual slightly different levels of expansion. First one was perfect expansion with one petal lost, second one lost all 4 petals but absolutely fucking crushed the leg bone and joint into powder so I guess thats ok.
4 bone in quarters hanging with rib and neck meat off the bone is 321 lbs, so a fairly reasonable body weight for up here (and heavier than my last two bull moose).
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Joel, glad you're enjoying time with the kiddos, its time well spent. The knife shop will be there when you get back to it.
Kodiak, good deal, sounds like the ttsx did its thing.
Kodiak, good deal, sounds like the ttsx did its thing.
Had a clear day so went and helped my buddy fill his goat tag. Fucker fell roughly 1500 feet down a chute which didn't do the hide any favors but made the pack out that much easier. Can't complain too much for a day trip.
