AB\'s 2014 hunting journal
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americanbwana
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Fishing was pretty good. They really liked dries at night, and nymphs in the am. Had trout for breakfast day two. Wrapped it up in foil with a little olive oil and lemon pepper, then cooked it on the camp fire. Yummy.
The outfitter I talked to said that is her favorite places to fish.
The outfitter I talked to said that is her favorite places to fish.
cohunter14
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Were you able to verify if that aerial photo did contain elk? Or were they conveniently sized logs?
americanbwana
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No I didn\'t go up that far. It would have required two more stream crossings (one up, one down).
Those photos were taken on August 18, 2011. I\'ll see if I can find a good set of older photos to compare. GE has them, but the quality is terrible.
My gut says they were elk.
AB
Those photos were taken on August 18, 2011. I\'ll see if I can find a good set of older photos to compare. GE has them, but the quality is terrible.
My gut says they were elk.
AB
americanbwana
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Nope. Drove up to them many a time.
More to get away from the increasing hoards of big box store weekend hunters that blow areas to shreds then go home to watch football.
This will probably end up being a plan never location.
My original Plan B area is getting more attention now. Or I may just skip hunting this year altogether.
More to get away from the increasing hoards of big box store weekend hunters that blow areas to shreds then go home to watch football.
This will probably end up being a plan never location.
My original Plan B area is getting more attention now. Or I may just skip hunting this year altogether.
americanbwana
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I only had a single \'good\' day for my hunt due to a company move.
Instead of heading off track, I opted to hunt up on the flattops near Deep Lake.
Didn\'t see any elk, but did get a shot at one deer in the AM, and then just sat and watched four around sunset.
But my youth outreach hunters did both harvest their critters. One took a doe antelope, and one took a cow elk.
Details of the youth elk hunt to follow
Instead of heading off track, I opted to hunt up on the flattops near Deep Lake.
Didn\'t see any elk, but did get a shot at one deer in the AM, and then just sat and watched four around sunset.
But my youth outreach hunters did both harvest their critters. One took a doe antelope, and one took a cow elk.
Details of the youth elk hunt to follow
americanbwana
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Here\'s the story for the youth cow elk outreach hunt
Friday. Arrived early so I could drive up and look for elk. Yep, right where I left them last year. About 75 to the west side, and 20 on the east side. The 20 were right above where we shot one last year.
Saturday AM. Paperwork, and range time for the kids.
Saturday PM.
Parked on the south side of the valley, looking north. About 3:30 we see several come up on the ridge and stall. They drop back onto the back side about 30 minutes later.
About 15 minutes later we see about 150 come up and \'stage\' on the ridge. We (about 11 of us) sit and watch trying to figure out where they will drop down.
With about 45 minutes of shooting light left, they decide to move down toward an area to their right (about where we shot out elk last year). The race is on.
We drive as close as we dare then really have to hump to get close before dark. The ranch managers son is our lead guide. He takes us off to the east to keep the wind right.
I can hear the elk talking as we get closer, only about 300 yards now.
We get the two shooters lined up on cows, then count down to one (The idea is for them to double, but need to shoot a same time). Bang/Bang. One elk down
The elk are stacked into an area about the size of a football field. It takes them about 5 minutes to clear out. Hard for the second shooter to get lined up on shootable elk
Elk down, get the truck.
Sunday AM. No elk
Sunday PM.
Back at the same spot glassing he far hill.
I try elk calling, \'here elky elky elky\'. Danged if about a dozen elk come down the hill behind us, cross the valley, and head up to the ridge we are watching.
A short time later, they come back down, heading for our lucky hole
Speed hunting again, they elk are about 300 yards away from where we dropped our elk the night before
Bang, another elk down. Get the truck
Monday AM. Snowing now. No elk in our honey hole. But I do see some down in the valley. Figures.
So we were two for three. And probably saw about 300 head of elk in four days.
Not bad for an old fat guy.
Friday. Arrived early so I could drive up and look for elk. Yep, right where I left them last year. About 75 to the west side, and 20 on the east side. The 20 were right above where we shot one last year.
Saturday AM. Paperwork, and range time for the kids.
Saturday PM.
Parked on the south side of the valley, looking north. About 3:30 we see several come up on the ridge and stall. They drop back onto the back side about 30 minutes later.
About 15 minutes later we see about 150 come up and \'stage\' on the ridge. We (about 11 of us) sit and watch trying to figure out where they will drop down.
With about 45 minutes of shooting light left, they decide to move down toward an area to their right (about where we shot out elk last year). The race is on.
We drive as close as we dare then really have to hump to get close before dark. The ranch managers son is our lead guide. He takes us off to the east to keep the wind right.
I can hear the elk talking as we get closer, only about 300 yards now.
We get the two shooters lined up on cows, then count down to one (The idea is for them to double, but need to shoot a same time). Bang/Bang. One elk down
The elk are stacked into an area about the size of a football field. It takes them about 5 minutes to clear out. Hard for the second shooter to get lined up on shootable elk
Elk down, get the truck.
Sunday AM. No elk
Sunday PM.
Back at the same spot glassing he far hill.
I try elk calling, \'here elky elky elky\'. Danged if about a dozen elk come down the hill behind us, cross the valley, and head up to the ridge we are watching.
A short time later, they come back down, heading for our lucky hole
Speed hunting again, they elk are about 300 yards away from where we dropped our elk the night before
Bang, another elk down. Get the truck
Monday AM. Snowing now. No elk in our honey hole. But I do see some down in the valley. Figures.
So we were two for three. And probably saw about 300 head of elk in four days.
Not bad for an old fat guy.
cohunter14
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Very cool Dana! I\'m curious on that calling, what call(s) did you use? Do you think that is what the elk responded to? What time of year was that?
americanbwana
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First weekend of November.
Ok don\'t laugh but actually Said \"Here, elky, elky, elky\".
Saturday night the elk were talking even after the shot (and follow up for second shooter).
Last year we had two herd Bulls screaming in the same (drive up) valley.
You won\'t see that on any video
Oh, and there was a big bull in the 150 herd. You could see his rack from two miles away in the Binos. Earlier in the year they shot a 371 about a mile to the west.
Ok don\'t laugh but actually Said \"Here, elky, elky, elky\".
Saturday night the elk were talking even after the shot (and follow up for second shooter).
Last year we had two herd Bulls screaming in the same (drive up) valley.
You won\'t see that on any video
Oh, and there was a big bull in the 150 herd. You could see his rack from two miles away in the Binos. Earlier in the year they shot a 371 about a mile to the west.
cohunter14
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Wow, very interesting. I wonder if that is because they hang out on that private ranch and don\'t get bothered that much.
