bnsafes journal 2014

[bnsafe]

wasnt suppose to rain yest an it rained for hours. plus about 45 minutes of half inch hale. so cold last nite alot of it didnt even melt. man it was cold.went to the spot i killed mine last year an there was tons of sign, poop, trees torn up, etc. nothing real fresh though. i moved about 500 yds cold calling an found some very fresh bull poop. still steaming fresh. but not alot of other sign. no bugles. bqck out tonite

 

[bnsafe]

more rain tonite. everything in camp is mud or soaked. nice. btw i AM NOT in elk shape this year. with the move an personal issues i just havnt worked out. an i paid for it today

 

[elkmtngear]

more rain tonite. everything in camp is mud or soaked. nice. btw i AM NOT in elk shape this year. with the move an personal issues i just havnt worked out. an i paid for it today

Just give it a couple days Scott...you will find your legs!

 

[atfrith]

So....? It\'s been awful quite for a couple days, hope that means you have been busy packing out some meat

 

[bnsafe]

no, the personal issues finally caught up to me. had to run back to mo to be with my son for a few days. he needed me. i will be back out next wedn. set up camp thurs, scout for mulies fri then go on my first mulie hunt saturday. i am so hopeful of getting one, but i know its a long shot.

 

[bnsafe]

well so far its been a wild year. havnt kept up on the day to day hunt stuff, but a quick overview of the season. in april i was working in durango an got a otc turkey tag for a merriams turkey. on the second day i shot my first merriams. now i have a eastern, rio, an merriams with only a osceola for my grand slam of turkeys left. after a wild an very unpredictable summer an unexpected move back to mo i was back out after mulies an shot my first one, although he was a small one, on opening day. then was off for elk with some buddies from mo. we had some close encounters but never got it done for a variety of reasons. but, i satisfied my curiosity of rather last seasons elk was a fluke or not. i can kill elk, maybe not yearly, but consistently. at least if feel i can.
so after living in co for not quite two years i took a merriams turkey, mulie, elk, geese, an ducks. some species i had never taken before. i feel i accomplished bucket list goals an did it while learning new land, tactics, an species. in short, i am a hunter. my forefathers would be proud. i am proud.