2019 Hunting season

[Red Dog Leader]

Time to go fill the feeder and set up the game camera. Last year was a rough year with trying to work around cattle feeding near my feeder and even trying to tear down my ground blind. One evening had over 5000 pics of cows on my camera. GRRRRR.



New spot this year....hopefully it'll pan out for some good meat.



Not near the view as you guys in the mountain. Be thankful for that...don't take it for granted.

 

[Zeke588]

Time to go fill the feeder and set up the game camera. Last year was a rough year with trying to work around cattle feeding near my feeder and even trying to tear down my ground blind. One evening had over 5000 pics of cows on my camera. GRRRRR.



New spot this year....hopefully it'll pan out for some good meat.



Not near the view as you guys in the mountain. Be thankful for that...don't take it for granted.

Cows can ruin a good time lol.

My freezer is completely empty. Hoping too fill it this year and not let my wife give so much of it away.

 

[apohl17]

In the Midwest, we hunt, mmhmm. This one passed through our property 7 years ago, and never showed his face... Wisconsin doesn't have the gnarliest of wheeling, but it has bucks! :banana:

 

[Zeke588]

In the Midwest, we hunt, mmhmm. This one passed through our property 7 years ago, and never showed his face... Wisconsin doesn't have much wheeling, but it has bucks! :banana:

Looks like a good buck!

 

[Red Dog Leader]

This was the view from my 1st spot last year.

My son got one here...got home and my wife asked if I got a picture of the deer he shot...I said, “Hold on just as second.” Went and took this pic:

This buck was on camera quite a bit but never could get him in during shooting times. Then found out he was taken by a hunter to the south of me.

New spot is promising...some good young deer that should provide good meat this year. This was a pic from LTE in the season.

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[Zeke588]

I am so ready too eat venison again. Nothing like a smoked roast covered in rosemary and garlic!

 

[Zeke588]

Fires just started kicking up around here. We had such a good summer, barely any smoke. One fire just outside of town was on some state lands, hoping it bumped some deer around onto other properties too get my chance at them.

 

[eddielasvegas]

Elk scouting trip to 7E this weekend. Gettin' ready for a late rifle hunt.


Eddie

 

[Zeke588]

Thinking of goin' for a drive tonight too check out my local spots and check the deer situation. Only done some online scouting looking at maps for antelope. Need to get boots on the ground before season sneaks up on me.

Last year one spot I went too was a State of Montana Trust that I saw 3 shooter bucks. I had about 30 mins left of light and I'm just glassing the bucks and a man from the house/property next to the land comes out and yells that I'm on private property. I double check Onx and it shows that I'm on state lands. I ask the guy where the state lands start and he says at the top of the hill which is about 1/3 of the what the maps showing me. Anyway I said whatever and just left. Going back this year and I'm not gonna let him bully me. Yesterday I looked up county parcel layouts and the county Cadastral. I'm going to have it all printed out and if he wants too try too say I'm on private property I will simply show him the printouts.

 

[DabberAZ]

Lovin this post. I’m in AZ. Mostly a bird hunter — dove season is prime right now. I got this to cover the cargo area. Fits and works great.

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Quail, duck, rabbit are next once it drops under 108° GD degrees. Hot. Lovin the 4 Runner rig

 

[Zeke588]

Lovin this post. I’m in AZ. Mostly a bird hunter — dove season is prime right now. I got this to cover the cargo area. Fits and works great.

Dog Cargo Liner for SUV, Van,... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071G3V8T3?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

Quail, duck, rabbit are next once it drops under 108° GD degrees. Hot. Lovin the 4 Runner rig

I was just down in Colorado for the weekend of dove opener. Really wished I had brought my shotgun and bought a license. Was out with my cousin who is a ranch hand out there and there was tons of doves.

 

[eddielasvegas]

Nary a bugle to be heard in 7E this weekend. Me thinks the rut will start anyday now.


Eddie

 

[Red Dog Leader]

Went to check and fill my feeder Saturday only to find the squirrels had done a job on my feeder lid eating a gaping hole in it and eventually knocking the lid off. This lead to about 125 lbs of corn getting wet which filtered corn water into the motor causing it to seize up. DANG IT! Trip to farm supply store and another 3 hour round trip on Sunday to fix. Moved the feeder away from under so many trees, new lid, new motor, and some 1/2” poultry mesh to cover the new lid. That and 3 bungee cords to hold the lid on. Fingers crossed. This season the fat squirrels and I are going toe to toe. See how they survive .223 or .300 BLK.

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[Red Dog Leader]

Why squirrels will suffer this season.

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[RotaryDreamz]

For those California hunters... If there is any of you left



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It's tough out here, but there's still some of us left.

I didnt even know this thread existed. I need to lurk here more often.

Got back from a good hunt. Coastal blacktail in Northern Cali. Spotted some small forkies and a few black bear cubs. No trophies. But overall another great experience just being outdoors.

Sorry, I usually dont take photos when I'm out on the hunt, but snap a few when I can.

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[DAW89446]

Why squirrels will suffer this season.

We practice on ground squirrels in spring. They’re quite destructive. Alfalfa ranchers love to let kids practice on them because their holes stop those huge (sometimes a mile long), driven, rotating sprinkler systems, which cause very expensive damage. Plus the alfalfa they consume. Some ranchers pay a few cents per squirrel to let teenagers go at it.

Property owners are effected as well, as they cause large holes, eat gardens, kill small trees. If far enough from town and close neighbors owners patrol their property daily.

My Ruger 10/22 gets more use on squirrels than other game. Usually burn a brick daily if shooting on a friend’s alfalfa pivots.

The squirrels are so prolific, populations quickly recover. Got to keep an eye out for badgers, though, they like squirrels too.

 

[Zeke588]

We practice on ground squirrels in spring. They’re quite destructive. Alfalfa ranchers love to let kids practice on them because their holes stop those huge (sometimes a mile long), driven, rotating sprinkler systems, which cause very expensive damage. Plus the alfalfa they consume. Some ranchers pay a few cents per squirrel to let teenagers go at it.

Property owners are effected as well, as they cause large holes, eat gardens, kill small trees. If far enough from town and close neighbors owners patrol their property daily.

My Ruger 10/22 gets more use on squirrels than other game. Usually burn a brick daily if shooting on a friend’s alfalfa pivots.

The squirrels are so prolific, populations quickly recover. Got to keep an eye out for badgers, though, they like squirrels too.

.17 HMR works well for squirrels too!

 

[Zeke588]

Has anyone started their season yet? Archery started a while back for us. Just waiting for Oct 12 for the Antelope opener.

 

[DAW89446]

My hunting buddy returned yesterday from elk hunting just inside Nevada, west of Jackpot, south of Salmon Creek Reservoir (west of Rogerson, Idaho). Got rained on, snowed on, cold. He saw lots of deer, sage hens, chukars but no elk.

Another buddy, travelling with his wife on their 55th aniversary last week, pulled into the mountains near Contact (south of Jackpot toward Wells) just exploring and sightseeing (no tags won this year). He and his wife enjoyed sitting in the spruce and aspens, watching several bucks and listening to them bugle for over two hours.

Just the way it goes.

 

[Zeke588]

You know hunting seasons around the corner when Busch Light comes out with the orange cans lol.

I need to get out and shoot one more time before the season starts. I got a new 30.06 last year and I've only shot it a handful of times. I'm thinking of using .223 for antelope and my white tail doe tag. Super comfortable with the gun and the animals aren't that big, and hopefully wont be shots longer than 200 yds.

Got a second set of old but still good binos from a buddy for my wife. I take the whole family out when I go hunting unless my wife doesn't want to go or its just gonna be a day of hiking.

How far do y'all travel to get to your hunting spots? This year I'm lucky to get on some private land for deer that is 30 mins outside of town. Antelope is gonna be about a 3 hour drive one way. And if I go to my bosses ranch Elk is gonna be 2 hours.