Out for a Walk About
07-20-2014, 04:08 PM
#1
Boone & Crockett
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Idaho
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Out for a Walk About
My neighbor wanted to go out this morning and check his trail cams. I asked if I might go with him, I was suppose to work but I can put it off another day.
We loaded ATV's and headed to the woods - it really was an excellent morning for the trip. I was really along for the ride but it really was a fun trip especially at the end.
We got to the end of the decent road and unloaded - headed across the meadow and started up the mountain. Wish it was not so dry and dusty especially when you are following - but with 15 minutes of leaving the truck right there in the road a group of elk had been earlier this morning. The area is so brushy and thick wasn't much chance of seeing them unless we caught them in the road.
About five miles later we got to his camera spot and dismounted and headed down a steep embankment to a ridge top and then out along the ridge a hundred yards or so..
On the way in we started picking up sign of a small group and in the end before getting to the cameras - Fruit of the Trip - but crap no season yet!!!
Now that was fun!
We loaded ATV's and headed to the woods - it really was an excellent morning for the trip. I was really along for the ride but it really was a fun trip especially at the end.
We got to the end of the decent road and unloaded - headed across the meadow and started up the mountain. Wish it was not so dry and dusty especially when you are following - but with 15 minutes of leaving the truck right there in the road a group of elk had been earlier this morning. The area is so brushy and thick wasn't much chance of seeing them unless we caught them in the road.
About five miles later we got to his camera spot and dismounted and headed down a steep embankment to a ridge top and then out along the ridge a hundred yards or so..
On the way in we started picking up sign of a small group and in the end before getting to the cameras - Fruit of the Trip - but crap no season yet!!!
Now that was fun!
07-22-2014, 01:22 PM
#8
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Hayes, Va.
Posts: 2,332
I was supposed to be up at my hunt camp this week to do the same. Check my cameras and just have some fun relaxing and do a little whistle pig hunting for the farmer. But now that my hip is in great shape, my right knee is out. Gotta go friday for an MRI to what the damage is in there. Life is good, but sometimes you have bumps!!!
07-22-2014, 02:19 PM
#10
Boone & Crockett
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Ya, this was over in the shady timber stand on State... Remember when we sitting at the top of the draw and we got that one to bugle at us - he was down the ridge to the north. This guy was south of where we were, 200 yards and in the cool thermal cover.