Howdy Teammates,

Good to hear from everyone. Ar, good luck hunting those birds, sounds like your getting plenty of practice! I am also looking forward to seeing what kind of shirts we come up with.

Mike, I can't imagine how busy you are this time of year with your line of work! Speaking of taxes, I need to get off my arse and get mine in. Good to hear your turkey population is alive and healthy! Do you guys do anything to enhance their habitat? Plots or what not?

Ryan, Hey bud, best of luck with the new job. Glad to hear it is going well and that your getting used to the schedule, you gotta love having 5 days off! Man that would be sweet.

Quick, my bear spot, I have a couple but one really awesome one. They are located in the higher country, elevations of 5000, roughly and higher. With that being said on a snow filled year like this, I may not get into my spot until mid to late May. My good spot is loaded with that skunk cabbage looking plant. I hunt an awesome drainage that has 5 natural glades in it. During the spring those glades are full of fresh grass and either the plant you posted or a plant very like it. I will take some photos the first time I head in there. I really enjoy hunting bear, almost to the point where I would place it a close tie for second with hunting bull elk. Bears have always mistified me in their stealth. I do all spot and stalk hunts on natural feed either with my bow or rifle. I am after a huge color phase bear that has eluded my brother and I for 4 years now. The big black got it last year, not the blonde if he is still alive is going to get hunted hard this year. Speak of the black, I get my bear rug back real soon, I willl post some picstures when I do. I can't wait to see the rug.

Shed hunting has been good, I am gonna keep hard after it. That shed in the picture above is of a buck my brother and I hunted hard last year. I really wanted my brother to get him! Rob came very close one day as he watched him for about 30 minutes. He just never offered a good broadside bowshot. That shed scores just shy of 72 ... its a very thick main beamed 5. He'll be a toad next fall.

Here is a pretty decent buck shed I found back in Jan, one that lives pretty close to my house.