RE: 2006 Canadian Whitetails - Get' em!
 

Here's what the bucks escaped this year. The ol gurl is a unit now with that bipod on er. Looking forward to some long range yote sniping over the holidays.

RE: 2006 Canadian Whitetails - Get' em!
 

Hia the SNIPER:D!!

Saskabush, been busy working during the day and by night cutting meat. all in hopes of braving the elements tomorrow for a go. I never took any pictures, so waiting on the others to send me some. I snapped a pic of my dink and doe capes just now. Hope your happy:)....man it is cool here today[:@]!

I am hearing rut is in high gear around these parts(any way). Haven't decieded what I may do tomorrow if I go - between blind and smokepole and rifle somewhere(maybe back to the cabin for just a day trip, fireplace to snuggle up to seems inviting to take the bone chill out).

RE: 2006 Canadian Whitetails - Get' em!
 

Thanks Skeeter, I needed a fix:D Looks like a not bad buck, congrats again! Good luck on the weekend. It's been fricking freezing up here the last few days and it's only supposed to get worse. went out this morning with a guy from work and didn't see much at all, too windy to see them in the open but too cold to sit for more than 10 minutes at a time in the bush.

I'm leaving for Saskatoon tommorow, scouting sundayand freezing my ass of starting monday(but at least i'll be huntng). Hopefully the Holy pasture is open this year. How much snow did you guys get the last day or so? I saw a snowfall warning fro S'toon the other day that said up to 10cm.

RE: 2006 Canadian Whitetails - Get' em!
 

Dink...Skeeter you been living in the sticks too long. Looks like a decent buck to me (how can you tell I'm still reeling from the trip?) well done!

Looks like I picked the right week to be up north finally:DI've hunted that -30 stuff before and it's not fun at all. There actually is a point where the cold weather is too cold[&:]. I'm heading out Sat. for my last crack at a whitetail but I'm not really expecting anything where I'm headed and with the temps being brutal. Ah well only 9 mos. till bow season:D
On another note...Anyone use ground blinds. After using one up north, I'm definately in the market for next season. I'd like it for bow & rifle. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

early...whats the deal? no pics from your hunt?

RE: 2006 Canadian Whitetails - Get' em!
 

Yes JD, I have a bunch of nice pics from my hunt, but I still need someone to help me with uploading. I have looked at "Posting Photos-A Tutorial" and still find it confusing. I need a computer "GEEK" to show me this stuff! I will get them on here!

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Early in
Email the pics to me if you can't download them Jeff. Your missing some unreal movement now Jeff,the bucks are moving like never before. -32 with windchill right now:D. Talk to you soon bud.
Rocky
PS Thats -32 F also[:o]

RE: 2006 Canadian Whitetails - Get' em!
 

Nice work skeeter JD have you used ground blinds alot in the past for archery? I used one quite a bit a few years ago while archery mule deer hunting south of stoon and i wasn't impressed. It was a homemade contraption with slough grass woven into heavy cement type wire. I thought it looked pretty good but the deer would always seem to shy away from it, well the big ones anyway. I was just wondering if guy's you know have alot of success with those pop up styles like the doghouse or whatever. They look a little better than a clump of slough grass and are handier but do the deer pick them out in the woods also? Where i was using the blind it was pretty open so maybe if it was in the bush would have been harder to pick up. I have heard of some deer walking by and looking in the window to see if anyone is in it, possibly they get used to them. I just wondered what your thoughts on the blinds were i have mixed feelings. Seems like a guy can pick them up anywhere now even at home hardware. My bud uses one here for rifle hunting and really seems to like it except for the unreal wind we had one day sending the blind to the other end of the quarter lol.

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I used one up north last week and it was great. No wind on me which was nice. Could move around alot and not worry. I don't think it would bother the animals. We park our truck at the bottom of a coulee and the deer walk right past. Maybe I should just camo up the truck:DI'd like to get a pop up one.

RE: 2006 Canadian Whitetails - Get' em!
 

JD, I have been using a ameristep doghouse for a few years and like it. It tends to be a little noisy in the cold/windy conditions but the deer pay no attention to its presence, then again I don't set it up in the wide open or pop it up and down each trip either. It does a good job at concealing, keeping the elements outand very easy set up/take down. For bow a 1 person rig but gun 2 works. They also have a snow camo cover for the ameristep blinds if of interest(slip over). For the money I spent on mine I have no quams but its main use is gun(well muzzleloader).

If you want the best buy a Double Bull my partner picked up one and it is the most impressive pop up blind I have ever seen. 2 guys with bow no problem, quiet, easy set up and awesome shootability(especially for the bow) and no shine at all! Though be prepared to shell out 400 bucks. The Caddy of pop ups but if using it a ton it may be worth consideration. It appears in construction to much better built and designed,maybe moredurable for our extremes.

For my usage and needs the doghouse which I paid less then 100 bucks for each (ebay) is just fine.

Here is a pic of my doghouse set upfor MLing.

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Here ya go JD http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=1795247