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Hia good to hear from you bud and good luck connecting on the big boy.

Saskabush the 2nd either tag is a nice thing. You have a second tag..in saskatchewan no pressure now for yeah just enjoy. I am mulling over buying one, thinking about heading north the 17th for a few days to the cabin. It is less than an hour to where i took my 5x5 last year using my 2nd, great spot thatI have never seen a deer hunter yet. Though haven't deceided, if the weather is good around the cabin could be magical at that time. First yearI won't be around on the 15th in that neck of the woods...peed as thathas beenmy day.

I chucked the ladies(my 2 daughters), DVD player, snacks for the ladies, chew(dadda)and spotting scope in the truckthen headed for 29E to do some Mulie recon. Deer movements weren't greatas high winds butsaw few decent mulie groups and bucks. Imanage to get a boo at 4x4 mulie. I watched him and his small group of lady friends feed on the property which I have sole permission on. I figure he's a 180 class,not huge but worth considering or following up on(really other than the NT the best I have seen since season opened, thus far!!). So now it is hurry up and wait for the 9th. I have been asked and accepted taking one of my elk hunting partnersson with on 9th. SoI think i'll be leaving this deer alone that day;). The boy is in his 20's but do to work and well not much of a hunter, he needs some direction (ok lots). I plan to concentrate on the area where the NT was last seen that day and hopefully find a good buck for jr. We'll see how she goes, I'll keep you posted.

I am actually a little excited again. Wait, maybe it's because I know the following week I'll be hunting whitetail in the fringe...yep I think that is it!!!:D I hope we get some of that alberta snow soon, threatens but never amounts to jack. The weathermen are saying warming now for the first part of next week...oh well it'll be what it'll be.

Good luck all and be safe

ps. AG, thanks for the info good to know

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Ive been invited to go hunt Taber Alberta for the 23rd, 24th, and 25th. Ive hunted whites in Sask, but never ersonally tagged any enormous (probably max around 130) I cant decide whether or not I should go, as im super busy with school and work at the moment. Do you guys know much about this area, its quality of whitetails, and how many will stillbe around on those dates?

thanks

Anyone been out lately?

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ag, Taber isn't known for it's big deer BUT realistically anywhere in the province can produce a gagger. Taber is better known for it's waterfowl & pheasants, but hell if it's an invitation I wouldn't turn it down! Busy...it's hunting season, there's always time to do stuff in the offseason, my advice is go and check it out.
Weekend was goos for me, 4 roosters and 1 lost. Pics to come (as usual). How about everyone else???

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Taber is where we were going to stay - the two spots we are apparently actually going to HUNT in are something called Manyberries and Southwest hills of Cypress Hills. Heard much about those spots and deer?

Nothing exciting to note about my season lately, been checkin out some new areas which isnt always the more productive way to spend to mulie rut ;D

Put my dad on a nice 7x4, but not enormous, probably 150. Didnt get a chance to shoot though.

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Took a buddy out looking for his wt buck on saturday. We set up watching a field that usually has about 30 does and assorted bucks feeding in it at first light. The first 15 minutes were filled with whitetail bucks chasing each other all around us with at least one full on buck fight. Unfortunately, this all happened in the middle of the field and out of my partners shooting range. In the end, we counted seven different bucks but no shot opportunities. The rest of the day was spent either rattling or spot and stalking mulie does. After a tough miss on a doe around noon, my buddy managed to tag a nice little doe fawn mid afternoon. With last light approaching we headed for the morning field and watched countless does and small bucks make their way out for the evening with no sign of a shooter. all in all a good day out, even managed a couple grouse in the afternoon.

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JD, good stuff on the roosters.

I threw the chicks in the truck again and headed to scout mulies saturday night. Deer movements were up as but a breath of wind. Saw the 4x4 180 typical and ladies again, though he had a smaller 4x4 following himas well. Same property,but found out theyare living in the NW corner of the PFRAthen sneaking out tohis alfalfa. I am not sure they'll be there after today(rifle opened this am), though no way to get to this corner but by foot so he maybe safe. If not I believethey'd move to the west into the pasture with the farmers cattle, lots of willow/pocket bush to hide in and have seen mulies hanging there in the past. Saw another high typical, was just past the ears but never got a good side view to see his forks or other details. Looked interesting though and he is living to the extreme west of this same landowners property. Was running solo, so he'll be cruising.Then I saw one of NT'sI have been chasing, bugger has moved south and west on heavily posted land near the river. I had no luck getting permission on the piece heand several does were on butbeside that run of property I'm GTG.Saw a number of deer both mulies/whitetails and learneda few things...mission accomplished. Now i just have to hope the winds blow right, the temperature stick drops and the deer behave come thursday...lol;)!

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Damnit Skeeter! Shoot that 180!

What size of muley did you end up taking last year again?

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little fella we kicked up while looking for roosters

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2 down

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4 down...

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gotta love the plumage...

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Nice work JD! Beautiful birds.

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Aye
So JD - you know anything about Manyberries area, or southwestern Cypress hills in regard to size of whiteys?

Nice plumage is right, ive never had the chance to go hunting phesant, I see you dont do it with a dog - does it work all the same? Whaddya do, just walk the hedge row?

-Andrew

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Hia, geesh ya cheap bum...get that filmed developed! i will send ya some more! :Dyou sound like a school teacher or something.. cant afford to pay attention! LOL ....


Naw, in all honesty Ihope ya fill that film up with that booner! cant wait to see the photos... I have had my big boy very close this past week with the bow... had to pass on him at full draw...right at last light..couldnt see my top pin ...(20) wasn't easy... but figured it was better than making a poor shot in the rain...needed a perfect one for the right blood trail..

Give me a call sometime ..

Troy

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Ag aren't suggesting I should poach are you? Season was closed just opened up today for rifle;). I was SCOUTING with a spotting scope instead of the Zeiss rifle scope..lol. He is pretty nice, though the spliter buck (NT I mentioned), I call him that as he has matching spliters coming off his main beams about 6-8"(not drop tines but rather the come straight out of the main beem). He isn't real high but REALLY wide and golly gee wilkers a damn cool rack. I am going to give him a go if the wind is favourable, I just have to he was the one I wanted since the summer and now that I found him..well I just can't walk away without giving her the old college try.

I was drawn in 03' never filled my tag that year, got taken up into really chasing one buck and nothing else would do. My last mulie buck came in 02' via bow. We'll see how this years goes but if I don't fill the tag oh well.

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ag...no idea about manyberries or cypress hills (SW part of ABby the way not SE). I have heard it's a pretty cool place, big friggin hills in the middle of bald ass prairie. Generally known for it's elk and pronghorn. I'd guess it holds a nice whitetail or two but no experience to speak of myself, sorry.
As for hunting pheasants...yup I have never had a dog and have usually faired out pretty well. We do a few different things, usually alot of hard walking and pushing bush. Sometimes we'll see them in fields hedgerows & ditches and go after them. Smart birds though!! If you ever get the chance to go after them you will be hooked. A rooster breaking out at your feet (literally) cackling & flapping like mad will scare the hell out of you, but I just love when it happens. Works well if you know how to do it but it's definately nicer to hunt with a pointer. I'm pretty beat by the end of the day, but they taste great!!!

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Ah I see - well good luck getting the NT then Skeet. Where on the main beam does his stickers go straight up? If theyre heavy as well as 8" would add nicely if your goin for score;)

JD - Thanks for the info. I suppose askin you about all these areas would be like askin me about some random spot in BC, cant knowthe entire province!

Pheasant hunting is a bit different in BC, due to lack of prairie, its basically you get persmission from a farmers with swamp/orchard/field or its a no go. Ill look around though as I know a couple people with land like this. Thanks for the info on those hunting spots though.

I dont plan on pulling the trigger on anything less than 150''. DOnt know if thats a pipe dream but well see. My friend who is takin me was talking to the guy who is hosting us last night, and jokingly told him I was looking for an 170''+ ONLY. The guy just about **** himself apparently haha, he told my friend that I should maybe look into driving down to Texas and hunting on a whitetail farm lmao.

Anywhoo, like you said it cant hurt to get out there and see what happens. Never know, maybe ill see/shoot the new world record! :D;)

Talk soon boys

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I live pretty close to Taber, something like 45 minutes away. I'm just south of Lethbridge about 20 minutes. I never really hear anything big being shot around there. Manyberries is mostly antelope, and Cypress hills has elk, moose, and muledeer, but im not to sure about the whitetail.

I know where I am, WMU 108, theres a couple nice ones shot every year. I've shot a 151" 5/8 7x5 two years ago, Someone shot a 156" last year, and my friend shot a 163" this year...Picture below...I also shot mine this year, and it'll probaly score 120ish, i'll get some pictures tomorrow.

http://i14.tinypic.com/34ydzf4.jpg

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Ag, the stickers are at the G2/3 position heading straight out, normal mass. He also wears several other scoreable kickers (including larger than ave. browtines that are split). Inside spread has a good 3" of daylight beyond the ears, 26-28". Impressive arse view this guysoffers as you see the matching stickers way outside his body. Either buck I'd be pleased with so it'll depend on the wind. I am kinda of getting the itch to hunt whitetails devoting most of my time to mulies has me feeling a bit of the loop, so that may play into my mood.The weather is suppose to be cold on thursdaywith a high of -12& low -20's, at this point. Looks like no snow on the dirt either. Thanks though, I'll be sure to keep you all posted.

JD great pics as usual. Man I miss hunting roosters!! You are right nothing like them busting right under your toes. Exciting bird that is a real Bute in hand& the pan. When are you getting after some whitetails?

Shed hope you put your HOSS on the dirt next time. How are they interms of rut in your area?

Saskabush, good stuff. What is left for you in alberta? Elk?? Best of luck man.

To all the others who haven't posted or I may have forgot GOOD LUCK!!

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Skeeter,

The majority of bucks here are still holding tight during daylight hours. Traditionally the majority of our does come into estrus after the 15th of November. From the 20th on into the first week fo Dec lies our most heated breeding activity. Right now scrapes are being worked a lot at night.

The two big boys I am bowhunting are not move until almost right at dark, I have inched my way very close to both bedding areas. I need to put an arrow in one pretty soon before they take off on their long ranged rutting forays. Rifle season is open right now so that pressure has also added to their lack of movement. Deer densities are not really heavy here so the big breeder bucks cover some ground. Give this area another week and some cooler weather and critters will start moving much more during daylight hours.

Good luck to you guys on your big bruisers up north I'll be hard after a couple good mature representatives of Northern Idaho. Hope to have a picture or two for you this month or by the end of Dec.

Troy

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Cow elk, calf moose, one mulie doe (doubt i'll fill all three of them) and last but not least, Sask whitetail.

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Shed, best of luck at getting a stick into one of them. Can't wait to see a pic of your mature representivebuck;)!

Saskbush...well I know which ones I'd be concentrating on.Best of luck

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Skeeter...if I can get through this work week I'm free as a bird for next week. Phoning for my hotel room tonight and heading up Tuesday 3:00 am. Hopefully the wether works for us this year. Early must be stupid excited with only a couple more sleeps till he hit's Deadmonton.

p.s. Burris is still under Sask. contract I hear.:D

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JD well good luck to you guys. Hopefully the weather will cooperate and the bucks on the move. Shoot straight!!

Freezing rain this morning here and calling for another dose tonight. It is suppose to clear up tomorrow and turn cool for a day or so, then seasonal or even above before hitting the tank on the 18th. Though they can't predict a day in advance so not sure how you can expect a week or more to be accurate:eek:!

Both QB's didn't play real well. As you know that is one thingBurris is known for sparkling or dismal, no inbetween with smilin' hank! Thats the CFL foir you, never know who will emerge the winner.

Yeah I bet Early in is stoked.I hope he has a good one!!

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Yea guys, three more days and I'll be in Edmonton! I'm psyched for sure.:DI'm hoping since there should be some snow on the ground that I'll see more deer than last year with no snow. Also, it will be nice to see where they've been traveling.I'm also hoping that it's not too cold forgood activity.[:@]What do you guys think about this cold?

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Good luck JD and early!

It's snowed up her the last two days. The deer should really be moving now. I can't wait to go out this weekend and I don't even have a tag anymore!!

On a side note, one of the F&W officers showed me a seized mulie that would gross near 200 this afternoon[:@] Such a waste of a beautiful animal.

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Early - did you tag anythingl ast year when you visted Edmonton?

Saskabush - did he tell you why the big mulie was seized? I cant stand it when beaut animals goto waste like that.

Little activity here in BC as of yet, seems like the mulies arent even rutting yet. Odd for this time of year. Was out scouting today and hammered a 'yote - needless to say the trapper whom I give my coyotes too may not be too happy with the hole the old .300 mag left in him. I call my .300 the anchor as it seems whenever I shoot an animal with it its like an anchor drops outta their backside when they hit the ground.

To make you drool skeeter, a new #2 California bighorn ram was taken about an hour from where I live a few days ago:





What a gorgeous animal - now thats mass!

A hunting partner of mine lived across a lake from where he was taken - he used to glass them every morning/evening and says those big boys dont come outta the timber till this time of year. Apparently there are a couple still living in there that will bust the worlds record no problem. Biggest issue is accessibility, and the fact that its on a draw with odds of 1:700 - not overly likely.

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Ag, That is a friggin' huge sheep! thanks for posting the pics, now i won't be able to sleep tonite:D;)

Yes, he did tell me why it was seized but I shouldn't go into details as i'm sure it's an open case. Suffice it to say it's a cryin' shame that deer will never be on somebody's wall.[:'(]

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Early in, it isn't really cold yet. Deer may hunger down when the front moves in but they get back to business as usual within a day or so. If it is -30 thats a bit different but -10 daytime is really golden IMHO. I wish we had some snow...booo! Though I hear the top portion(PA line and up)is blanketed as of last night and today.

Saskabush, I hate to hear stuff like that, really puts our sport in bad light and not to mention a waste. Guess the Co's will have new mount in there office.

WOW. Sheep rock (no pun intended..lol)
Ag, no rutting...hum. If they aren'tlooking to be here onthursday and things don't look great I may say screw it and head for the fringe this weekend instead. Love nothing more than to accomplish both though;).

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Early

Hey Jeff it snowed another 3 inched over night and will drop of too - 16 tonight and I'll be out this afternoon at 1. I'm on holidays, LOL. Will drop of to -20 tomorrow in the am so the deer should really be moving. Tuesday the temps are suposed to be above 0 for the low and the high. So you better gettem Monday :). I need to get a meat doe in the next 3 days before my hunter arrives on Saturday. I'll see you Saturday night for a beer Jeff in Leduc after our hunt, hopefully with the 1st bruiser for one of us. Travel safe and God Bless.
Rocky
PS JD whats up with Deadmonton ,LMAO j/k

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Skeeter, agreed. Not really sure why I felt I had to share other than to vent some of my own frustration. Hopefully, they'll have some money left in the budget to puthim onthe wall here in the office.

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I'm goin' be a weatherman, b/cthe majority of the time you are dead wrong but always have a job! Friggin' woke up to a billzard here 4" + on theground and still a comin'. I guess i'll be hunting in snow tomorrow so I'll re-tracked my...boooo from my previous post.

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fart...us Calgarians have always called it that:D
Oh my God!! One Chinool and all the snow is gone[:@]It never fails...hopefully it's still up North of Edmonton. +16 yesterday and everything is green again. Oh well.
Nice pics guy's, man would I love to get a ram someday.

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Boo still not rut/mulies here!

Anyone have any pics to cheer up??

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I am heading to Saskatchewan on Saturday and was wondering how the weather has affected deer movement so far? Are you guys seeing any increased rut activity? Are the bucks still in their home range or are they into their long range movements?

In the past I have hunted opening week, but this year we got a slot a little later. Seems the movementalways started to pick up by the time we were leaving in the past. The weather appears tohave been fairly cold recently, and next week it appears the lows will be in the low single digits with highs in the teens to low 20's.

The area we hunt is in eastern Saskatchewan near the Greenwater Lake Provinical Park near Melfort.

Any input or observations are GREATLY appreciated.

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Hi deiter, I can't really help you too much on weather but I think you're doing well by hunting mid november instead of earlier. Here in northern Alberta the cold weather really has the deer moving so expect the same if you have cold for next week in sask. The area you are hunting is excellent so good luck and keep us posted on how you do.

Saskabush.

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Cant help much either Dieter, but either way regardless!

Where you from?

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Ha!! well Skeeter I'd have to agree with you about weathermen. We were supposed to have a few flurries yesterday...I'm looking at about 2" right now and still going. Oh well I guess so much for the green and back to the white. Probably my last post for a bit as I'm off Sat. on a bird hunt then up to the great white north for a whittail. I'll definately take some pics and give you all the low down when I get back. Good luck to you all!!

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Good luck JD, go big or go home:D