dieselroe

Those are really nice bears! BEAUTIFUL COLOR!

Cool video and great story, hope I can get one like that someday!!

Great Story and an awesome deer! We're proud of you

Hey everybody, Just want to get some opinion going for everyone to read about on the benefits of fires. I know its tough to swallow, but fire is natural and if anything its tough to avoid as we homestead just about everywhere in the world. My condolences to anyone experiencing any loses. I believe there has been some great hunting in the burn areas of yesteryear and think it educational to talk about the effects of fire. Minerals that were extracted from the ground by plants and then eaten by animals are redistributed by the chemical process which occours as biological material is burned. This means a few things, more minerals for antler growth, better growth for plants, and room for new vegetation. The Units effected by the fire are my favorites, so I certainly can say I was a little disapointed at first, Heck I was shooting at trukey in 27 just a few months prior to the fire. But we should talk about the positive effects now that its said and done. Oh yeah, my favorite thing may be that I can glass in an area that before I couldn't even walk through. That was a thick, thick forest. Burn areas are now producing some very nice animals. Pleaese feel free to post any scientific data, benefits, or negatives, so all can understand this better. Thanks!

Great story and deer! I saw a lot of deer, only does and forgot to buy a turkey tag....lol I had a good time but you seemed to have a lot more excitement!

Great reports about the hunting so far in the burned area. Lots of rain so the ground has sprouted up really nice.

Gotta go with the Oregon 550 with the southwest map chip. Sold my 60 csx and bought this one. IT HAS A CAMERA! Takes great pics and I can mark waypoints like that. Great unit.

As populations grow, its inevitable that we will be turning more and more of the earth’s surface into concrete and cities, and towns. This is one of the reasons we put so emphasis on these fires as being devastating. Deforestation from a global perspective makes fire a bad thing because there is less forest each day. But no matter how a fire starts (even humans area a natural part of this world) fires burn because they can and its part of the geological processes that make earth what it is. For instance, there used to be an ocean here in this part of the country but we don't fret about the ocean being gone. We're more thankful for the sediment and other benefits that helped produce the place we NOW live in. This is my favorite hunting area and I just want to talk about the benefits that will come from this. It’s already gone, time to see how we can best manage the burn area now. Ryan

Great Thread Guys. Lots of different situations and ideas on how to tackle them. Awesome.

Tough to believe their in such an open area.

Sometimes you just gotta hike a little closer.

Who said there are no 200 inch bucks south of the kaibab. The ones down south are just smarter and harder to hunt.

July 20th high noon! 12 PM Baby, come on daddy needs a new knife.

These are decent CO bucks.

Nice buck and great backpack info. Thanks,

man this looks like a good trip! Awesome job!

Nice catches guys!

Stripper taste awesome!

Looks like you didn't get many replies. Well, I like the tire line cause its close to the ramp and easy to tie up. Had good luck in the coves also. You can just look for all the lights of people fishing at night and kinda follow everyone. They move around alot so the bite is hit and miss. I'm refering to night fishing spots. But, if you want to fish in the daytime, the guys are trolling and catching nice strippers. Trolling big jigs and shad like lures and stuff. The morning bite is best if you follow the shad boils and cast around them. That last about an hour or more. I would say go at night and use lights. Use Anchovie cut bait.

Great Story and pics!

This thread makes me want to get out there. Thanks for sharing.

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Hope my gun will hold up some history like that some day.......ol Tikka T3 270 WSM.

Thats when I guess it was OK to tie a buck to your car. Not now everyone. Please don't fuel the Anti's. I still think these old timers might want to get that hide off......lol

I think the rifle might be my favorite. Its cool to see what they used back then.