Flatlander

Nobody asked for your .02. If you dont want to help it’s pretty easy to scroll on by.

All my recent hunts I didn’t even want to mess with it. Even on my Idaho moose hunt last year when it was in the low 20’s my sleeping bag was much more appealing than a campfire.

Day and time asswipe

The best. Thanks for sharing.

Wanna race?

Couldn’t you also go down the 429?

Which guide did you go with?

He could be referring to the NPS shooting buff on the park.

That’s what I read o the signs as well. Should make opening day interesting.

It’s been a busy fall for our family with a bison hunt, MT elk and AZ early rifle bull hunts all in the books. Hunter was next up with a Kaibab youth tag in his pocket. Due to less accountability with online school he found himself making up assignments instead of hunting on opening day. Mom was merciful and let him hunt after his assignments were made up. We arrived late Saturday. From past experience and lots of driving 67 in the dark going/coming from bison camp we knew they were stacked up in the burned areas. So we literally plopped down a tent right next to the highway and grabbed a few hours of sleep before the alarm went off early Saturday. About 5 minutes after we left camp Hunter spotted some deer feeding in front of us. He quickly setup and fired a shot and MISSED at the startling distance of 30 yds. He looked straight at me and said “I was right on her shoulder, if I missed the scope is messed up.” Almost word for word something he heard on MeatEater this week. We looked but it was a clean miss. Within 30 minutes we found a small group feeding down the ridge from us. This time there was a little more breathing room between us to setup the shot. He had to stand because of brush. We got the triclawps under the foregrip and the Bogpod under the butt. He was steady and told me he was ready to squeeze. At the crack she lurched forward and then stumbled two steps before piling up behind a log. Hunter had filled his second tag in two days with his little brother and I both by his side. At 267 yds he couldn’t have placed the shot any better if he did it by hand. We spent the rest of the day scouting for Nash’s 12AW late hunt, admiring the fall colors and bemoaning the fire damage. As I reflected on this in a way only Father’s do, I realized how far he (and I) have come. Which then also made me consider what heights he might yet achieve. We did this hunt two years ago when he was just 10. He was freshly diagnosed with CMT, hyper-mobility and bilateral hip dysplasia. It was between the first and second reconstructive hip surgery. It was a year I had waited my entire life for, a year of first hunting expeditions, but had turned into a year of doctors, surgeries, therapy and tears; both his and mine. At that time it felt like a monumental effort just to fill that tag. This year, it was a layup, probably too easy for him. He found his own deer, dialed his own scope, called the hit and navigated his own way back to the truck. I wish the me now could go tell the me of 2018 that it’s going to be ok. You and he can do this. My buttons were all busted on Saturday from puffing out my chest. One more Bab trip for our crew left this year.

Good luck on the early hunt. Find water, find bucks.

Dude just shoot whatever you shoot for elk. Or else practice and master that lever gun before you hunt with it. I’ve known (and seen first hand) several guys get cute with weapon choice for buff hunts and it cost them. One guy tried to fire his 45-70 5x with the safety on before switching guns and doing the same thing with it before ultimately shooting a bull o his cow hunt.

The GCNP management plan for Bison that I saw did not call for elimination of bison, just reduction (albeit significant) from current levels. The GCNP is within the historical range of the bison, at the very southern end. But without any predators, there really isn't any other way to reduce herd numbers. This is much better than turning wolves or grizzlies loose up there so that in 20 years someone can make a documentary about how alpha predators are saving the planet. In terms of the Condors, that's a great success story that highlights the ability of sportsmen to proactively and voluntarily engage in conservation measures. Restoring a critical population of a species on the extreme brink of extinction while maintaining access for hunting, fishing and camping is a success for multiple use management. If it was up to the enviro groups they would use the ESA to lock us out of every acre of public lands in the country. The response from sportsmen has taken that card out of play for them.

I hope your card gets declined.

Thank you Woody. I heard you didn’t get to come for the youth hunt. Let me know if you are interested in joining us for the late hunt. We’d love to have you.

Javi, turkey and buffalo all x5. Just applying is getting expensive these days.

Awesome story. Congrats to you, dad, the young lady and even Adam. Well done.

Some more pics of that messed up skull.

Congrats. We were more on the cot and sandwich program as our fall has been a little busy, but my boy also punched his tag in the first hour. Sure a fun and beautiful place to be.

#4B4Evr

Elk slayers?

That’s some good timely feedback that I am sure they appreciate.

Typical. Do you use the same spotlight for your necrophilia as you do for poaching?

Finally truth spoken. I don’t have Jed’s number, maybe your mom can give it to me.

Try proserv cranes and Kone Crane