GF wants her first hunt to be a high buck

[Pathfinder101]

I agree. I don’t feel she’s ready at all but refuses to cancel the trip


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Well, in that case, let her lead (so she isn't left behind) and take lots of breaks whenever she needs them.  Sounds like you will have to play it by ear, go as far as you can go and hunt along the way.  If you have a handgun, you could have her pack that for lions and tigers and bears and just take one rifle.

[Ltburrows]

So good news bad news. She finally realized that she’s not ready to hunt high buck this year (I’ve been telling her since she brought it up....). The bad news is that now she wants to hunt waterfowl with me (what I normally hunt here in WA). BUT...  she’s afraid of boats...  I’ll ask more questions on options over on the waterfowl forum. Thank you everyone for your input. I will use everything everyone has mentioned for training this spring and summer.


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[Skyvalhunter]

Sounds like you can't win. Best to get her in a class first or join some womens hunting group

[grade-creek-rd]

Lt, don't give up yet on the high country stuff...now is the time to take her on an overnite backpacking trip and take a lightweight grouse gun. Lots of fun, she still gets to hunt the high country and see what it's all about. The backcountry in the fall is the best time of year! and you don't have to go to a wilderness area this weekend and deal with the zoo of hunters...I'd pick somewhere in the south cascades, maybe Goat Rocks area or up out of Greenwater by Mt. Rainier (Dalles Ridge is an easy hike, starts off high, and you ridgeline hike to some beautiful country) plus the elk will start bugling soon and so maybe she will get to experience that too...keep in light, one night and enjoy the backcountry!


Here is a fun read on grouse...let her read this and maybe she will do this with you instead...keep her fired up about hunting!

http://www.theoutdoorline.com/blog/post/2018/09/10/grouse.aspx



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[huntnfmly]

Lt, don't give up yet on the high country stuff...now is the time to take her on an overnite backpacking trip and take a lightweight grouse gun. Lots of fun, she still gets to hunt the high country and see what it's all about. The backcountry in the fall is the best time of year! and you don't have to go to a wilderness area this weekend and deal with the zoo of hunters...I'd pick somewhere in the south cascades, maybe Goat Rocks area or up out of Greenwater by Mt. Rainier (Dalles Ridge is an easy hike, starts off high, and you ridgeline hike to some beautiful country) plus the elk will start bugling soon and so maybe she will get to experience that too...keep in light, one night and enjoy the backcountry!


Here is a fun read on grouse...let her read this and maybe she will do this with you instead...keep her fired up about hunting!

http://www.theoutdoorline.com/blog/post/2018/09/10/grouse.aspx



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