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Hopefully this won't come a crossed as criticism?But that is hunting as I grew up with. Sleeping in a tent in the methow, and your only source of water is frozen solid.No heater, your first hope of warmth is getting the coleman stove started for coffee.Having no toilet? Step outside, for God's sake.I can't count the times we saw bears, but did not let them affect my hunt. Obviously shooting a Sow with cubs, is not the thing to do. But it is not difficult to discourage them from the area you want to hunt.Did you not have a portable generator with a small heater?Not hard to unthaw the pipes of an RV, if prepared.Again, not trying to be critical, but it sounds like your whole group was not prepared, and your hunt was done because of it?There is an old saying, two is one, one is none.If your whole hunt is dependant on one thing. Well, you will be going home early.
Quote from: Alchase on October 25, 2020, 07:43:21 PMHopefully this won't come a crossed as criticism?But that is hunting as I grew up with. Sleeping in a tent in the methow, and your only source of water is frozen solid.No heater, your first hope of warmth is getting the coleman stove started for coffee.Having no toilet? Step outside, for God's sake.I can't count the times we saw bears, but did not let them affect my hunt. Obviously shooting a Sow with cubs, is not the thing to do. But it is not difficult to discourage them from the area you want to hunt.Did you not have a portable generator with a small heater?Not hard to unthaw the pipes of an RV, if prepared.Again, not trying to be critical, but it sounds like your whole group was not prepared, and your hunt was done because of it?There is an old saying, two is one, one is none.If your whole hunt is dependant on one thing. Well, you will be going home early.Did you not read the parts where I mentioned both the generators and the heater? They obviously didn't do any good. My wife likes outdoor activities but she isn't gonna wander outside to do her business everytime she needs to, so......the toilet is a pretty critical thing to have. And as far as the bear.......first time I've ever ran across one.
Keep at it.!!Enjoy the family moment and out doors
Just so you guys know, it is now 17F, with an overnight low of around 9F. This morning, it was 4F. It was in the forecast, but that it pretty uncharacteristically cold for this time of year from my experience.
You gotta know when to hold em and when to fold em. If you are stressed out and pissed off then you aren't having any fun and thats the damn point of it all anyways. I'll see your frozen crapper and raise you a hand full of exposed hardware for 2020 season ruiners though. I win?
for being a winner I sure feel like a loser If i behave myself the pins come out Nov 19th. Then I have 5 days to kill an idaho buck, a montana buck, and 3 montana doe's 😬
Quote from: Karl Blanchard on October 26, 2020, 07:41:35 AM for being a winner I sure feel like a loser If i behave myself the pins come out Nov 19th. Then I have 5 days to kill an idaho buck, a montana buck, and 3 montana doe's 😬Man, in all the years I've been on this site I've learned these Blanchard guys are rugged but ouch dude! Not to thread jack, but what did you do!?
Almost forgot.....Came home to a couple large chunks of our maple tree laying in the front yard.FU 2020
Quote from: Karl Blanchard on October 26, 2020, 07:41:35 AM for being a winner I sure feel like a loser If i behave myself the pins come out Nov 19th. Then I have 5 days to kill an idaho buck, a montana buck, and 3 montana doe's 😬Think on the bright side, you wont have to kill them, with a bow!
OP wins valuable points with the wife though for including her in the family hunt and caring whether she was having a good time.Hey Alchase! Would you have told your wife who has a migraine to go wrap a blue tarp around a couple of trees in 7 degree weather and do her business cuz thats hunting? Seriously though, I'm paranoid about the trailer freezing up. If its gonna get much below say 28, the trailer is just a warm shelter, poop and pee outside. And never leave the awning up over night if there is a chance of bad weather. Play it safe, bring it down.I NEVER sleep well either on the first night of being ANYWHERE but my own bed, second night a little better and third night, as you did, I sleep well.
Quote from: turkeyfeather on October 25, 2020, 07:08:56 PMAlmost forgot.....Came home to a couple large chunks of our maple tree laying in the front yard.FU 2020I live on the South Hill so... SAME HERE. lol. Sounds like a rough go, do you think you'll go back out?I put in 11.5 miles in 137 before the storm, coulda filled a moose tag, couldn't find deer, and found that my planned camp location (pack in camp, pack out) was a 1.5 hour walk to water. So my camp was basically done before it started, at least until late season.
Turkeyfeather ... I enjoyed your story.You'll be telling that one, and so will your kids and your wife, for years to come. Once the disappointment wears off, that will be a great family memory.Most of my best memories of being on hunting trips with my family as a kid don't involve killing anything ... crazy camp stuff has always stuck with me just as strongly.Good work being a good dad and husband.
