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Offline boneaddict

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Opening day verdict
« on: October 15, 2011, 07:13:07 PM »
How was today or this weekend for you?

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Re: Opening day verdict
« Reply #1 on: October 15, 2011, 07:14:35 PM »
It was great for me.................I don't hunt the early season so I was chopping wood. Great weather for that.
Just one more day

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Re: Opening day verdict
« Reply #2 on: October 15, 2011, 07:15:25 PM »
Extremely better.... but we were duck hunting  :chuckle:

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Re: Opening day verdict
« Reply #3 on: October 15, 2011, 07:20:58 PM »
I read umpteen chapters I watched several hours of lectures wrote two papers did laundry....daydreamed about deer hunting starred at the hills....continued working on schoolwork..rearranged freezer and grooming table I use for my easel and painting stuff....

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Re: Opening day verdict
« Reply #4 on: October 15, 2011, 07:26:36 PM »
Great day!  I got my new bow all set up and ready to hunt and also made a trip to Wholesale Sports and the feed store, came home to 14 elk and 6 deer in the pasture.  What made it better was the fact that I didn't have to fight the pumkin patch crowds at Vail.  :chuckle:
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Re: Opening day verdict
« Reply #5 on: October 15, 2011, 07:29:31 PM »
It was great for me.................I don't hunt the early season so I was chopping wood. Great weather for that.
:yeah:
I hunt the early season (Archery) for Elk, late season for deer.
But...
I was cutting firewood at my house and bringing down a few maples for next years wood.
I am getting a little p.o.ed at all the damage the deer on my property are doing to my apple and cherry trees  :bash:
wish late season archery was open in my unit (501) I would get some revenge.
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Re: Opening day verdict
« Reply #6 on: October 15, 2011, 07:33:17 PM »
Being how I bow hunt I did the dishes today and while drinking my morning coffe I took this pic.

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Re: Opening day verdict
« Reply #7 on: October 15, 2011, 07:39:57 PM »
I only spent the morning and afternoon in my hunting area today, seen lots of does, no bucks and only heard a few distant shots. But the crazy thing is I only seen half the hunters as previous years on opening day :tup:, not sure why but it i'm thinking it could be because of the discover pass  :dunno:

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Re: Opening day verdict
« Reply #8 on: October 15, 2011, 07:41:55 PM »
Have not hunted opening day for years same with the trout season not worth the hassle will hit it next week or week after no rush like to find a quiet place mid week if I can nothing better than bird doggin for all the road hunters during the weekend  :) hunted Little Naches one year opening day of Elk and came out of the brush at the bottom of a draw and at least 8 pickups full of pumpkins were glassing me last time I did that  :yike:
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Re: Opening day verdict
« Reply #9 on: October 15, 2011, 07:53:46 PM »
I only spent the morning and afternoon in my hunting area today, seen lots of does, no bucks and only heard a few distant shots. But the crazy thing is I only seen half the hunters as previous years on opening day :tup:, not sure why but it i'm thinking it could be because of the discover pass  :dunno:
I have hardly seen anyone else with a discover pass.. I feel like Im one of the dumb few who actually got one. I have been looking at every truck recently to see who has one.. Not many. Hmm. I got one as soon as I heard about it. I spent about 8hrs in the woods today and saw nothing. Just other hunters, and some good sign. The first 3hrs I could only see like 30ft because of the fog. Fog didnt lift until 930. When it did lift I could see the orange glow of a hunter on the next hill about 100yds away.. =(

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Re: Opening day verdict
« Reply #10 on: October 15, 2011, 07:56:59 PM »
Too nice out weatherwise and too many people for me to really want to go after them.  Went to my normal access spot and the parking lot was overflowing.  Went to plan B, same story.  Plan C, again.  But it was sunny, no rain in the forecast, a saturday, and the national park had three of their major roads for hikers closed...try again tomorrow! :)

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Re: Opening day verdict
« Reply #11 on: October 15, 2011, 07:57:21 PM »
Cant vote, Since my daugther sick coughing. Danm school kids. Had to stay home.  It could be better if I went shoot 5X5 Since Buddy missed 2 shots.   :chuckle: He said he heard 20 Plus shots thur one ridge in one min.  :dunno: And his Son age 12 shot down a Nice 4x3. They almost lost it, they search for a hour finally found in river.  Post name Buck Down thread.

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Re: Opening day verdict
« Reply #12 on: October 15, 2011, 08:50:47 PM »
Couldn't find a B-tail, but the hunt did get interrupted when a small bear popped out :). If I can't find him tmr it will be off east of the mountains next wknd to look for the 2 point with an eyeguard that escaped the opening wknd orange fury.
When the buffalo are gone we will hunt mice, for we are hunters and we want our freedom-Sitting Bull

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Re: Opening day verdict
« Reply #13 on: October 15, 2011, 09:44:53 PM »
Stained my deck  :)
As long as we have the habitat, we can argue forever about who gets to kill what and when.  No habitat = no game.

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Re: Opening day verdict
« Reply #14 on: October 15, 2011, 09:53:28 PM »
The weather sucked earlier to day. It was foggy and moist until about 1030. We didn't see the number of deer we have seen in the past but I think it was because of the crappy weather. Hopefully tomorrow will be better.

 


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