January 1st 2012 Cow, Thank you Weyerhauser

[Whitpirate]

I've got new grass growing in my back pastures.  My horses aren't sure what to do.... grow hair, shed, eat, sleep, but it is making for a lower feed bill.  Here's to hoping for a mild 2012 winter finish so we can have a gang buster 2014 hunting season.

[bobcat]

Great day with the family and provisions for a mild winter!

Mild winter is right. Look at that dry grass on the road there in the pic. The ditches are wet, but the road was basically dry and warm. Weren't we supposed to get above average rain this fall/winter? 

Well, winter's only been here for a week and a half so there's plenty of time for cold and snow/rain. The latest article I read in the newspaper said that although we did have a dry December, they still expect above average snow and colder than average temperatures this winter.

Didn't we get a ton of snow last year in March/April?

[buckhorn2]

Great to have a family that goes together and helps get food for the winter.

[Huntboy]

Congrats Iceman.

[Yelm hunter]

Way to go Kevin!!!

Thanks.

Bobcat, I did not see a ton of other hunters amazingly. We decided to hunt a few areas in state land and down low at first, thought the open gated lands would be crawling with permit holders so we waited.....  First Weyerhauser gated road we explored we found the lone elk on... Alot of guys get back to camp by 10am IMHO.... We intended to glass till our heads ached. Did not need to, got lucky I guess.

Ya with only 200 tags to be filled and some of those getting bulls it was a great hunt... Not to many people at all. I think all I seen were probably 15 trucks total in 3 days. Wow there wasn't any pressure at all. I seen elk all 3 days I was there and got my elk at 8am this morning!! Check my pics and story out!!

[ICEMAN]

We were starting to worry about you Yelm Hunter...

[rasbo]

wat to getter done Ice,those times right there with the whole family make the best trophies in my mind..great team work Ice family

[GoldTip]

Good job Ice, congrats on some great eats  for the winter and on some awesome family time!

[Yelm hunter]

I could have had my cow down less than an hour into the season but why would I want to pack 500 lbs 4 miles out or across a 3 foot creek in the conditions we had on sunday... snow, cold and freezing!! I got a nice one though check out my pics and story!!

[elkboy]

Nice job!  Hard to find better meat than a cow elk! Way to put the kids to work, too!

[sharpshooter1000]

I think i saw you guys drive past . nice work. i shot mine at 7:25am and was cleaning things up by my trailer when you guys drove up the hill.

[doyourtime89]

great job filling the freezer....big plus having the family on the trip!!!   

[HUNTINCOUPLE]

Thanks for the family story! Also thanks for the radio intertainment. We wernt to far away. 

[PlateauNDN]

wat to getter done Ice,those times right there with the whole family make the best trophies in my mind..great team work Ice family

   Good story Ice and the setup on the back of your SUV is the type of setup I've been looking into.  I thought about maybe a powerchair type setup I've seen being used but thought it might drag or catch on something but seeing yours has given me some ideas to use.   Hope there's no patent pending or anything.

[ICEMAN]

Sharpshooter, you guys camped just below the 500 in a medium sized white trailer?

Huntingcouple, we must have sounded funny on the radio....

Plateau, no patent....  This rack is really neat. I designed it to simply push into each end of the open tube of the tow package, then we bolt the rack onto the arms. Strong as heck!