Post by: Wea300mag on November 28, 2008, 09:33:27 AM
Here are some camp pics:
My Hunting Shack:
(https://hunting-washington.com/cpg/albums/userpics/10352/300s_tent.jpg)
Graybrow's hunting digs
(https://hunting-washington.com/cpg/albums/userpics/10352/graybrow_tent1.jpg)
Graybrow's Entertainment Center:
(https://hunting-washington.com/cpg/albums/userpics/10352/graybrow_ent_center.jpg)
The motley crew: Standing left to right: Dave (graybrow), Lynn, Steve, Eric. Seated left to right Byron (lastdaybuck) and Jim (50Cal).
(https://hunting-washington.com/cpg/albums/userpics/10352/Motley_Crew.jpg)
Our hunt area:
(https://hunting-washington.com/cpg/albums/userpics/10352/hunt_area2.jpg)
This year the local Wildlife and Beaverhead National Forest authorities were handing out $225 fines for improper meat and food storage. The rules were almost rediculous. If your food was not in a bear proof container or hanging 10ft in the air and 100+ yards from camp, you were in violation. Here is what 10ft looks like:
(https://hunting-washington.com/cpg/albums/userpics/10352/hanging_meat1.jpg)
Here is the rack pack, no monsters this year, lots of meat bucks. Maybe Graybrow can add some field photos from his deer.
(https://hunting-washington.com/cpg/albums/userpics/10352/rack_pack.jpg)
The area we camp in is permit only for deer so we spent the first 3 days driving to our deer area. Not seeing any big ones 50Cal and I decided to take a couple of meat bucks so we could go elk hunting. My story is simple, after 3 days of hard hunting I made it back to the truck in early afternoon, was about to get in the truck when I noticed a deer 70 yards uphill from the truck. I can tell you I have never had one this easy before so I took him, a small 3 x 4. This is what you want in a blood trail, not a lot of guess work.
(https://hunting-washington.com/cpg/albums/userpics/10352/blood_trail.jpg)
(https://hunting-washington.com/cpg/albums/userpics/10352/small_3x4.jpg)
On the second to the last day, one of our crew had some elk success with this 5x5.
(https://hunting-washington.com/cpg/albums/userpics/10352/freds_elk.jpg)
Here are some more misc pics:
Camp Mascot:
(https://hunting-washington.com/cpg/albums/userpics/10352/camp_mascot.jpg)
(https://hunting-washington.com/cpg/albums/userpics/10352/camp_mascot2.jpg)
Fishing Was Good:
(https://hunting-washington.com/cpg/albums/userpics/10352/cutthroat.jpg)
Interesting Rock Formation:
(https://hunting-washington.com/cpg/albums/userpics/10352/cutthroat1.jpg)
I took about 50 pics of nice whitetails on Ted Turners ranch but they were far away and didn't turn out so good. Here are a few:
(https://hunting-washington.com/cpg/albums/userpics/10352/whitetail1.jpg)
(https://hunting-washington.com/cpg/albums/userpics/10352/whitetail2.jpg)
(https://hunting-washington.com/cpg/albums/userpics/10352/lots_of_deer.jpg)
On my last day of hunting elk, I did manage to get a very brief look at a 6x6 with nice whale-tails that probably would have went 320-330 which is a great elk for this area. But as mentioned before, I was always 1/2 second too late.
Graybrow, put some of your Fort Peck pics on here.
Post by: Red Dawg on November 28, 2008, 09:39:34 AM
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Post by: LongTatLaw on November 28, 2008, 10:44:18 AM
ive had some easy to follow blood trails but thats award winning brother!
nice ;)
Post by: PacificNWhunter on November 28, 2008, 03:13:12 PM
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Post by: Wea300mag on November 30, 2008, 03:47:25 PM
Looks like you guys had a great trip, nice picture taking also. Almost decided to fill the late archery tag this morning on a spike in your brothers clearcut from my deck, but I passed. Got any other field photos of the deer you guys killed?
I'm waiting on Graybrow to get some more of the deer pics up on here. Make sure you let my brother know after you shoot a deer there, he will most likely gut it for you and help on the drag to your shop. :chuckle:
Post by: Charlie on November 30, 2008, 03:58:17 PM
Post by: Wea300mag on December 02, 2008, 07:39:57 PM
There should be more to come.
Post by: rougheye on December 02, 2008, 07:46:00 PM
Post by: agchawk on December 02, 2008, 07:55:11 PM
Great shot on the yote too!