Post by: greatnw on October 09, 2015, 11:05:53 AM
After about an hour of bugling and cow calling there was a pop, some birds flew up in the air and the power lines started humming. About 5 minutes later same thing happened again. Sounded like .22 shots to me. Don't know if anything on the powerline can pop like that but at that point I was suspicious I was calling another hunter, anyway. Towers were about 40 yards from me. Way too close for my comfort! I grabbed my gear and got out of Dodge.
Can't say 100% it was another hunter, but if you are going in there you want to be aware of it. I believe whoever it was was trying to scare me out. Was more mad than anything and while I had a pretty good idea where he was, I couldn't see him and he could see me. Shooting in my direction is reason enough to get arrested and I believe shooting at a power tower is, too.
Didn't see or hear any elk, but sign was good. Didn't stick around long enough to add more of a scouting report.
Post by: DOUBLELUNG on October 09, 2015, 11:11:25 AM
Post by: greatnw on October 09, 2015, 11:15:44 AM
Post by: seakev on October 09, 2015, 11:37:28 AM
Post by: greatnw on October 09, 2015, 11:46:39 AM
Funny thing was the bull bugling never moved over the course of an hour.
It may simply remain a mystery.
I like that unit and will be back in again.
Post by: greatnw on October 09, 2015, 12:15:44 PM
Post by: h2ofowlr on October 09, 2015, 12:25:40 PM
Post by: greatnw on October 09, 2015, 12:38:59 PM
Post by: Tbar on October 09, 2015, 12:44:59 PM
Your saying that this disguise was not an elk calling at us. :chuckle::yike:
I thought Sitka was expensive.
Post by: PlateauNDN on October 09, 2015, 01:04:11 PM
Post by: Ddouble on October 09, 2015, 01:20:58 PM
Post by: jdb on October 09, 2015, 01:55:26 PM
Post by: elkfins on October 09, 2015, 02:06:55 PM
Had a shot hit a tree above us in 340 on Monday night I nearly ...... my pants!
I've had shots hit the rocks within yards of me in 340 in years past as well... up near the top of Watt Canyon both times. The first time it happened in the late 80's... I hightailed it over the hill to the next draw over and ran into a nice little 3pt buck that I dropped. If it wasn't for the shot's coming my direction, i would've never seen that buck. He was my first.
The second time it happened in the mid 90's, I left that particular area and haven't been back since.
Post by: jkthomps on October 09, 2015, 02:18:11 PM
Post by: DOUBLELUNG on October 09, 2015, 02:33:13 PM
Tell me more about a corona discharge. It was flat out weird. Would it pop like a .22?It could. Crackling and buzzing are more common, but it can produce a sharp pop
Post by: Holg3107 on October 09, 2015, 02:37:52 PM
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You need to amend your title...
:yeah: pretty sure by the sounds of the story there were no shots fired in the vicinity let alone at you. Power lines pop, bang, and clang all the time.
Post by: seakev on October 09, 2015, 05:51:01 PM
Seakev, are you saying that when the power comes on a line that there is a pop and they start humming? That is what happened.I'm saying that is my experience.