Post by: bearpaw on April 07, 2018, 01:16:21 PM
We called in some birds but were facing the wrong direction when they came in, Kayla turned but had trouble getting on a tom and right as she pulled the trigger the tom ducked, we all know what happens when a turkey ducks, nontheless it was great fun this morning, the hunt is not over yet. Hopefully we'll have more photos to post soon.
Post by: RB on April 07, 2018, 03:56:28 PM
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Post by: mulehunter on April 10, 2018, 10:21:00 AM
Many Many Thanks to Dale for helping Kayla.
Dale and Kayla found turkeys Sat morning so they sneak around and set up blind by tree and it was wrong direction and Turkey busted Kayla by move her shotgun and only see two heads and both Tom sudden ducked down right before she pull trigger. Missed!
So we meet at Dale house and I took Kayla to spokane by 12:15 for soccer game against Spokane team. Kayla's team won and we went back to Dale house, they went over other place and found three groups so he start to study Turkey group over the other side of hill, he decide to give 50/50 chance and he carry Blind tent up there and set up tent All sudden Kayla heard gobble sound 80 yards over the hill and they quick throw tent up and sit be quiet. 30-45 min later, they heard turkey walk by behind and they don't want to move anything or they would ran or flew away. So Dale get up very slowly and open a small hole and look thur behind and look on left view and saw group at 45 yards. Dale told Kayla get up slowly and move shotgun front to left side and move tripod on left and wait and wait till Jake to get out of way, Kayla whisper to dale can I shoot both Tom? he said go for it so she take a Nice shot at 40 yds 2 birds down w one shot. So Proud of Kayla 🦃🦃
Thank you Dale so much for taking Kayla out hunting with you. She had great time. Can't wait to cook Organic meat Turkey for dinner this week with Kayla.
I would recommend for any young kids to go with Dale for Youth season Wild turkey. Dale rocks! 🤙🏻
Post by: bearpaw on April 10, 2018, 11:27:54 AM
Post by: Timberstalker on April 10, 2018, 11:30:13 AM
Great job getting her a bird, Bearpaw. :tup:
Post by: Skyvalhunter on April 10, 2018, 11:31:02 AM
Post by: carpsniperg2 on April 10, 2018, 11:32:24 AM
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Post by: DOUBLELUNG on April 10, 2018, 02:01:23 PM
Post by: Machias on April 10, 2018, 03:05:12 PM
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Post by: quadrafire on April 10, 2018, 07:51:07 PM
Way to get it done on the soccer pitch as well. :tup: fun to do both in the same weekend !!
Post by: Ghost Hunter on April 12, 2018, 09:04:59 AM
Post by: Gringo31 on April 12, 2018, 06:37:35 PM
Good for you and your daughter! Glad to see ya back on here, I didn't know you were making that all happen (with some great "help")
Congrats! :tup: Very, very cool.
Post by: grundy53 on April 12, 2018, 09:13:29 PM
Mulehunter!!!:yeah: glad to see you back on here. Congrats on the hunt!
Good for you and your daughter! Glad to see ya back on here, I didn't know you were making that all happen (with some great "help")
Congrats! :tup: Very, very cool.
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Post by: bearpaw on April 15, 2018, 06:38:34 AM
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Post by: northwesthunter84 on April 20, 2018, 09:40:46 AM
Post by: bearpaw on April 21, 2018, 01:15:13 AM
My elk hunting partner won a hunt at the WA State Bowhunters dinner and invited me along. Looking forward to hunting with you guys. Sounds like a good season so far.
:tup: I look forward to meeting you both!
Post by: bearpaw on April 21, 2018, 01:24:11 AM
Post by: bearpaw on April 21, 2018, 01:50:56 AM
My elk hunting partner won a hunt at the WA State Bowhunters dinner and invited me along. Looking forward to hunting with you guys. Sounds like a good season so far.
Birds are on fire, we killed 7 more today, most hunters are taking 2 birds.
INCOMING, LOOK OUT!
Yesterday John and Spencer started their hunt, we called several birds and they hammered three, we almost got the fourth bird about 6 pm. This morning we set up on a loudmouth gobbler, but then hens started waking up all around us, we were about 80 yards from the tom but he had a straight line of sight to us, I got more aggressive trying to out talk the hens on roost, I think the tom seen one of us move slightly and he must have thought we were a hen already on the ground, he set his wings and come straight at us, I seen his legs drop to land and his wings beating to slow down, I thought he was going to hit us, so did my hunter (John)! I've never thought a tom was going to hit me before, it was both exciting and somewhat unnerving, at the last second the big tom veered left and hit the ground running, John was so taken by the experience that he never fired a shot, nonetheless what an amazing and exciting experience, as I type this story I'm still jacked about that experience. We gathered our wits and slipped out of the area. We hunted other property for another few hours and then John put the smack down on another big tom with 1 inch spurs to finish the hunt. Congrats Spencer and John it was an awesome hunt with you guys, see you next year! :IBCOOL:
Post by: bearpaw on April 25, 2018, 11:49:44 AM
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Post by: Gringo31 on April 26, 2018, 04:52:57 PM
Love this thread. You dads who are thinking about how to introduce kids to hunting, this is a great opportunity.
Post by: elkoholic1 on April 26, 2018, 04:56:39 PM
Post by: bearpaw on May 01, 2018, 08:04:37 AM
This morning was the first morning of Steve's hunt, we were in position 30 minutes before shooting time. Pretty soon the gobblers started singing, wow they were gobbling up a storm, finally down come the hens and here come the gobblers, three of them strutting right in front of us. Two big ones were ined up but Steve had to wait for hens to clear, finally all clear and the gobblers are still lined up, whammo, two Merriam's toms down with one shot. I love it when a plan comes together! Congrats Steve!
Post by: bearpaw on May 01, 2018, 08:11:58 AM
We've got bear hitting baits and hounds are ready to go too. We start our first hunt one week from today. I've still got room for a couple more bear hunters. Tags are available over the counter, send me a message if interested in a good bear hunt.
Post by: bearpaw on May 05, 2018, 08:54:46 AM
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Post by: northwesthunter84 on May 06, 2018, 05:22:27 PM
Post by: bearpaw on May 08, 2018, 10:58:39 AM
Had a blast this past week chasing birds with Daniel. Congrats to Kevin on that awesome bird. Thank you all again for the memories.
It was our pleasure having you here! :tup:
We weighed Kevin's bird, it was just under 23 pounds, he is getting it mounted lifesize strutting, just like it was when he pulled the trigger.
Post by: bearpaw on May 08, 2018, 11:09:17 AM
Post by: bearpaw on May 08, 2018, 04:29:58 PM
Post by: elkaholic123 on May 08, 2018, 04:54:29 PM
Kevin has hunted with us for 20 seasons, today he bagged his best bird ever after 2.5 hours of calling at the same bird. With 1.25" spurs and an estimated weight of 22 to 25 pounds it's most likely the biggest bird we've taken this season. (I'll get a scaled weight when we pull him out of the freezer, he is wrapped in a nylon for the trip to the taxidermist for a life size mount). Congrats my friend on an outstanding bird! :hello:Congrats to Kevin, nice bird. Although I was not successful I had a great time with Daniel chasing birds. I will definitely come back 👍 Thanks again Dale and Tara for your hospitality.
Post by: bearpaw on May 08, 2018, 11:34:33 PM
Kevin has hunted with us for 20 seasons, today he bagged his best bird ever after 2.5 hours of calling at the same bird. With 1.25" spurs and an estimated weight of 22 to 25 pounds it's most likely the biggest bird we've taken this season. (I'll get a scaled weight when we pull him out of the freezer, he is wrapped in a nylon for the trip to the taxidermist for a life size mount). Congrats my friend on an outstanding bird! :hello:Congrats to Kevin, nice bird. Although I was not successful I had a great time with Daniel chasing birds. I will definitely come back 👍 Thanks again Dale and Tara for your hospitality.
Seems like every time you and Daniel zigged the birds zagged, crazy how it seems to work out sometimes. Next time the birds will pay! :chuckle: :tup:
We also had a husband and wife in camp, I think you met them, the husband killed two birds but the wife had a box of cartridges that the factory forgot to put the lead pellets into. Next time she will be seeking turkey hunters revenge too. :chuckle:
Post by: bearpaw on May 08, 2018, 11:45:45 PM
(bear weighed about 270 pounds and hide squared 6'6", judging by his teeth he was about 8 to 10 years old)
Post by: Machias on May 09, 2018, 02:47:18 PM
Post by: bearpaw on May 12, 2018, 02:23:17 PM
Yesterday and today our last turkey hunter hunted. He was from Georgia and needed a Merriam's to finish his slam. He nailed the first bird at 5:05 yesterday morning within minutes of leaving the roost. They passed some jakes in the afternoon and passed more jakes this morning, then mid day Daniel spotted a lone gobbler, they moved to a closer position, Daniel called, and the bird came running and they nailed him! :tup:
Post by: Timberstalker on May 13, 2018, 05:36:02 PM
Post by: bearpaw on May 15, 2018, 12:08:52 AM
Post by: bearpaw on May 15, 2018, 12:32:32 AM
This evening another hunter hit an even bigger bear, he took video of it running off several other bear, finally it stopped and he shot, after looking at the video Brian says it looks like at least a 7 footer. There was a little blood but not much and they lost the blood trail. Unfortunately Ruby the tracking dog was at home tired from the chase this morning. They are looking for this bear again in the morning when there is good light. My fingers are crossed!
Photos of Bob with his 6'5" chocolate boar and a photo of Ruby with the bear.
Post by: teanawayslayer on May 15, 2018, 07:34:46 AM
Post by: CaNINE on May 15, 2018, 09:54:43 AM
Post by: Timberstalker on May 15, 2018, 10:04:40 AM
Hope they find the other one!
Post by: bearpaw on May 15, 2018, 11:16:18 PM
Post by: Timberstalker on May 16, 2018, 04:44:23 AM
Glad it was recovered!
Post by: Skyvalhunter on May 16, 2018, 05:35:30 AM
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Post by: bearpaw on May 21, 2018, 10:31:44 AM
Cell Phone Video Attached Above Photo (language warning)
Post by: ctwiggs1 on May 21, 2018, 11:06:39 AM
Post by: HighCountryHunter88 on May 21, 2018, 12:20:25 PM
A short cell phone video clip of the hounds at a bear treed this spring.
HAHA then ruby comes running through! i love those little dogs that hang with the hounds
Post by: bearpaw on June 04, 2018, 04:03:43 PM
Post by: carpsniperg2 on June 04, 2018, 04:08:57 PM
Post by: bearpaw on June 05, 2018, 02:01:43 AM
I don't have a photo of this last bear yet but here's a photo of another nice bear taken last week.
Post by: bearpaw on June 05, 2018, 02:08:02 AM
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Post by: Timberstalker on June 05, 2018, 04:46:39 AM
Post by: Machias on June 05, 2018, 09:05:03 AM
Post by: bearpaw on June 12, 2018, 01:46:01 PM
The hunters filled their tags last week, three more bear down, unfortunately none were big bear, but I'm glad they had good success! :IBCOOL:
Started a new hunt yesterday, two bear passed yesterday, one was small so that was good to pass, but one bear was a pretty big one, I hope that don't come back to bite that hunter. Another pretty decent bear was missed by another hunter this morning at close range. We are off to a good start on this hunt as far as finding bear for the hunters, Brian and Anthony are doing a fantastic job. Everyone is relaxing now, my fingers are crossed for a fresh gutpile on this evening's hunt!
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Post by: bearpaw on June 12, 2018, 02:06:45 PM
Guide Bobby has been prairie dog shooting for the last week, it's not quite as good this year, the plague got some of the dogs, but still there was probably never more than 2 minutes at a time all day without shooting, so that's still pretty good.
Some of you who hunted with us 2004 to 2007 might remember Bobby 6'6" (former military) who guided for us 2004 to 2007 and again last year, he is now my partner in Montana and in charge of the Montana hunts. He's a great guy I'm proud to call him my partner and he's based right there with good connections to big landowners.
TROPHY BULL ELK 2019
Bobby found us a gem of a ranch that has bulls all over the place. He spent a few days out there recently and counted almost 80 bulls. The property has hay fields that really bring in the elk. This ranch offers archery elk hunting for 300 to 360+ bulls! Archery is a 30% draw, Rifle tags are about 10% odds to draw, but that's a lot better than most other trophy bull elk draws. Start applying and accumulating points for a real chance at dropping a big bull in the next few years.
COW ELK 2018 or 2019
Lots of elk, we've still got room for more cow elk hunters this fall and tags will be available over the counter later this summer.
ANTELOPE 2019
The draw has passed for this year, archery draw odds have been 100%, rifle is 61% in this unit, better than most of the state due to all the private land. If you want to hunt antelope in 2019 get in touch with me.
MULE DEER or WHITETAIL
This ranch has both species, plus we have another excellent mule deer ranch. The draw has passed for 2018, contact me for 2019 hunts. We limit our deer hunts to only 9 mule deer bucks for both ranches and 5 whitetail, to ensure quality.
COMBOS
We can combo most any of the above species if desired, plus there are prairie dogs and bear.
Post by: bearpaw on June 14, 2018, 01:09:57 PM
We are done for the year, we want to save the remaining dogs to breed so we have good hunting next year. I know some of this years hunters plan to return, if you want to reserve a hunt for next year please let me know asap.
Post by: bearpaw on June 14, 2018, 02:37:08 PM
Brian called, he said that yesterday morning another hunter missed another big bear, but on the evening hunt they got two bear, one hunter dropped an average sized boar and another hunter hit a big boar. The big bear was hit hard but took off, Brian got "the wonder dog" Ruby and brought her to the spot where the bear was hit, she took off on the blood trail, for a human its tough to follow a bear blood trail because bear usually don't bleed much, but Ruby is a specialist at blood tracking and makes it happen. That little dog is just amazing, she found the big wounded bear even though other bear were in the area and she could have easily gotten mixed up by, but she found and bayed up the big bear which was 10 or 15 times bigger than her until the hunters got close. The bear saw the hunters as they approached and took off, this happened several times and some shots were fired but missed the moving bear, they figured Ruby tracked and bayed the bear for about a mile now, finally they saw the bear again, it was bayed up behind a big rock, they saw his head once so they snuck around the backside, they barely got there and started to sneak around the rock to shoot and the bear came around the rock to run off again, they nailed him at an arms length distance, dropped the bear in it's tracks, they said the whole chase was pretty western, especially the final seconds! LOL The big bear measured 6'3", another great bear, another notch in Ruby's collar!
We really don't know why one ear stands and one don't, now and then she gets the other ear to lift, but most of the time it's one up and one down! :chuckle:
Post by: pianoman9701 on June 14, 2018, 02:57:56 PM
Post by: bearpaw on June 14, 2018, 09:48:57 PM
Just got a few photos from Anthony. This is the average sized boar killed yesterday, hunter dropped him with one shot, great shooting.
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Post by: Gringo31 on June 15, 2018, 05:42:42 AM
Post by: Timberstalker on June 15, 2018, 07:39:59 AM
Man that looks like a tank of a wolf!
I was thinking the same thing!
Post by: bearpaw on June 23, 2018, 02:27:30 PM
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Post by: Gringo31 on June 23, 2018, 02:50:50 PM
Way to Kayla and Bearpaw crew! :tup:
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