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Community => Photo & Video => Topic started by: bow4elk on August 29, 2010, 11:17:44 PM

Title: New sow & cub
Post by: bow4elk on August 29, 2010, 11:17:44 PM: These two came strolling through one of my deer spots. No collar but a nice red ear tag.
Title: Re: New sow & cub
Post by: denali on August 29, 2010, 11:22:36 PM: Cool pic - she has some nice jewelry :)
Title: Re: New sow & cub
Post by: NWBREW on August 29, 2010, 11:24:06 PM: Looking good with a fur coat and some bling.
Title: Re: New sow & cub
Post by: bow4elk on August 29, 2010, 11:29:44 PM: This was the first pic. There was a doe hanging around just prior to this photo. I put the camera here because there are four maples that were peeled within 20 yards of this spot. I got "woofed" at one day in this spot recently and had a small bear bust out in front of me. It was like a black furry bowling ball tunneling through the ferns at 20 mph :chuckle: Season was open but I wasn't hunting that day. Little tike anyway.
Title: Re: New sow & cub
Post by: NWBREW on August 29, 2010, 11:34:58 PM: bow4elk, Have you gotten that big non-typ blacktail on trail cam yet? Or ever find last years sheds?
Title: Re: New sow & cub
Post by: bow4elk on August 29, 2010, 11:51:09 PM: Funny you should ask. The match set I found in 2007 was very close to these photos in this post. That is another reason I put the camera here because I can't find that buck anywhere. I found him in '08 by randomly placing the camera in this area thinking he may transition through it. It worked and proved he was still alive.

I have pics from Jan/Feb before he dropped his antlers and he's since vanished. I've not had as much time in this area this year but dang, I'm not seeing any good bucks yet. I spent over 100 hours looking for those sheds since February and have not found anything but one spike shed. In 2008 I had 13 different bucks identified in the area. That = 26 sheds, right? Um...not a single shed found in that whole area but I was getting those bucks on camera AFTER they dropped!!! I'm dumbfounded how that many antlers can hit the floor and I can't find a single one. Not to mention the year over year sheds that go un-found.

I jumped a good buck a couple weeks ago that I suspect was the big guy. He had a lot of velvet up top! So I soon followed with some cameras and have come up empty so far. I will hunt him on faith this year because I know where he likes to rut and run does. I have two stands set already for the October rifle season where I'll be hunting with my bow again.
Title: Re: New sow & cub
Post by: carpsniperg2 on August 30, 2010, 12:05:11 AM: looks like she is rasing a nice cub. that red sure stands out :chuckle:
Title: Re: New sow & cub
Post by: Todd_ID on August 30, 2010, 12:17:26 PM: I'd say the snow levels have messed with your shed hunting this year. That spot probably just didn't have any deer there when they were dropping sheds. :twocents:
Title: Re: New sow & cub
Post by: saylean on August 30, 2010, 12:39:12 PM: A great family photo. Love them litte bears.
Title: Re: New sow & cub
Post by: billythekidrock on August 30, 2010, 05:31:49 PM: Nice! She must have slipped her collar.

I have gotten 5 CF bears on camera this year and not a single one has ear tags or collars.