Yea that is kinda silly. But better safe than sorry. NC always private land owners and Kin to choose whether they want to wear orange or not. It's nice. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Lucky!!! I think being up in a tree and private land I should be wearing orange never liked it!!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Well got skunked but still enjoyed being in the stand with the little brother!!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Went squirrel hunting with 2 buddies didn't see anything... Got bored and brush hogged, disc'd, planted chicory and turnips and while we were raking it a looked over and seen a bachelor group of 5 Bucks watching us from 40 yards away lol it was a cool experience and they weren't even bothered. But have another food plot planted and a bunch of bucks running around on a property we don't run cameras on! And I thought I couldn't be any more excited for the season Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Well guys we came back empty handed but I really couldn't have asked for a better first elk hunt with my Dad. The first day I was walking in and I had a giant Muley at 20 yards so I watched him for a bit as I was working my way into a meadow. Then another group of hunters came roaring in in their truck blew right by me as I waved and drove out into the meadow that I was going to work before heading down the mountain. They then cut me off so I couldn't hunt where I had planned and I rerouted my hike but didn't see anything else. Day 2: My father and I were sick of what we ran into the day before so we headed to an area that nobody wants to hunt (straight up and down) and as we were headed down one side of the mountain we saw 5 bulls on the other side. I decided I was going to try and cut them of but by the time I got over to them they had headed up the mountain and I wasn't wanting to keep following them. On our way out we had taken a break on the side of the mountain for some water and when I stood up I had seen a 4x4 coming right for us. We got in position and the elk gave me a 30 yard shot. When I shot I hit the one twig in the way and the arrow deflected and skinned the elk with no penetration thankfully. Day 3 We went back down the side of the mountain and worked our way into the wind. We came out in a meadow and had seen three 5x5 100 yards above us. We worked them a little and then out of no where the wind switched and that was the end of them in our area. I tried tracking them down but had no luck in doing so. I kept working my way into the wind and was about to stop and head out but I had kept smelling elk so I continued to work. As I was coming up a saddle in mountain side I saw a great big bull elk (6x6?) at 30 yards. Where one of the points came out you could have laid a dollar bill flat and it wouldnt have gone off the antler. This elk was the biggest I had seen in the wild yet. Unfortunately I was only able to have a 25 sec staring contest with the prestigious beast before he ran straight down the mountain. This made the trip for me and it didn't matter what happened from there on out. Day 4 I was pretty wore out and went on an easier more level 5 mile hike and had a cow calf pair at 50 yards but I decided to pass. I had also bumped two other elk on that hike. Day 5: I went back down the side of the mountain but I didn't have any luck. I only saw elk on the other mountain side way up in elevation. We dealt with hail and rain everyday that we were out there and it was difficult to dry out gear out. I melted one of my pairs of boots by the fire on accident in an attempt to get them dry. It got down to 29 degrees every night which made for some good bundled up sleeping weather. My tent was set up right next to a stream so it was perfect. I sure do miss peacefulness of being out there. I had never been on such a quiet hunt before in my life. There was no highways to be heard and hardly any leaves to be crunched. Most steps were taken on grasses or a big soft layer of fallen pine needles. Sometimes all you could hear was the buzz of bees. There are a lot of them out there!! I recommend everyone to do a trip like this at least once in your life because there really isn't anything like it. Couldn't have dreamed up a better experience with my Dad. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Glad you had a great time with your dad on your elk hunt. Always remember it isn't just about a kill, but about the experience!
Getting so close to my bow opener!!! Sept 12th can't get here fast enough!!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Well fellas, I have a four week follow-up appointment with my cardiologist tomorrow morning. Provided I get a good report then this time tomorrow I'll be in a tree in Kentucky. I shot my bow just a few minutes ago for the first time in four weeks. Actually, it was three weeks and six days - one day short of the doctor's orders, but I figure one day early won't hurt. I'm glad I shot it. For some reason it was shooting 2 1/2 inches high at 20 yards. The string on it is almost brand new, so I'm going to say that was the problem. It was a quick fix with the Trijicon sight. Anyway, it's dialed in and ready to go. I'm pretty jazzed about getting up there and pulling the card out of the camera I have overlooking the "funnel". I'll keep you guys posted.
Our season in WI opens September 17. We close on our new house on Sept 23 so I likely won't be getting out the first week but we are able to start moving our stuff in early so if all goes there shouldn't be much to do come closing day. I will have a new honeydew list I'm sure. The wife is getting really excited to hunt this year as we have acquired 80 acres of new hunting land recently that is surrounded by big public land. We were out on the food plot the other week and we saw a 120" buck working the beans so that has her jazzed up. We have to get her stand up yet so that might be a Sunday afternoon project. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I just got the green light from the cardiologist to resume all normal activity. Kentucky, here I come!
