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***Official Live From the Stand Thread 2021

Discussion in 'Bowhunting Talk' started by Swamp Stalker, Jun 22, 2021.

  1. Slugger

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    Well that was a fun morning. First bowhunt from the saddle. Felt good. Need to make some adjustments but overall not a bad first experience. 20210911_065737.jpeg 20210911_065913.jpeg

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  2. wl704

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    After a long drive to MT, we hunted a the Castle mountains. Found some nice country and one of the guys from camp spotted a small framed bull the first evening.

    While hiking out the second evening we had a very close bugle, got setup, and had a small herd of cows / calves headed toward us at 30 yds. Lead cow saw something she didn't like and started veering away. I took a shot at a cow, clipped a branch and missed. The need buggered down the mountain. I left my pack and bow where the cow stood to look for my arrow...mistake. Aparently the herd was split with more animals behind...which got spooked with a guy looking for his arrow. In total we saw at least 13 elk, 2 were spikes... Never saw the herd bull.

    We stuck around 1 more night with a couple other elk spotted, but no plays.

    We moved camp to the Little Belts, another mountain range nearby. We spent a couple days trying to find animals and fresh sign. The hot temps making it tough to find fresh scat. We found a nice valley and Thursday evening were treated to a bugle-palooza with 3 or 4 elk bugling around us, but none close enough to easily target. This valley was nestled in between 3 or 4 blowdown covered ridges stretching 1000-2000 feet up from a meadow...

    Friday morning we still had bulls bugling, but just couldn't get them to respond after about 7:30am.

    All in all, a great week of elk camp. Montana mountains are no joke. The 4-5 fires burning within 100 miles, has no effect on the animals, but high temps and sparse water did. Lots of grouse and mule deer. I think we were just a week or two too early for elk.
     
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  3. alenhard15

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    We’ll after not seeing anything dad and I got down at 10:30 did a little scouting and went to move my tactacam that was at the other end of the property that hasn’t had anything on camera for almost a month… get to the camera and two bucks jumped up from 5ft behind it bedded. One got its head stuck in a grape vine for a little and I got a look at home when I was going over thinking I was going to have to cut him out.. found 3 more beds, I know where I will be next weekend
     
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    Anyone else NOT receiving notifications today?

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    dmax4me Die Hard Bowhunter

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  7. Slugger

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    Haha thanks. Good eye. I did a bit of reading and research to at least start out with a decent setup. Figured if I was going to give it a try I didn't want to get some low quality gear. Also sporting the Cruzr Archon. Was definitely different but I am sure I will come to enjoy it the better I get at using one.
     
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  8. Slugger

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    I never get them anymore. Been a while since I got them
     
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    They knew the camera was there so they were being tactical and bedding behind it. Get em!
     
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    Obligatory first saddle hunt picture. Goodluck to anyone else still out there today. I'm home and have a ducks unlimited banquet tonight. Hopefully win some goodies. 20210911_065716.jpeg

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  11. Holt

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    I'm up! I'm about 100 yards from were I hunted last night, far end of swamp. There are multiple ridge fingers coming down to the swamp. I'm setup I think in the spot I saw the bucks last night, not sure. It's so hard to navigate when it's so thick and green. Yesterday I saw a few acorns on the ground and the deer were suckling them up. Today there are thousands down. I jumped 3 off the flat when I walked in. Acorn flat is to my back and hoping the bucks come down these fingers to head to flat just before dark.

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    Sounds like an awesome setup!

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    Drove 17 hours to Colorado on Thursday. Drove the last 2 hours Friday morning then 2 trips over the far mountain in the pic. One trip was hauling just gear and the second was a pack full of water. 31,465 steps and were hunting at 9000 feet. This morning we went out and didn't hear anything working our way to what looked like a meadow and got there 2 minutes to late. We saw a huge bull within 50 yards just didn't have a shot. We're hunting public land in Colorado.
     
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    Just spotted first deer. About 80 yards away up the ridge I saw a flicker. Looked thru binos and it's a deers ear. Can't see the deer, but looks to be a doe.

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    be out of pocket for most of the evening, but good luck Holt, Slugger, and anyone else out there today.
     
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  18. Holt

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    That's it's for me. Had the same doe and fawn come back by about a hour later and that's was it. The night just felt different then last night.

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    Heard one bugle tonight and saw a cinnamon bear. Also found a nice shed on the way out.

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    No elk tonight going back out Monday and Tuesday


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