Hunting pictures

bucktail said:
Mostly I hunt ruffed grouse, but a couple years ago the mountain quail population exploded where I hunt. Big coveys of these beautiful birds made for fun wingshooting.
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I haven't shot a Ruffed since I was a kid on the west side. I really would love to go after Mountain Quail.
 
bucktail said:
I see a lot of cat sign when I’m grouse hunting. When the upland season closes in January I usually spend a few weeks trying to track one of them down. I’ve been crossing paths with this big tom on one of my favorite ridges for a couple years now. Still waiting for my first look at him . . .
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He has probably gotten a look at you.
 
Just came across a few pics from my old hunting days. Hunting was a natural fit with my early career as a forest engineer, being very familiar with the areas where deer would be found, and I could run up and down the hills all day, as that's what my job involved anyway. I was able to do a lot of scouting, even taking pics of some memorable bucks (these are blacktail, not mulies...except for last photo) It kept my young family supplied with venison, and I was privileged to be able to hunt as my favourite pastime. From climbing above the timber into the sub-alpine in early season, to tracking bucks in the first snow in the timber in late season, a lot of great memories were made.. As the kids left home, my wife and I decided I could no longer justify bringing game home, so I went on to other interests. Looking again at these pics brought on some great memories.

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Herkileez said:
Just came across a few old pics from my old hunting days. Hunting was a natural fit with my early career as a forest engineer, being very familiar with the timber and sub-alpine areas, where the deer would be found, and I could run up and down the hills all day, as that's what my job involved. I was able to do a lot of scouting, even taking pics of some memorable bucks (these are blacktail, not mulies...except for last photo) It kept my young family supplied with venison, and I was privileged to be able to pursue this pastime. As the kids left home, my wife and I decided I could no longer justify bringing game home, so I went on to other interests. Looking again at these pics brought on some great memories.



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The muscular structure of that lead buck in your second photo is quite impressive!
 
Herkileez said:
That lead buck was the biggest-bodied Vancouver Island blacktail (not crossed wih mulies as with some coastal inlet deer) I'd ever seen..probably over 200 lbs.
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I grew up on the Olympic Peninsula across the Strait from your island. The "Great Forks Fire of 1951" destroyed a half billion board feet of timber. As the area recovered from the fire, apparently everything was right for blacktail deer growth. My dad hunted the area and had a spot on the basement wall where he hung his antler mounts. I can remember dad telling stories about how the bucks just kept getting bigger. Dad said the biggest blacktail he harvested tipped the scale at over 200 pounds. Thanks for sharing your pictures.
 
Salmo_g said:
I see a scoped rifle with bipod. How close did you get to make the shot Hem?
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Honestly, I'm not a long range shooter.
400 yds max. This antelope season, the way things were going, I was expecting to reach out with a shot. And then luck turned. A good stalk set me up for a 100 yd shot off the knees while sitting.
Last four antelope I've harvested were at 25 yds, 100 yds, 200 yds, 240 yards.
You just never know.
 
Got out for a day last week. The moral of the story is 'trust your dog', because I didn't always, and should have had a limit in roosters. :cautious:
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We finished up with one rooster and a pair of quail. Nice dinner for my wife and I. I'll post pics of my Montana Fez opener when I get more time. It was surprisingly epic.
 
Hem said:
I'm thinking I might just cut steaks this year. Every time...i grind half of the animal, eat a couple steaks, then regret the grinding. 😒
Less work too! 😉
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The meat is so good. None of the antelope I harvested this year will be ground.
 
This is my best hunting pic.. I have big game hunted 6 years .I have seen
one legal animal in that time. Steelhead on dry flies in winter is far far far easier than big game hunting, 03211d63-27c4-466d-aa82-13a7d14e9f2b-1_all_1643.jpg even with a modern rifle. Nothing in fishing is this difficult..
 
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