Hunting Photos and Stories
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My December 2011 Buck Montgomery Laughlin It was a cold December day in Iowa, we had been hunting all morning and hadn't seen a thing so we came back to the house to eat and warm up. After we got done we decided to go to a new spot. When we got to the spot we all spread out. |
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First Deer Part Two Paul Roedersheimer Two years ago I had the privilege of taking my son on his first deer hunt. We had a great time and he was able to harvest a great buck. Two years later I had the privilege of leading my daughter out on her first hunt. We had an equally good time and once again it ended better than I could have ever hoped. |
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New Hunting Grounds Dale Noble Well, this year I lost my usual hunting spot. The group of guys I was hunting with lost some of their land, so it was getting too crowded. So, I had to find a new spot and wasn't sure of anything until 3 days before season opened! On Thursday after work, I found what I thought might be a good spot and went back on Friday to set up a stand. I know, not a smart thing to be doing the day before season, but I didn't have any other choice. So Saturday morning, I didn't have a lot of hope. It was really quiet! Didn't hear any shooting all morning for what seemed to be 3 miles around me. |
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Unexplainable Deer Story Mike Vacanti Hunting with my Dad, he walked the logging trail, I decided to walk thru the thick brush to move the bedding deer. I am walking the deer path and find this big 8 point laying there? And it was still alive. We put him down and could not believe what we were looking at. |
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Colorado 21 1/4" Green Skull Bear Mark Taylor WOW... Thats a big bear!!! Thats what I hear from almost everyone who looks at this bear... With a green skull measurement of 21 1/4, this bear should make Boone and Crockett record books after the 60 day waiting period with no problem. 20" is the minimum score needed. |
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Lessons Learned BikerRN As I reflect back on the past year I wanted to share more of the lessons I had learned in hopes that another beginner may find something I type of use to them. I had hunted in the past with minimal success. Deciding what big game species I wanted to concentrate on for my first time hunting in over twenty years was an easy decision for me. It was almost as if it was predetermined being that I chose the most abundant deer species in the area. Selecting an area to hunt was a little harder but not much harder. My state uses a lottery system and one has to get “drawn” for tags. |
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First Cow Elk Hunt - Best Laid Plans For A Bust Retired2hunt Having had what I considered great success at the bull elk hunt this year I figured the cow elk hunt, the original plan for the 2011 elk hunt, would be just as easy. I could not have been more wrong! The bull elk hunt was a success or at least easier because I was lucky enough to get a left over bull tag for the 1st rifle season while they were still in rut and even luckier that there were at least two herds of elk in or around the private property we were hunting. The bull tag was just an “extra” hunt I was able to pull off with the wife. The cow elk was the real deal, or in this case is still the real deal - luckily. |
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Mr. Crabclaw kellymarie I will never forget the image of this big guy walking out of the woods, but it all started about a month ago. I set up my trail camera in one of the spots that I planned to hunt and boy was I surprised! I got a perfect shot of this 12 point buck on my family farm. He's the biggest one we have seen in years. I joked around saying that this was the deer I was going to take this season, but to my surprise, I really did. |
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Thanksgiving 2011 Hunt BikerRN During these times of holiday festivities hunting can sometimes be a family affair or it can be put to the wayside for the time being. Thanksgiving 2011 was a fairly uneventful day for us. My spouse and I decided that since it was a day off for me, and her as well, that we would go out and do a few things that we both like to do. I wouldn’t get to hunt as hard as I like but I would have good company, my wife and two dogs. I would also get to do some four wheel driving which gives me the perfect excuse to test my new tires. |
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The 45 Year Buck Sean McV Well, 45 years ago, that’s where this story starts. 6 years before my birth, when my Dad was 19 years old, his father passed away. He was a big farmer and hunter. As with most cases, the tools of the trade went to the oldest son. My dad was the youngest of 4 boys, and they all had sons, so to get to my Dad, well, he wasn’t holding his breath. But, as luck would have it, just before last hunting season, my Dad received a call, and shortly thereafter, he was in possession of his father’s gun. |
