Spent 14 hours in the mountains yesterday, from pre-dawn to sunset. Other than a few distant bugles in the morning, it was pretty quiet. Still, I didn’t feel like hiking out pre-maturely, and I knew that if I went home, all I would be thinking about was being back out in the wilds.
Came across this very recently destroyed sapling and torn-up ground. Hard to tell from the pic, but the tree and the ground around it, were really torn to hell. The bull who did this must have been seriously worked up!!
By mid-day, it was clear that the morning’s activity was done, and everything was bedded down for the afternoon. Seemed like a good idea, so I thought I’d take a cue from the rest of the animals. Last week, I packed in my hammock and tarp, and stashed them in a dry bag in a centrally-located spot. Since I planned to spend the whole day up in the hunting grounds, this seemed like a perfect time to lay low for a while and put it to use:
Sets up and takes down in a flash, and the whole thing weighs just over 3lbs. The mid-day spike – one of the best ideas I’ve had a in a while, if I do say so myself! 😀
Significantly cooler weather this week – can only help the hunting…
Good luck to everyone.