Hey Grumpy: What did you say about CA winters?

[Ptaylor]

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After a few days of classic California-mountain weather: blue-sunny skies, warm days, nights in the 30’s; a cold front pushed in. Rain lasted for a few hours into the night eventually switching to heavy-wet snow (perfect snowball snow, heehee). Here’s a picture of us packed up for the hike out to the truck after the last week of hunting the elusive black-tailed buck. All 3 of us had “almost taken a shot” about everyday. After an hour long stalk I needed another 20-30 yards more for a shot at one of the 3 mature bucks I was stalking. Alas, they walked over a knoll and out of my life. We ate a bunch of small game, chipmunks, Douglas squirrels, and quail, and had a great adventure! Now it is time to start thinking of pigs…

 

[Ptaylor]

#128018

I  can’t view the picture for some reason?

[Ptaylor]

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Thanks Webmom, I think I was clicking “ok” before the image uploaded.

[Robin Conrads]

#128052

👍 Cool picture!

[Ralph]

#128071

Literally cool and a bit beyond that eh!

Glad you had fun……….

Who threw the first one? 😁

[Stephen Graf]

#128080

I’m glad you had fun!  From my experience, killing small game is much easier on the back.  Thanks for the nice snow picture.  I didn’t think Sasquatches ran in packs though…

[Ptaylor]

#128169

The young man in the middle of the photo is highlighted on the website TBMs “features”. He is the author of Blacktails in the Fog, Demetri Voelker.

[David Coulter]

#128170

P, great adventure! Love that photo. It reminds me of many backpack trips in north central pa, wet snowy, cold, perfect weather to have the trail to yourself. Thanks for the post. I look forward to the pig story next. Dwc

[grumpy]

#128243

About to go to Farmer Jim’s North Forty.  Expecting a high in the 50s (68 yest).  Hope I don’t sweat too much.  Four years ago we had 2 feet of snow for Halloween – no work/school for a week.

Grumpy

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