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in reply to: New books #48905

Wose wrote: [quote=Ptaylor][quote=Etter1]I’ve not read much lately for some reason but it is time to get back in the shelf. I typically read “Illumination in the Flatwoods” before every turkey season and this year will be no different. If you haven’t read it, please do.

I’ll also soon re-read both of Ben Kilham’s books on black bears when the summer scouting season starts.

That’s funny Etter, I’m the same way. I read Kilham’s books and “Walking with bears” each spring before the bear rut, and an excellent book about black-tail deer by Boyd Iverson before every deer hunt I do.

Hey Ptaylor, have your read Terkla’s “Hunting Black Tailed Deer, An Oregon Perpective?” I think there is plenty in there that would translate to Northern California.

I learned quite a bit from that book. I really enjoyed Terkla’s take on hunting too. He had quite a bit of respect for deer, and cared not a whit about horn size.

Looks like it is still in print:

http://www.amazon.com/Hunting-Black-Tailed-Deer-Oregon-Perspective/dp/1878175181/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1424737639&sr=8-1&keywords=hunting+black+tailed+deer+oregon+perspective

Wose,

I have never heard of this book or its author! I’m looking into it right now, thanks for the tip!

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in reply to: New books #48564

Etter1 wrote: I’ve not read much lately for some reason but it is time to get back in the shelf. I typically read “Illumination in the Flatwoods” before every turkey season and this year will be no different. If you haven’t read it, please do.

I’ll also soon re-read both of Ben Kilham’s books on black bears when the summer scouting season starts.

That’s funny Etter, I’m the same way. I read Kilham’s books and “Walking with bears” each spring before the bear rut, and an excellent book about black-tail deer by Boyd Iverson before every deer hunt I do.

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in reply to: Planning an Elk Hunt #48552

patrick (excuse not capitalizing your name, my “p” button doesn’t work so I have to copy and paste it.)

I’d start by talking with your son about different bio-regions and decide what kind of habitat you would like to hunt. I hunted elk this year in the same state but 2 totally different ecologies. One was high elevation rocky mountain terrain, with long vistas where I could watch elk from 1000 yards away then try to sneak in on them. The other was on the coast in a temperate rain forest, where I could hear elk within 50 yards of me but couldn’t see them. Both were fun, but I enjoyed the rocky mountain habitat more because I was able to hunt it better. I just didn’t know how to hunt that coastal-thick environment. But the locals sure did and were killing elk in the same drainage as me.

The habitat is really going to affect how you hunt and whether it will be cold and rainy or humid and warm, etc…

That’s about all I got. planning the hunt is as much fun as the hunt almost, so include your son in the whole process and he’ll learn some life lessons I wish I had back in high school.

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in reply to: Hunting in the heat! #48543

Etter1 wrote: People are too worried about this. I live in GA and our bow season starts in September where an overnight low might be in the mid 60s or might be in the mid 70s. We have left deer out overnight and they are fine.

I even left a pig out one night due to a poor blood trail and found her fifteen hours later. Clean as usual, rinse off the meat, same as any other pig I ever killed.

Hey Etter what about bears in that kind of heat by you? Ever had any issues with their fat starting to rot?

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in reply to: Yana Robertson – Hunting Vid #43865

Great video. Thanks for sharing it with us.

[Ptaylor]

in reply to: Antlers 2015 #36640

Sweet moose sheds Bruce!

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in reply to: Antlers 2015 #35312

Mark,

I have a dream to mount elk antlers on a post so they ca hold bows across their tines and hang quivers on them. But its just a dream right now. If get to making it this summer I’ll certainly put up photos here.

preston

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in reply to: Howdy #30594

Hey David and TMS welcome to the site!

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in reply to: Bison and bunnies #20642

I enjoyed how the article ended. A rancher saying we should stop shooting coyotes! That was funny.

[Ptaylor]

in reply to: Our Arizona Javi Hunt #15717

Sounds like a great trip! And looks like an awesome place to hunt!

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in reply to: More january hogs #14061

Steve,

Yep, exactly. Wind was right. But he was out in the open, and as he fed kept turning so he was never facing away from me for very long. Rather than spook him while trying to crawl in on my belly, I elected to just watch and see if he fed closer to me on his own. Over the years, I’ve tried to change from rushing in to stalk an animal, and instead, when I get close to an animal, watch it and wait for it to move into range. This approach allows me to watch more natural behavior and less rear ends running away!

[Ptaylor]

in reply to: Spokane in March #14056

Man, wish I could be there. But already had plans for my wife’s birthday that weekend.

[Ptaylor]

in reply to: More january hogs #12983

Yeah that’s where we were.

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in reply to: I want to scream #12952

jmsmithy wrote: The narrator also mentioned that, in western elk hunting, 40-50 yard shots are the norm.

It’s too bad the majority thinks like this. I passed on a shot at an elk this fall at 30 yards, broadside and feeding, but that is almost 3x as far as I can shoot.

Imagine if everyone in archery shops were saying things like, “Most shots are less than 20 yards” That would change how people hunt.

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in reply to: January hog with a few pics #12906

12 yards! That’s great!

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