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in reply to: Predators and A Hunter's Conscience #26152
My dog would gladly take care of any cats. 😈
in reply to: Predators and A Hunter's Conscience #26043In short, predator control seems like a viable option to me. If you’re taking the deer you should consider taking the predators. I don’t eat coyotes but they used to pillage on the neighborhood cats and dogs back in Nevada. Some had even roamed into playgrounds below my fathers house several times. Good candidates for mulch if you ask me.
Well done. We need a small game or just other than big game section on the boards. I normally prefer a Saunders Wrist rocket for the squirrels (which is rare for me to target).
in reply to: Early PA Doe Season #26036Nice shot. Meat in the freezer.
in reply to: Extremely Hard Season So Far! #17424I’ve been hunting in units that close gates the past few years. The animals are there but they’re holing up and I agree that it’s a tough season. No elk for me and I couldn’t sneak on a bear (although I passed on some bears) – just got back from the rainforest. Had a little game going on with one Roosevelt bull but he didn’t come home with me.
Best of luck to you.
in reply to: Yesterday's high country bear trip – no bears yet #56721I was out Thursday again at the same spot.
There were 7 bears visible on the mountainside. I was focused on the big cinnamon colored bear. I stalked him several times and attempted an ambush. The terrain was very steep and void of trees. The only available concealment were steep gullies with lots of rocks in them. Anyway, the wind was the major problem and my presence was revealed when wind whirled in different directions near the mountain pass. I believe I spent 5-6 hours on that one bear alone but was unable to get the job done. This was a really great looking bear.
in reply to: Blackie tried to join me in my treestand #51440Those buggers sure are crafty and curious. Gotta keep em in check.
in reply to: Yesterday's high country bear trip – no bears yet #51019Ever see any sign of Blackie’s bigger, fiercer cousin? I’m one of the few who thinks it’s a good idea to encourage them, maybe even restore them, in the North Cascades.
No, never did see any sign. They have unconfirmed sightings every now and then. Mostly in the Pasayten Wilderness and once in a while in the area north of Lake Chelan.
I don’t think it would be a good idea to have grizzlies brought into the North Cascades by man. Although there may not be very many hunters there are a lot of other outdoor user groups in significant numbers where I believe attacks on people would be inevitable. The way they are managed in the Rocky Mountains near Yellowstone is not a good model in my opinion. Especially after they drugged that one bear and released it, left no signs and then it killed that old man earlier this summer. The government doesn’t seem to have a care in the world about their responsibilities. Just north of Washington state, grizzly bears already inhabit 90% of the areas they once roamed. There are for example an estimated 25,000 grizzlies in the Yukon, B.C. and Alberta.
In fact I also believe the government has grossly mismanaged wolves in Idaho (at the very least). There is debate if they are even the wolf species which originally roamed there and additionally the grizzly and gray wolf are not really endangered. There is this new concept of “endangered in the U.S. and repopulation”. In my opinion, the government has taken it upon themselves to use the Endangered Species Act to carry on with negligent or abusive methods.That topic is potentially very political.
I can imagine…The first time some lady or kid is chewed to death by a grizzly bear which is relocated into the North Cascades will be an outrage I am sure.
in reply to: Yesterday's high country bear trip – no bears yet #50442Yeah it’s awesome up there. People who come from out of state are usually stunned. If I had been taking video or photo footage of scenery instead, it would have been just as neat. Across the valleys on both sides loom some nice glaciated peaks. Most hunting areas in there receive little pressure and the terrain is so rugged, the distances far enough that about 95% of hunters do not even bother with it.
I know when I get old I will not forget all the memories and images. It’s days like yesterday that make me want to reject trip ideas to places like Prince of Wales (Holy Grail of big Black Bear hunting). Although I might have to sample some of that one day anyway 😈
If you want to make a trip in there next year and are feeling in good shape I’d be willing to set some time aside and do some pre-season scouting. September appears to be the best month for high country bear hunting over in there. Blueberries are just coming ripe.
in reply to: Feeling like a Dinosaur…… #46152Ever since I began hunting I have had little interest in techno gadgets and gimmicks sold by television, sportsman show or catalogue.
I’m not interested in 90% of items in today’s hunting and outdoors stores.
I have never seen but one hunting show on television at someone else’s home. It was a mildly entertaining show with Jim Schockey somewhere in northern B.C.
There’s a huge market for gimmicks and gadgets to match a hunter who is seeking any edge they can get as an advantage on the game animals. It is a fact as someone said – there are those who think that they can purchase success through these sort of products.
This mindset is the problem with a lot of hunters today. I get strange looks for walking around with my surplus Alice Pack as opposed to some 300-400 dollar BadLands pack. I get funny looks for wearing earth toned clothes as opposed to camouflage. Many hunters think it is odd that I don’t have a GPS, rangefinder or the array of odd gimmicks for my bow. To me those people seem to be more connected than me towards technology than the raw experience of hunting in the outdoors. I often think to myself they are somehow similar to people playing video games. I am careful not to express it that way because it will obviously be taken offensively by many.
At some point the successful hunter will have to put down their catalog or turn off their television and go out to do the business of hunting. I guess that means me too. I better sign off and do a hunt this weekend if weather permits.
in reply to: What type of bow does everyone shoot #45753St. Charles Thunderbird Recurve something like 55 @ 28 AMO is 63
St. Charles Take Down Longbow something like 58 @ 28 AMO is 64
Sapphire Hawk 3 Piece Take Down Longbow 55 @ 28 AMO is 64
Home crafted Hickory backed Osage Longbow 67-70 @ 28 AMO is 68
Home crafted Vine Maple longbow 60 @ 28 AMO is about 62in reply to: Looking for a hunting partner next year #45025What are the logistics getting on and off the island? How many pigs can you take? How many deer can you take?
in reply to: Lamination Separation #44367That’s too bad. Now you know why some people hoard a surplus of bows. If you lived near me we’d set you up with a temporary bow.
in reply to: Interview with Dave Peterson #43589Just read the article. It’s littered with many very practical facts and points of view in favor of hunting.
I’m sure David and I don’t agree on politics but we could definitely agree on some of the points he made during the interview.
As to bear baiting… I don’t do it and never have,but it’s one of the main points in the article which I disagreed with. I also do not believe one should be expected to eat everything they hunt. In fact there are some species which need management and I believe Dave in his own way has come to grips with this idea. He was mostly talking on the subject of wolves. However I also tend to think there are other species which also fall into that category.
At any rate if everyone agreed with me it would be a boring world.
in reply to: Recurve or longbow your choice and why? #43494I’ve got a really nice longbow that has no hand vibration! They do exist.
Anyway I don’t consciously have a preference but history seems to indicate I prefer the longbow… Considering I only have one recurve but several longbows.
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