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Thread: Rocksteady 2019 Dear Diary

  1. #201
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    Re: Rocksteady 2019 Dear Diary

    So no animals seen today.. went to another spot of mine on a different river (you starting to clue in where i do almost all of my hunting?)

    Parked the truck, short walk in, maybe 400 metres.. did not get more than 100 yards from the truck and the stench of bull elk was almost enuff to gag ya.. i continued carefully in very faint light, wind in my face to where i suspected they were.. got in there, set up the spotter to watch the river and the smell was thick.. spotted for an hour, couple cow call no answers.. starting sneaking around on the bench, found probably 20 beds in a 100 yard radius.. they were here, just not sure when. Was cool and sprinkling a bit which would have kept the stench fresh.. not sure if they bedded there last night or this morning and moved off unseen at first light.. may try that area tomorrow again.
    "It's not the kill, but the thrill of the chase" - Deep Purple

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    Re: Rocksteady 2019 Dear Diary

    When i was sitting glassing i had probably 10 or more coyotes light up and serenade each other.. had to keep saying to myself.. you are here for elk, coyotes can be killed in winter.
    "It's not the kill, but the thrill of the chase" - Deep Purple

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    Re: Rocksteady 2019 Dear Diary

    That stink, especially from the beds can last for weeks on end.

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    Re: Rocksteady 2019 Dear Diary

    Yup.. but the tracks were super fresh. Rained overnight
    "It's not the kill, but the thrill of the chase" - Deep Purple

    "Lord knows I'm a Voodoo chile" - SRV (RIP 8-27-90)

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    Re: Rocksteady 2019 Dear Diary

    Quote Originally Posted by rocksteady View Post
    Yup.. but the tracks were super fresh. Rained overnight
    Yup, sorry, wasn't trying to say the stink wasn't fresh in your case.
    It was more for the novice to know that fact if they were reading the thread and posts.

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    Re: Rocksteady 2019 Dear Diary

    No probs......
    "It's not the kill, but the thrill of the chase" - Deep Purple

    "Lord knows I'm a Voodoo chile" - SRV (RIP 8-27-90)

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    Re: Rocksteady 2019 Dear Diary

    Stud buck, well deserved. Here’s to a 6.
    Blacktailaholic

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    Re: Rocksteady 2019 Dear Diary

    So today was a bit closer to getting an elk.

    Went to a different viewpoint way downstteam on the river.. great spot cause you can drive right to it..

    Sitting in the dark doing a crossword and bulls light up.. get out, get binos, spotting scope ready for first light. Serenade continues for 30 mins
    . Just as its getting light enuff to see anything in binos at less than 400 yards, something comes walking fown the train tracks, i can hear it just cant pick it out.. i am about 300 meters away and above from the tracks.. finally i puck up some sort of large object moving and within 3 seconds it dives in the Bush on the far side.. argh.. sat there for the next hour, glassing.. all went quiet nothing seen after that, besides some wt does..

    Why did i not go in after them you ask???

    The area is notorious for g bears along this stretch of river and will not go in alone.. maybe if i had 2 other guys with me, i would have tried..

    So i go for a bit of a cruise South to another area i know holds elk, just mainly scouting and looking for rubs... putt putting along and a big bull elk runs across the road at 200 yards and stops in some brush.. he is a mature bull but can't get a count.. he leaves on a trot, i drive around a loop road and know where he is going.. after 500 metres or so, i see him again, stopped in the wide open.. binos up, he takes off.. think he was a 5 as i did not see 3 up high.. tried to follow on foot and bugle and cow call but that produced zip..

    Big bull all by himself?? Thinking naybe a satellite bull, maybe herd went the other direction..

    Not sure yet what pkan is tomorrow, so many close calls in so many areas, having a hard time to pick which place has the best odds...

    Stay tuned..
    "It's not the kill, but the thrill of the chase" - Deep Purple

    "Lord knows I'm a Voodoo chile" - SRV (RIP 8-27-90)

    "Know your Land, Know your Prey" - Mantracker

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    Re: Rocksteady 2019 Dear Diary

    Another slow day.. sitting on top of the bluffs in the dark where all the bugling was yesterday morning.. not a single bugle.

    Went back to where i saw the bull yesterday and hiked around fir a couple hours, trying to see if i could find a rub line or beds, nothing..

    Really quiet out there for hunters too.. its usually an area over run with road hunters. I heard a couple sxs and saw 1 quad and 1 suv..
    "It's not the kill, but the thrill of the chase" - Deep Purple

    "Lord knows I'm a Voodoo chile" - SRV (RIP 8-27-90)

    "Know your Land, Know your Prey" - Mantracker

    http://www.youtube.com/user/welderse...e=results_main

  10. #210
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    Re: Rocksteady 2019 Dear Diary

    It's a real bugger when you can find the elk right off the bat almost yet it takes forever to seal the deal sometimes.
    Sometimes it happens fast out of nowhere early on, and other times it takes til the last day.
    Pretty sure you endurance and tenacity will pay off for you this season.

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