Rocksteady 2019 Dear Diary

[gamehunter6o]

Thats what hunting is all about...

Not the thrill of the kill, just the fun of the chase... sig line..Deep Purple!!! Rock on

You got that right. Many times I have put one down then said "shyte, what have I done" when I realise the carry out.
Do that more often in my '70s.

[rocksteady]

Back home from the morning hunt.. nothing.. no see anything, no hear anything.

Saw a killer 4 pt whitetail in the dark within city limits on the way out and a cow and calf grazing in the dark on the highway right of way...

Night before last it poured all night rained steadily all day yesterday and was raining this morning when i went to my bait site.. sat there for 3 hours, nothing showed..

Checked my cam.. all of the elk are now hitting it at 730 at night, whereas before the rain they were hitting it around 7 am.

Not sure what to do now.. 125 pictures in 2 evenings and no bulls.. wtf?

Gonna have a hot meal, hot shower and ponder my options

[j270wsm]

That sucks....

I took a friend and his son after the bull I found the other day. There was a few shots fired but no blood.......

[Kootenaykid85]

bull is most likely dead, no reason to leave the cows. rut is in full swing now.

[Ourea]

Great thread rocksteady.
HBC needs more of this.
Tip of the hat.

[rocksteady]

Great thread rocksteady.
HBC needs more of this.
Tip of the hat.

Thanks.. just like sharing hunt stories for a hunting website

[rocksteady]

bull is most likely dead, no reason to leave the cows. rut is in full swing now.

Dont believe so, started a rub on the old landing , so i think he is still alive, just camera shy

There is zero hunting pressure where i am.. no tire tracks, no boot tracks.. a very small non elk looking piece of ground

[Redthies]

Fawk. I NEED to get out!

Thanks for the reports RS!

[Ourea]

bull is most likely dead, no reason to leave the cows. rut is in full swing now.

Right now it is nothing more than dink bulls all fired up ......meanwhile back at the ranch....the serious bulls (players) are biding their time when the the majority of cows are coming into heat. When you are the boss they don't interact until it is truly game time.

Been thru this dance too many times to not know when to hunt/target big bulls

[Kootenaykid85]

Right now it is nothing more than dink bulls all fired up ......meanwhile back at the ranch....the serious bulls (players) are biding their time when the the majority of cows are coming into heat. When you are the boss they don't interact until it is truly game time.

Been thru this dance too many times to not know when to hunt/target big bulls

Going to have to say your incorrect, perhaps where you hunt elk? but not here in the west kootenays. I cant count on one hand how many 360+ bulls ive seen killed in the first 12 days of september. low land farm elk sure... I can see that happening. but up in the backcountry mature bulls allways rut first. trust me