This is a great place to hunt

[Hunter gatherer]

When someone asks where is a good place to hunt why do some of you have to respond on the post. A better idea might be to PM that person so that everyone does not see it. Also is the person you are responding to someone you would hunt with if not don't tell. Too many hunting areas are ruined by over pressure and when someone posts something pressure increases immensely. Instead of posting where to go offer to take the new Hunter out. Good hunting spots are rare don't post them.

[Rackmastr]

LOL......good Sunday chuckle.

[warnniklz]

http://gear-report.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/10645169_10154561276820357_3320766791880474369_n.j pg

[honeyman76]

I had some terrorist-hunters ask me where to go hunt. There were 4 of them. Could barely speak three words of English. Said they had been out two days and didn't see a single deer near Kamloops. Somehow, they ended up in Lillooet. They had no maps, just dreams of where the deer might be. I told them that they needed to stop hunting in the city then I directed them back toward the Duffey and Lower Mainland lol.

I would help somebody who lives close by to me, but like somebody posted above, probably only someone I know or would consider hunting with.

[Steeleco]

There are no "secret spots" only the animals know the best hunting areas! A hot tip today might seem like a bum steer tomorrow.

[lovemywinchester]

When someone asks where is a good place to hunt why do some of you have to respond on the post. A better idea might be to PM that person so that everyone does not see it. Also is the person you are responding to someone you would hunt with if not don't tell. Too many hunting areas are ruined by over pressure and when someone posts something pressure increases immensely. Instead of posting where to go offer to take the new Hunter out. Good hunting spots are rare don't post them.

You've been a member here for almost two years and only 10 posts? Maybe you should contribute some hunting stories instead of telling people what to do.

[Hunter gatherer]

You've been a member here for almost two years and only 10 posts? Maybe you should contribute some hunting stories instead of telling people what to do.
I made a suggestion not a SHOULD and I never realized there was a post quota. I guess you were a little disappointed when you read my post.

[Wentrot]

Vast majority of info given on the open forum aren't "honey holes"...I don't think giving someone a general area hurts anything.

[DawsonCreedmoor]

You must hunt in Princeton lol

[Sofa King]

You must hunt in Princeton lol
haha.

ive watched all the areas i hunt become over-run with hunters.
we would pack up and go find a new area to learn and hunt.
this was starting in 1990 right through til now.
ive since now started going back to those original areas and starting the cycle again.
those areas arent even recognizable anymore, with the endless cuts and new roads, but, the deer are still there.

i know guys that have left the site because of the almost harrassment of "whered ya get it? where? where? where?" after they posted a nice buck they got.
but, its the internet, one needs to have thick skin.
plus, an easy way to shut them up is to give them an answer, princeton or tunkwa.

[finngun]

Like it was said,,,areas chance logging,,etc. Hunting pressure chance,,animals behavier chance,,weather chance,,there are many things what affect yu hunting,,,,and yu luck chance too..
What was exellent hunting area last year,,,,might be no good this year..

[~T-BONE~]

Region 3 and 8 ;)

[Sofa King]

to a degree.
i find areas that hold deer, always hold deer.
the mojority of the increase in hunters is really just an increase in road hunters.
mostly all i have seenvin the last 25 years is trucks and quads endlessly parading back and forth, round and round the network of roads and trails.
to the guys that get out into the trees, they dont really affect it too badly.
i know i have chased a couple out to lucky guys a couple times though.
the deer may change their routines slightly with the increase of traffic, but its mostly by not hanging around in the open as much.
like i have always said, luck and timing are the biggest factors.

[Sofa King]

Region 3 and 8 ;)
haha.
yup.
3 & 8, princeton & tunkwa, whitetail & mulie, B&C & P&Y.

[Weatherby Fan]

Clearwater and Cranbrook hold the heaviest populations of Boone & Crocket Deer and Elk !

[goatdancer]

Region 3 and 8 ;)

You're a liar. 8 sucks. :wink:

[Elkchaser]

I definitely share hunting areas I've taken game in with people that ask me, but only verbally and little else is shared. If they can get to where I hunt, and then hunt the area the way it must be to be successful then good for them. If there 'lucky' also good for them. Funny how I've found some really nice new spots after finding my go-to's occupied. Not owning a quad/utv is actually an asset in that we are a minority out there now and have relatively more ground to hunt and hunt differently. Hhhmmm never hunted Princeton or tunkwa...

[swampdonkey]

No deer left in tunkwa . To many people . Try paradise lake near elk hart .

[lovemywinchester]

Good hunting spots are rare don't post them.


I made a suggestion not a SHOULD and I never realized there was a post quota.



Sounds like you are more than suggesting... Anyhoo, I'm not trying to pick a fight with you HG. I have gone off a few times about guys giving up spots in the past so I know where you are coming from. I was serious about you posting some hunting stories. We need more deer porn on here these days. Especially from experienced guys. You must have some older blacktail photos or stories from Squamish you can share. Motivate new hunters with pics and stories instead of giving spots out. Facebook seems to be the place for pics these days so we need to keep contributing here or what's the point of having a hunting site?

As far as your post quota, no worries. Adriaticum has you and all the other slackers covered with over 7000 posts in 2.5 years.

[Sofa King]

No deer left in tunkwa . To many people . Try paradise lake near elk hart .
i pick on tunkwa alot, but it definitely still holds deer.
i hunted that area in the early 90s, but ya, too many people for me these days.
but they are mostly road warriors much like most other places, getting in the bush will still find deer there.
some very nice deer seem to always come out of there every year.

[OutWest]

to a degree.
i find areas that hold deer, always hold deer.
the mojority of the increase in hunters is really just an increase in road hunters.
mostly all i have seenvin the last 25 years is trucks and quads endlessly parading back and forth, round and round the network of roads and trails.
to the guys that get out into the trees, they dont really affect it too badly.
i know i have chased a couple out to lucky guys a couple times though.
the deer may change their routines slightly with the increase of traffic, but its mostly by not hanging around in the open as much.
like i have always said, luck and timing are the biggest factors.

The guys who kill big animals year after year would disagree. Luck has very little to do with hunting. There's a reason those guys consistently cut their tags on pisscutters. Guys who rely on luck have mixed success. It's not a coincidence.

[Gr8 white hunter]

I was hunting in 4/1and holly smoke's that has everything a hunter ever wants that's our new honey hole.KEEP OUT!.

[czechsanchez]

while we're talking hunting spots, can anybody recommend me a good mix bag spot, some rams, moose, mule bucks etc.. so I can get a variety of hunting in?

its noon on a sunday and I have to be in my office tomorrow at 8am, so anything within 1 hour drive of the lower mainland works best.

[CodyRules]

As a new hunter I appreciate all the help but I've never asked for anyone's honey holes. But like someone said above just stories abour hunts successful or not help as much as gsp coordinates do. But that's just my 2 cents so thanks again to all you HBC guys

[Fisher-Dude]

Ask Jelvis or just go to Clearwater.

[Carrollizer]

I've bagged all my deer in tightlip valley:razz:

[Steelpulse]

"Too many hunting areas are ruined by over pressure and when someone posts something pressure increases immensely"

im thinking there is no correlation between someone saying go hunt near so and so near kamloops and pressure immediately increasing like there is 100 hunters waiting on hbc for a location. Anyways forsure no one is giving away the best spots and ive been hunting years within an hournof kamloops and have never had a problem hunting with too many people

[MOUNTAIN MICKEY]

Just follow Hunter-gatherer around

[finngun]

Ask Jelvis or just go to Clearwater.

jep JELLO knows how many deers is hanging around kammy...info jell..ring the bell..:mrgreen:

[604Stalker]

...best bet jelly welly has a kammy deer for his belly. Hahaha

[Ohwildwon]

Here are 2 Honey Holes for ya!

Big Buck rd. Here are the Co-ordinates %),)(^*) !@),*@(&

White Tail Drive. %),!*$%! !@!,!(()

If you can decipher the code, you wont be eating Tag Soup!:grin:

[dmaxtech]

Ha, ha. Going near there tomorrow morning. Heard its been good.

[Whonnock Boy]

What a coincidence.... I've bagged all my cougars in that same valley!


I've bagged all my deer in tightlip valley:razz:

[604redneck]

I always give out good hunting spots....i just make sure they are yours not mine or my buddies.

[Xenomorph]

Too funny, all of you :))

[Pre '64]

I hunted i a good spot last summer, about 100 kms west of Ft Nelson. Call Larry Warren.

[Muliechaser]

haha.

ive watched all the areas i hunt become over-run with hunters.
we would pack up and go find a new area to learn and hunt.
this was starting in 1990 right through til now.
ive since now started going back to those original areas and starting the cycle again.
those areas arent even recognizable anymore, with the endless cuts and new roads, but, the deer are still there.

i know guys that have left the site because of the almost harrassment of "whered ya get it? where? where? where?" after they posted a nice buck they got.
but, its the internet, one needs to have thick skin.
plus, an easy way to shut them up is to give them an answer, princeton or tunkwa.

I hear you there ! I just keep my trap shut now .

[Sofa King]

What a coincidence.... I've bagged all my cougars in that same valley!
cougars? tightlips?
not a chance.

[yama49]

I hunted i a good spot last summer, about 100 kms west of Ft Nelson. Call Larry Warren.
Why would i,spend up 20,000$ when i i can hunt his area for under 1000$ and some sweat equity:p

[M.Dean]

If you get up real early to go hunting, you have everything ready, jump in the truck and drive like hell to your "Private Hunt'in area", and when you come around the last corner where you always park, there's some bloody morons standing outside of there truck, getting ready to start hiking into your area! You lose it!!! You've been hunting here for years, and now these ass hats think there going to take over! Not a Chance you say! But, yes Chance Tim, these guys simply got up earlier than you did, and got here first, so go cry me a river! Unless your hunting on your own Private Property, Everyone's allowed to hunt there, not just you! I've had this happen many many times over the years, do I get pissed, no, I go some where else and try my best to shoot a animal, same as I was going to do in the spot the guys were parked in cuz they got out of bed earlier than I did! Hell, if someone go's into "Your" area and hammers a cranker buck that you just couldn't seem to get a crack at, it probably because there a better hunter than you are, it's a tough pill to swallow, but in most cases it's the truth! I've asked lots of guys to come up here to go hunting, showed a few where I though they could find a decent animal, and if they did get one, I helped them get it out. Why you ask? Why Not I say? Lots of hunters out there spend countless hours trying there best to find a buck, or a bull, and if I can help them out a bit, why the hell not! Now, would I tell you where we seen that massive buck in my Avatar, Ha Ha Ha!!! Nice try tho! (he's way bigger this year too!)

[brutus]

If you get up real early to go hunting, you have everything ready, jump in the truck and drive like hell to your "Private Hunt'in area", and when you come around the last corner where you always park, there's some bloody morons standing outside of there truck, getting ready to start hiking into your area! You lose it!!! You've been hunting here for years, and now these ass hats think there going to take over! Not a Chance you say! But, yes Chance Tim, these guys simply got up earlier than you did, and got here first, so go cry me a river! Unless your hunting on your own Private Property, Everyone's allowed to hunt there, not just you! I've had this happen many many times over the years, do I get pissed, no, I go some where else and try my best to shoot a animal, same as I was going to do in the spot the guys were parked in cuz they got out of bed earlier than I did! Hell, if someone go's into "Your" area and hammers a cranker buck that you just couldn't seem to get a crack at, it probably because there a better hunter than you are, it's a tough pill to swallow, but in most cases it's the truth! I've asked lots of guys to come up here to go hunting, showed a few where I though they could find a decent animal, and if they did get one, I helped them get it out. Why you ask? Why Not I say? Lots of hunters out there spend countless hours trying there best to find a buck, or a bull, and if I can help them out a bit, why the hell not! Now, would I tell you where we seen that massive buck in my Avatar, Ha Ha Ha!!! Nice try tho! (he's way bigger this year too!)
sharing,thats what its all about me think.i been help and try to help as much as i can.hunting pressure is part of the game deal with it or stay home and watch football lol

[mikeman20]

The people who will lie and try to stop people from talking about good areas are the same sort of people who illegally block roads to keep people out of their area.
Scum.

[Backwoods]

What a coincidence.... I've bagged all my cougars in that same valley!
The Two-legged cougars? I doubt they would be in tightlip valley!!! Lol!!!

[Backwoods]

cougars? tightlips?
not a chance.
Haha just noticed you beat me to it sofa!!

[franKENloader]

i always tell the truth when confronted , and have to identify that i shot right in shoulder ,or both
lungs , or if im carrying large or many fish i will always show by putting my finger in my mouth and saying 'right in the mouth'
but honestly if your trying to follow me your no threat to wildlife populations anyway cause im not results driven hunter .

[Lozzie]

It is pretty impressive how quickly Tunkwa was ruined by the oversharing of information. A friend showed me a great remote spot, hike in only and the first time up we only saw one other group and it was a guide and client. Three years later went back and it was packed with hunters, including a group of F**king morons that decided they would shoot in the air to try and spook a deer out of the valley?! Watched them do it and then two of them shared the only pair of binos in the group and the other two guys glassed towards me with their riflescopes. Idiots. If you're not willing to put in the time developing strategies, scouting areas or getting out of the truck then sell your guns and hit the Safeway or the food bank. Scouring the internet for hot tips on areas to hunt is a lazy ass approach to hunting and if that's your approach you are missing the point. I often put my draw selections in unfamiliar areas and I have seldom have been disappointed, for me going into a new area and figuring out where the animals are and how to hunt the area is what the hunt is about. If I wanted predictability I would go to a butcher. And I realize that some people can only hunt weekends because of work, family etc. To me that means your time will most likely be best spent in one area all season. Compile information over every weekend you can get away and the odds will be in your favour, I would rather know more about one specific area than driving around wasting fuel learning little about multiple areas. End rant.

[Huevos]

I used to work with a guy that had been elk hunting for 3 years with no success. One day he came into work all depressed and said that he was going out to try again. He had a cow elk tag, but wasn't having much success. I had been out the week before and had seen some cows in one of my "secret areas" and for some reason I was in a generous mood that day, I showed him exactly where I saw them on google earth and told him it was a good spot. He drove his quad up there, shut it off, got off the quad, put up the binos and there was a cow laying not 50 yards from where he stopped. The look on his face when he told me what had happened was definitely worth sharing. We need to remember that not everyone had a dad or uncle to show them how and where to hunt. The best part about this story is that now he is quite successful at elk hunting, and he does it in a different MU than the one I showed him. I know I am grateful for the info shared on this forum. I have learned a ton by reading what others are willing to share. Thank you all for being willing to help out.

[Linksman313]

You must hunt in Princeton lol

I was thinking Trail for sure lols

[sumonda]

I get that experienced hunters would be foolish to give away too much, and I think we can all agree come opening day there are way too many idiots running around, but it does make it tough for guys like me.. I developed an interest harvesting my own meat only a couple years ago.. I'm 47 and did not grow up hunting and have very few friends interested in it. I didn't have a Dad, Grampa or Uncle to show me the ropes as a youngster so I have spent a great deal of time researching on the internet and watching every hunting related show I can, I got all my gear dialed in, put my time in at the range and can shoot 1/2" groups. but there is no replacement for experience, when I'm out in the bush, typically region 8 as my folks have a place there, I'm in heaven.. absolutely love being out in nature, but I really feel in the dark when it comes to finding a buck.. Driving up and down the forestry roads searching the cut blocks doesn't really feel like hunting to me. It would be nice to get some honest and accurate advice from those who know what they are doing.

[snipersights]

I shot my best bear yet this year thanks to pm advice from a very helpful gentlemen on here and will be forever grateful. This person I would definitely hunt with

[ForestWalker10]

Thats a great idea. speaking of which, I'm a new hunter haha

[twoSevenO]

I get that experienced hunters would be foolish to give away too much, and I think we can all agree come opening day there are way too many idiots running around, but it does make it tough for guys like me.. I developed an interest harvesting my own meat only a couple years ago.. I'm 47 and did not grow up hunting and have very few friends interested in it. I didn't have a Dad, Grampa or Uncle to show me the ropes as a youngster so I have spent a great deal of time researching on the internet and watching every hunting related show I can, I got all my gear dialed in, put my time in at the range and can shoot 1/2" groups. but there is no replacement for experience, when I'm out in the bush, typically region 8 as my folks have a place there, I'm in heaven.. absolutely love being out in nature, but I really feel in the dark when it comes to finding a buck.. Driving up and down the forestry roads searching the cut blocks doesn't really feel like hunting to me. It would be nice to get some honest and accurate advice from those who know what they are doing.

those who know what they are doing are doing more or less the same thing as you ..... just in a better area.

And finding that better area is what takes experience. Maybe the areas you are hunting this season were great 2 seasons ago and for some reason the animals moved out. An experienced hunter would realize this a lot faster and move out of there onto his other spots. A lot of people here will say "pick an area and hunt the sh** out of it". And, that does work very very well, for a lot of people. But sometimes .... an area is just dead for a while.

i'll never forget one post by Dana that really stuck with me on why he stopped seeing bucks in one of his alpine areas. Its as simple as the alpha buck leading his bachelor group up the mountain died ... and the one that took over simply picked a new spot. That's it.

If you're seeing a lot of does when you drive around, chances are the bucks are just doing a good job hiding and only coming out at night. Lots of bucks only show themselves after legal shooting hours. If you aren't, then maybe expand your area.

The point is, there could be so many reasons, but the worst thing to do is keep doing the same thing over and over with the same crappy results. Stop. Evaluate. Get a new game plan. Proceed.

I see it all the time when steelhead fishing .... someone who once caught a steelhead in some spot will be going back and spending half his saturday fishing off the same rock using the same set up, meanwhile paying no attention to the fact that the water level and clarity were completely different the day he was successful and that the spot he's fishing today sucks.

[sumonda]

those who know what they are doing are doing more or less the same thing as you ..... just in a better area.

And finding that better area is what takes experience. Maybe the areas you are hunting this season were great 2 seasons ago and for some reason the animals moved out. An experienced hunter would realize this a lot faster and move out of there onto his other spots. A lot of people here will say "pick an area and hunt the sh** out of it". And, that does work very very well, for a lot of people. But sometimes .... an area is just dead for a while.

i'll never forget one post by Dana that really stuck with me on why he stopped seeing bucks in one of his alpine areas. Its as simple as the alpha buck leading his bachelor group up the mountain died ... and the one that took over simply picked a new spot. That's it.

If you're seeing a lot of does when you drive around, chances are the bucks are just doing a good job hiding and only coming out at night. Lots of bucks only show themselves after legal shooting hours. If you aren't, then maybe expand your area.

The point is, there could be so many reasons, but the worst thing to do is keep doing the same thing over and over with the same crappy results. Stop. Evaluate. Get a new game plan. Proceed.

I see it all the time when steelhead fishing .... someone who once caught a steelhead in some spot will be going back and spending half his saturday fishing off the same rock using the same set up, meanwhile paying no attention to the fact that the water level and clarity were completely different the day he was successful and that the spot he's fishing today sucks.

I hunt 8-7 and 8-6.. yes I see a lot of does! which is why I started putting in for a doe tag.. anyway this fall I am going to get out of the truck, find someplace with a bit of elevation that offers a lot of area to glass and just sit and watch. what are your thoughts on using attractants to bring them in?

[twoSevenO]

I hunt 8-7 and 8-6.. yes I see a lot of does! which is why I started putting in for a doe tag.. anyway this fall I am going to get out of the truck, find someplace with a bit of elevation that offers a lot of area to glass and just sit and watch. what are your thoughts on using attractants to bring them in?

I dont have any experience with those things. I have no idea whether they work or not, i just don't use them.

If you're seeing does, the deer are obviously around. While the bucks don't necessarily hang around with the does until the rut, make sure to stay until dark to see if you spot the bucks coming out into the clearings. I like to stay past shooting light. As long as the light gathering capabilities of my spotter or binoculars will allow me to stay. Obviously you won't be able to shoot then, but you'll know if they're just waiting till dark to come out.

[sumonda]

I dont have any experience with those things. I have no idea whether they work or not, i just don't use them.

If you're seeing does, the deer are obviously around. While the bucks don't necessarily hang around with the does until the rut, make sure to stay until dark to see if you spot the bucks coming out into the clearings. I like to stay past shooting light. As long as the light gathering capabilities of my spotter or binoculars will allow me to stay. Obviously you won't be able to shoot then, but you'll know if they're just waiting till dark to come out.

First off. Thanks for the advice twoseven0, so if they are coming out after shooting light (which I suspect is the case) what should I be doing to get a shot sooner? this is why I was considering putting attractants just along the tree line.

[MichelD]

Interesting thread.

I am 64 and have been hunting on and off for 50 years now. And I still don't have a honey hole.

I've been turned on to a few real good spots by friends. Some have turned out well, others not so much, but I don't take private knowledge and make it public..

A few years ago a young friend (Buddy #1) who has a talent for making enormous amounts of hunting friends and gaining equally enormous amounts of hunting intel took me to a place where he bagged a nice four point. I went back the next year and got a two point nearby.


I was going to go again last year and asked ahead of time if I could take a friend and asked Buddy # 1 if he minded. He said he couldn't stop me but please no. Besides, he said, word had gotten out an the place had heavily hunted recently.

I had other friends go to the very same place and drive right by it, coming back and reporting that "there's no deer there." It's not even such a big secret. It's been popular for years, just seems to produce in cycles. It gets good, people shoot a lot of deer, people go back, there's no deer, hunting dies off, the population of bucks at a certain time of year increases again, hunting gets good, etc. etc.

Since I moved to Vancouver from the Island in 1986 I've been all over southwest BC and up to Williams Lake and the Chilcotin and like I said, I have never found a real honey hole. Too footloose I guess and spend too much time trying new spots.

There is one spot in region 5 I had a doe tag in years ago and in 2015 on my way home from an unsuccessful moose trip I thought I should have a look there, drove down a little ranch road and there was a little two-point. Well there you go. Maybe I have learned a little bit.

[sumonda]

To be honest, Im not asking for the location of anyone's "secret honey hole" just general advice, strategy tips that will help. "If you are seeing this - then try doing this" kinda thing. Cheers.

[twoSevenO]

First off. Thanks for the advice twoseven0, so if they are coming out after shooting light (which I suspect is the case) what should I be doing to get a shot sooner? this is why I was considering putting attractants just along the tree line.

Depends on the area they're coming out of. If they're bedding in somewhere you can walk in i'd go after them .... bumping them out of their beds and hoping to see them. If they're bedding in the thick christmas trees where you can't see past 50 feet its gonna be frustrating. You'll hear them run away but probably won't be able to get a look at them.

[VFX_man]

When someone asks where is a good place to hunt why do some of you have to respond on the post. A better idea might be to PM that person so that everyone does not see it. Also is the person you are responding to someone you would hunt with if not don't tell. Too many hunting areas are ruined by overpressure and when someone posts something pressure increases immensely. Instead of posting where to go offer to take the new Hunter out. Good hunting spots are rare don't post them.

It is a tough call, a detailed post to the group is tricky no matter how well intended.

Have been taken into areas that the person I was hunting with - asked that I go with him in the future - fair enough, I respect that and won't hunt on top of him. It's an area he has worked hard in and developed relationships with some of the land owners in the area and knows the "spots".

An interesting example: I watch both of the TV shows "Yukon Men" and "Mountain Men". Over the course of the season(s), you can witness the "intrusion" into the areas that these people frequent -- but to be expected with international viewers. These people are losing their livelihood due to "outsider" intrusion -- and it's painful to see. The group on "Yukon Men" are taking a big hit since they cut a new road to their remote Alaska village --- now anyone can easily get to it. Big changes, and sad to see the impact --- GRANTED THE PRODUCERS are playing up the situation . . . but it happens.

Guarantee if someone gave away an "awesome secret" spot, the next weekend there would be people there. Heck, I might even do it -- it's in our nature.

Cheers, VFX

[Taylor329]

My dad loves to use this line..
Person - "Where did you go hunting this weekend"
Dad - "Lake F@cky McDucky"

[souwester]

I get that experienced hunters would be foolish to give away too much, and I think we can all agree come opening day there are way too many idiots running around, but it does make it tough for guys like me.. I developed an interest harvesting my own meat only a couple years ago.. I'm 47 and did not grow up hunting and have very few friends interested in it. I didn't have a Dad, Grampa or Uncle to show me the ropes as a youngster so I have spent a great deal of time researching on the internet and watching every hunting related show I can, I got all my gear dialed in, put my time in at the range and can shoot 1/2" groups. but there is no replacement for experience, when I'm out in the bush, typically region 8 as my folks have a place there, I'm in heaven.. absolutely love being out in nature, but I really feel in the dark when it comes to finding a buck.. Driving up and down the forestry roads searching the cut blocks doesn't really feel like hunting to me. It would be nice to get some honest and accurate advice from those who know what they are doing.

your a bit older but get involved with a fish and game club man,do some volunteer work or maintenance around the club,buy some older guys coffees keep your mouth shut and listen.

[Salty]

I realise this an old thread that just got bumped but in case others are paranoid about putting a little info out IMO that's the wrong way to think.

To me the great thing about this site is there's hundreds probably thousands of recommendations posted here about areas all around the province and for all sorts of game. I don't even care that there's a few thousand lurkers and no post members just here to mine the place for intel. There's a good enough mass of info that they can fill their lazy ass boots as far as I'm concerned there's a critical mass of info and then some and its a big province. If this site is full of tight lipped never give info types and a very few helped others out with questions about different areas it would be a different story, as with little intel to choose from surely there would be a bit of stampede of lurkers to the few areas that have been talked about.

Having said that I don't post exactly where I shoot an animal. That's like crack to a persistent group of the hunting community that seldom hunts and only go where they've heard there's good hunting. And for some reason word of an animal shot some place recently elevates the place to some kind of meca. :roll: I've seen stampeding too many times and well before the internet cause buddy shot a buck up do dad mountain last weekend and is enjoying telling anyone who will listen. The following weeks the place is a war zone.

But yeah, I'll keep on posting info of areas that I know something about that others are asking about and I'm sure a lot of other HBC members will continue to do the same. We'll work on growing the mass of info here ;) And the big bonus, some of it may even be true :lol:

Hint of the day- 10 plus as a regular member here which has taught me about maybe a quarter of what I've learned from being out there and doing it ;) Can't beat boots on the ground.

[BRrooster]

Getting out there and doing the research yourself , finding a good place , and being successful is all apart of the hunt. It ain't cheap meat. Cheap meat is at the grocery store.