nagetivekl
08-29-2022, 11:24 PM
Hi guys,
Short version:
I'm pretty new to hunting, tried my best to explore and scout, but I am feeling anxious about if I've been looking at the right places. I ve been trying to explore a wide range of terrain just to get a feel of different regions, but after a couple thousand kms in the mountains I feel kind of overwhelmed, there are just so much I do not know about.
I've seen more deer higher up in the mountains around the cut blocks but maybe that's because im scouting in the summer? I feel some lower altitude areas are sweat with some open grassland and more well spaced trees but the deer don't seem to be there, are they just not there YET? or am i just in the wrong place? why are there cows in the middle of nowhere lol??
Ive been to burn areas, do deer actually go there with so little cover? What kind of altitude should i be expecting them in Sep? Oct? Nov? Should i even try to hunt Sep in lower altitude areas or are they all still up there in the thick mountain bush?
I ve learned a lot by going into the mountains, but I always come back with more questions.
Longer version:
When I got my hunting license back in Apr I felt that hunting season is too far away. Now I wish I had more time to prepare. I didn't get to spend as many days on logging roads as i wanted to, but between work and the borderline prohibitive fuel prices I went out as much as i could.
At the beginning of this year I decided to learn to hunt. The lockdowns and working from home for the past two and half years made me feel that I simply need to spend part of my time away from LML and try something new. Since I have spent pretty much all my life in large cities, and no one in my social circle hunts, it has been challenging to learn. It is particularly difficult to determine where should I be hunting. Now I fully understand that hunting is not all that viable with a crowd, thus of course no one want to advertise where they hunt, but it does feel so very lost when I open google maps and see the vast wilderness we have in BC.
I'd like to think that I have pushed through some of those barriers by pretty much just keep going at it. I ve met some people whos also new to hunting, I ve went out to region 3 and 5 as much as i could, and I ve put together some gear, ive read everything i could find on the internet about the areas im interested in. But I have no idea if I ll find anything in a couple of weeks when hunting season opens.
If anyone can give me some pointers for 5-3 and 5-14 (I ve decided to commit the rest of my time this year around there) that ll be greatly appreciated. I've spent a couple days exploring these areas, but there are just so much land to cover. If anyone who knows these lands is willing to answer some more specific questions please send me a pm, I promise to bring you some beer the next time I'm in the area lol.
If any other LML newbie wants to team up for hunting trips, explore various areas, or exchange information, feel free to drop me a pm too.
Nag
Short version:
I'm pretty new to hunting, tried my best to explore and scout, but I am feeling anxious about if I've been looking at the right places. I ve been trying to explore a wide range of terrain just to get a feel of different regions, but after a couple thousand kms in the mountains I feel kind of overwhelmed, there are just so much I do not know about.
I've seen more deer higher up in the mountains around the cut blocks but maybe that's because im scouting in the summer? I feel some lower altitude areas are sweat with some open grassland and more well spaced trees but the deer don't seem to be there, are they just not there YET? or am i just in the wrong place? why are there cows in the middle of nowhere lol??
Ive been to burn areas, do deer actually go there with so little cover? What kind of altitude should i be expecting them in Sep? Oct? Nov? Should i even try to hunt Sep in lower altitude areas or are they all still up there in the thick mountain bush?
I ve learned a lot by going into the mountains, but I always come back with more questions.
Longer version:
When I got my hunting license back in Apr I felt that hunting season is too far away. Now I wish I had more time to prepare. I didn't get to spend as many days on logging roads as i wanted to, but between work and the borderline prohibitive fuel prices I went out as much as i could.
At the beginning of this year I decided to learn to hunt. The lockdowns and working from home for the past two and half years made me feel that I simply need to spend part of my time away from LML and try something new. Since I have spent pretty much all my life in large cities, and no one in my social circle hunts, it has been challenging to learn. It is particularly difficult to determine where should I be hunting. Now I fully understand that hunting is not all that viable with a crowd, thus of course no one want to advertise where they hunt, but it does feel so very lost when I open google maps and see the vast wilderness we have in BC.
I'd like to think that I have pushed through some of those barriers by pretty much just keep going at it. I ve met some people whos also new to hunting, I ve went out to region 3 and 5 as much as i could, and I ve put together some gear, ive read everything i could find on the internet about the areas im interested in. But I have no idea if I ll find anything in a couple of weeks when hunting season opens.
If anyone can give me some pointers for 5-3 and 5-14 (I ve decided to commit the rest of my time this year around there) that ll be greatly appreciated. I've spent a couple days exploring these areas, but there are just so much land to cover. If anyone who knows these lands is willing to answer some more specific questions please send me a pm, I promise to bring you some beer the next time I'm in the area lol.
If any other LML newbie wants to team up for hunting trips, explore various areas, or exchange information, feel free to drop me a pm too.
Nag