Phil
11-25-2009, 12:25 AM
This has been one of my most fun and most extensive seasons yet. It started in the spring looking for a spring bear, continued mid August moose hunting and was rounded off from September to nearly the end of November hunting deer.
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/cub_2.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=16424&size=big&cat=500&ppuser=2147)
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/cub_1.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=16423&size=big&cat=500&ppuser=2147)
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/view_2.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=16421&size=big&cat=500&ppuser=2147)
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/View_1.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=16420&size=big&cat=500&ppuser=2147)
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/Blonde_bear_and_me.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=16416&size=big&cat=500&ppuser=2147)
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/Blonde_Bear.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=16415&size=big&cat=500&ppuser=2147)
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/Scabes_bear_1.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=16425&size=big&cat=500&ppuser=2147)
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/Homestead.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=16419&size=big&cat=500&ppuser=2147)
The deer season began for me in the youth season with a few young fellas. Later I began scouting and hunting four points in the any buck season and hunting the later four point season. The best part is that I've got time to hunt another region before the season is over so I won't be done until the snow's too deep.
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/Old_cabin_1.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=16417&size=big&cat=500&ppuser=2147)
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/Train.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=16434&size=big&cat=500)
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/Old_cabin_in_trees.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=16418&size=big&cat=500&ppuser=2147)
The following is a season summary to this point and hopefully more pictures and stories of upcoming hunts to follow.
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/IMG_1481_2_.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=15124&size=big&cat=500&ppuser=2147)
Moose hunting in August was unbelievable and the memories will carry me through the winter. This was one of the most scenic hunting trips I've been on yet.
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/IMG_1492_2_.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=15118&size=big&cat=500&ppuser=2147)
During this time I have been able to include my kids in a few hunts. My daughter turned ten this summer and was eager to try her hand hunting grouse. The first morning out over Thanksgiving she shot her first two birds. One of which she spotted on her own and stalked within shooting range without any help from me. A good clean kill it was, despite having to give it the whirly bird helicopter spin by the head that she had seen me do so many times before. It was a proud moment that excited me for her hunting future. We went on to shoot eight more grouse over that weekend. She is hooked for life.
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/Maddie_1.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=16413&size=big&cat=500&ppuser=2147)
I helped another young hunter take his second deer ever and first of the season during the any buck opening. It was truly a thrill hunting with him and watching someone else make a shot. Taking someone to your favorite spot is hard, guiding them to places you know there are deer hanging out and that one might hold the buck you are looking for is really tough. On this particular hunt I knew where a few young bucks were hanging about. I had seen five bucks, all two and three points, on my previous trip and intended on returning.
We arrived at my spot as the sun was coming over the hills. As we crested the road I immediately spotted a two point for my young partner to take. His shot rang out over the valley while I spotted with my binos. It was a clean miss and the buck trotted off. I assured him we would find another one.
The next afternoon as we crept out into a fresh cut we did just that. A nice two point was sniffing a doe right out in the middle of the cut. It seemed early for the rut but this guy was heavily swollen in the neck and very interested in the doe he was pursuing. A single shot from his rifle left the buck staggering and ready to drop. A second shot to anchor him finished the deed. It was as good or better than making the shot myself. Being able to view the whole kill through my binos was outstanding. My young partner was excited as all get out, as was I. To top it off he made a great hunting partner, he was eager, helpful and willing to learn what little have to teach. We will hunt together again in the near future I am sure .
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/Cam.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=16432&size=big&cat=500)
Come mid November I was ready to put some serious effort in to my own buck. I had my area picked out and had been on several early trips scouting and learning the lay of land. On my first day out I found two bucks, one of which looked to have some impressive size. During a day of hide and seek I managed to get a shot off at him of which I missed. I thought for sure it was a solid hit and spent the rest of the day looking for proof but found none. I later determined that due to the steep angle and distance of the downhill shot without correcting, I made a clean miss.
During that time my good friend Dave took a nice buck. I heard the shots fired and was pleasantly surprised with a nice four point on the front of his quad while on the way back to camp.
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/muley4.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=16255&size=big&cat=500)
A good start to the hunting trip for sure. I managed another sighting of my buck but no clean shot presented itself. After eight days out in cold weather, hiking up, down and across the hillsides I was good and tired and ready for a few solid nights sleep in my own bed without the multiple nightly interruptions from my brother's horrendous snoring. He sounded like a set of mud terrain tires spinning on wet rock.
After a week's rest at home, a few days contemplating going out again and some helpful encouragement from my wife I found myself tracking the same bucks all over again. This time I enjoyed the company of Ben, my eight year old son.
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/Ben_at_camp.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=16429&size=big&cat=500&ppuser=2147)
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/cub_2.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=16424&size=big&cat=500&ppuser=2147)
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/cub_1.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=16423&size=big&cat=500&ppuser=2147)
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/view_2.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=16421&size=big&cat=500&ppuser=2147)
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/View_1.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=16420&size=big&cat=500&ppuser=2147)
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/Blonde_bear_and_me.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=16416&size=big&cat=500&ppuser=2147)
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/Blonde_Bear.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=16415&size=big&cat=500&ppuser=2147)
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/Scabes_bear_1.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=16425&size=big&cat=500&ppuser=2147)
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/Homestead.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=16419&size=big&cat=500&ppuser=2147)
The deer season began for me in the youth season with a few young fellas. Later I began scouting and hunting four points in the any buck season and hunting the later four point season. The best part is that I've got time to hunt another region before the season is over so I won't be done until the snow's too deep.
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/Old_cabin_1.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=16417&size=big&cat=500&ppuser=2147)
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/Train.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=16434&size=big&cat=500)
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/Old_cabin_in_trees.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=16418&size=big&cat=500&ppuser=2147)
The following is a season summary to this point and hopefully more pictures and stories of upcoming hunts to follow.
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/IMG_1481_2_.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=15124&size=big&cat=500&ppuser=2147)
Moose hunting in August was unbelievable and the memories will carry me through the winter. This was one of the most scenic hunting trips I've been on yet.
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/IMG_1492_2_.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=15118&size=big&cat=500&ppuser=2147)
During this time I have been able to include my kids in a few hunts. My daughter turned ten this summer and was eager to try her hand hunting grouse. The first morning out over Thanksgiving she shot her first two birds. One of which she spotted on her own and stalked within shooting range without any help from me. A good clean kill it was, despite having to give it the whirly bird helicopter spin by the head that she had seen me do so many times before. It was a proud moment that excited me for her hunting future. We went on to shoot eight more grouse over that weekend. She is hooked for life.
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/Maddie_1.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=16413&size=big&cat=500&ppuser=2147)
I helped another young hunter take his second deer ever and first of the season during the any buck opening. It was truly a thrill hunting with him and watching someone else make a shot. Taking someone to your favorite spot is hard, guiding them to places you know there are deer hanging out and that one might hold the buck you are looking for is really tough. On this particular hunt I knew where a few young bucks were hanging about. I had seen five bucks, all two and three points, on my previous trip and intended on returning.
We arrived at my spot as the sun was coming over the hills. As we crested the road I immediately spotted a two point for my young partner to take. His shot rang out over the valley while I spotted with my binos. It was a clean miss and the buck trotted off. I assured him we would find another one.
The next afternoon as we crept out into a fresh cut we did just that. A nice two point was sniffing a doe right out in the middle of the cut. It seemed early for the rut but this guy was heavily swollen in the neck and very interested in the doe he was pursuing. A single shot from his rifle left the buck staggering and ready to drop. A second shot to anchor him finished the deed. It was as good or better than making the shot myself. Being able to view the whole kill through my binos was outstanding. My young partner was excited as all get out, as was I. To top it off he made a great hunting partner, he was eager, helpful and willing to learn what little have to teach. We will hunt together again in the near future I am sure .
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/Cam.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=16432&size=big&cat=500)
Come mid November I was ready to put some serious effort in to my own buck. I had my area picked out and had been on several early trips scouting and learning the lay of land. On my first day out I found two bucks, one of which looked to have some impressive size. During a day of hide and seek I managed to get a shot off at him of which I missed. I thought for sure it was a solid hit and spent the rest of the day looking for proof but found none. I later determined that due to the steep angle and distance of the downhill shot without correcting, I made a clean miss.
During that time my good friend Dave took a nice buck. I heard the shots fired and was pleasantly surprised with a nice four point on the front of his quad while on the way back to camp.
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/muley4.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=16255&size=big&cat=500)
A good start to the hunting trip for sure. I managed another sighting of my buck but no clean shot presented itself. After eight days out in cold weather, hiking up, down and across the hillsides I was good and tired and ready for a few solid nights sleep in my own bed without the multiple nightly interruptions from my brother's horrendous snoring. He sounded like a set of mud terrain tires spinning on wet rock.
After a week's rest at home, a few days contemplating going out again and some helpful encouragement from my wife I found myself tracking the same bucks all over again. This time I enjoyed the company of Ben, my eight year old son.
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/Ben_at_camp.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=16429&size=big&cat=500&ppuser=2147)