what a morning hike!

[matt420]

Hey HBC,

well me and a buddy went out for about a 5km hike thismoring just to see if anything has stated to shed their antlers yet, tons of fresh scrapes but did not find anything yet, but they must be workin hard to loose them with the amount of fresh scrapes where we were, but while we were walking down a little trail that came into a nice clearing i spotted movement out in the clearing, i brought my binos to my eyes and said to my buddy "theres an ELK!", when i moved to a spot where i could see a bit better with out being in the complete open, i realized that there was a $hit load mor then just one there was between 50 and 60 may be even more, im sorry im not able to post pics of this heard cuz i did not bring my camrea simply cuz i didnt think we would see anything, but i have learned my lesson now always carry my camrea when out hiking and its not hunting season, i didnt know we had heards like that where im from, i knew we had heards in the 20s but i didnt think we had those kind of heards

[OutWest]

Ya they herd up big time in the Winter Matt. Won't see 'em like that come September!

[Wrayzer]

September cant come soon enough.

[CanuckShooter]

Ya they herd up big time in the Winter Matt. Won't see 'em like that come September!

Is that a confirmed statement? :-)

[TheProvider]

rule #1, always bring your camera haha

[matt420]

rule #1, always bring your camera haha

haha ya that is deffinatly rule number one, i cant believe i broke it, but it i will never break that rule again after todays experience again!

[.300WSMImpact!]

give us the exact location and one of us with a camera will go there and take some pictures for you ;)

[358mag]

give us the exact location and one of us with a camera will go there and take some pictures for you ;)
If haven't figure that out yet its to late :-D

[.300WSMImpact!]

If haven't figure that out yet its to late :-D

I would rather not do any work and steal all the spots from the guys doing the hard work ;)

[Jelvis]

5 k and your tired already? That's under 3 miles lol.

[358mag]

I would rather not do any work and steal all the spots from the guys doing the hard work ;)
Har you fit right in with a lot of gut pile hunters here on HBC :twisted:

[Jelvis]

You should do a minimum of ten kilometers if you plan on hunting in a ways off the roads for big bucks.
Jel(the Ground)Pounder

[OutWest]

If haven't figure that out yet its to late :-D

I think he walked right through your spot ;)

[matt420]

5 k and your tired already? That's under 3 miles lol.

i never said i got tired, and i know of a big buck where i was hiking today, only reason why we came back to the truck after walkin only 5k from the truck was cuz there was nothing shedding yet, id say another month and it will be good, and trust me i know you have to go far from the road to find nice ones, i have found my fair share of big sheds, as for the people who think they know where i was, keep thinking cuz i can promise you, you have no idea where i was haha,

[.300WSMImpact!]

i never said i got tired, and i know of a big buck where i was hiking today, only reason why we came back to the truck after walkin only 5k from the truck was cuz there was nothing shedding yet, id say another month and it will be good, and trust me i know you have to go far from the road to find nice ones, i have found my fair share of big sheds, as for the people who think they know where i was, keep thinking cuz i can promise you, you have no idea where i was haha,

Oh we know where you were,

[358mag]

I think he walked right through your spot ;)
I doubt it but bet you will have him on your trail camera:wink:

[OutWest]

I doubt it but bet you will have him on your trail camera:wink:

Nah, just you Skip.

[matt420]

Oh we know where you were,

do you now???? haha

[358mag]

do you now???? haha
Nope still trying to figure it out but betting closer:twisted:

[358mag]

Nah, just you Skip.
Great always wanted to be on camera Nick

[hunter1947]

Glad you learned your lesson I never go anywhere in the bush without my camera..

[matt420]

Glad you learned your lesson I never go anywhere in the bush without my camera..

best way to learn is by your mistakes, and ill never be makin that one again haha

[RBooth]

Jelvis, how many spots can you walk 10km straight and not hit a road? Even if there was a lot of areas 10km from a road, all bucks cross roads, even the big boys. That statement of "having to hike 10km from a road" to get a big buck is a little far from the truth IMO