Idaho spring bear
Jason, I am also surprised that you went so early, considering the snowpack. I am planning on going over this Saturday and plan to hunt along the Lochsa River. From what I have heard most of the roads are still closed with snow. So I will be humping up the hills from the river...
If I do not get drawn for spring bear in Washington I will likely do a spring bear hunt with my brother in Idaho. We had a good hunt there in May of 2003 and have a hankering to go back. I am curious though if there is any consensus as to whether or not the hunting would be any better or easier...
I came across an interesting product. It is a rangefinder that attaches to the sight pin frame.
http://www.deadonrangefinder.com/howitworks.html But there is a problem that I see with this device and that is that not all elk have the same back to brisket measurement.
Kahles Optik’s website...
I just read an article in the August 2005 issue of Peterson's Hunting magazine about tuning your bow. On page 94 the article talks about peep sight positioning. It says that the peep sight should be located such that it is naturally in the right spot when one draws and anchors. That makes sense...
I am just starting to research new compound bows. I have a Martin Lynx Magnum that I bought new in 1993. I live in Walla Walla and Martin is located in Walla Walla so I do have some brand loyalty but if Martin bows are surpassed by other manufacturers then I will seriously consider another...
Last night I watched a video on elk hunting. Some of the hunts were bow hunts with the guide calling in the elk for the hunter. On nearly all of the shots the elk ducked as the hunter released the arrow. I noticed that the elk was usually looking at the hunter because the guide was calling to...
JJ, did you shoot the Aardwolf? If not, why not? Are they protected due to their rarity? What are the trophy fees on the Genet, Civet and Caracal? Rufous.
I have been out several times this fall after bear. Every time I have been out except one I have seen bear. A couple times it was a sow with cubs and other times the bear was much too far away. Well this last Sunday evening I went out again for a hunt. I headed out on my own and at 5:30 saw a...
Following is the story of my first Alaskan Black Bear hunt. This hunt was in the works for about 3 years before I finally pulled it off. The major difficulty was finding someone to go with me. Boise (Rick) agreed to go so we started the major planning several months ago.
We left Boise, ID...
I am leaving town today and will be flying up to Wrangell on Saturday and then over to another smaller island to hunt black bear. Talk to you all when I get back on the 25th. Rufous.
For those of you interested there are a couple photos posted of my buddy's bear on other forums. One of them is just the bear and the other is the bear with my friend. Rufous.
http://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=289699&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=14&fpart=1...
As some of you know I have been helping my buddy Mike try to get a black bear. He got lucky and drew a spring bear tag for SE Washington (the Blue Creek Unit which is closest to where we live in Walla Walla). We got permission to hunt some private property (the same property where I took my...
I have a question about the habits of black bear. In early May would you expect black bears to have a fairly small range so long as they had food, water and shelter and were undisturbed? I would tend to think so. Why travel if you have everything you need right where you are? I saw a big bear...
Well we did get permission to hunt some prime private property. They even gave us a key to the gate. This gives us sole hunting access to several square miles of awesome bear habitat. I went back up there by myself Sunday evening and saw a big black one. We could not find him last night but will...