Biden is hoping to expand wild places to 30% of our countries land and water. www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/biden-outlines-plan-to-preserve-more-wilderness/ar-BB1gqeFr?ocid=entnewsntp
So after a couple of days this week side hilling in frozen chukar country, I have decide to look into getting some micro-spikes/crampons to make my late season hunts a bit safer. Nothing like finding yourself slipping on frozen ground covered with cheat grass and a lava rock outcropping one...
Like most plans made in 2020, this hunt turned out completely different than what we had hoped. Originally, when my buddy drew his once in a lifetime Idaho sheep tag, I was planning on spending at least nine days helping him find his sheep. As a middle school teacher, I was able to help him...
Made our second scouting trip in search for the elusive Bighorn Ram this past week. On our last trip, my buddy and I started in the lower elevations of our zone along the Salmon River. In three days of scouting we saw four groups of ewes and lambs, but no rams. This trip we decided to try a...
Many of you have read my thread a few weeks back about how to score and identify a mature bighorn ram. With the information you all shared on that thread, my friend, who is the lucky tag holder, and I took off on our first scouting trip of the summer last week. I especially want to thank @Mica...
Alright all you bighorn sheep hunting experts. My buddy drew a Rocky Mt. Bighorn tag this year and neither of us have experience in judging sheep. What are some things that we should look for to help us find a mature ram, while looking through a spotting scope from a distance? If you have some...
Well, another chukar season has come to an end. Overall the season was a success with many days of quality chukar hunting. This weekend was wet and windy making for some difficult hunting. Gusting winds had scent coming from all different directions. My German Shorthaired Pointer, Rudy, was...
With big game seasons over and upland season coming to a close, what type of activities do you enjoy until Spring arrives?
Fly tying, rod building and reloading takes up much of my February free time. Here is a crappie rod I finished this week. Since all our crappie lakes are found in Chukar...
Chukar season has been going well for me and my GSP Rudy. With a busy fall schedule, I haven't had an opportunity to go to some of my more productive locations further from home. Most of my hunts have been within an hour and a half from my home.
Tonight's meal items all came from within an...
A friend and I went out this morning for the opening of Idaho's Dove Season. Birds were plentiful, and we were shooting pretty well. Eurasian dove which are an invasive species and have no limit were plentiful, so we tried to limit our take of morning dove to extend our hunt. We each shot twenty...
Wife and I will be in your neck of the woods in the middle of June and was wondering if you could give us some suggestions of things to do and see while in Minnesota. I will be in the Twin Cities area as well as North West of St. Cloud (old family farm location). Will be in your fine state for...
I just picked up a Howa 1500 with a fluted varmint barrel in 223 rem. All my scopes have been 10 power or less and am playing with the idea of a fixed power in either 12, 16 or 20x. I will be using this rifle for shooting coyote, ground squirrels and prairie dogs out to 300 yards and paper/steel...
Checked out some new country with my dog Rudy. Saw some nice country, a few deer, and got a few birds.
Rudy looking for the first Covey of the day.
Rudy decided I was the softest place for a nap during lunch break.
A few observers to the day's action.
My hunting buddy Bill, his dog "L.B."...
After tearing the medial meniscus on my right knee just weeks before this years hunting season, I was sure my season was over. All my big game hunting is done in the backcountry and in areas where the land runs more vertical than horizontal. With a surgery date scheduled for the first week of...
Just got my rifle back from JES reboring where I had it bored out to 338-06. I will be resizing 30-06 brass and was wondering which brand of brass has worked best for those who increased the neck on a standard round to make a wildcat cartridge?
No luck for me in the Idaho spring bear control hunt draw. Looks like I will have to get it done with a general tag.:(
Anyone else get lucky this year?
So my 35 year old Smith and Wesson 1500 in .270 Win. is finally starting to loose its ability to shoot sub MOA. Loads that once shot .5" at 100 yards, are now shooting 1.75-2". It's been a great rifle, but I think it is time to either replace or rebore the barrel after more than a few thousand...
Recommendations for a new pair of Chukar/Upland pants?
I am looking for a new pair of pants for upland bird hunting. Has anyone tried out the Duluth Trading Fire Hose Briar pants? They would be used primarily for chukar and quail hunting here in SW Idaho, so they would need to be strong enough...
Two years ago, fellow HuntTalker Devon Deer, made a most generous offer on this forum. In this thread, https://onyourownadventures.com/hunttalk/showthread.php?267597-Deer-hunting-offer-from-the-UK, Devon Deer offered to host a hunter from this forum to hunt in Southwest England. The interest in...