elkrchr
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After wrapping up an unsuccessful effort for Oregon's elusive blacktails, I promised my seven year old son he could accompany me on my annual trek to Idaho deer camp. As you can see, he made us a good luck card along with a "Lego" whitetail buck (the blacktail "Lego" buck was from our hunt here in Oregon).
We loaded the quad in the back of the truck, stuffed the interior full of food and gear and departed Portland, OR at 4 A.M. I had promised him we would stop in Dayton, WA to view the Del Monte Jolly Green Giant figure etched into the hillside.
We made good time and were quickly winding our way up the Clearwater River towards Orofino, ID where we stopped and purchased both deer and wolf tags. We arrived at camp around 11:30 A.M., unpacked and headed out hunting. The first few days were extremely warm (low 50's) and even though it cooled some (high 40's) for the remainder of the trip, most of the precipitation came in the form of rain. With the warm temperatures and lack of any measurable snow, hunting was tough as deer movement slowed dramatically during daylight hours.
Right at dark on the fourth night of our trip I harvested a young, but interesting buck. As the photos depict, he has a cool dropper off his right base. We spent the last few days in camp helping a local trapper check his beaver traps, exploring new areas, shooting the .22 and just having fun. My son had an absolute blast and is already stock piling hand warmers (Little Hotties) for next year. One of the attached photos shows our version of Scent-Lok clothing. Another great trip is in the books and now it's time to start chasing birds!
We loaded the quad in the back of the truck, stuffed the interior full of food and gear and departed Portland, OR at 4 A.M. I had promised him we would stop in Dayton, WA to view the Del Monte Jolly Green Giant figure etched into the hillside.
We made good time and were quickly winding our way up the Clearwater River towards Orofino, ID where we stopped and purchased both deer and wolf tags. We arrived at camp around 11:30 A.M., unpacked and headed out hunting. The first few days were extremely warm (low 50's) and even though it cooled some (high 40's) for the remainder of the trip, most of the precipitation came in the form of rain. With the warm temperatures and lack of any measurable snow, hunting was tough as deer movement slowed dramatically during daylight hours.
Right at dark on the fourth night of our trip I harvested a young, but interesting buck. As the photos depict, he has a cool dropper off his right base. We spent the last few days in camp helping a local trapper check his beaver traps, exploring new areas, shooting the .22 and just having fun. My son had an absolute blast and is already stock piling hand warmers (Little Hotties) for next year. One of the attached photos shows our version of Scent-Lok clothing. Another great trip is in the books and now it's time to start chasing birds!
