The Storms of Life

[Big Fin]

Well, the fog lifted. We see the group of nine. Gonna hike to our higher glassing point in hopes to find the group of three that had the two biggest billies last night.

 

[Dave N]

Aaaaand we're off! Looks like I'll be hitting refresh all morning now! Good luck!

 

[Valley1320]

Aaaaand we're off! Looks like I'll be hitting refresh all morning now! Good luck!

Same here!!!!

 

[BrentD]

This is a heck of a bait and tease.

Good luck.

 

[geetar]

This is a heck of a bait and tease.

Good luck.

Reading this then watching the episode is gonna be like reading a book and watching the movie later when it comes out.

 

[Dsnow9]

Looks like I’ll be checking the forum more often today!

 

[madtom]

This is the most important thing on the internet today.

 

[jryoung]

Her: stop staring at your f****** phone we have shit to do.
Me: I know, but Randy is hunting mountain goats and giving semi live updates on Hunt Talk. He's been close the last couple of days.
Her: oh, send me a link so I can look too.

 

[Gerald Martin]

Glassing for elk, refreshing Hunttalk. Winning!

 

[Big Fin]

We hiked up and just as we thought we located them, this moved in before we can make final confirmation. Which is not the end of the world, given they are currently in a location impossible to kill or retrieve. We need them to move either up or down when this fog clears.

 

[Hem]

We hiked up and just as we thought we located them, this moved in before we can make final confirmation. Which is not the end of the world, given they are currently in a location impossible to kill or retrieve. We need them to move either up or down when this fog clears.

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I know about that fog down there.
Ugh..
Any grizz sign?

 

[Big Fin]

Here is what we saw before the fog rolled in.

 

[Big Fin]

A few more.

 

[huntin24/7]

God that’s a big shaggy old billy! Good luck. Can’t wait to see close up pics. Thanks for taking us along.

 

[Big Fin]

And out of the fog appears Grubby.

 

[44hunter45]

Any grizz sign?

When do they den up?

 

[Hem]

When do they den up?

Usually by now.
Mild winters with little snow ...tough to say.

 

[MTLabrador]

Usually by now.
Mild winters with little snow ...tough to say.

I found sow and cub tracks in the southern Madison on the last day of the season in 2016, when it was about this warm and dry. I bet they’ll be out for a while still.

 

[Big Fin]

Grubby lost about a half inch off his passenger side horn. Fog is now gone, but no way to kill or retrieve in the current location.

 

[Big Fin]

We're going to get in a position. If they move up, down, or east, we should get a shot. Retrieval will be sketchy. It'll be a couple hour stalk.

Fingers crossed.