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Trail Camera Surprises!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by Wes on 23 Aug 2007 | Tagged as: Scouting
In our flurry to be ready for this weekend’s elk, deer, and antelope hunters we have been checking cameras every day. The first two pics were on a deer setup - we were trying to see if a mule deer buck was watering during the day. What we found was a super pronghorn and trouble. Not what we wanted to find as it is a very unlikely spot for a pronghorn and we have TOO MANY LIONS…..anybody want to come hunt them when the snow falls? The other pics are good news for our lady hunter coming to stand hunt on this pond for her first elk. Trail cameras are incredible tools and the only way we can effectively pull this off. I will add that we are getting way too much rain today for water to be very effective, but what do you do. Improvise. Also one more recent pic of Lucky.
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Finaly a Good Muley
Posted by Wes on 16 Aug 2007 | Tagged as: Scouting
Even at a mile I could tell he was a shooter a no doubter and then he laid back down and I never saw him again. It’s 5 miles from where we last saw “growing pains” but it could have been him…….maybe. What a relief to see a shooter. Got another positive set in unit 9 for archery antelope and good news for unit 87 as well.
Later
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Posted by Wes on 15 Aug 2007 | Tagged as: Scouting
Here’s a monster buck that Scott found in KS, I stuck a pic of it up on the trophy gallery but thought I would use tonight to show you what is possible out there. 4 main beams and over 200 inches of bone…..can we have a moment of silence please.
In Colorado half of the bulls are stripped as of today. 40 in the field last night, I saw 23 tonight nothing real big. Had some good news on a trail cam for antelope today so I did get my first positive set. Need a couple more. That shed is the buck we were hoping for someday I’ll post the pic, unfortunately because people get crazy over big deer and do things they shouldn’t I can’t show you the antler, just picture big. Scouted 87 for rifle antelope hunters today we could have finished up on 2 mid 70’s bucks. I got a good lead on 2 big mule deer bucks from a landowner I’ll check those out tommorrow. All for now.
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More Lucky Pics
Posted by Rob on 13 Aug 2007 | Tagged as: Scouting
Lucky and the young non-typical have been the only consistent bucks I’ve been able to find this summer. They hit the stock tank on the west side every other day and always after midnight. Deep Front and running late are always around, but they don’t seem to follow any form of pattern - too much water still on the ground. It’s suppose to be in the hight 90’s to low 100’s tomorrow and stay in the upper 90’s through mid week - maybe some of this water will dry up and everything will start hitting water holes more consistently (thinking of your archery antelope hunters starting on Wednesday - it’s all gooooooooood !!!).
All the deer are getting pretty close to being complete when it comes to antler growth. I have not been able to relocate “Growing Pains” since the last sighting of him on July 19th. and we’re starting to believe “Earl” might not have made it through the winter - wouldn’t that be a bummer (maybe he’ll show up durring rifle season for the rut - there’s still hope).
Deep front should score in the mid 170’s and Running Late might have to be a 2008 shooter - he looks great right now, but he’ll be something huge next year if we can let him live. Lucky is a definite 2007 shooter - if both sides matched he’d be in the mid to high 180’s - if he presents a shot, he won’t make it thru the archery season.
It’s getting down to the wire and we’re looking at a great upcoming season(s)/year. Can’t wait to see everyone and start having some fun. Take care and we’ll see you all real soon. Robert
P. S. - Wes got word from one of our eastern Colorado contacts last week and he said he found a 8 point mule deer shed (1 side) - biggest shed he’s ever seen. Wes meets with him this week and I can’t wait to see a picture of this horn - We’ll keep you all posted (especially you Hal).
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First KS No Brainer
Posted by Wes on 13 Aug 2007 | Tagged as: Scouting
Scott sent these today. After pulling 6 cameras and coming up with smaller bucks and alot of does he was rewarded with this good buck on the honey locust lick. First no brainer of the year on camera though it’s great to pick them up on camera we know they are there but finding them that’s the ticket.
I set cameras for antelope tonight, found 20 bulls I’ll post more in the AM but I think 2 of them were big. I’ll get a better look at them in the morning sun maybe get some pics. Still no big mulie, I’m going Tuesday to look at a shed that one of our landowners picked up, sounds like it’s a bruiser. It’s from an area that we chased a 200″ buck in last year I’m hoping it’s that bucks shed.
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So do we sit water for elk?
Posted by Wes on 10 Aug 2007 | Tagged as: Scouting
The title says it all. Tonight after watching the heavey horned 3×4 I heard a cow call below me about 400 yds around the bend. I grabbed my camera and took off thinking “maybe they will water with shooting light left.” Sure enough they did and although dark footage I watched 16 elk including a 5×5 bull enjoy the perks of 7 inches of rain as they danced into the quencher. It was a welcome sight as so often our critters here are nocturnal when they hit water. Pleased, I turned around and raced up the hill or tried that is atleast to burn out my lungs, on my way up the incline my body asked very legitimate questions. I don’t think it has ever been this hard to get in shape. A deer snorted and I scanned quickly put my camera down and glassed deep front troting over the hill. That’s my first look at him and he did look impressive! He is (as Rob has been saying) not likely to make it another year. Where is Earl?
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