I stalked a wandering buck on STL adjacent to the reservation. He bedded on the border and was was just out of my comfortable open site muzzy range. As I crawled closer his eyes or ears led him to walk off. The area had been hunted days before me. Workable area but 40 acre tracks are hard to time. I stalked other prong on public lands and was amazed by the amount of hunters incompetent enough to drive through the middle of an 80acre parcel within 400 yards of prong to attempt a "stalk" with their cow decoy. Nonetheless, I came within 15 yards of a buck starting its morning perimeter route. I was within 5 minutes of "legal" time and would have pulled the trigger if there wasn't one of those trucks sitting at the gate waiting to drive through the area. The feeling is that they are idiots, but a better descriptor is Proghorn educators. Fascinating to see how intelligent the pronghorn are circling borders and flowing with the movement of idiots. I learned a lot on that parcel watching the prong move intelligently. A couple more outings on that parcel and I would have found the timing of the sweet spots. I was close to shooting range two other time. A challenging unit indeed.
Good to hear about exemplary landowners like @Paul H. A clearly stated communication of prioritized value is always helpful to discern between consumers of government handouts versus mutually-expansive-shared values. If we really want to see lasting hunting legacy and beneficial change policies, harvest success amongst all participants must be prioritized. There is a fine balance for some landowners between government dependence and entrepreneurship outcomes such as selling landowner tags. If government policy making gets creative rather than "restrictive", landowners and hunters can experience max benefits. I do believe policies which provide more opportunity for those hunting, especially disabled hunters and vets, should take a front seat to policy changes. I'm thankful for fellow hunters who promote sharing access to where wildlife travels rather than opt to take a little land money—improved harvest success and the interactions involving shared values has much better ROI in my book; for individuals and our hunting culture general . @PaulH. you have my respect, keep leading by example.
2 years ago
Colorado Big Game Unit 69I stalked a wandering buck on STL adjacent to the reservation. He bedded on the border and was was just out of my comfortable open site muzzy range. As I crawled closer his eyes or ears led him to walk off. The area had been hunted days before me. Workable area but 40 acre tracks are hard to time. I stalked other prong on public lands and was amazed by the amount of hunters incompetent enough to drive through the middle of an 80acre parcel within 400 yards of prong to attempt a "stalk" with their cow decoy. Nonetheless, I came within 15 yards of a buck starting its morning perimeter route. I was within 5 minutes of "legal" time and would have pulled the trigger if there wasn't one of those trucks sitting at the gate waiting to drive through the area. The feeling is that they are idiots, but a better descriptor is Proghorn educators. Fascinating to see how intelligent the pronghorn are circling borders and flowing with the movement of idiots. I learned a lot on that parcel watching the prong move intelligently. A couple more outings on that parcel and I would have found the timing of the sweet spots. I was close to shooting range two other time. A challenging unit indeed.
5 years ago
WHAT COMES TO WATER - An Arizona OTC archery Coues deer hunt👍
5 years ago
THE RETURN - A Wyoming General Season Rifle Elk Hunt👍
5 years ago
Overview of Colorado's elk hunting opportunitiesGood to know, thx for sharing this Al C!
5 years ago
Idaho to relocate 70 elk from private landGood to hear about exemplary landowners like @Paul H. A clearly stated communication of prioritized value is always helpful to discern between consumers of government handouts versus mutually-expansive-shared values. If we really want to see lasting hunting legacy and beneficial change policies, harvest success amongst all participants must be prioritized. There is a fine balance for some landowners between government dependence and entrepreneurship outcomes such as selling landowner tags. If government policy making gets creative rather than "restrictive", landowners and hunters can experience max benefits. I do believe policies which provide more opportunity for those hunting, especially disabled hunters and vets, should take a front seat to policy changes. I'm thankful for fellow hunters who promote sharing access to where wildlife travels rather than opt to take a little land money—improved harvest success and the interactions involving shared values has much better ROI in my book; for individuals and our hunting culture general . @PaulH. you have my respect, keep leading by example.