Good luck guys, looking forward to the stories when you all get back....

David

Well Rusty came by earlier and dropped his stuff and Bonnie just dropped James off with a pile in the driveway.  We got it in the trailer and are quivering like a dog passing a peach pit in anticipation.

It's going to be a long time to 0400.

Mike

Mike, Rusty, James, have a safe journey and a good hunt.

I thought I would NEVER get James out of the house.  Now that he is gone for three weeks, I can finally clean up.  Maybe I can find some good things to sell while he is gone.      


If nothing else, I can at least have the remote control for a few days.  And maybe some elk meat when he comes home.

Bonnie "remote happy" Young

Sorry we're gonna miss gettin together with you guys. Have a safe trip and keep an eye on those fires. (in Georgia they pronounce that "fars"  :D  )

Best of luck with the elk.  

Bonnie -

Have you heard anything from "th' boys"?

Danny

i heard from the boyz today.  It is snowing in elk camp.  Jason got a mule deer (no detials).  the boyz been whacking the grouse (7 so far).  Wingnut says it is a good grouse year in our area.

they had James on a growd cow elk, up close and personal.  One more step and it was a done deal...but she wouldn't budge.  reminds me of the girls I date   .  Wingnut says that at the end of the deal James still had his arrow on the bow and it was shaking like a sushi chelf's knife.  If ya think a big ole cow elk up close and personal want give ya an adernalin dump...ya just ain't been there  

I got Bodark (my jeep) gassed up and ready for a 7AM lift off....

rusty: - fort worth control tower this is xray xray niner niner experimental requesting take off instructions.

Control tower: - Xray xray niner niner experimental.....dang boy ya gonna need a long runway...ya better use 287west....Hey Charly some yahoo is gonna try to take off in a jeep.

Don't laugh Jerry he was air born by Witchita Falls last yr...that ain't bad for a jeep  


Rusty -Idaho bound, let's see that is north west???right- Craine

 Have a safe trip Rusty.... Terry

Rusty without a navigator?            ...Van

Hope he doesn't have to "back up" anywhere ha ha (inside joke)

Have a safe trip Rusty! I'm sure Bear's spirit is hangin' his head out the passenger side, waggin' that stub of a tail.

Did you guys see the 5" of snow they got in SLC last night??... I hope Rusty beat it through there.... Terry

Hope Rustic brought BOTH pair of long underwear.  Yesterday when I headed up the hill, the snow was ankle deep and it was 24 degrees.  And the elk stayed on the south slopes all day.  We also went through a LOT of firewood the last couple of days.

Iffin Rusty could drop about 3/4 flaps, change pitch on his fan blades and hit 4th gear about Decatur with full manifold pressure, he could prolly get off the ground about Bowie. Air born before then and he'd have to get clearance from D/FW Regional Control. That would require him to have an encoding altimiter. That was not one of the factory options on a Jeep.......so it looks like Wichita Falls again this year.

     Congrats Jason        ...Van

I hear he put JATO units on the side of the Jeep, just in case.

You would think that in this Day and Age there would be someplace that there was CELL SERVICE  

The guys called in Saturday.  Rusty made the trip OK and all is well.   James said they have been having lots of fun, but it is cold there.

They don't have cell coverage unless they have to go into town for something, so not much communication.

James got a mule deer and Jason got a mule deer.  Several grouse bit the dust and lots of close encounters of the elk kind, but none resulting in closure.  Rusty did say he had a close encounter of the romantic nature with a big bull Elk, bu I think the elk decided he was better off not touching that.  So he wandered off.  

Sounds like they are having a great time, lots of hunting going on and relaxing for all. Will let you know if I hear from them again.

Bonnie Young

Thanks for the update Bonnie

Congrats to Jason and Killjoy on the Mulies  

Great to hear from that side of the Canyon, least wise they ain't froze up YET!!      

Thanks for the up date