***Daily Hunt Pics and Stories 2005***

Santiam · September 05, 2005, 09:59:00 PM

Stan,

Tell them its elk season and hit the road..Come back in January..

Hunted the coast range today...Hiked in a hour in the dark behind gates...Cows everywhere...These were feeding the road...

This bunch had 3 spikes...

I hid behind my Montana decoy and got into bow ranged of this bedded cow...

The rut is going to start to heat up and things are just going to get better..

StanM · September 06, 2005, 01:42:00 AM

Dang Bill,

Nice pictures! I know, I know what a time to visit. If only my wife's family would visit during hunting season :rolleyes:

Looks like you're into them good. I've got a couple of roads I'd like to hike in behind, but their all Weyerhauser :(

I'm sure they'll be opened up just in time for rifle season. Good luck.

Tom Lagatol · September 06, 2005, 06:14:00 AM

Great Pictures Bill!! Looks like you put a good sneak on that elk cow too!!

TomL

headknocker · September 06, 2005, 06:59:00 AM

I'm jealous..............

Jock · September 06, 2005, 08:17:00 AM

WOW!!

Rich Baker · September 06, 2005, 09:24:00 AM

The ruts heating up I called in a big bull Saturday but just didn't have a clean shot. Hopfully I'll make meet this weekend

UK Bowman · September 08, 2005, 07:30:00 PM

Awesome Pics, the Blue Ridge Mountains don't even compare. Good luck with that Bull.

Santiam · September 11, 2005, 11:00:00 PM

Back after them this weekend...Had a good bull bugling Saturday,but he just wouldn't play fair.. :(

Sunday played cat and mouse with a small herd in the morning fog...Now you see them,now you don't..Came real close to getting a good shot at this spike,but when he finally came in close enough he was straight on...

Gonna rest up at work this week so we will be ready for next weekend..

Bear · September 13, 2005, 06:27:00 PM

TTT

Lets start using this thing!

Killdeer · September 13, 2005, 09:22:00 PM

Dang, Bill, I love that shot of the shrouded spike! Nice job!

Killdeer

Santiam · September 18, 2005, 09:56:00 PM

Killy,

I kinda liked that one also...I figure if I take enough pics, I will get a good one every now and then.. :confused:

I took this one this morning...

"Waiting for daylight"

Santiam · September 18, 2005, 09:58:00 PM

Now that its light,

"Waiting for an answer"

Santiam · September 18, 2005, 10:01:00 PM

"Nobody here but us cows"

StanM · September 18, 2005, 10:57:00 PM

Great pics again, Bill. Saw two raghorns sparring this morning. Then a cow saw us and the gig was up. :mad: Made it to about 80 yards this time though. Oh well, one more weekend.

Stan

Bear · September 19, 2005, 12:13:00 AM

Beautiful pics! Are you doing those with a self timer or a partner? Or is that for us aspiring photographers to wonder? :D

Many Arrows Lost · September 19, 2005, 01:50:00 AM

Well, I spent 5 days last week on a solo moose hunt in the foothills of the Alaska Range about 40 miles south of my house. Saw several good bulls but no good chances to take one or get a picture. Here's some other pictures though.

Camp as seen trough the bushes.

Dinner?

This Willow Ptarmigan posed so nicely that I went ahead and had canned chili for the forth nite in a row.

You could nearly sent a clock by this guy, same tree, same time every night.

It's cool, what you get to look at while hunting!

Ken

JC · September 19, 2005, 08:42:00 AM

Awesome pics Bill and Ken.

Ken, you better save some of your strength for the Ga whitetail huntin....we're ready when you are!

Roughcountry · September 19, 2005, 02:59:00 PM

Great pics Bill & Ken.

I got a couple last week that might fit in here.

This is a small pine I watched a 6by6 bull destroy. I don't have a branch tag so I just enjoyed the show, sorry I didn't even think about the camera till later.

Roughcountry · September 19, 2005, 03:05:00 PM

This is a lion scratch made by a young tom, they do it with the hind feet.

I got a shot at a lion last week, the cat was faster than my arrow. They gotta be closer than 18 paces if they are lookin at you I guess :(

Santiam · September 20, 2005, 09:15:00 PM

Hey Bear,

No self timer...Thats my brother,hunting partner and reluctant photo subject :D ...He sees me take my pack off to break the camera out and he takes off...I have to chase him down...

One more weekend Stan....I had to work last Saturday,but so far they are saying no work this weekend...I killed a nice bull the last hour of the last day a few years back so you never know...I am looking forward to the late season though.....

Robin, I have a saying..

"Theres always a lot of elk around until you want to shoot one.."

Same can be said for branch bulls it seems... :confused: :confused: