Sue’s Idaho Spring Bear Hunt
The last day of spring bear season was May 22nd… and I’m having a hard time getting back into the non- hunting mode… Turkey ended May 25th and slipped right on by without getting a hunt in. We got the notice from Idaho Fish and Game that Gary and I were unsucsessful in our application for [...]
Kids Know How To Have Fun!
A couple of weeks ago our young friend Zach came over and we took the 22 out in the back pasture and shot pop cans… I’d forgotten how much fun it can be! Awhile back Arthur wrote an excellent post about getting kids outdoors and he made the point that it doesn’t have to be some extravagant dramatic [...]
Idaho Spring Bear
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So Close… Yet So Far!
I found the footage of the nice 6 pt. bull we saw in 2008. Gary and I had to watch helplessly as he paraded with his cows right under our noses! … Yes, it was Archery season… and we had just spent all day tramping up one ridge and down another looking for this very species! [...]
Reflecting on Past Archery Elk Seasons
I dug out all the footage of our 2009 elk season from the dark corner of the closet and as I reviewed it I realized what a good season we had. Yes, we felt disappointment in not filling our tags… but time spent in the hills is always rewarding. I like the way Bill Winke puts it [...]
Chasing Elusive (Adroit) Elk
Elusive (e lu’ siv) adj. Adroitly evading; baffling, hard to grasp. I had to look this up to make sure it was the description I wanted… and then had to look up adroitly( this always happens to me!) adroit (a droit’) adj. Skillful or clever in performance; quick to grasp and execute; resourceful; deft. …and [...]
Video of Sue’s Backyard Deer Hunt
I was fortunate to get some nice footage of this deer. He was feeding along the ditch bank and I watched him come closer … until I realized he was going to give me an opportunity!… I had to just set the camera to one side and concentrate on making the shot. You can hear [...]
Two Wheel’n After Elk
Idaho closes many of the old logging roads during Rifle Elk season. This has always seemed like a good thing to us in the past… but with my Dad approaching 80, and having a leg that had suffered a severe compound break in 2003, stints put in after a heart attack in 2005, breaking the same [...]
2009 Archery Pronghorn Hunt
This was my first experience hunting these fascinating, beautiful animals… and I wasn’t disappointed! We saw plenty of Antelope, and the vast open country has a charm all it’s own. I didn’t bring home a Pronghorn… but it sure whets my appetite for another chance next year! We had one very nice buck parade just [...]
Filming Hunts in Poor Weather
It’s no secret that electronics and water don’t mix well, and it’s equally known that hunting and wet weather frequently pair off as partners. As more and more sportsmen get into the act of filming their outdoor excursions, one problem repeatedly raises its head: what do you do when trying to film in inclement weather? [...]
