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While I’m Away the Family Will Play

October 25, 2010

When I got back to the lodge in Colorado I immediately called home to share the great news about my elk hunt. Little did I know there was some great news happening there as well.
Before I left I told my son Cole to ask Sharon if she would go with him to go deer hunting. [...]

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Out of the Gate Elk

October 25, 2010

I’m back from Colorado and having a couple days off between hunts is something to be cherished. As you might have surmised I rubbed the rabbit’s foot in Colorado and slipped into a pile of luck opening morning.
Outfitter Clay Allison who operates Santa Fe Outfitters teamed me up with Jesse Bauer, a young elk hunting [...]

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Second Crack Elk

October 21, 2010

I’m deep in the high country of southern Colorado chasing elk at the moment. This is my last chance to put some elk meat in the Kayser freezer before I have to lower my standards to (I can’t believe I’m at this point): whitetail! Of course I’m just kidding. I like all of God’s creatures [...]

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Hunting Pick-Me-Up

October 18, 2010

It’s that time of year. You and I are likely getting less sleep due to the long hours of hunting and drives between locations. I know I’m sleep deprived. I’ve done several stupid stunts in the past couple of weeks and all lead back to a lack of sleep.
This past week I tried one of [...]

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Hunting Can Be Frustrating

October 13, 2010

It’s day five of our tribal hunt for whitetails and archery muleys. So far the bow has sat idle as I tried to put a muzzleloader deer show in the can.
It’s been frustrating! The hunt started out fine with some deer sightings, but abundant browse had scattered the deer from one end of the reservation [...]

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Hunting Camp Horror Stories

October 12, 2010

Everyone has a hunting camp horror story to relate. For some reason I’m blessed with more than a few. You may have heard about my past Alaska moose hunt where the problem of seeing six to nine brown bears per day wasn’t enough so fate decided to toss in a hunting guide living in LaLa [...]

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October Lull Whitetails

October 10, 2010

I admit that October whitetails are some of the hardest to hunt. You may catch a bachelor group pattern early and some rutting late, but in midmonth mature bucks go undercover more than the chipmunk that was sharing my sleeping bag at elk camp (true story!).
 
I’ll be hunting whitetails the first full week of the [...]

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Unexpected Hunting Season Interruption

October 6, 2010

I’m writing this blog from seat 13C on a flight from Minneapolis back to Wyoming after a whirlwind visit to the land of 10,000 lakes, specifically Minneapolis. What could possibly make me leave the hinterlands for a trip to the big city smack dab in the middle of hunting season? You guessed it: work. The [...]

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I’ll Take Another Pronghorn Please

October 4, 2010

Here’s a quick update from the field. I only had a day off between trips and I promised Cole I’d take him hunting as much as humanly possible so we slipped in a speedy pronghorn hunt.
Friday evening after school we got out and actually spotted this buck, but he headed the opposite direction and with [...]

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And the Winner Is…?

October 1, 2010

I just pulled up stakes on archery elk camp after hunting three windows throughout September. I lost. The elk won. I finally said “uncle” midday yesterday as temperatures soared and the tired bulls disappeared into dark timber.
It was a great hunt. I explored tons of new country. My son and I were able to spend [...]

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What a Rush

September 23, 2010

After my hunt great hunt at Gardner Ranch Outfitters I had a few hours before departing and decided to join my good fiend Doug Gardner and Minnesota client Mark Watkins for a short elk hunt.
While scouting we saw a small bull as Doug worked his way to a remote canyon where we parked the suburban [...]

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Hunting Camp Reunion

September 20, 2010

I always enjoy turning my truck to the northeast and winding down the Powder River to Gardner Ranch Outfitters (www.groutfitters.com) near Broadus, Montana. My plan was to bowhunt whitetails at dawn and dusk, and mule deer during the midday. As always, the hunting was great and I began passing on bucks at the first whitetail [...]

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Taking a Break from Elk

September 17, 2010

I’ve been bowhunting elk almost solid for the first two weeks of September, but it’s time to take a break. Ya, right! I’m actually switching gears to deer for a few days and I’m heading toward Montana.
Starting on September 12 I’ll be hunting with my good friend Doug Gardner at Gardner Ranch Outfitters (www.groutfitters.com) in [...]

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Notes from Elk Camp

September 13, 2010

I’m down from elk camp for a few days and still no loins in the cooler. The elk were quiet at best and the best hunting I had was still-hunting after mountain showers. On the first night we did sneak up on a 320 bull and for a brief window I had him at 54 [...]

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Archery Elk Update

September 9, 2010

I’m home for a few hours (literally) before heading back up to chase elk. Cole and I had an exciting four days, but no shots. He did discover that dad does a lot of walking in the fall and shivering while waiting for game. He also discovered that elk hunting is not for the faint [...]

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