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Melissa Bachman Blog - The Adventures of Melissa Bachman

Quebec Caribou

September 18, 2009

It’s always hard to pack for the first trip of the year, especially when its 90 degrees here in Minnesota and I need to prepare for weather in Northern Quebec.  There the weather could be 80 or it could be snowing, but you had better be prepared for it all.

I’ve been lucky enough to go [...]

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Montana Mule Deer

September 10, 2009

Instead of flying home like most civilized human beings after a long trip away from home in Quebec, I decided to go straight to Montana.  What’s there you ask?  Powder River Outfitters and some giant mule deer!
Last year I was lucky enough to take my first mule deer ever, but I wanted to do it [...]

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Stalking A Big Bear

July 31, 2009

Spring is a time for early morning turkeys and late afternoon bear. I’m more the afternoon type of girl, but I do make exceptions. With bear hunting in Alaska, no exceptions are needed. You wake up at 9, eat breakfast and then hunt for the remainder of the day… sounds like the perfect hunt on [...]

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The Feeling of Success

November 17, 2008

Dates: Nov 12-17
Area: Pierre, South Dakota
Hunter: Mark Kayser
Species: Whitetail

Flying straight from Kentucky to South Dakota, whitetails are once again on the menu. Back on the road with Mark Kayser, and we’re in his old stomping grounds near Pierre, South Dakota. For this hunt we had a whitetail only tag… so we figured we would probably [...]

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In Search of Giant Mule Deer

November 12, 2008

Dates: Nov. 12 – 13
Area: Wall, South Dakota
Hunter: Melissa with her brother, Aaron
Species: Mule Deer
I still haven’t figured out if I’m lucky or crazy. After hunting for three weeks straight, I finally had a little slowdown. A rare break in my schedule to do whatever I wanted for five days … so what’s a girl [...]

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Last Minute Buck

November 12, 2008

Dates: Nov. 6-12
Outfitter: Gametrails Lodge
Hunter: Luke Hartle
Destination: Kentucky Whitetails
With only one day back in Minnesota between trips I had to get re-equipped FAST. We had a crew of four going on the next trip to Kentucky so two people were flying and two were driving. I needed to wash all my hunting gear, get it [...]

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A Halloween Hunt

November 4, 2008

New Mexico Mule Deer
Oct. 31- Nov. 4
Outfitter: Santa Fe Guiding Company
Hunter: Mark Kayser
Halloween is one of my favorite holidays, or at least it used to be. The past three years Halloween has been forgotten as hunting has taken priority.  This fall was no exception, and I spent my Halloween in the alien capitol of the [...]

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“I Shoot Crazy-Horned Bucks”

September 25, 2008

Date: September  23-25, 2008
Destination: New Mexico
Outfitter: Kiowa Guide Service
Goal: Trophy Pronghorn 
I think Gordy Krahn deserves a shirt that says, “I shoot crazy-horned bucks.”
Whether it’s Texas or New Mexico, Gordy and I have a knack for finding non-typical, crazy-horned pronghorn bucks. Last year we were hunting the panhandle of Texas and came across this pronghorn that [...]

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Two Different Episodes In One Trip: It Can Be Done, Right?

August 29, 2008

Date: August 29, 2008
Destination: Manitoba
Outfitter: Nueltin Lake Lodge
Goal: Caribou & Lake Trout for NAH-TV and NAF-TV
You’d think going from one trip to another would be easy in the sense of packing, but it’s not. With only two days between trips I needed to unpack, pack, and quickly re-supply my camera equipment. Going from a hot [...]

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Cameras Never Break Down At A Convenient Time

August 26, 2008

Date: August 21-26, 2008         
Destination: Wyoming         
Outfitter: Table Mountain Outfitters         
Goal: Trophy Pronghorn      
 
I’m ready to start the fall all over again, after an eventful spring filled with bear hunts from Manitoba to Newfoundland, numerous turkey hunts around the country, and a summer crammed with editing.  Fall is known as our “busy” time, but I’m still trying to figure [...]

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Unexpected Encounter With Toothy Critter

June 1, 2008

Date: June 1, 2008
Destination: Quebec City
Outfitter: Gesti-Faune
Goal: Archery Bear For “NAH-TV”
With one bear hunt down and two to go, I once again set off to an area that still has snow. Living in Minnesota can be tough—the weather is not exactly ideal. There are only a couple months per year with nice weather, and it’s [...]

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