2014 Hunting Season

[River Rat]

I haven't been participating on this forum this year, as I haven't been fishing at all. I can post something about hunting though.
I had success on my first bear hunt.
I had success Sept 2 in Alberta, day 2 of archery season.
Hopefully....I will have success in BC for archery whitetail, as I have permission to bow hunt on a friend's property, and game cams have been quite promising.
I hope everyone has had a fishing season thus far, and everyone has been doing well.

 

[River Rat]

I should also add, that I had the pleasure of watching my brother shoot his first archery deer. It was cranker! We managed to get within 30 yards of 2 bucks bedded down. When they stood up...he took the larger of the two.

 

[River Rat]

are the pictures not showing. 130 visits and no comments. I had that happen before, but I was told the images weren't showing.

 

[Fish Assassin]

They worked....... I can see them

 

[Pippen]

Nice bucks....saw yours on HBC.

That blackie has one heck of a noggin on him! Was that a spring bear?

 

[River Rat]

Nice bucks....saw yours on HBC.

That blackie has one heck of a noggin on him! Was that a spring bear?

you bet...lot's of sausage out of him.

 

[Karma-Kazi]

Very nice shots! Love the one lying in the grass. Shot a pair of bull moose with my old man just the same spotted one antler sticking up in some really tall grass. Then up jumps 2 big bulls!

Hope you have some more pics to add in a month or 2.

Cheers KK

 

[halimark]

Nice pics, good pumpkin head bear. My boats cleaned and away, no more salt fishing. I am getting excited, leave Friday for 6 weeks, moose, caribou way up North, then down South looking for the lifetime canyon LEH sheep tag. Only fishing now will be trout for dinner. Have not slept good in 2 nights, only 3 more sleeps until the 2 day drive starts. Can't wait, feel like a kid Xmas eve.

HM

 

[Sasquatch]

That is one nice sized bear. I'm starting to get the itch for hunting season, just a few more weeks of fishing first and then I'll be heading into the interior with the dog for a week or two.

 

[River Rat]

And yesterday.... We got my brother's son in law to 40 yards , from a buck that had bedded down. He made a great shot. His first big game ever, and with a bow he'd only been shooting a few months.

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[Karma-Kazi]

What a dandy! impressive for a first! That's almost like a Tyee on a fly rod for your first Chinook. WOW

Congrats KK

 

[JAC]

Was out hunting all weekend still no elk in the cooler!! Keep on working for it

 

[River Rat]

Nephew just smoked a cranker 4 by 6 with stickers, today. Dragging it OMG. Two of us ... 300 yards to truck, through standing canola field. phew! Was glad he was able to get a nice buck. He did all the preseason scouting, and was able to get his dad, his brother in law, me, and himself, into some nice mulie bucks.

 

[GDW]

How much meat is on a deer like that? Anyone have a picture of a nice size deer all butchered up?

I'm thinking a picture of all the steaks/roasts etc will help me understand more then X pounds.

 

[River Rat]

About 75 lbs of meat, all deboned.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[River Rat]

Group photo

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[Karma-Kazi]

There is definitely some healthy genetics in those deer. Do you think some of them were relatives from the same group Like brothers? Were they shot in a close area or each one far apart? Not trying to be picky just some times when I go moose hunting up north I see groups of bucks 5-7 in a group and they usually range in size. Family or just friends?

KK

 

[River Rat]

All four deer were shot on different farms. My nephew can identify each individual deer. He has noticed a similar crab claw antler on many. None of the deer we shot had that feature. Seers #2 and #4 were unique. Deer #3 was a smaller version of deer #1. They were 2 miles apart.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[wolf]

Just got back from Moose hunting group got 3 moose in 2 days and I got a cranker will post pics soon...

Wolf

 

[getbent]

Love the pic of the bucks in the wheat field... Looks like an episode with Cody.
Right on man nice season so far