First Scouting Trip

[LckyTylr]

Was a GREAT Success!!

Last year, I drove my truck to the base of a mountain and then hiked up what seemed like an eternal climb until I reached the saddle where I camped. Then I'd hunt in either direction of the ridge line. Saw plenty of sign and critters until a forest fire booted me for the rest of the season. Did some research and found out that the top ridge trail is open for motorized travel . . . yeeeee haaaa. Took some wandering around to find the right trail head. It led me right where I camped last year . . . PERFECT. Last night I saw a small 4 point mulie. This morning I saw a doe and a fawn, two rag horn 4 point bulls and one decent 5 point all in the same bowl that I hunted last year. Even better news, the trail that I took to get there passes by MILES of old burn area that looks MUCH more "elky" than the bowl that I have been hunting. I can only imagine how this year is going to turn out. Let's hope . . . for ONCE . . . that it's not SCORCHING Hot during the entire month of September so that maybe the bulls won't be so quiet.

[Lefty]

I camped out last Sunday night. Monday morning I saw 5 elk right where I never expected to see them. Wide open burned out desert grass.

Gets the blood flowing

[Freebird134]

I"m jealous! Sounds like a great trip! I hate not living in Idaho any more. Scouting is so boring in whitetail country.

[LckyTylr]

Yeah, I nearly fell off the cliff I was sitting on when that 5 point meandered out of the woods. I'm going to have to kick this training into HIGH gear.

[bnsafe]

tyl hows the shoulder, you gonna be good to go with a bow

[LckyTylr]

Well . . . after this weekend . . . it WILL be ready for bow season. If ever there was something that would kick my rehab into high gear, this weekend was it! I haven't shot my bow yet, I'm so weary of re-injuring myself that I'm hesitant to draw it back until I'm confident that I won't have any issues. I'm quite positive right now that there won't be any issues, but I'm not leaving anything to chance. I have been dirtbiking easy trails and that's very confidence inspiring because that sport uses the same muscles as drawing a bow. I have to go to NY for 5 days to be in a wedding, and as soon as I get back, I'm turning my bow down to 50 or 55 lbs and will add on 5 lbs per week. I know how quickly I can build muscle and strength once I start, so I'm not worried about that once the season rolls around. I WILL be killing my first bull this year . . . WITH A BOW!!!