clearwaterart journal

[clearwaterart]

Well tomorrow is the first actual hunting day of my 05 big game season. I fell like its the first day of school again, as it is my first attempt with a bow. I've made my check list and packed every thing. I'll be hunting a sweet little 3000 acre place, the farmer has about 25 head of elk that just wont leave his wheat, peas and lintels alone. So as a good hunter I will due my duty a help out with the problem. Just going for a cow but it being my first bow kill will still be a trophy and something to remember, oh and really good eaten.

[Huntress]

Just remember that if you get too much elk meat you can always ship some east!

[clearwaterart]

Well it was a great day hunting I didn't harvest but thats not what it 's always about. I took two first timers out and 15min in to the hunt a 3-4 year cow was down. Note to self don't start the hunt off with rifle fire if you intend on stalking with traditional bow. A friend of mine took the cow, there area we are hunting is a depredation type of hunt cow elk any weapon form Aug 1st-Sept 30th, any who left the fellers to tend to the cow and went on the prowl for mine. Additional note to self remember that fresh cut pea and lintel fields attract doves. So I started in to the woods and about 10 dove took off and so did about 15 elk. I watched them go to another property, oh well. So I go to another area where I heard some mows coming from. Yet another note to self don't give first time elk hunters a radio that programed to the same channel as you. You guessed it Art.... Art.... Art.... can you hear us. Bye Bye elk. any ways I made 6 different stocks nock an arrow 3 time didn't harvest and still had a hoot. Going back out tomorrow AM. I 'll post results.

Huntress
Funny you should mention that because, if every thing goes as semi planned we will harvest at least 5elk out of this area. See my post on the General chat page(what to do???)

[clearwaterart]

well I haven't been able to get out sence my last post but trying. more to follow

[clearwaterart]

went out last night saw a couple but they had already beat me out in to the field and they stayed there until dark. My friends think I am an idiot for hunting with a recurve in when I could use a rifle, oh well. Its so dry out there right now that the dirt crunches. saw a couple nice bucks and a few does to but that don't open until oh crap tomorrow, that sneaked up on me. come to think of if bear opens to.

[loserchumpandfool]

it sounds if your having soime great hunts already.your buds may not understand why your hunting without a rifle but i do.but reading your what to do post you may wanna take a cow out with a rifle to appease the landowner.good luck and may your arrows fly straight and true

[clearwaterart]

Well I haven't logged in my journal for a couple of weeks been hunting most every day. So I 'll just recap on the highlights. After 2 weeks of heat the Herd has moved off of Meyer's place and down to Church's(the anti hunter). Seen some good whitetail bucks up there tried to make move on a nice 10 pointer but he got away. Went over to Halls place place and jumped up into potlatch land bumped a bachelor group todays in row.(elk). Seen some scraps taller then me yesterday morning 6x started bugling but more social then anything. tried to stock but no luck going back in a couple days.

[clearwaterart]

Well I am going to try and keep up with this journal this year. Did alot of cougar hunting in Jan and Feb didn't get one but had a loud of fun. So I will start my 06 season with turkeys.

April 25th, I went down eagle creek did some calling and birds were still shy because of the opening days. Had little Jake sneak up behind me. I stocked him and had him at about 15 yards, but let him walk. Got home and the wife gave me the stop being so picky talk. Got get some chores done so I can go back out. Called my hound buddy and we'll probably go after bears next week.

[clearwaterart]

May-23
Haven't had time to go out after turkeys had other things that needed to be done(probably get kicked off this site for saying that). I leave in a couple of hours to go bear hunting on the north fork of the clearwater, be up there for 3 days come home for one, go back and refresh my baits and come home for one more day and then go back up for 4 days. Should be a lot of fun buddy of mine said the bears are finally coming out. When I get back for that trip I pack up and head to Colorado I going toss some flies on the Gunnason. Hopefully my next log will have pics of a great big bear and some huge browns.

[clearwaterart]

May-23
I forgot but I got bad news today I had put in for Mt goat here in Idaho and didn't get drawn hopefully next year.

[clearwaterart]

may 25
Well didn't see any bear or even sign of bear. Got my turkey though he was a nice bird. Saw him with some hens and I went up a draw next to him and lost track of him. I gave him one call and he stepped out and started to puff up and I smacked him. Nothing fancy but it was fun.