Outdoorsman Thread

[1967redrider]

Man, kj, can't an Elk get some privacy!

Willy's cloud pic made me think of these I took recently, Clouds over Old Town on the Potomac.

[doglegg]

Roland, those pic's are awesome!!! Jealous of you to have all that wildlife around.

[kootenay joe]

Here are pics from another night (Nov. 4). Not sure if this is the same 5 point bull. Rack looks a bit bigger ? Hunting season here goes Sept 10 to Oct 20 and for bulls only and must have at least 6 points on one side; i.e. bull shown here is not yet legal. In one of the pics you can see cows and likely a calf beside the bull. Calf elk can dress out to 175 pounds and can look almost as big as a cow elk. But the muzzle is shorter in calves and even yearlings.
Also showing a picture of what covers my lawn around the house, at least 100 piles.
kj

[Waukonda]

So Roland, I assume you don't spend money on 12 12 12?

Man, kj, can't an Elk get some privacy!

Willy's cloud pic made me think of these I took recently, Clouds over Old Town on the Potomac.

Nice cloud pics

[dlr110]

I'm seeing some great pictures, keep posting! If I put out a night camera the only thing I would see is armadillos and a few stray dogs or maybe a coyote.

[kootenay joe]

You might be surprised what else is out there at night if you live outside of a town. This is my point actually, that the world at night is different from the world during daylight hours. Put one up and see what you maybe don't know is there. They are not expensive.
And, what is "12 12 12" ?
kj

[dlr110]

So Roland, I assume you don't spend money on 12 12 12?

Man, kj, can't an Elk get some privacy!

Willy's cloud pic made me think of these I took recently, Clouds over Old Town on the Potomac.

Nice cloud pics

Thanks kj and Ike what is "12 12 12"

[1967redrider]

So Roland, I assume you don't spend money on 12 12 12?

Man, kj, can't an Elk get some privacy!

Willy's cloud pic made me think of these I took recently, Clouds over Old Town on the Potomac.

Nice cloud pics

Thank you, Sir.

[Waukonda]

12 12 12 is a gertilizer commonly used on lawns around my area. Name is derived from a mixture of nitrogen, phosphorous and magnesium, 12 percent each.

[Waukonda]

Fertilizer.....not gertilizer

[kootenay joe]

No i don't use any fertilizer. Then you have to cut the grass more often. These elk are 30 yards from the front wall of my house which is crossbow range, but not the season for hunting them.
A very helpful & smart AAPK'er helped me by re-sizing these pictures so that i can now upload them. Camera is mounted on one of the woodshed posts looking toward the house. The window at ground level is my bedroom where i am while all this 'action' is taking place.
kj

[Waukonda]

More great pictures, Roland, beautiful area. Also, just to make myself clear, I wasn't commenting earlier on the appearance of your lawn. I was just making a dumb joke that you wouldn't need to buy any fertilizer, with all the natural fertilizer being deposited by the Elk.

[Quick Steel]

kj, your house is beautifully situated among the cedars and birch.

[kootenay joe]

Ike, it's me. I'm dense. Don't often catch on to jokes.
Q.S. thanks, i bought the land in 1979. No one had ever lived on it before. I cleared the area for the house but left the big cedars and we built the house in 80-81. 96 logs, 34 feet long with less than 2 inch taper, all from the area just uphill from the house. You need a big tree to get a straight log without much taper. Most of these logs are 12" at one end and ~10" at the other, not huge logs, but they work just fine. It has a very peaceful calm feeling inside which is due to the logs.
Here is one more picture by the house. Who let the cat out !
kj

[doglegg]

Roland, I've enjoyed both the house pics and the animals. That place is a treasure. I'm sure it is a lot of work for you. Glad you got to enjoy it for these years.

[Doc B]

Very cool pictures, KJ !!!!

[jerryd6818]

Turkey crossing guard.

[TPK]

Turkey crossing guard.

COOL!
Amazing animals they are!

[TPK]

Great pictures & nice house KJ!

[EyeBJoe]

I was encouraged by KJ to share some pictures of my 2019 mule deer hunt on this Outdoorsman Thread. The location of the hunt was northwest of Ft. Collins, CO, relatively near the Wyoming border and adjacent to the Roosevelt National Forest. I first hunted the ranch that offers access to the forest area in 1980 along with my deer hunting father-in-law. Over time I was able to introduce both my sons, and this year my grandson to the muleys. So, the youngest fellow in the pictures is grandson, Creed, with the high horn buck, representing the 4th generation of our family that has taken a deer in the same general area. The fellow with the nice wide horn deer is my son, Barton, who is the U.S. sales rep. for Carl Zeiss sport optics. He has transformed our mountain hunting approach to blend much more patience with the thorough use of good optics, before hiking up the mountain. It has certainly paid dividends in putting venison in the freezer. Hope you folks enjoy the pictures. Nothing being bragged about here. Just sharing photos of a successful family Colorado hunt.

Joe D.

[jmh58]

WOW!!! NICE Muleys!!!
John

[doglegg]

No one went home disappointed from that hunt. A great family time. Mule deer are always impressive.

[Old Hunter]

Wow Joe, looks like a great family time and some very nice Mule Deer bucks! OH

[Doc B]

Looks worthy of braggin' to me!

[kootenay joe]

I enjoyed reading your post but would like to have read about how you got these deer; e.g. glassing across a valley at first light, see a mule deer buck, watch until he beds, then make a long hike around to above where deer bedded, ? etc. or, however it happened. Trying to stalk a mule deer can be very suspenseful and exciting.
But maybe you prefer to not give away your secrets for hunting success which for such fine deer would be understandable.
Are 3 different deer pictured ?
thanks for posting,
kj