Fall hunting plans?

[EastTNHunter]

I just finished putting in for my and my daughters' TN deer and elk quota hunts. My older daughter and I should get drawn for 1 WMA rifle hunt, she may get drawn for a youth WMA rifle hunt, the elk hunt is very long odds for either of us, and my younger daughter is not quite ready so she will be getting priority points. I'm planning to hunt regular season statewide deer muzzle loader and rifle hunts alone, as well as with my daughters, dad, and brother.

I will likely be hunting almost exclusively with my 338WM to get as familiar as possible with it in anticipation of my 2018 Colorado elk hunt with my dad. I may even try to get my 2 year old son in the woods, but that all depends on attitude and weather factors. This will be done almost exclusively on public land.

 

[c. schutte]

Pretty good for me this year.

The usual bow hunting NE Oklahoma, just a 1 hour 45 minute drive from where I live in McKinney Texas.
One buck and doe per license and I can buy 3 if I choose. Season starts october 1st until mid January. I can and do hunt every weekend I am not hunting somewhere else. Fall turkey, hog and predator along with whitetail.

Bull Elk and Mulie Buck in N/W Colorado in late October. Bulls are over the counter and I will have a buck voucher if I do not get drawn. 10K private which borders a national forest and we have access. We'll have miles and miles to hunt.

Early December whitetail in Sonora Texas. One buck and one doe, predators welcome. Should be a blast!

Possible panhandle hunt in mid to late december. Whitetail, hog, turkey and predator. There is mule deer but, it is a two week season and I it might not be available for me.

End of December/January back to N/E Oklahoma.

Goals with rifles this season;
. Get that .340 wby on something worthy of what it is and to honor the man who gave it to me.
. Hopefully put a 300 wby back into action as a back up and possible mule deer.
. Had a custom re-barreled into a 7x57. It will go after whitetail in Sonora.
. Maybe a doe with a 7mm that my brother stole from me! :>)
. I've an old 30-30 that has never done anything but bust rock since following me home. Maybe a stalk hunt is what that rifle needs.
. A cull buck that I passed on last season with a mathews drenalin. Should he come back I shall relieve him of his poor rack!

 

[Anonymous]

Going to stick to my usual routine- mainly caribou and moose weekends with a healthy dose of ptarmigan and grouse hunting during the week.

Have been grinding on taking my bow to Kodiak for a blacktail deer hunt during the rut.

 

[IdahoCTD]

I drew a multi season elk tag in Washington, bull tag in Oregon and cow tag in Wyoming, should be an interesting season.

Still no AZ or NV tag Bill? Is the Oregon tag a spike again or did you draw something good? The Washington tag sounds good. Is it in a good area?

 

[SJB358]

Just saw I drew the Oregon Spike Tag this year, so if all works well it could be a great Fall!

Congrats to all of you and good luck with the hunts you have planned.

 

[Guy Miner]

Going to stick to my usual routine- mainly caribou and moose weekends with a healthy dose of ptarmigan and grouse hunting during the week.

Have been grinding on taking my bow to Kodiak for a blacktail deer hunt during the rut.

Terrible... Such a boring routine... :grin:

Best of luck!

Guy

 

[gerry]

My wife and I drew antlerless mule deer in November down in the southern interior so that will be our big trip this year. Bucks are open at the same time of year there, any buck in October and then 4 point or better after that. I also drew a mountain goat with my young cousin so that will start on August 1st, we can also go into the open areas for goat as well. I'm sure he will want to fill his second bear tag too. I don't know yet if he got any other draws. I will hunt moose in our one week open season, and will go for grouse as much as possible. Will probably go for blacktail's on the coast when it opens, there are a few there not like where we usually go but there are still some.

 

[Thankful Otter]

Sounds like some exciting hunts. Best of luck to everyone

Dr Mike, sorry bout the Griz tag, you will hunt them in the spring.

Dr mike, do you also run a trap line and what do you do with your Lynx hides ? Gerry, do you trap sir ?

 

[gerry]

Gerry, do you trap sir ?

No I don't but under different circumstances I would love to give it a try. A friend in church has a trapline so I could head out with him.

 

[DrMike]

I don't trap, though I feel as though I've been trapped a few times. :shock: I remember one time...

 

[Africa Huntress]

Dr Mike,

April still hunts old goats ---in Barcelona, Valletta, Santorini, Lisbon, Villefrache-sur-mer

Mr Miner.

All our doubles are without scopes

Best Regards

Jamila

 

[DrMike]

Dr Mike,

April still hunts old goats ---in Barcelona, Valletta, Santorini, Lisbon, Villefrache-sur-mer

Best Regards

Jamila

Well, there are a few hanging around here! :shock: Does that mean we're going to see April before long? :mrgreen:

 

[Africa Huntress]

Dr Mike---maybe ha

I will probably bird hunt with dad in Argentina and hunt the farm in Africa a bit,but I doubt if I will have time to hunt Sweden this year. Maybe in the winter as I dearly love to hunt Capercaillie

I have a question for you guys. I saw Rodger's thread in "other topics" about the deer eating his apples in his backyard.

What animals do each of you get in your backyard ?
Can you harvest them, without a tag if they are destroying your property ?
Can you harvest them without a tag if they are endangering your children, dogs, cats, horses, cattle, etc

Best Regards

Jamila

 

[DrMike]

In my front yard, I've seen mule deer and moose. We have had black bears and cougars wander through town, and grizzlies have entered into FSJ immediately north of us. There is to be no hunting within the town boundaries. It is allowed to shoot animals to protect life. Farmers are permitted to shoot animals to control crop and farm damage, but they cannot "harvest" the animals after shooting them. Conservation officers would be notified and the meat taken for distribution to approved agencies.

 

[c. schutte]

Jamila,

I live a boring life in the city so the only thing we have coming into our back yard is a few squirrels and rabbits. There is also a big grey house cat that sometimes walks the fence much to the chagrin of the dog!

Now, there are coyotes near by but no hunting in the city. It's pretty boring here in the rat race. No dangers of grizz in the back yard or breaking into our homes though and that is a positive?

Your next question might be "why would I live there?" :>)

 

[mjcmichigan]

I'm in a heavily wooded town of 35,000. I'll put out a trail camera once in a while, I have pictures of. Deer, fox, coyote, raccoon, opossum, muskrat, squirrel, rabbit, Martin, and turkey. There is a small creek with flowing water about 250 feet behind the house. Before we got dogs, we had 7 deer bedding in the pines about 25 feet from the back door. Like Dr. Mike, no city hunting here. We're at the southern edge of the Black bear range. We had one killed by car about 1.5 miles from home.

The kids loved this yard growing up!


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[DrMike]

When we lived in the Vancouver district, we had regular visits from both black bears, cougars and coyotes. They had become quite pesky. The cougars were the least bothersome, though one did visit the Molson brewery in New Westminster on one occasion. The RCMP shot that one after it was trapped in the brewery. I dunno, maybe it didn't want to leave--never got to ask it. Other cougars dined on pets rather frequently in the Port Moody/Coquitlam area. Mama let her fur baby out for a nighttime pee, and the pet never returned. Just silently disappeared. Later, she might find a patch of fur or some other indication that the pooch or kitty had met with a violent demise. The figure for black bears transported out of the Port Moody/Coquitlam/Port Coquitlam district was in the vicinity of 250 each year. Occasionally, a jogger will be attacked, though there have been no deaths during the past forty years. Coyotes are year-round residents in that area now. They are becoming quite brazen. Carrying a gun in the Greater Vancouver Regional District would precipitate a full-scale response by a SWAT team.

 

[mjcmichigan]

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On Facebook, one of my hunting friends posted this...

Life and Death in the Back Yard

One of the things that I've always enjoyed about the city we live in is, even though it's a moderate sized city, it's still full of greenery and remains home to a variety of wildlife. A person can drive through on any day and see deer and geese. Rabbits wander the neighborhood. Big fox squirrels are common, as are black squirrels and red squirrels -- and lots of chipmunks. From time to time, we have opossums and groundhogs show up in the yard. Wild turkeys are also frequent visitors.
Since early spring, I've been watching and feeding this year's crop of rabbits hanging around the back yard. They're out every morning and evening. When I remember to, I put out sunflower seeds near the window and watch the rabbits sit and munch on them.
This evening, as the sun was setting and we were relaxing on the back porch after a nice grilled steak dinner, there were a couple of rabbits wandering around and chewing on the lawn. Suddenly we were surprised to see a fox trot by -- passing about 10 feet away from us. One of the rabbits ran away. The other stood on his haunches and watched the fox. The fox put his nose to the ground and followed a scent trail. We watched as he sniffed around the neighbor's vegetable garden and then disappeared into some greenery on the edge of the next yard. A minute later the fox appeared again, chasing a rabbit across the yard. The rabbit circled around through some ground cover and low shrubs, with the fox hot on his trail. Half a minute later, the chase crossed the lawn once more. This time the fox was very close -- maybe 3 feet behind the rabbit -- running at full speed. They both vanished into the greenery again -- but we could hear them crashing through the brush. A few seconds later, a short loud squeal confirmed that the fox got his dinner and we now have one less rabbit.


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[Thankful Otter]

Dr Mike,
mjcmichigan

great stories.

We have moose, wolf and all three colors of bears around quite often. The bears, especially the white bear, are usually given the opportunity to return to the woods or ice.

 

[str8meat]

wife has multi season deer in washington along with a second deer tag, i have a second deer tag as well then to kodiak for blacktails in november. possibilty of 7 deer in the freezer this year, man i hope so last years little buck didnt last long enough.