Which deer would you shoot?

[buckfever]

Yo Huntingman. We use to do the rotating swing from days to nights but we just do straight nights or days based on senority now. We still rotate days of the weeks though. mon tues on wed thurs off fri sat sun on and then mon tues off wed thurs on fri sat sun off. We get a 3 day weekend every other week which is cool. Ive been their 8 years so far. Still in the union. Its a Bridgestone/Firestone Truck and Bus Tire plant. Hard on the body but it pays well.

[joel the signman]

take care of that body .I speak from experience.By the way bridgestone makes a quality tire thats what i use on my car and they come standard isue on all subarus.Keep up the good work

[Hunting Man]

Swing shift workers, I know it's not good for you. Sleep is always a problem and missing family things makes for tough family life period.

[onehorse]

Originally Posted by Hunting Man

One horse, thought you'd might like to hear about the PA camp I belong to. It sets on top of a mountain, close to a nice stream. We built a two story camp all propane, no electric, no TV, no phone. We have a nice spring house for water supply in front of camp and we have a steam sauna out back to relax in. The camp sets down in a hollow surrounded by rock ledges and hemlock trees. The camp's name is the Hemlock Hollow Camp go figure. I also hunt with a good friend in the UP of Michigan with nearly the same set-up. I have been most lucky to have hooked up with good friends who enjoyed hunting. I was able to hunt with my dad, and brother, and now my son. Not much in life is better than that. My dad no longer hunts and I lost my brother in 2000, my son has turned into a pretty good hunter himself with bow/rifle. Keep in touch I enjoy our conversations.

Hunting Man, here's my setup: I have an "eight" man tent (which means about big enough for three with gear). I use my tent when antelope hunting in eastern Montana. It's usually comfortable, except one night when it got down to single digits, and I slept in my sleeping bag wearing every piece of hunting clothing that I had brought with me! For deer and elk hunting, I usually just hunt from my house (after a little drive). Occasionally, it's fun to rent a Forest Service cabin for about $35 a night and share it with friends. These are usually rather primitive, but one time we got one that had electricity - a fridge and range - we lived it up that time with steaks, lasagna, you name it.You're right, life is good. Except, unlike you, in my case, my 34 year old son never got interested in hunting. I'd think I was a failure as dad, but this young man is about as nice a guy as you'll ever meet (and everyone tells me that). Still, I'm jealous that your son hunts with you.

[joel the signman]

Originally Posted by onehorse

Hunting Man, here's my setup: I have an "eight" man tent (which means about big enough for three with gear). I use my tent when antelope hunting in eastern Montana. It's usually comfortable, except one night when it got down to single digits, and I slept in my sleeping bag wearing every piece of hunting clothing that I had brought with me! For deer and elk hunting, I usually just hunt from my house (after a little drive). Occasionally, it's fun to rent a Forest Service cabin for about $35 a night and share it with friends. These are usually rather primitive, but one time we got one that had electricity - a fridge and range - we lived it up that time with steaks, lasagna, you name it.You're right, life is good. Except, unlike you, in my case, my 34 year old son never got interested in hunting. I'd think I was a failure as dad, but this young man is about as nice a guy as you'll ever meet (and everyone tells me that). Still, I'm jealous that your son hunts with you.

i hunt out of my car and tent all the time but i love those cabins your talking bout..we got the same set up in the state parks upstate.Used to belong to a deer camp that slept 13 and was all propane.had tree stands all over etc.but the old timers decieded to sell without asking any of the younger guys.

[Hunting Man]

Hey guys its nice to hear how everyone hunts. I do tent camp in Colorado for elk but we use a propane heater. The tent is the old center pole army tent with laced-in sleeping additions.. It also uses the liner which keeps alot of the heat in. Onehorse, what kind of success rate do you have on elk, so far I'm batting a big 0 in two trips out west. I am lucky to have hunted with my dad, brother and now my 20 year old son. I started him at 8 years old and allowed him to carry a rifle at 14. I also took him on Canadian fishing trips at 8 and he has taken off to do some of his own trips now. My dad and brother also shared those fishing trips with me. All those trips I have stored in my memory for a lifetime! I wlll tell you, hooking up with a 25 lb pike 46" long is like shooting a trophy buck it just doesn't get any better than that. More stories please.

[onehorse]

Hunting Man, elk hunting in Montana is pretty good. In fact, it seems to be getting better all the time. There are so many elk here that bag limits are becoming more liberal every year. It's even possible to take more than one in some areas. I've killed four (3 bulls and 1 cow) in the last 13 years. That may not sound very good, but I usually don't spend much time hunting elk, mostly deer and antelope. I probably chase elk specifically only about 3 or 4 days a season. This year I am on a list for an elk damage control hunt. so I may get a call to help rid a rancher of some pesty elk.

[joel the signman]

really tell ya what ill ship you 10lbs of venision for 10 lbs of elk

[Hunting Man]

My buddy from PA is running about 50% on elk. He goes about every other year. We hunt between Vail and Eagle Colorado. Nothing like marinated elk steaks on a mesquite wood fire. I would give up all my deer meat for elk. As soon as I get my W-2's I may go one more time for elk????. There are 6 buddies going this fall. Our trip costs us around 1600.00 each its an all do it you're self hunt. We camp at 11,000 feet and for this flatlander that's pretty high.

[grahamh]

that is awsome me and my dad went hunting for elk in the north fork of idaho and it was tuff we muust of walked 30 to 40 miles since we wernt alowed to ride fore wheelers. no luck tho but we got two white tail mine scoring 178 and my dads scoring 180. good luck