smokepoler63
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Actually, I'm trying two new things this year. I have never used a tree stand to hunt anything. I have always been a spot and stalk hunter, down on the ground, running and gunning, calling, etc.
This year I decided to give tree stand hunting for elk a try. I know that to be successful with a tree stand, I need to be set up where elk are likely to come in while I'm on stand. I decided to set my stands up over water holes and wallows.
The second thing that I'm trying for the first time this year is trail cameras. I started putting my cameras out in late June. I was excited to see my pictures the first time I checked the cameras, but I had mixed results. I was getting more deer and moose than elk. I re-positioned a few of my cameras and started getting better results.
Our archery season doesn't open until Aug. 30th here in Idaho, so I still have a week to go. The bulls I'm getting photos of aren't huge monster bulls like I see on a lot of these forum posts, but for a public land, over the counter, general season, DIY hunt, they are respectable. After seeing bulls on my cameras the last few weeks, I'm like a kid on Christmas Eve. I can't wait to sit in one of my tree stands with an elk tag in my pocket!
Here are a few of my trail camera pics:
Here is a wolf I got on my trail cam. I'll shoot him too if given the opportunity!
Wish me luck, this is going to be an adventure!
This year I decided to give tree stand hunting for elk a try. I know that to be successful with a tree stand, I need to be set up where elk are likely to come in while I'm on stand. I decided to set my stands up over water holes and wallows.
The second thing that I'm trying for the first time this year is trail cameras. I started putting my cameras out in late June. I was excited to see my pictures the first time I checked the cameras, but I had mixed results. I was getting more deer and moose than elk. I re-positioned a few of my cameras and started getting better results.
Our archery season doesn't open until Aug. 30th here in Idaho, so I still have a week to go. The bulls I'm getting photos of aren't huge monster bulls like I see on a lot of these forum posts, but for a public land, over the counter, general season, DIY hunt, they are respectable. After seeing bulls on my cameras the last few weeks, I'm like a kid on Christmas Eve. I can't wait to sit in one of my tree stands with an elk tag in my pocket!
Here are a few of my trail camera pics:
Here is a wolf I got on my trail cam. I'll shoot him too if given the opportunity!
Wish me luck, this is going to be an adventure!