smokepoler63
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I also posted this over in the archery forum.
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!
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!
