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BLU · Nov 5, 2012

Well...getting closer to the hunt once again. This year my father got the lucky draw after putting in for his lifetime....he is 75. My son was fortunate to draw J12 in 2004 and was able to get a 34 1/2 inch 6x6 at age 14! Then I drew G3 in 08 and got my 30 inch 4x4! Then my daughter drew G3 in 09 and we hunted the entire season but just couldn't find the 30s that was 4x4 or better and unbroken so she ended up with an absolutely beautiful 26 inch 4x4 which I have to admit looks better on the wall along with the memories then anything else. So now it is Dads turn.....finally. We will be coming over from the coast on Thursday before season to stay with family friends in Independance and will see what snow we will be dealing with...hopefully tons. Nickman.....hope to see you again as I am sure you will be around as always keeping the long eye on everything. We have the whole crew coming again.....more eyes the better. How's the weather so far? Any snow up in the high country yet? We will be in my dark tan rubicon jeep again so anyone else out there that is coming to the annual deer viewing, good luck and be sure to stop and chat. John

BOHNTR · Nov 5, 2012

Dry and warm......no snow in the high-country......pray for some maybe this weekend.....otherwise it could be dismal showing of quality bucks.

BOHNTR )))---------->

BLU · Nov 6, 2012

Figures.....it was 93 here in SLO yesterday......crazy

BLU · Nov 17, 2012

Well? Any snow up high yet? Should be some deer showing up by now. Any updates?

nickman · Nov 17, 2012

Snow Thur night up high, but it was fairly light.

The temp on the Kern Plateau needs to drop and force the feed to go dormant, before any deer will move into the unit.

As of this AM, we had no more deer than we did in September.

There is no doubt that it will happen, but right this minute, it has has not started........which is a good thing if you are hunting. If they all showed up tomorrow, the rut would explode and be all but over by Dec 1st. Then, with no REAL snow to hold them, they would all just go back into the park until real Winter gets here.

"I could agree with you, but then we would both be
wrong......and stupid"

BLU · Nov 18, 2012

Thanks for the update Nickman. I was thinking of making a run over today thru Tuesday to see but knowing your keeping your backyard under ops, I will stay here and save the gas till Thanksgiving. Then we will head over to look and dream. Thanks. We are getting a pretty good rain here at the coast so it should be making its way over soon

nickman · Nov 19, 2012

So ....this morning I loaded up the Brit and decided to hit a quail and chukar spot that I had hoped had not been too shot up by "flatlanders".

I parked at the bottom of a creek bed and we took off up the trail......long story short, someone had driven a herd of sheep thru there just last night.

Not! SERIOUS deer tracks.

I turned around and loaded back up and drove to a high spot and sure enough, about 100 does and a few smaller bucks.

This was at about 9am, so tomorrow, I will hit it at first light and check the rest of the rut areas, but I suspect that a lot of deer have dropped off the plateau and are setting up for the rut. We'll see.

"I could agree with you, but then we would both be
wrong......and stupid"

BLU · Nov 20, 2012

Awesome! Cant wait! 9 days till we leave......11 days till opener!

Paul_Crawford · Nov 20, 2012

Don, want some company? pc

VideoDude · Nov 20, 2012

Good luck to your Dad BLU, Hope to see you up there on the opener.
Ron

BLU · Nov 21, 2012

Sounds great....yes we will be there opening morning unless the rapture happens before the 1st. What are you drivin?

VideoDude · Nov 21, 2012

LAST EDITED ON Nov-21-12 AT 11:15PM (MST)[p]Silver Nissan Titan w/ Silver camper shell.

BLU · Nov 22, 2012

Ok.sounds like we are in for some fun. I will be in the tan jeep rubicon with the buck/elk stickers on the back window

bgh7404jas · Nov 22, 2012

Nickman sent you a PM
Jerad

Paul_Crawford · Nov 26, 2012

I'll be in a mineral gray 2012 Dodge Ram 1500. With a hemi!!! See you guys there. However, I won't arrive until the second weekend. pc

sageadvice · Nov 26, 2012

My new rig hasn't come in yet so i'll have to bring the old one...

"It's all about knowing what your firearms practical limitations are and combining that with your own personal limitations!"

BLU · Nov 26, 2012

That thing is sweet! Sounds like some storms are headed in so your buggy should do well!

sageadvice · Nov 26, 2012

LAST EDITED ON Nov-26-12 AT 07:06PM (MST)[p]BLU, i wish it were mine, J/K, and i would like to see the migration one day but not this year.

On second thought, even if i could afford one, don't believe i'd have one unless it was powered by GMC.

Keep us posted with pic's though please, this could get to be a awful good thread.

Joey

"It's all about knowing what your firearms practical limitations are and combining that with your own personal limitations!"

Livetahunt · Dec 3, 2012

I was told of two 30+ bucks have hit the ground, anyone got any pictures? Don???

BOHNTR · Dec 3, 2012

Don is in Arizona hunting elk.....

BOHNTR )))---------->

nickman · Dec 3, 2012

Wish I could help, but I am in Arizona chasing elk.

I have reports of a 30+ and the 32" 5x7 I was hand feeding may be down......reports are slow however.

Does anyone know what a bull elk looks like? We are in t shirts in Flagstaff in Dec.....WTF?

"I could agree with you, but then we would both be
wrong......and stupid"