scout88305
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45" ?? Looks like a nice day there
2014 Hunting/Fishing Thread
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bigrock
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Henderson, Texas
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Kyle Wolfe
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Owatonna MN (KOWA)
scout88305
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Northern Minnesota
very impressive Kyle congrats!
scout88305
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Worked until 4 and then drove like a banshee for an hour to get to a place I call the "Buck Bedroom". A light rain had stopped around 3 and the sun came out. Forecast tomorrow is 40 mph winds and temps dropping into the 30's so I figured the Grouse would be feeding. I hunted until dark and found myself 1 hour from the truck. Walked in the moonlight with wolves howling off in the distance. Jack and I put up a dozen birds and were blessed with three. This remote area is silly with fresh buck sign. Hockey puck sized tracks.
duckhunter10
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Can anyone recommend a guide for a black bear hunt next spring. I want to take my son on one in ak for his senior trip.
55-PA18A
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Dillingham, Alaska
Duckhunter,
Where do you live? While it's not required that a nonresident be accompanied by a registered big game guide to hunt black bear in Alaska, someone not familiar with the hunt area would probably be a lot more successful if they hired a guide. However, before contracting with a guide, you might want to give some thought to where you want to hunt, and what kind of a black bear hunt you want to do.
In southeastern Alaska and Prince William Sound, black bear hunters often stay on charter boats, and cruise the shoreline in small boats looking for bears at low tide. On a couple of the islands in southeastern Alaska, there are extensive roads systems to hunt from. In south-central and Interior Alaska, black bears are often hunted from stands over bait. Or you can drive the road system and glass the hillsides looking for bears eating fresh green grass.
I would suggest that before locking in on a contract with a guide, to call the regional offices of the Alaska Dept of Fish and Game in Douglas, Anchorage, Palmer, and Fairbanks and ask them about hunting season dates, different areas, bear populations, etc. Also, hunting in some areas might be by drawing or registration permit, or open to general hunting. Those phone numbers can be found in the Dept.'s web site. ( http://hunt.alaska.gov ) That might give you a better idea of where you would like to go, and what kind of bear hunt you want to have.
A list of registered hunting guides and what areas they are licensed to guide in can be obtained from the Alaska Dept. of Commerce, Community & Economic Development, Division of Corporate, Business & Professional Licensing. (http://commerce.state.ak.us/occ/apps/ODStart.cfm ). If you do decide to use a registered guide, I would highly recommend checking this list to make sure they are properly licensed and actually registered to hunt in the area you decide to go.
Jim Woolington
Dillingham
Where do you live? While it's not required that a nonresident be accompanied by a registered big game guide to hunt black bear in Alaska, someone not familiar with the hunt area would probably be a lot more successful if they hired a guide. However, before contracting with a guide, you might want to give some thought to where you want to hunt, and what kind of a black bear hunt you want to do.
In southeastern Alaska and Prince William Sound, black bear hunters often stay on charter boats, and cruise the shoreline in small boats looking for bears at low tide. On a couple of the islands in southeastern Alaska, there are extensive roads systems to hunt from. In south-central and Interior Alaska, black bears are often hunted from stands over bait. Or you can drive the road system and glass the hillsides looking for bears eating fresh green grass.
I would suggest that before locking in on a contract with a guide, to call the regional offices of the Alaska Dept of Fish and Game in Douglas, Anchorage, Palmer, and Fairbanks and ask them about hunting season dates, different areas, bear populations, etc. Also, hunting in some areas might be by drawing or registration permit, or open to general hunting. Those phone numbers can be found in the Dept.'s web site. ( http://hunt.alaska.gov ) That might give you a better idea of where you would like to go, and what kind of bear hunt you want to have.
A list of registered hunting guides and what areas they are licensed to guide in can be obtained from the Alaska Dept. of Commerce, Community & Economic Development, Division of Corporate, Business & Professional Licensing. (http://commerce.state.ak.us/occ/apps/ODStart.cfm ). If you do decide to use a registered guide, I would highly recommend checking this list to make sure they are properly licensed and actually registered to hunt in the area you decide to go.
Jim Woolington
Dillingham
55-PA18A
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Dillingham, Alaska
A few photos from summer/fall 2014:
Grayling, lake trout, and char from the same place in Wood/Tikchik State Park (north of Dillingham).
After a morning of subsistence fishing for salmon on the lower Wood River (sockeye, chum, and kings)
A lot of my salmon ends up like this, canned.
A day trip to Brooks River Falls in Katmai NP to watch bears and tourists.
Cousins from Indiana came up this summer. Their first trip to Alaska, first float plane rides, and first silver salmon.
From a recent (late Sept) pronghorn hunt in southwestern Wyoming.
Grayling, lake trout, and char from the same place in Wood/Tikchik State Park (north of Dillingham).
After a morning of subsistence fishing for salmon on the lower Wood River (sockeye, chum, and kings)
A lot of my salmon ends up like this, canned.
A day trip to Brooks River Falls in Katmai NP to watch bears and tourists.
Cousins from Indiana came up this summer. Their first trip to Alaska, first float plane rides, and first silver salmon.
From a recent (late Sept) pronghorn hunt in southwestern Wyoming.
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mvivion
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Bozeman,MT
Jim has given you some really good advice. In addition, bear in mind (pun intended) that the size of black bears varies greatly, depending on the region of the state you hunt. For example, the southeast black bears tend to be pretty large, while the interior black bears tend to run quite a bit smaller, but there are lots of them, and there are some fairly large bears even there. Also, as Jim pointed out, what kind of hunting you're up for and what kind of habitat and country you'd like to see/hunt in will determine where you might want to go.
There are good guides, some great guides and a few bad guides, so doing some research will definitely pay off.
MTV
B
Barnstormer
Sam Dalin. I've hunted with him as have some of my former clients (back when I ran a hunting and fishing booking agency). He runs a top notch operation, you and your son will have a blast.
http://www.dalincharters.com
C-FIJK
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Lewisporte N.L.
Hey do you want to go i have one in ontario near nestor falls ontario Thatcher 807 484 0127 or thatcher_42@hotmail.com
I got rained out of work a week ago so I decided to go elk hunting. That hurricane in Mexico sure churned our weather up. As soon as I got the water pumped out of my back yard I headed out of town. I hit some torrential downpours at times and figured it might be a wasted trip. A some point I broke through the storm and everything north was clear.
Arrived at my buddy's house at 4 and on the road by 4:15. Glassed a little and saw nothing along our route. Got to a spot we wanted to check about 5:30 and walked in about 20 minutes. I cow called twice and a bull walked out. I flattened him with my 458 Lott.
This was an over the counter tag in an area that is tough to hunt and pretty much only locals kill anything as they have to be opportunistic. I just wanted a raghorn meat bull but my tag said "any elk" on it! He was small but had points everywhere. Freezer is full and meat is great!
Arrived at my buddy's house at 4 and on the road by 4:15. Glassed a little and saw nothing along our route. Got to a spot we wanted to check about 5:30 and walked in about 20 minutes. I cow called twice and a bull walked out. I flattened him with my 458 Lott.
This was an over the counter tag in an area that is tough to hunt and pretty much only locals kill anything as they have to be opportunistic. I just wanted a raghorn meat bull but my tag said "any elk" on it! He was small but had points everywhere. Freezer is full and meat is great!
scout88305
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Northern Minnesota
83 and still walking the trails for Grouse
scout88305
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Northern Minnesota
Quite a day
brown bear
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emporia ks
scout88305
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Northern Minnesota
Nice bull and archery to boot! Having a full freezer going into winter 
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Nimp, I share birds with my elderly neighbors far removed from walking the Grouse coverts. Some that remember the days of their childhood using only a .22 to kill a limit. There's as much satisfaction doing a knock and talk and handing over a ziploc bag with fresh cleaned birds than the hunt itself. Possession limit 10 and between Tessy and my father we'll never see 30 entering deer season.
,Nimp, I share birds with my elderly neighbors far removed from walking the Grouse coverts. Some that remember the days of their childhood using only a .22 to kill a limit. There's as much satisfaction doing a knock and talk and handing over a ziploc bag with fresh cleaned birds than the hunt itself. Possession limit 10 and between Tessy and my father we'll never see 30 entering deer season.
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B
Barnstormer
Just got back from an Elk Hunt with Tri-State Outfitters on a 250,000 acre ranch outside of Raton, NM.
http://www.tristateoutfitters.net
Tried to get them to let me land the 185 on an abandoned air strip on the ranch and all was going well till the billionaire owner's lawyers got involved. Dang it.
Was a great hunt. Definitely recommend them. Lots of good bulls.
http://www.tristateoutfitters.net
Tried to get them to let me land the 185 on an abandoned air strip on the ranch and all was going well till the billionaire owner's lawyers got involved. Dang it.
Was a great hunt. Definitely recommend them. Lots of good bulls.
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Gntw
Thanks , I was glad to get the moose but the high light of the trip was Ft ST John ! Wish I could have stoped in on my return but I had been to long gone.
Doug
Thanks , I was glad to get the moose but the high light of the trip was Ft ST John ! Wish I could have stoped in on my return but I had been to long gone.
Doug
Required Pheasant "hunting" attire. Now ESPO (on the left) I can understand because after all he is a true "Renaissance Super Cub Man" who flys his battle tested Carbon Cub to both sand bars and brunch, but Eaton... well let's just say George your kilt just received a permanent man card. Me, I'm headding to South Dakota...
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Kyle Wolfe
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Owatonna MN (KOWA)
spinner2
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Montana
Wow that's a neat buck. Double split eye guards too.
