Defector Thread/ Chat

[asullivan]

Hey SFG! Good trip, saw a lot, rode a lot. Wyo is still special, nice people and not many of them

Hey SFG How ya doing Bro?????

Ya Officer

Wyo, Mont, Dakota's, es Origon... Thats where's I's from.. I one Badass FinG mulesKinner I is...!!!!:D

[RoadKingTrooper]

LOL Almost headed to Montana yesterday..........things to finish here though........maybe down your way next week Professor


Nite Guys!

[MountainMan]

Elk archery. I scouted up until 5 days before the season started. My usual place. The palce was thick with elk and usually is. The season starts and not an elk to be found which is weird for this place. Bear **** everywhere. Mule deer everywhere but not an elk in sight. I used to rarely see another hunter ion the field. SOB's were friggin everywhere. I was laughing at two of the worst buglers i have every heard trying to call each other in. One of them walked right past me and never realized I was there.

When I say no elk I mean no sign what so ever no tracks no frash scat nothing. It was weird. I'm guessing aliens.

[asullivan]

LOL Almost headed to Montana yesterday..........things to finish here though........maybe down your way next week Professor


Nite Guys!

GAWDDAMIT!!!!! if ya down PHX waY Ya Better stOp by... Got a Bunk Fer Ya... If Ya Don't,,,, Gonna Hunt ya Down Like tha snake Ya are and feed ya ta' ma' Chick DraGonladY .. !!!!:eek:

And Tha Sarge will assist!!!!!

[SFG]

Have fun in the trip MB...I remeber you said you're going to hunt elk, sorry it was bust...

Hey RKT...

Sully...:rolleyes::D

I just got home from work...Listening to Earth Wind and Fire, once the food goes down, I'm off to bed...

[asullivan]

Elk archery. I scouted up until 5 days before the season started. My usual place. The palce was thick with elk and usually is. The season starts and not an elk to be found which is weird for this place. Bear **** everywhere. Mule deer everywhere but not an elk in sight. I used to rarely see another hunter ion the field. SOB's were friggin everywhere. I was laughing at two of the worst buglers i have every heard trying to call each other in. One of them walked right past me and never realized I was there.

When I say no elk I mean no sign what so ever no tracks no frash scat nothing. It was weird. I'm guessing aliens.

WHAT THA !!!! Wha, What???? Damn's MM Gots Ta be Them, thar aliens, GOts ta' bE!!!!!!!....

WOW I'm Glad I didn't give anybody odds..... I woulda lost big time!!!

NOT even scat... Ummmm Maybe Bears.. But If that true where"s thar scat????:confused:

NoNO... Musta been GreenHorns From Tha City or Sump'in.... Like Ya said Boss.. This don't seem, errrr,,,,, Make any sense,,,,,:confused:

Ya, Gotta been tha Green...errrr Buglers .....:confused:


DAMN That Thar is wierd!!!!:confused::confused::confused:

[asullivan]

Have fun in the trip MB...I remeber you said you're going to hunt elk, sorry it was bust...

Hey RKT...

Sully...:rolleyes::D

I just got home from work...Listening to Earth Wind and Fire, once the food goes down, I'm off to bed...

Well stand By, Peace out and let your Belly GrummBLe...Ya Gonna Here some Hunt'In JarGon!!!

[SFG]

Night folks...Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[MountainMan]

I have the rest of this month to hunt as well. It was just weird that the elk vanished, I have hunted this place for over 15 years. I spend alot of time in the backcountry there and have never seen anything like it before. Usually you can go for a hike and return and Elk have stepped in your prints several times.

Alot of bear sign. Usually alot of bears anyway but it was rediculous this year.

[asullivan]

Possy

Change tha "O" w/ a "U"!!!!!!:p

[asullivan]

I have the rest of this month to hunt as well. It was just weird that the elk vanished, I have hunted this place for over 15 years. I spend alot of time in the backcountry there and have never seen anything like it before. Usually you can go for a hike and return and Elk have stepped in your prints several times.

Alot of bear sign. Usually alot of bears anyway but it was rediculous this year.

Hummmmmm...



Was it a dry year...??? was thar' enough grub fer tha bears????? Was water holes around... besides tha' greenhorns?????:confused:

Tadays tha 1st that means ya got another 30??????:confused:

Never that long down here......

Is it tha begining of tha rut up thar' ?????

You say Archery ??? can ya use or be able ta' use muzzleloader????:confused:


Huhhh?? Huhhh????:confused: I wanna come up and scout fer ya... I gots eYes Like a rEdskins I does>>> I got referenCes from Yha Navaho's AND Hopis....

And They HATE eachothErs, But Loves this here MuleSkinnER!!!!!! They Dooe's.....

[MountainMan]

I only hunt archery. Muzzleloading season is in around 2 weeks and is a week long. Archery ends around the 26th.

Its a great area. Been a very wet year. The area I hunt is a long valley with a small creek which runs from beaver pond to beaver pond. It has plenty of grass, natural mineral licks and dark timber on the north slope of the valley. Its perfect habitat and the Elk usually stay year round. Thats why I'm a little vexed with the lack of any sign. The Elk population density is usually pretty high.

As far as the bears go the population has to be high. There is a ton of berries this year I'm not even seeing logs or ant hills torn up. But you can't walk 50 yard without a big ole pile of bear scat. Mountain lion population is pretty dense but I didn't see any this time around.

Mule deer are thicker than usual and not a bit spooked. I walked up within 20 yards of several and they weren't overly concerned about me. They weren't so keen on something else in the valley but I never saw what it was. May have been a lion and thats why they weren't running from me. Safer to stick with me than a hungry cat.

The rut won't hit hard until last of the month begining of October here. I have only heard a few real bugles this year and they were young bulls practicing.

[asullivan]

I only hunt archery. Muzzleloading season is in around 2 weeks and is a week long. Archery ends around the 26th.

Its a great area. Been a very wet year. The area I hunt is a long valley with a small creek which runs from beaver pond to beaver pond. It has plenty of grass, natural mineral licks and dark timber on the north slope of the valley. Its perfect habitat and the Elk usually stay year round. Thats why I'm a little vexed with the lack of any sign. The Elk population density is usually pretty high.

As far as the bears go the population has to be high. There is a ton of berries this year I'm not even seeing logs or ant hills torn up. But you can't walk 50 yard without a big ole pile of bear scat. Mountain lion population is pretty dense but I didn't see any this time around.

Mule deer are thicker than usual and not a bit spooked. I walked up within 20 yards of several and they weren't overly concerned about me. They weren't so keen on something else in the valley but I never saw what it was. May have been a lion and thats why they weren't running from me. Safer to stick with me than a hungry cat.

The rut won't hit hard until last of the month begining of October here. I have only heard a few real bugles this year and they were young bulls practicing.

Ok OK..... Um Let Me DiGest this here stuff......So ArCh and MuzzleLoader Overlap... O.K. 10-4....

Wet Year around, No snow,,, Beaver ta Beaver.... Ohhh Yea.. Did ya Look closly at tha dams.... Any Rough stuff from Mr. BaR ???... Just ask'in...Bears Like easy meals ..... No berrys, No ant hills....... MaybE meat... Beaver meat..... Ummm Officer Ummm Maybe a hard winters a comm'in...

Sorry MM , Tha Chinese Wife CallEd Ma" A woRry'in about Tha planTs...

Ummm Pray Tha green Horns Be GonE... I , IUmmm Gots ta' be Sump"in Officer... I say People Problems... Mayme tha week befer 4 wheelers????:confused:

[MountainMan]

Nope constant ATV use in the area. But the area I hunt is protected from most. The bear scat is full of berries and very little hair. I didn't pay alot of attention to the beavers but i'm guessing they have nothing to do with the disappearance of the elk. No snow yet. I'm guessing it will be a while before the snow hits.

Its the damnest thing. I never have seen elk clear out of a good area like that before.

[asullivan]

Ummmm We Got Tha Fish and Game Dept Here in AZ.

Did ya Talk With Tha Colo. Equivalent about that hunt section ta' find out whats going on...
Tags should be coming in shortly therefer' can used fer a count.... Like ta' see tha numbers...
Do ya have a Lottery??? My guess is NO.. fer archery, bet I right...

How about tha local economy????... peeps kills fer food, like I kills trolls fer ears.... just talk'in outloud....:confused:

Ummmm,,,, How far ta' tha' first paved road from your hunt area????

Any signs of ant abnormal activity???? Is it state trust land????:confused:,,,

Or private..... Uhhhh

See any gut piles ???

Over..