clte
11-18-2016, 12:32 AM
Hi everyone!
I joined here a couple years ago when I was going through CORE and PAL for info and help in getting into hunting. I was too busy, broke and missing gear in 2014 to hunt and spent most of 2015 out of Canada. This year I picked up a new Truck and being mostly geared up now I FINALLY got out into it today about 20 KMs east of Squamish looking for Mule Deer with a friend who dirt bikes around there quite often and says he sees sign.
We parked, got all ready and went down a steep wooded area. I figured he would want to spot and stalk but turns out he's really into Still hunting and doesn't like sitting in one place for very long. I was really expecting nothing from the day other than to get experience and maybe see some sign so I paced along behind him. We split and I went down the hill 20 meters or so and we moved slowly along through dense ferns and trees along a ridge. About 45 minutes in I look up and he's wide eyed looking at me and I look just to his right and 30 or so yards off is a Doe. I see him go to raise his gun ... but a blur moves behind the doe that I hadn't seen then the doe takes off in another grey blur. Found out there was a buck above the doe that I only saw the blur of and my friend was unsure how many antlers but GEEZ! Right after we saw them I saw so much sign and droppings... but the rest of the morning no more deer.
My friend busted his foot climbing over a patch of deadwood so we went back to the truck. He took me to another area I walked alone for an hour but couldn't find anything.
We also did a drive up a logging road looking for grouse and ran into 3 Spruce Grouse but sadly spooked them before we could get shots off.
Anyways I think it was very successful for me! :) Was not even expecting to see game for the first time out but ended up seeing the 2 critters we were looking for and lots of sign.
Shot from where we parked:
http://i.imgur.com/sZAa1m2.jpg
(http://i.imgur.com/sZAa1m2.jpg)
First time seeing CLEAR sign!:
http://i.imgur.com/PiM5gpR.jpg
(http://i.imgur.com/PiM5gpR.jpg)
I joined here a couple years ago when I was going through CORE and PAL for info and help in getting into hunting. I was too busy, broke and missing gear in 2014 to hunt and spent most of 2015 out of Canada. This year I picked up a new Truck and being mostly geared up now I FINALLY got out into it today about 20 KMs east of Squamish looking for Mule Deer with a friend who dirt bikes around there quite often and says he sees sign.
We parked, got all ready and went down a steep wooded area. I figured he would want to spot and stalk but turns out he's really into Still hunting and doesn't like sitting in one place for very long. I was really expecting nothing from the day other than to get experience and maybe see some sign so I paced along behind him. We split and I went down the hill 20 meters or so and we moved slowly along through dense ferns and trees along a ridge. About 45 minutes in I look up and he's wide eyed looking at me and I look just to his right and 30 or so yards off is a Doe. I see him go to raise his gun ... but a blur moves behind the doe that I hadn't seen then the doe takes off in another grey blur. Found out there was a buck above the doe that I only saw the blur of and my friend was unsure how many antlers but GEEZ! Right after we saw them I saw so much sign and droppings... but the rest of the morning no more deer.
My friend busted his foot climbing over a patch of deadwood so we went back to the truck. He took me to another area I walked alone for an hour but couldn't find anything.
We also did a drive up a logging road looking for grouse and ran into 3 Spruce Grouse but sadly spooked them before we could get shots off.
Anyways I think it was very successful for me! :) Was not even expecting to see game for the first time out but ended up seeing the 2 critters we were looking for and lots of sign.
Shot from where we parked:
http://i.imgur.com/sZAa1m2.jpg
(http://i.imgur.com/sZAa1m2.jpg)
First time seeing CLEAR sign!:
http://i.imgur.com/PiM5gpR.jpg
(http://i.imgur.com/PiM5gpR.jpg)