The hunt! [sort of]

[Rifletom]

I thought I had posted this earlier, but, guess not. Dennis and myself had a grand time hiking thru the Eastern Sierra's, but, no luck. Nothing with antlers, nothing legal. Crap! Had fun, but , no luck. Just armed campers it seemed. If I can swing it, I'll try and get some pics.

[JEBar]

looking forward to the pictures and comments

[Vaquero]

What JEB said. (Tappin' foot).

RP

[Mags]

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Bummer on the hunting part. Better luck next time out.

I thought I had posted this earlier, but, guess not. Dennis and myself had a grand time hiking thru the Eastern Sierra's, but, no luck. Nothing with antlers, nothing legal. Crap! Had fun, but , no luck. Just armed campers it seemed. If I can swing it, I'll try and get some pics.

[Vaquero]

Tom needed a little help, so I'm posting this for him.

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RP

[Rifletom]

Thanks Randy! These are in the Bridgeport and Bodie area of Ca. We have hunted this area since the early 80's and have always gotten deer. This time, nada. Don't know what the issue was, but, we simply didn't see anything legal to tag.
I certainly appreciate the guys who have posted pictures here for me. One of these days.....

[Vaquero]

Nice lookin camp site.
Didn't mind a bit Tom, and it sure is a beautiful place.
Sorry you didn't have any luck with the game.
But like I have always heard it sure beat the heck out of working.

RP

[Rifletom]

Yeah, it is some mighty fine country up there. Pictures never do justice to what it's really like. Camp was good, have a creek maybe, 15 feet from the tent. Coldest it got was 27F, so wasn't too bad really. Beautiful, rugged country, but, do like it a bunch. Elevation at camp is 7,200'. We hunted between that and about 9,500' elevation. Leaves were just starting to turn, as can be seen in some pics.

[Mags]

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I could live there! Sorry that the hunt didn't pan out.

Yeah, it is some mighty fine country up there. Pictures never do justice to what it's really like. Camp was good, have a creek maybe, 15 feet from the tent. Coldest it got was 27F, so wasn't too bad really. Beautiful, rugged country, but, do like it a bunch. Elevation at camp is 7,200'. We hunted between that and about 9,500' elevation. Leaves were just starting to turn, as can be seen in some pics.

[Redthies]

Thanks Randy! These are in the Bridgeport and Bodie area of Ca. We have hunted this area since the early 80's and have always gotten deer. This time, nada. Don't know what the issue was, but, we simply didn't see anything legal to tag.
I certainly appreciate the guys who have posted pictures here for me. One of these days.....

I feel your pain. I just got back from a whitetail hunt and although I did finally see a legal deer, it was with a young one so I let it pass. Antlerless is open in that area of the BC Kootenay region.

I saw an absolute cranker buck just east of the 395 on the Bodie road last September. I didn’t get a pic of it, but it was sporting one hell of a chandelier on its head!

I packed my 7-08 on the first day, but then went to the .357 BBSC after that. I wasn’t going to get a shot at anything beyond 75 yards in 90% of the spots we saw.

Some pics of the country we were in:

[Rifletom]

Red, that is some great looking country! Great time of year isn't it? I really like the Bodie area. A lot of folks just don't know about it.

[Mags]

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Another gorgeous area. Like the campsite there by the river. Sorry your hunt hasn't worked out.

... Some pics of the country we were in:

[Redthies]

It sure is a great spot. Bodie is amazing too. I’ve been through that area a couple of times. I was chatting with a buddy of mine who is a hunting guide from Colorado (he leases 20,000 acres in Sonora Mexico and has deals with land owners in New Mexico for his guided elk hunts) about the differences in hunting style in the various different geographic zones. Your spots around Bodie give you some opportunities to sit and glass and actually SEE deer. Where the majority of our whitetail and mule deer are, there is not nearly the same open spaces. We are lucky to see across a clear cut that’s 500 yards wide. Some guys are still really successful, but for a rookie big game hunter like me, it’s a challenge just actually seeing the game. I’ll take my “armed camping” trip as a success as this is the first time I’ve even had eyes on legal game in 3 seasons. We still have until November 30 for whitetail, and until December 15 for mule deer so I hope to ge5 another chance this year.

[JEBar]

beautiful area indeed .... sure hope you get to take one with your 357 on a future hunt

[BigAl52]

Nice shots there Redthies looks like good country to fine one in. Did you fish the river at all?

[BigAl52]

Rifletom nice to see some of Calif that isn't black. Looks like some nice country

[Redthies]

I thought about taking my fly gear about 1 hour after I left the house. It’s usually in the camper but we were 100% hunting in the daylight. I’ll go back there and fish it soon.

[Rifletom]

Red, it is some BIG country to be sure. Especially way back in Bodie and the Monument Ridge area of Bridgeport above Upper Summers Meadow Rd. Can log a lot of hiking/hunting miles in those places.
BigAl, Ca. does have some nice places that haven't burned[so far!]. The Eastern Sierra's is where I love to wander around.