Andy reporting: Hunting elk, final report for day 2

So, finally got one. An elk bull weighing in at about 300 kg. It feels really good that we got one, we were starting to worry that we didn’t have any wild game on our grounds this year. Another really good thing was that our puppy (almost 6 months old) got to “meet” a killed animal for the first time, and it went really well. He was interested, I played with it and got some …

Andy reporting: Hunting elk, day 2, round 1

  Good morning! Another early morning, the dog wanted to snuggle so he woke me up at 0330, but we both got about another hour worth of sleep after that. Then we woke again at 0445 and it was about time to get up anyways    . So, took the dog for a walk, and there was some frost and just about freezing. The forecast looks good and we’re hoping for a good day of …

Andy reporting: Hunting elk, day 1, round 2

    Hi there! The weather is behaving well. Mostly overcast but no rain an about 10-12 degrees (C). I drew the short straw and got the long walk this time. About a mile through wetlands. Not fun, but a good workout. It’s very pretty here in this mosquito infested wetlands:   The dogs has past me already, so it’s not very exciting now, but one never knows. Something could have doubled back and be …

Andy reporting: Hunting elk, day 1, round 1

  Good morning! After two or three days of crappy weather, we seem to be in luck. It’s about 7-8 degrees (C) and almost blue skies. We got up at 5 AM, met up with the others at 6 to get our assignments. At 0630 the season officially started (1 hour before sunrise). Everything is quite damp, which is very good for when we get the dogs out for round two. Right now we are …