2011 Hunts

Desert Rat · 04-18-2011, 07:50 AM

Who plans on hunting what this year? When? Where?

Rick in NY · 04-18-2011, 08:46 AM

Chucks all spring/summer/fall as I see them.
Crows too.
Whitetail this fall.
Squirrels and coyotes as soon as the season gets here.

Saving my pennies for a trip up in to Canada for a caribou hunt with my FIL and some friends. We're hoping to go fall of 2012.

ErikD · 04-18-2011, 08:48 AM

For me it'll be the usual stuff around home. The birds we hunt in the forest start in september, and moose in october. Before that though, I will do my best to trap and kill as many fox as possible. I've been invited to visit some friends abroad for some other stuff including buffalo in northern Australia, which wouldn't cost more than the airfare, but I will have to put that on hold for another year or so.

10 Bears · 04-18-2011, 09:31 AM

Reckon I'll just keep hunting the local Magpies and Crows.
They seem to multiply, when I let off.

Hunter07 · 04-18-2011, 09:39 AM

Because of my job, I haven't done much hunting over the past 5 years or so (fall is our busiest time of year).

I'm going to try to get out more this year though.

My cousin said that I can come out to his ranch near Valentine NE and do some antelope hunting, so I'd like to give that a try. IIRC, he said the season for that is late Aug/early Sept.

White tail deer in Nov. Will hunt them locally.

Ring necked pheasant starting sometime around mid Oct and heard this year, the season will go through 'til the beginning of Feb. (in southern MN).

Sanders · 04-18-2011, 12:45 PM

Muzzleloader mule deer and cow elk if I get drawn.

Quail and dove in their seasons.

Coyote, when the opportunity presents itself.

baboon · 04-18-2011, 04:09 PM

Nothing planned, open to invites.

Desert Rat · 04-18-2011, 04:17 PM

Erik, do you ever "call fox" or just trap them. I've had some wild and wooly times "calling fox" and I got damn good at it.

Ditto for you, Rick. Do you call your coyotes and if so how? Or do you just take targets of opportunity?

RetVet · 04-18-2011, 05:05 PM

Deer/squirrel.

Long pork if things collapse.

10 Bears · 04-18-2011, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Desert Rat

Erik, do you ever "call fox" or just trap them. I've had some wild and wooly times "calling fox" and I got damn good at it.

Ditto for you, Rick. Do you call your coyotes and if so how? Or do you just take targets of opportunity?

Used to go with a brother-in-law to call coyotes.
We were trying to get oine to come in decent range one day.
Seriously concentrating, on that suspicious critter.
All of a sudden, from over the top of the sagebrush, into our little hide away clearing, Mr. Bobcat landed, instantly realized it wasn't a crippled rabbit and bounded out, over the brush on the other side.

It happened so quick that we both just stared at the exit area, then looked at each other, with open eyes, "WOW!" was just about all that came out.

That experience was one we shared the tale of, with others, for many a year.

Don't know about the coyote, didn't really care, after that!

Sanders · 04-18-2011, 06:12 PM

I found my old coyote call the other day. It doesn't have any finish left on it, and feels like it will leave splinters in my lips, but it still makes noise.

Desert Rat · 04-18-2011, 09:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 10 Bears

Used to go with a brother-in-law to call coyotes.
We were trying to get oine to come in decent range one day.
Seriously concentrating, on that suspicious critter.
All of a sudden, from over the top of the sagebrush, into our little hide away clearing, Mr. Bobcat landed, instantly realized it wasn't a crippled rabbit and bounded out, over the brush on the other side.

It happened so quick that we both just stared at the exit area, then looked at each other, with open eyes, "WOW!" was just about all that came out.

That experience was one we shared the tale of, with others, for many a year.

Don't know about the coyote, didn't really care, after that!

10B, I know of a couple guys who have called fox into their laps and been bitten.

Boris · 04-18-2011, 10:01 PM

Whitetail deer in november,some squirell in september,,I don't small game hunt in october (bow season),maybe some bird hunting ,another thread has really got me thinking I have to try it

cdhknives · 04-18-2011, 10:48 PM

Another year, another new state...Wyoming this year. Second season pronghorn near Laramie if the draw odds work for me. That's my big trip. Maybe I'll take some varmint ammo and try prairie dogs too.

If I get invites from vendors and such I'll add dove and whitetail to the mix, plus whatever comes from the usual dozen draws with TP&W.

Mostly I hunt paper...and fish.

Desert Rat · 04-19-2011, 06:21 AM

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Originally Posted by cdhknives

Another year, another new state...Wyoming this year. Second season pronghorn near Laramie if the draw odds work for me. That's my big trip. Maybe I'll take some varmint ammo and try prairie dogs too.

If I get invites from vendors and such I'll add dove and whitetail to the mix, plus whatever comes from the usual dozen draws with TP&W.

Mostly I hunt paper...and fish.

Laramie is pretty good area for Wyoming antelope, although the devils seem to everywhere except up in the mountains. But be warned, Wyoming is a state where a guy can severely strain his rifle barrel on long shots.

Huge areas where you can see forever...and so can the antelope.

They LOVE open space with maybe a spatter of low rolling hills.

I've got some aerial pic's I took of good sized antelope herds many miles west of Rock Springs where the country looks like it wouldn't support a population of lizards.

Anyhow I'm eager to follow your adventures up there.

Do you have a ranch to hunt on or just gonna chance it on public lands?

04-18-2011, 07:50 AM	#1
Desert Rat Junior Woodchuck Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 4,592	2011 Hunts Who plans on hunting what this year? When? Where?

04-18-2011, 08:48 AM	#3
ErikD Mzungu Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: In the land of socialist nepotism and corruption. Posts: 6,342	For me it'll be the usual stuff around home. The birds we hunt in the forest start in september, and moose in october. Before that though, I will do my best to trap and kill as many fox as possible. I've been invited to visit some friends abroad for some other stuff including buffalo in northern Australia, which wouldn't cost more than the airfare, but I will have to put that on hold for another year or so. __________________ ------------------------------------------- Cut along dotted line, discard top part.

04-18-2011, 12:45 PM	#6
Sanders Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 66,557	Muzzleloader mule deer and cow elk if I get drawn. Quail and dove in their seasons. Coyote, when the opportunity presents itself. __________________ "The truly dangerous man dresses inconspicuously and is soft- spoken. He walks away from most confrontations. The only time you learn that the truly dangerous man is mad at you is a split second before you die, for he never fights. He only kills. The truly dangerous man knows that fighting is what children do and killing is what men do." - Charley Reese 1986 3

04-18-2011, 05:05 PM	#9
RetVet Statistical Error Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Homeless Posts: 43,702	Deer/squirrel. Long pork if things collapse. __________________ ^^^ For entertainment purposes. Use only as directed. ^^^ III

04-18-2011, 10:01 PM	#13
Boris Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: N Michigan Posts: 11,036	Whitetail deer in november,some squirell in september,,I don't small game hunt in october (bow season),maybe some bird hunting ,another thread has really got me thinking I have to try it __________________ The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government - lest it come to dominate our lives and interests.” Patrick Henry

04-18-2011, 08:46 AM	#2
Rick in NY Resident Nuisance Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: NY Finger Lakes Posts: 718	Chucks all spring/summer/fall as I see them. Crows too. Whitetail this fall. Squirrels and coyotes as soon as the season gets here. Saving my pennies for a trip up in to Canada for a caribou hunt with my FIL and some friends. We're hoping to go fall of 2012.

04-18-2011, 09:31 AM	#4
10 Bears Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: E-Da-How Posts: 137,846	Reckon I'll just keep hunting the local Magpies and Crows. They seem to multiply, when I let off.

04-18-2011, 09:39 AM	#5
Hunter07 I'm a grumpy SOB Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Frostbite Falls, MN Posts: 10,530	Because of my job, I haven't done much hunting over the past 5 years or so (fall is our busiest time of year). I'm going to try to get out more this year though. My cousin said that I can come out to his ranch near Valentine NE and do some antelope hunting, so I'd like to give that a try. IIRC, he said the season for that is late Aug/early Sept. White tail deer in Nov. Will hunt them locally. Ring necked pheasant starting sometime around mid Oct and heard this year, the season will go through 'til the beginning of Feb. (in southern MN).

04-18-2011, 04:09 PM	#7
baboon slug Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Out by the lake in central Texas Posts: 18,338	Nothing planned, open to invites.

04-18-2011, 04:17 PM	#8
Desert Rat Junior Woodchuck Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 4,592	Erik, do you ever "call fox" or just trap them. I've had some wild and wooly times "calling fox" and I got damn good at it. Ditto for you, Rick. Do you call your coyotes and if so how? Or do you just take targets of opportunity?

04-18-2011, 06:12 PM	#11
Sanders Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 66,557	I found my old coyote call the other day. It doesn't have any finish left on it, and feels like it will leave splinters in my lips, but it still makes noise.

04-18-2011, 10:48 PM	#14
cdhknives S. Texas Redneck Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: South Texas Posts: 173	Another year, another new state...Wyoming this year. Second season pronghorn near Laramie if the draw odds work for me. That's my big trip. Maybe I'll take some varmint ammo and try prairie dogs too. If I get invites from vendors and such I'll add dove and whitetail to the mix, plus whatever comes from the usual dozen draws with TP&W. Mostly I hunt paper...and fish. __________________ I'd rather be a conservative nutjob than a liberal with no nuts and no job.