NatFoot Posted October 17, 2020 Posted October 17, 2020 I don't know how you guys hunt in stuff that thick. Watching Steve Rinella on MeatEater has been fantastic and given me a better idea of how it works. Awesome Netflix show if you like the outdoors, hunting and food.
norseman Posted October 17, 2020 Admin Posted October 17, 2020 6 hours ago, NatFoot said: I don't know how you guys hunt in stuff that thick. Watching Steve Rinella on MeatEater has been fantastic and given me a better idea of how it works. Awesome Netflix show if you like the outdoors, hunting and food. You glass in the more open stuff and use the thick stuff to hide your advance. Spot and stalk. Mule deer like the more open stuff. They use the thick stuff stuff as transitional areas between them. I stopped watching Steve after he almost got killed by that Moose. Dumb move. He pulls some rookie mistakes like Tred Barta did. He needs to learn patience.
Popular Post wiiawiwb Posted October 18, 2020 Popular Post Posted October 18, 2020 (edited) This morning I went to an area I go to on occasion that is a hair south of one of my favorite places. It has ponds, steep hills, and lots of wildlife. I was poking around areas that were wet and came upon one area where I saw a print. It was mostly submerged but had the classic footprint shape. I took several pictures of it which I've included below. As you will see, there is a lot of leaf litter this time year so prints are not as clearly defined as they would without leaves. I spent a fair amount of time trying to find other prints and think I may have seen another one but it had more compressed debris making print edges very difficult to discern. The first print I found looks fairly long but there being so much water I can't know for sure that it wasn't both a front and back bear print. Whatever it was, it was very interesting. Edited October 18, 2020 by wiiawiwb 1 7
Kiwakwe Posted October 19, 2020 Posted October 19, 2020 That is an interesting find @wiiawiwb looks like a beautiful area even without a track find. I was poking around in similar terrain yesterday, hemlocks too--I think I see those in your second pic-- and having similar thoughts about a thermal as I scanned the far side of the ponds and bogs--It sure would be helpful. The tamaracks are adding some nice color/texture to the wetlands.
BlackRockBigfoot Posted October 19, 2020 Posted October 19, 2020 @wiiawiwb That doesn't look like a double print from a bear at first glance. How deep was the print?
Popular Post Kiwakwe Posted October 19, 2020 Popular Post Posted October 19, 2020 (edited) Up a little ways N yesterday for some bog trotting in an area about centrally located between 2 sightings of very differently described creatures, tall, lanky reddish haired adult with shorter assumed juvenile crossing the road and a dark colored, stout individual sighted from a canoe as it stepped up onto a shoreline boulder. About 20 miles apart as the crow flies. Didn't see any BF sign but plenty of color and Northern Pitcher plant: walking old woods roads, giant lichen/moss covered glacial erratics back in here along with old bear tracks crossed a few streams on the way, this was the only misty one: Ran video a bit of the drive out for the hail mary road crossing... Edited October 19, 2020 by Kiwakwe 1 1 7
hiflier Posted October 20, 2020 Posted October 20, 2020 Good stuff there, K. The shot in the mist? Perfect Halloween setting for the Great Pumpkin
Kiwakwe Posted October 20, 2020 Posted October 20, 2020 3 minutes ago, hiflier said: Good stuff there, K. The shot in the mist? Perfect Halloween setting for the Great Pumpkin Or Pumpkinhead! I sat and watch for anything lurking around out there, It just seemed there SHOULD be.
wiiawiwb Posted October 20, 2020 Posted October 20, 2020 (edited) 9 hours ago, BlackRockBigfoot said: @wiiawiwb That doesn't look like a double print from a bear at first glance. How deep was the print? The footprint was pretty deep but that area was also very soft and extremely wet. The last picture of my post shows the heel area and it was pretty deep. If you click on that picture, you can also enlarge it. @Kiwakwe - Great pictures of a beautiful area. If offers ponds and dense forests both of which are what a sasquatch wants and needs. I particularly enjoyed your third picture as it is the type of terrain I enjoy being out in. Traveling down the road with your high beams on--it's always good to swing for the fences. Edited October 20, 2020 by wiiawiwb 1
BlackRockBigfoot Posted October 20, 2020 Posted October 20, 2020 17 hours ago, Kiwakwe said: Up a little ways N yesterday for some bog trotting in an area about centrally located between 2 sightings of very differently described creatures, tall, lanky reddish haired adult with shorter assumed juvenile crossing the road and a dark colored, stout individual sighted from a canoe as it stepped up onto a shoreline boulder. About 20 miles apart as the crow flies. Didn't see any BF sign but plenty of color and Northern Pitcher plant: walking old woods roads, giant lichen/moss covered glacial erratics back in here along with old bear tracks crossed a few streams on the way, this was the only misty one: Ran video a bit of the drive out for the hail mary road crossing... That last picture needs to be on a poster or something. 1
wiiawiwb Posted October 20, 2020 Posted October 20, 2020 (edited) His pictures taken are magnificent. I was going to say the 2nd and 3rd pictures are two I find captivating. The pictures bring you to a place where you think you are there. Good stuff. @Kiwakwe Were those pictures taken from a smartphone or camera? Edited October 20, 2020 by wiiawiwb
Kiwakwe Posted October 21, 2020 Posted October 21, 2020 2 hours ago, wiiawiwb said: @Kiwakwe Were those pictures taken from a smartphone or camera? They are from a Canon G15 shot raw, uploaded as edited jpgs obviously. I'm not crazy about what flickr does with the saturation levels--they are off a tad, I don't use the editor there-- something gets jumbled in the upload I guess. Glad you liked 'em. The G15 still doesn't have a sensor worthy of a Sasquatch but it's better than a phone!
hiflier Posted October 21, 2020 Posted October 21, 2020 11 minutes ago, Kiwakwe said: The G15 still doesn't have a sensor worthy of a Sasquatch but it's better than a phone! I'd love to pick one up even if just for its compact size. And yeah, better than a phone........except for that texting thing
Kiwakwe Posted October 21, 2020 Posted October 21, 2020 54 minutes ago, hiflier said: I'd love to pick one up even if just for its compact size. And yeah, better than a phone........except for that texting thing There are so many good little cameras out there now and with pretty incredible zooms and at least aps-c sensors. Of course they get as spendy as a decent dslr. The Canon G series that I've used starting with a 7? I think then a 12 and including the 15 have incredible battery life. Plenty robust--mag alloy bodies IIRC--they are metal. and dials/knobs for the important stuff, not waterproof though.....I still prefer to text the BF astrally because my flip phone is such a hassle.
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