Monday, November 29, 2010

Hunting Douglas 11/28/2010 -- no pics

Went out yesterday in falling snow...I walked down to McDonough and then started climbing as the muskegs below that area are really brushy (plus I wanted to do some tracking and the stuff down below was melting quick)...got up there, started on a set of tracks and followed them for a while.  Jumped a rabbit while I was tracking, though I quickly lost it as it was white on white...I lost the deer after it joined up with a smaller one and they went over a cliff.  Then I started on another set of tracks.  Followed those for about 5 minutes before I saw the ass end of a doe as she turned around and ran uphill...I guess I could've had a shot had I already had that spot in my crosshairs with the safety off and caught her as she lunged uphill, but I really doubt it.  Then I followed another set that went pretty much straight up into the alpine.  I smelled it, but I never saw it...I ended up like 100 feet from the top.  Really exhausting stuff....On the plus side, I did see a ptarmigan up there.  I definitely learned about hunting in the snow -- wear your impermeable rain gear.  Each piece of snow that fell on me or brushed up against me soaked into my rain gear.   I was completely soaked when I got out to the beach...

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