I think I need to hunt a little farther north, and get away from the "whitetail holocaust" here in the southern part of the state!
scpictaker Goldmember  1,389 posts Likes: 11 Joined Feb 2009 Location: Edgerton Wis More info | Dec 20, 2009 14:28 | #211 I think I need to hunt a little farther north, and get away from the "whitetail holocaust" here in the southern part of the state! My Flickr
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netio Member 37 posts Joined Nov 2009 Location: Toronto,Canada More info | Dec 20, 2009 14:37 | #212 Great shots Boney!
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Hntr Member 48 posts Joined Feb 2009 Location: central Wisconsin More info | Dec 20, 2009 22:47 | #213 boneywhitefoot wrote in post #9233262  Queenstown sounds a little closer  we spend quiet a bit of time doing photographic tours around Queenstown,its a fantastic place for photography. Yeah, it's very beautiful area, he's sent me a few photos over the years. I guess the mountains are right there. And a hunter's paradise, no bag limits. http://www.vimeo.com/user2334667
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boneywhitefoot Member 39 posts Joined Oct 2009 More info | I dont know if we can get away with this but here is part one of a three part story of a hunt we had for some old farts that belong to a hunting forum of which Im a head mod for.  Bruce took over the driving duties and we made Tekapo in good time and settled into Headcases place ,while I remained drinkless the others had a few and plans were drawn up for an early start on the morrow , sleep came and went far to fast and Trout lead the way up the lake, lights flashing all over Gods creation, always on the prowl is that Trout boy. Many stops revealed a few Tarz were in residence and we made the hut in good spirits confident of some good results in the coming week. have a sqizz on the way in.  looking cold but fine .  Norwest wasted no time in getting into watching mode.  Brian, Bruce C and I had a cunning plan and we returned early arvo to a spot where we had spied a few banditos on the way up and climbed what turned out to be the hardest climb for the entire week. Bruce split from us, determined to kill a few of these wholly goats on his own, Brian and I climbed and then when we had run out of breathe we climbed a whole freakin lot more.The sun was in full swing but the freezing wind cut through us like a knife and any and all spare clothes were downed and we waited for the James gang to emerge for the hole in the wall. We didn't have to wait long before I spied about a dozen bandits occupying a sheer face 800 meters away, some lying on flattish rocky outcrops while other using their suction cup fed off an unbelievably sheer cliff face below the sleeping ones. Time was marching on and having radio contact with the Brucey. We learned from him that he could see a few likely candidates and that should they move into a spot where he could retrieve their lifeless bodies he was going to indeed give them the bad news. It had become plain to us that the James gang high up in their hideout had no idea that time was running out for us down below and there was no way we could get into them and retrieve any meat so I followed Brian in a sidle action across the mountain side away from them seeking new targets by climbing into and out of the steep guts and across wide shingle slides with rugby size rocks. once while terminating yet another update from Brucey I caught fast departing indians out of the corner of my eye, bugger I thought, I should have kept a better eye out in these badlands for the outlaws instead of talking to sheriff Brucey on the personal communicator. It wasn't long though, before I says to Brian...is that tarzs up there?, yep comes the reply and plans for their immediate demise were formed in double quick time and the firing commenced. Brian puts his new spotting scope to good use  veiws up the valley  and down  Brucey had already collected the bounty from a couple of outlaws and we sent him more business around the face and up the hillside toward him, he took all comers and at the end of it all a few more mountain herbs and hebies will live through the summer uneaten. What happened next is beyond me, things looked pretty straight forward when the loud bangs started, but now a huge nasty rock face stood between us and our wooly load of protein. We recovered a couple of kilos of tarz matter, but giving in to the fear of common sense that spoke loudly of broken necks and busted scopes and made our way downwards into the gloom of early darkness leaving a few bodies unclaimed behind. Brian takes the backsteaks off a tarz that had to have the worst case of sunburn Ive seen.  Rocks the size of an average British bull dog threatened to tear the ligaments and snap ankles made traveling slow and frustrating and it took hours to work our way down to the wagon. At one stage I picked up in the gloom ...Im dying, Im dying, now Brian is one of the hardest, insensitive bastards I know, but over heating due to too many clothes on, turns him into a bit of a girlie. Re kitted and cooled down Brian led the way to the truck to meet up with Brucey and back to the hut for a great feed and prepare for the next day. the following day was a biggie with Norwest scoring his first 4 wooly goats and a bit more protein retrieved from off the hill. part two to come.
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Hntr Member 48 posts Joined Feb 2009 Location: central Wisconsin More info | Dec 21, 2009 09:51 | #215 scpictaker wrote in post #9233759 I think I need to hunt a little farther north, and get away from the "whitetail holocaust" here in the southern part of the state! LOL, whitetails are plentiful up here in the center part of the state, not as much as they were a few years ago, but I'm sure the DNR will take care of that soon. http://www.vimeo.com/user2334667
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sjlund Senior Member 568 posts Joined Mar 2007 Location: Northern Minnesota More info | Dec 21, 2009 10:10 | #216 Hntr wrote in post #9238435 LOL, whitetails are plentiful up here in the center part of the state, not as much as they were a few years ago, but I'm sure the DNR will take care of that soon.  I feel your pain here in Minnesota! The DNR has stated that deer levels are at or near target numbers. Apparently the DNR's goal is for deer hunters to see zero deer on stand all year. Within just the last 3-4 years it's gone from boom to bust - I think all the bonus doe tags finally caught up with them.
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Hntr Member 48 posts Joined Feb 2009 Location: central Wisconsin More info | Dec 21, 2009 10:15 | #217 Good story boney! Now, is Norwest scoping the terrain from a cast iron tub? Did you survive the crossing of Cook's Strait without heaving your cookies? http://www.vimeo.com/user2334667
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boneywhitefoot Member 39 posts Joined Oct 2009 More info | I was so tired it was 3am when we left wellington I crashed out and didnt wake till we made the other Island.
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Michael_B Senior Member  817 posts Joined Sep 2009 More info | Dec 21, 2009 14:14 | #219 Man that pic confirms what I was thinking..thats a massive drop tine on the right main beam. Surprised he isn't nocturnal...well nevermind, if the rut is on he hasn't slept in days.. My Gallery
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Dec 21, 2009 17:24 | #220 sjlund wrote in post #9238530 I feel your pain here in Minnesota! The DNR has stated that deer levels are at or near target numbers. Apparently the DNR's goal is for deer hunters to see zero deer on stand all year. Within just the last 3-4 years it's gone from boom to bust - I think all the bonus doe tags finally caught up with them. Same here in south central PA. Four to five years ago you saw numerous deer every day. This year, the first two days of hunting season, and several days days we spent in the woods during the remaining two weeks, we saw maybe a total of 3 deer!!! They need to stop having doe season the entire 2 weeks of antlered season. Sharon
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sjlund Senior Member 568 posts Joined Mar 2007 Location: Northern Minnesota More info | Dec 22, 2009 08:19 | #221 sharod wrote in post #9240839 They need to stop having doe season the entire 2 weeks of antlered season. It was even worse here - you could take up to FIVE deer, four being antlerless only. That will drop the population pretty dramatically. I don't doubt that we'll be back to drawing for doe tags in a few years, thus increasing young buck harvest and putting us back into the times when the biggest buck you saw all year was a fork horn.
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Hntr Member 48 posts Joined Feb 2009 Location: central Wisconsin More info | Dec 22, 2009 18:26 | #222 sjlund wrote in post #9238530 I feel your pain here in Minnesota! The DNR has stated that deer levels are at or near target numbers. Apparently the DNR's goal is for deer hunters to see zero deer on stand all year. Within just the last 3-4 years it's gone from boom to bust - I think all the bonus doe tags finally caught up with them. LOL, that's where it at here in most of Wisconsin, zero deer, the deer harvest was down by 29%. The last day of the season I hunted with a group of five friends, none of them got a deer this year. Now all we need is a hard winter to decimate the herd even further. http://www.vimeo.com/user2334667
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Hntr Member 48 posts Joined Feb 2009 Location: central Wisconsin More info | Dec 22, 2009 18:30 | #223 xs5875 wrote in post #9239834 Man that pic confirms what I was thinking..thats a massive drop tine on the right main beam. Surprised he isn't nocturnal...well nevermind, if the rut is on he hasn't slept in days.. I think he went back to being nocturnal when he heard the first shot. http://www.vimeo.com/user2334667
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Hntr Member 48 posts Joined Feb 2009 Location: central Wisconsin More info | Dec 22, 2009 18:43 | #224 Here's a couple more shots that show the drop tine a little better.
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scpictaker Goldmember 1,389 posts Likes: 11 Joined Feb 2009 Location: Edgerton Wis More info | Dec 22, 2009 19:58 | #225 Not to turn this into a huntin forum, but it is all controlled by the insurance companies. The more deer there is, the more car vs. deer hits there is, = more money coming out of insurance companies pockets. Funny the CWD area is in the most populated part of the state. Throw some wolves in on top of that and poof.......no more deer. Hntr wrote in post #9247675 LOL, that's where it at here in most of Wisconsin, zero deer, the deer harvest was down by 29%. The last day of the season I hunted with a group of five friends, none of them got a deer this year. Now all we need is a hard winter to decimate the herd even further. My Flickr
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