....Saskatoon Truck Hunting...post 20 update...

VanIsleCam said:
Rumours of my demise, sinking ferries and piss taking with an empty thread are false.

I flew out to Saskatoon short notice Friday as my brother had a day to fill his whitetail tag. So this morning, up at 6:00am and we were on the road heading towards Hanley at 7:00am Rolled into the town around first light.

In the space of 4 hours, we saw 15 whitetails (mixed), two muley does, a monster muley buck (biggest deer I have ever seen), two owls, two big ass hares and one coyote (who survived the encounter). Bro wanted a doe or a spiker and the spiker we caught up with promptly put a good 500 meters between us and him. We headed up to the bush where he disappeared and I gamely beat the push for the lord of the manor. Did manage to push spiker out but milord didnot get a chance to shoot.

So we drove around for another couple hours spotting deer mostly too far away or on the other side of the South Saskatchewan River. But, at 12:30ish we caught up with a doe and buck pair. The buck booked it, the doe stayed and the hunt was over.

Now, this is my first experience hunting in Saskatchewan and it was fun but wow - too easy! You drive around in your truck, all nice and warm, looking into dead flat fields with 5kms visibility, choose your target and home for tea. No sitting in a blind getting pissed on, or pushing through deadfall with fickle little deer midgets darting around you in the bush. You prairie guys are lucky.

Regards,

VIC
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Truck hunting is like picking up the town skank at the bar; sure it’s easy, buuuuuut...
 
VanIsleCam said:
Now, this is my first experience hunting in Saskatchewan and it was fun but wow - too easy! You drive around in your truck, all nice and warm, looking into dead flat fields with 5kms visibility, choose your target and home for tea. No sitting in a blind getting pissed on, or pushing through deadfall with fickle little deer midgets darting around you in the bush. You prairie guys are lucky.

Regards,

VIC
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That sounds REALLY REALLY #### way to hunt Shoot Deer... Just MY opinion though.

always cool to experience other ways, atleast it gives you more idea about what it is you enjoy when it comes to hunting the deers
 
Truck hunting. In this area it's reserved for lazy hunters, elderly hunters, and "it's the last day of season and I sat in the blind, in the shack, pushed push and I haven't got anything yet" hunters. I'm always the last kind.

You can spot a seasoned truck hunter at the gun shop. They won't buy anything unless it has a detachable mag. Why does it need a mag? So the DNRs won't catch you with a loaded rifle in your truck.
 
IronCanadian said:
My understanding is nothing get's deleted, we just have to stop posting in it until it fades away into the depths... oops!
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You've got to go to the mods/admin with a REAL good reason to have a thread nuked. I did, several years ago but I don't think I've seen it happen very often. And I'm an Old Stock CGNer.
 
BeaverMeat said:
Truck hunting. In this area it's reserved for lazy hunters, elderly hunters,

You can spot a seasoned truck hunter at the gun shop. They won't buy anything unless it has a detachable mag. Why does it need a mag? So the DNRs won't catch you with a loaded rifle in your truck.
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Sums up my thoughts as well. I tried this truck hunting once for a few days back when I was getting into hunting. I then decided it wasn't for me and set up a blind to freeze my butt off for endless amounts of time.
 
hometownhero said:
Sums up my thoughts as well. I tried this truck hunting once for a few days back when I was getting into hunting. I then decided it wasn't for me and set up a blind to freeze my butt off for endless amounts of time.
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bein out in nature is huge part of the hunt! without doubt
 
BeaverMeat said:
Truck hunting. In this area it's reserved for lazy hunters, elderly hunters, and "it's the last day of season and I sat in the blind, in the shack, pushed push and I haven't got anything yet" hunters. I'm always the last kind.

You can spot a seasoned truck hunter at the gun shop. They won't buy anything unless it has a detachable mag. Why does it need a mag? So the DNRs won't catch you with a loaded rifle in your truck.
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I would also add those of us with less than stellar health. I would rather road hunt then not be able to get out much at all.
 
VanIsleCam said:
Rumours of my demise, sinking ferries and piss taking with an empty thread are false.

I flew out to Saskatoon short notice Friday as my brother had a day to fill his whitetail tag. So this morning, up at 6:00am and we were on the road heading towards Hanley at 7:00am Rolled into the town around first light.

In the space of 4 hours, we saw 15 whitetails (mixed), two muley does, a monster muley buck (biggest deer I have ever seen), two owls, two big ass hares and one coyote (who survived the encounter). Bro wanted a doe or a spiker and the spiker we caught up with promptly put a good 500 meters between us and him. We headed up to the bush where he disappeared and I gamely beat the push for the lord of the manor. Did manage to push spiker out but milord didnot get a chance to shoot.

So we drove around for another couple hours spotting deer mostly too far away or on the other side of the South Saskatchewan River. But, at 12:30ish we caught up with a doe and buck pair. The buck booked it, the doe stayed and the hunt was over.

Now, this is my first experience hunting in Saskatchewan and it was fun but wow - too easy! You drive around in your truck, all nice and warm, looking into dead flat fields with 5kms visibility, choose your target and home for tea. No sitting in a blind getting pissed on, or pushing through deadfall with fickle little deer midgets darting around you in the bush. You prairie guys are lucky.

Regards,

VIC
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There are other ways. I spent half of Friday afoot in an area that would be hard going for an ATV, which I don't have anyway (only saw wrongtail deer.) You can drive around in open ground that allows you see a long way, but the deer can see you, too, and they can escape straight across country while you try to follow them on grids which is pretty pointless since if you do get close enough (you think) they can disappear while you try to get out of the truck. I like to park out of sight and stalk them. Then the many failures are at least good exercise.


(And then I spent half of Saturday in a recliner with infrared on my bloated knee.)
 
ljones said:
Yup bullet through the radiator. It bled out antifreeze... it's hubcaps are a hangin on the wall :p
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How about we start a thread showing pictures of bullet holes in trucks?

A friend of mine (not me, honest!) threw his loaded rifle onto the bench seat of his truck, something snagged the trigger and fired a shot thru the other door.
 
VanIsleCam said:
Rumours of my demise, sinking ferries and piss taking with an empty thread are false.

I flew out to Saskatoon short notice Friday as my brother had a day to fill his whitetail tag. So this morning, up at 6:00am and we were on the road heading towards Hanley at 7:00am Rolled into the town around first light.

In the space of 4 hours, we saw 15 whitetails (mixed), two muley does, a monster muley buck (biggest deer I have ever seen), two owls, two big ass hares and one coyote (who survived the encounter). Bro wanted a doe or a spiker and the spiker we caught up with promptly put a good 500 meters between us and him. We headed up to the bush where he disappeared and I gamely beat the push for the lord of the manor. Did manage to push spiker out but milord didnot get a chance to shoot.

So we drove around for another couple hours spotting deer mostly too far away or on the other side of the South Saskatchewan River. But, at 12:30ish we caught up with a doe and buck pair. The buck booked it, the doe stayed and the hunt was over.

Now, this is my first experience hunting in Saskatchewan and it was fun but wow - too easy! You drive around in your truck, all nice and warm, looking into dead flat fields with 5kms visibility, choose your target and home for tea. No sitting in a blind getting pissed on, or pushing through deadfall with fickle little deer midgets darting around you in the bush. You prairie guys are lucky.

Regards,

VIC
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Couldn't agree more, and well said, same experience for me more or less, we got this guy right around the end of the day, this was my first hunt here and for whitetail in must be at least 20yrs. BIG kudos though to the guys that took me, outstanding troops and I couldn't have done it without them :)

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Robert Nicholson said:
How about we start a thread showing pictures of bullet holes in trucks?

A friend of mine (not me, honest!) threw his loaded rifle onto the bench seat of his truck, something snagged the trigger and fired a shot thru the other door.
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My friend was pulling a loaded .22 out of his car when the trigger snagged on the seat and put a whole through both of his thighs.
 
VanIsleCam said:
Rumours of my demise, sinking ferries and piss taking with an empty thread are false.

I flew out to Saskatoon short notice Friday as my brother had a day to fill his whitetail tag. So this morning, up at 6:00am and we were on the road heading towards Hanley at 7:00am Rolled into the town around first light.

In the space of 4 hours, we saw 15 whitetails (mixed), two muley does, a monster muley buck (biggest deer I have ever seen), two owls, two big ass hares and one coyote (who survived the encounter). Bro wanted a doe or a spiker and the spiker we caught up with promptly put a good 500 meters between us and him. We headed up to the bush where he disappeared and I gamely beat the push for the lord of the manor. Did manage to push spiker out but milord didnot get a chance to shoot.

So we drove around for another couple hours spotting deer mostly too far away or on the other side of the South Saskatchewan River. But, at 12:30ish we caught up with a doe and buck pair. The buck booked it, the doe stayed and the hunt was over.

Now, this is my first experience hunting in Saskatchewan and it was fun but wow - too easy! You drive around in your truck, all nice and warm, looking into dead flat fields with 5kms visibility, choose your target and home for tea. No sitting in a blind getting pissed on, or pushing through deadfall with fickle little deer midgets darting around you in the bush. You prairie guys are lucky.

Regards,

VIC
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Why are you getting pissed on, and by what?

Around here, Whitetail tend to inhabit farm land, you need to do a bit of driving to locate them, usually in old farm yards or shelter belts. Mule deer tend to be found in slightly rougher country, they like the river valleys, badlands, and brushy draws. By far the best way to hunt them is spot and stalk or still hunting. I probably put 200 miles on my hunting boots this fall while hunting mulies during October/November.

I’ve never had the patience to sit in a blind or tree stand. I love stalking Mule deer in the hills.
 
coyoteking said:
Why are you getting pissed on, and by what?

Around here, Whitetail tend to inhabit farm land, you need to do a bit of driving to locate them, usually in old farm yards or shelter belts. Mule deer tend to be found in slightly rougher country, they like the river valleys, badlands, and brushy draws. By far the best way to hunt them is spot and stalk or still hunting. I probably put 200 miles on my hunting boots this fall while hunting mulies during October/November.

I’ve never had the patience to sit in a blind or tree stand. I love stalking Mule deer in the hills.
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Farmland around here is pretty much fields with fence rows/tree lines dividing fields with bush lots ranging from a few acres to a couple hundred acres scattered about. It's just wide open fields out where you are so it's not practical to walk in search of deer?
 
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