Hi all. This is my third season hunting. My first two seasons were pretty good but this year I've been loading up the freezer.
Here are a few photos.
I like hunting geese. But this year my goose trip turned into a duck trip. What a riot. We go out by a small town in eastern alberta called Consort. My Dad has been goose hunting there for decades. It's a bit of a rough trip in that we camp and go over thanksgiving weekend so the weather can be pretty tough. That said it's always fun.
I started out my trip finding and getting three grouse. Had only been there for about an hour just on a scouting trip to see what water the birds were on and stumbled across these three beauties. Pulled out my Marlin .22 and neck shot all three. Got to love grouse. I usually bow hunt them and very rarely get to take all the birds in a flock. But with a bolt action .22. Seems no problem as they just waited their turn. Anyways here they are.
Did a bit more scouting the next morning and got permission for a nice little grain field that had a bit of goose and loads of duck activity. Got up early the next day set up and had flock after flock of mallards roll in.
Got 14 birds holy crap! So much fun shooting ducks!
Here are a few shots.
This is my view from our "blind" we usually just find a aspen stand and brush in. Set up the decoys about 40 yes away and call them in. It's kinda primitive compared to some of the newer approaches but I dig the idea of using natural cover. Finding a good place to shoot from building up some cover... I like it. Here are the birds. And a beer!
The camp including FOG, Double Tap and Shadow (actual names withheld to protect the innocent)
From here I went on a solo hunt to fill my Mule Doe tag. I hunt in SE Alberta about 45 min outside of a small town called Milk River. It's private land and I've had success there for all three seasons I've been hunting. It's a great place the deer grow up nice and tasty. If I ever draw a buck tag there are some pretty good genetics showing on the land I hunt. But until then I will have fun chasing , stalking, sneaking around honing my skills on these beautiful does. The first photo is my doe. The second is the view from where I shot her. I usually bow hunt here but since I drew a tag I figured I would let my Ruger Scout .308 start to pay for its self. My bow has payed for its self over and over.
What a beautiful doe. It was just over 2km to drag her back to the road. She boned out to a healthy 80 lbs of meat. I did the butchering my self. That's the exit hole you see here. I was down hill from her when I took the shot.
What an amazing place! It's about 8:30 am in this photo.
Since then I've just been hitting the local public lands for rabbit and grouse. I got one more grouse(no photo) and a few nice little Hare. Here are the bunnies. First photo is one hare and my Marlin. Same one I used for the grouse. Second is my latest hare from last week. I think these are snow shoe but could be wrong, if any one can confirm or otherwise that would be cool.
The rope is how I tie them to my pack.
I'm not done yet. I can still hunt grouse till Jan15 which I will go out a few more times and I always have my eye out for rabbits.
A bit about me... I've been shooting for about 20 yrs, never really had the inclination to hunt till I took up archery. I live in Calgary and I make my living as an artist.
Feel free to list your questions below and your concerns on someone else's thread. Lol
Here are a few photos.
I like hunting geese. But this year my goose trip turned into a duck trip. What a riot. We go out by a small town in eastern alberta called Consort. My Dad has been goose hunting there for decades. It's a bit of a rough trip in that we camp and go over thanksgiving weekend so the weather can be pretty tough. That said it's always fun.
I started out my trip finding and getting three grouse. Had only been there for about an hour just on a scouting trip to see what water the birds were on and stumbled across these three beauties. Pulled out my Marlin .22 and neck shot all three. Got to love grouse. I usually bow hunt them and very rarely get to take all the birds in a flock. But with a bolt action .22. Seems no problem as they just waited their turn. Anyways here they are.
Did a bit more scouting the next morning and got permission for a nice little grain field that had a bit of goose and loads of duck activity. Got up early the next day set up and had flock after flock of mallards roll in.
Got 14 birds holy crap! So much fun shooting ducks!
Here are a few shots.
This is my view from our "blind" we usually just find a aspen stand and brush in. Set up the decoys about 40 yes away and call them in. It's kinda primitive compared to some of the newer approaches but I dig the idea of using natural cover. Finding a good place to shoot from building up some cover... I like it. Here are the birds. And a beer!
The camp including FOG, Double Tap and Shadow (actual names withheld to protect the innocent)
From here I went on a solo hunt to fill my Mule Doe tag. I hunt in SE Alberta about 45 min outside of a small town called Milk River. It's private land and I've had success there for all three seasons I've been hunting. It's a great place the deer grow up nice and tasty. If I ever draw a buck tag there are some pretty good genetics showing on the land I hunt. But until then I will have fun chasing , stalking, sneaking around honing my skills on these beautiful does. The first photo is my doe. The second is the view from where I shot her. I usually bow hunt here but since I drew a tag I figured I would let my Ruger Scout .308 start to pay for its self. My bow has payed for its self over and over.
What a beautiful doe. It was just over 2km to drag her back to the road. She boned out to a healthy 80 lbs of meat. I did the butchering my self. That's the exit hole you see here. I was down hill from her when I took the shot.
What an amazing place! It's about 8:30 am in this photo.
Since then I've just been hitting the local public lands for rabbit and grouse. I got one more grouse(no photo) and a few nice little Hare. Here are the bunnies. First photo is one hare and my Marlin. Same one I used for the grouse. Second is my latest hare from last week. I think these are snow shoe but could be wrong, if any one can confirm or otherwise that would be cool.
The rope is how I tie them to my pack.
I'm not done yet. I can still hunt grouse till Jan15 which I will go out a few more times and I always have my eye out for rabbits.
A bit about me... I've been shooting for about 20 yrs, never really had the inclination to hunt till I took up archery. I live in Calgary and I make my living as an artist.
Feel free to list your questions below and your concerns on someone else's thread. Lol
