Wild fire

I woke up yesterday to a house full of smoke. A lightning strike started a fire a couple miles away. Didn't worry me too much until I discovered the ranches that I just got permission to hunt elk were in the path. I got home from work this morn to find my archery elk season went up in smoke. Now I have a special archery tag and nowhere to hunt.

  Oh, man, that really sucks!!  Sorry to hear that!
   I know it ain't no consolation, but at least the fire was caused by Nature, not by some idiot like the LA wildfire that killed 2 firemen.

Jeff

I heard that, that little storm came thru and started 4 fires in the area. I guess they will have this one contained in 2 or 3 days, so they say.
Back to the old public ground and stand on the fence to watch the elk on the private ground.

I found out that the info I got on the ranches may be wrong. Have to take a ride and find out. If I'm lucky maybe all the elk will be pushed onto the property. I can only hope. Ussually things don't work out that good for me. There will probably be 200 head on the ranch and they won't let me hunt for fear of a fire getting started. Ranchers are a little nervous around here durring fire season.

Rik we drove though yesterday and seen the fire on are way to Michigan at about 3:30.

They pretty much have it under control now. I went and glassed the hills that I could see from the road but no elk on the ranches.

rik hows the hunting going.It's kill me not to be out there hunting.A week from next weekend I'll be in the mountain.

Hunting has been a roller coaster ride so far. Check out my post on the whitetail thread.

  Rik,
   Keeping my fingers crossed that your hunt still gets off...

Jeff

Thanx Shadow. I went back out to hang a stand in the tree I sat in last nite. The whole time I was listening for the crows to tell me where it was but apparently they couldn't find him either. I wondered around for another hour looking for it but no luck. What I did find was alot of elk sign in that section just south of my stand. Gonna have to do some more exploring and find some more stand locations. I did find a few possibility's. Something good out of it.

  Glad to hear that you may get a chance at that elk after all!!  Hang in there!!

Jeff

I think I have a pretty good shot at an elk. Talking to the landowner and she said they had, I ferget now, I think she said 14 different bulls hanging out on their property. Not that I really care. If I get a shot at a cow I'll take it. I just hope a bull shows first.