The last few years there's have been some events in my life that triggered myself to go through depression (a few of you here know)..During that crappy time I went through the motions of doing what I loved such as hunting and fishing but the fire was not there...Long story short I'm doing good and things are better off now for myself and the ones involved.. I have also lost 46 pounds and got the fire back in me to do what I love to do..
Over a week ago My bro and I backpacked into the high country for the rifle opener.. We didn't pull the trigger but had a blast for 5 days up there.. I watched a forky and a 3 pt with several 4-6" cheaters at his bases feed 350 yards below our glassing spot for 20 minutes... I may regret not shooting him (after all it's CA) but I wanted to see what else that basin had to offer.. Anyway here's some pics of the trip..
One of several lakes we passed by..
A bear I glassed up and watched for a bit... Crappy pic it was close to 1/2 mile away..
Another Lake..
My bro found someone's stash in a drainage... From the exp. dates on some items it had been there for at least 8 years.
Another lake..
Catching lunch was easy..
Snow cave from run off..
Glassing a basin, My bro is looking at some deer and trying to see what they were before the clouds moved in on us..
This is the view from our camp, this lake was on the edge of a cliff..
Sunset..
Resting my feet..
Another lake..
We met a couple guys in there that packed in 2 days after we had been there.. I was worried that they were gonna hunt our area but they said they planned on it but since we were there they would give us space and hunt a different basin.. We herd them shoot one late morning and a few hours later they came back to camp with a bear...
That night they came and invited us over for Bear ribs and backstraps.. There was no grill so we cooked them on flat granite rocks...It worked fine and tasted great..
My bro, loaded up and packing out
I plan on heading back in in the next couple weeks
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The poster does not take any responsibility for any hurt or bad feelings. Reading threads poses inherent risks. The poster would like to remind readers to make sure they have a functional sense of humor before they visit any discussion board.
Over a week ago My bro and I backpacked into the high country for the rifle opener.. We didn't pull the trigger but had a blast for 5 days up there.. I watched a forky and a 3 pt with several 4-6" cheaters at his bases feed 350 yards below our glassing spot for 20 minutes... I may regret not shooting him (after all it's CA) but I wanted to see what else that basin had to offer.. Anyway here's some pics of the trip..
One of several lakes we passed by..
A bear I glassed up and watched for a bit... Crappy pic it was close to 1/2 mile away..
Another Lake..
My bro found someone's stash in a drainage... From the exp. dates on some items it had been there for at least 8 years.
Another lake..
Catching lunch was easy..
Snow cave from run off..
Glassing a basin, My bro is looking at some deer and trying to see what they were before the clouds moved in on us..
This is the view from our camp, this lake was on the edge of a cliff..
Sunset..
Resting my feet..
Another lake..
We met a couple guys in there that packed in 2 days after we had been there.. I was worried that they were gonna hunt our area but they said they planned on it but since we were there they would give us space and hunt a different basin.. We herd them shoot one late morning and a few hours later they came back to camp with a bear...
That night they came and invited us over for Bear ribs and backstraps.. There was no grill so we cooked them on flat granite rocks...It worked fine and tasted great..
My bro, loaded up and packing out
I plan on heading back in in the next couple weeks
Disclaimer:
The poster does not take any responsibility for any hurt or bad feelings. Reading threads poses inherent risks. The poster would like to remind readers to make sure they have a functional sense of humor before they visit any discussion board.
