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Each year we hope a little luck will help us draw a tag. Then comes the anticipation to hear bugles echoing across the mountains in the fall and to chase rutting bucks in January. For some of us hunting has become a way of life. It's the time spent with friends and family. It's the passing on of the hunting tradition to the young ones. For some its a great adventure to just get away from it all and hit the back country solo. Well, for me it has become a year long passion and what better time of the year to blow off some of that pre-season steam than spring?! Spring brings that time of year when the elk and deer drop their horns. Over the years my anticipation has grown for shed season just as much as the fall hunting season; if not more in some regards. It's the perfect excuse to wander around the hills like a hound dog with a broken scent. Some of us like to drive around. Others like to take their good ol' horses out for a ride, but for me I like the feeling of putting some serious mileage on my boots. I like it enough that I blew out a pair of Danner's looking for sheds this spring. Most of all I think it's the peace that I find in the views I encounter, the wildlife I get to see and the things I get to think about out there in the wild places of our great country that we are so fortunate to live in.
The other great aspect of shed season is that you get to harvest as many sets of horns as you can find! Well, I must say my 2009 shed season turned out to be one of the best shed seasons with some beautiful match sets including my favorite shed; which is actually the smallest I've ever seen. My shed hunt had all the excitement you could ask for. On my first day out I managed to find a large shed half submerged in a tank while on my way to a camp spot. It was friday night and I couldn't get a wink of sleep not knowing whether or not I would find the other side in the morning or if someone else would roll in for the weekend and find it. Then I had moments where I would reach pure exhaustion and defeat only to be rewarded with another big shed or match set! Sometimes I only found one side of a big bull guessing someone else had found the other side...or maybe the bull had a broken main beam? Whatever the case I had a great time out there and I hope that someone does find those other sides and gets to feel that same satisfaction that I was blessed to experience. The good news is that its April and turkey season has arrived so who knows what else I might find on through the hunting season in the fall which can also bring a little luck to find some more sheds! In the end It's all about getting out and having a little fun no matter how big or little the horns you find are. True memories and adventure come with the appreciation and understanding of the wild places!
Here's a variety of pics I wanted to share with my fellow hunters. Hope you enjoy them and goodluck with all of your hunting adventures!
JFW Certified Guide
Kevin Jaramillo
http://www.newmexicobiggamehunting.com/
Each year we hope a little luck will help us draw a tag. Then comes the anticipation to hear bugles echoing across the mountains in the fall and to chase rutting bucks in January. For some of us hunting has become a way of life. It's the time spent with friends and family. It's the passing on of the hunting tradition to the young ones. For some its a great adventure to just get away from it all and hit the back country solo. Well, for me it has become a year long passion and what better time of the year to blow off some of that pre-season steam than spring?! Spring brings that time of year when the elk and deer drop their horns. Over the years my anticipation has grown for shed season just as much as the fall hunting season; if not more in some regards. It's the perfect excuse to wander around the hills like a hound dog with a broken scent. Some of us like to drive around. Others like to take their good ol' horses out for a ride, but for me I like the feeling of putting some serious mileage on my boots. I like it enough that I blew out a pair of Danner's looking for sheds this spring. Most of all I think it's the peace that I find in the views I encounter, the wildlife I get to see and the things I get to think about out there in the wild places of our great country that we are so fortunate to live in.
The other great aspect of shed season is that you get to harvest as many sets of horns as you can find! Well, I must say my 2009 shed season turned out to be one of the best shed seasons with some beautiful match sets including my favorite shed; which is actually the smallest I've ever seen. My shed hunt had all the excitement you could ask for. On my first day out I managed to find a large shed half submerged in a tank while on my way to a camp spot. It was friday night and I couldn't get a wink of sleep not knowing whether or not I would find the other side in the morning or if someone else would roll in for the weekend and find it. Then I had moments where I would reach pure exhaustion and defeat only to be rewarded with another big shed or match set! Sometimes I only found one side of a big bull guessing someone else had found the other side...or maybe the bull had a broken main beam? Whatever the case I had a great time out there and I hope that someone does find those other sides and gets to feel that same satisfaction that I was blessed to experience. The good news is that its April and turkey season has arrived so who knows what else I might find on through the hunting season in the fall which can also bring a little luck to find some more sheds! In the end It's all about getting out and having a little fun no matter how big or little the horns you find are. True memories and adventure come with the appreciation and understanding of the wild places!
Here's a variety of pics I wanted to share with my fellow hunters. Hope you enjoy them and goodluck with all of your hunting adventures!
JFW Certified Guide
Kevin Jaramillo
http://www.newmexicobiggamehunting.com/
