2020 deer season

[72c20customcamper]

Originally Posted by 1976gmc20

One time camping up in the Little Snowies, I was meandering along the edge of the timber and a bunch of elk walked right by me just a few feet away. These were wild elk, not protected national park elk.

Bear are fun, too. They can't see you unless you move

We have black bear here they like our bird feeders

[57taskforce]

Originally Posted by 68bowtie

I appreciate that. I pretty much only deer hunt, but I've been collecting points in CO for elk. I think I have around 13 now. One of these years I'll find out for myself!

When your ready to go take your time planning the trip, if your looking for a guided hunt hit me up when the time comes, I work with a few guys who guide here in New Mexico, but know some of the better guides in Colorado. I’m only 14 miles south of the Colorado line.

Dad lives up on top of the Blue ridge in Northwest Va. he gets black bears up there all the time. They are fun to watch from a distance, for some reason they almost seem human to me when they are playing or eating.

[1976gmc20]

I used to sneak up on black bears just for the fun of it

[68C15]

Got my rifle buck on Black Friday. I named him "Terminator" because he didn't want to die. He had to be the meanest, strongest buck this side of the Mighty Mo. land owner behind where I was said he saw my deer toss another buck 10' then saunter off to service the does. From 118 yards I hit him in the lungs with my .270, saw the hit and he just shuddered. I hit him again and he slowly walked 30 yards then sat down. He kept his head up looking for a cause of the pain. Grabbed my .44 mag revolver and walked towards him. He got up and walked away as if to say "I don't like you so I'm going elsewhere". I watched him walk 150 yards into the slough. After 20 minutes I went looking for him with my rifle. I saw blood on grass at entrance and he was 10 yards in. He went to get up again so I shor him in the back of the head. He STILL got up and walked away! He took a turn then laid down so I shot him in side of head to end his misery. Got him home, skinned him and found both shots through lungs. I have yet to clean and mount skull.

This is a deer I will never forget. It took 3 of us to toss his gutless body into my Trailblazer. The meat is the best I've ever had. Hardly any fat under skin and none in meat. I got 10# from his neck alone. Backstraps about 6" wide. Rack wasn't real (18") wide but 4 strong points on one side and 3 1/2 on other

[1976gmc20]

Usually it's a doe that doesn't want to die like that.

One time I shot a little whitetail buck at about 50 yards. He took off and ran and then jumped into a big spreading juniper tree and died. I had to crawl in there on my hands and knees and pull him out by the rear hooves. It's amazing how they can run with no lungs and heart.

[57taskforce]

That’s truth, my brother in law shot a monster bull elk a few years ago, several hundred yards from the only watering hole around. Double lung shot... yep he went all the way to the water and died half submerged. Just wonderful.