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Title: Cali Fog
Post by: FerretWYO on September 03, 2011, 11:44:00 AM

Well since elk season opened a few days ago and Uncle Sam has me hanging out in Cali until late in the month. I figured one might as well make the best of the trip.

This is some Beautiful country. This particular location has some steep steep steep terrain.

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If you follow this draw all the way down and to the left side of the frame that is where this story will continue.

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Pardon my bad photography My cammera and I are having a disagreement. So a lot of these are cell phone pictures.

Title: Re: Cali Fog
Post by: SL on September 03, 2011, 11:46:00 AM

Cool pictures!
where is the first taken from?

Title: Re: Cali Fog
Post by: FerretWYO on September 03, 2011, 12:16:00 PM

The game here is plentiful. If coyotes were not more or less safe here I would never get a chance to hunt anything else. There has not been a day yet I have seen less than five.
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I have been wondering since I got here why the good bucks were hard to find. Then I saw this and thought that explains everything.
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I guess this guy did not get his wings yet. This is right after I got busted at 27 yards by trying to rush things a little to much.
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There are plenty of these around too. This is my best one so far.
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Really though I wanted to kill a pig. I passed several the first week I was here. Not thinking that the deer season would really mess up the pig hunting. Well it did. I went from seeing 8 to 10 a day to one if I was lucky. So last nights I decided no more passing and at the very bottom of a canyon(the picture from above). I was able to get this piggy.
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Interesting part of this is a rifle hunter acctually found this pig. It was an area I have been seeing a lot of action and sing in. When I approached it there was a rifle hunter at the edge glassing the bottom. Not wanting to mess up his hunt as he was there before me I made a loop and stopped to speak with him. He showed me the pig he had spotted and said he was not wanting to carry a pig out of a canyon today but he woudl stay and watch it for me if I wanted to make a stalk. He watched the whole thing unfold. When I got back to my truck he was there waiting for me. He was more than impressed with the taking of a pig with a recurve. I gave him my number and offered to help him drag a deer any day.

Title: Re: Cali Fog
Post by: Ray_G on September 03, 2011, 12:44:00 PM

Randy,

Wow ... California deer drink Red Bull?    :thumbsup:   Hunters are hunters and it was cool of the guy to let you go after the pig.  Good on you for offering to drag for him.

Title: Re: Cali Fog
Post by: Jesse Minish on September 03, 2011, 12:50:00 PM

Nice! California has some beautiful country for sure. Congrats

Title: Re: Cali Fog
Post by: fnshtr on September 03, 2011, 01:06:00 PM

Love your pics and story.

Congrats on the pig too!!!

Title: Re: Cali Fog
Post by: chinook907 on September 03, 2011, 01:29:00 PM

Nice one Randy, way to go.

Title: Re: Cali Fog
Post by: Zbearclaw on September 03, 2011, 01:31:00 PM

What part of the state are you in?  Must be A zone somewhere near Santa Cruz.

The cool fog of the coast is a pleasure when it is 3 digits everywhere else.

Title: Re: Cali Fog
Post by: steadman on September 03, 2011, 01:37:00 PM

Good to see your out and about. Putting the hurt on the Cali animals now. Atleast the WY elk feel safe, for now   :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Cali Fog
Post by: Mudd on September 03, 2011, 01:47:00 PM

Thanks for sharing with us Randy.

Your pictures are just fine buddy. Don't sweat it.

Congratulations on your pig and new found friend.

God bless,Mudd

Title: Re: Cali Fog
Post by: FerretWYO on September 03, 2011, 01:58:00 PM

Quote

Originally posted by Zbearclaw:
What part of the state are you in?  Must be A zone somewhere near Santa Cruz.

The cool fog of the coast is a pleasure when it is 3 digits everywhere else.

A zone Vandenberg

Title: Re: Cali Fog
Post by: Terry Green on September 03, 2011, 02:20:00 PM

Cool story....bet that gun hunter wont get that kind of fix watching 'hunting' shows on TV.

Congrats as usual Randy.    :bigsmyl:

Title: Re: Cali Fog
Post by: Pierre Lucas on September 03, 2011, 02:27:00 PM

Outstanding...funny how things work out.  :clapper:  

God Blesss,  Pierre

Title: Re: Cali Fog
Post by: FerretWYO on September 03, 2011, 02:30:00 PM

I am using one of your Strings Pierre and hush puppies terry

Title: Re: Cali Fog
Post by: jamesh76 on September 03, 2011, 03:10:00 PM

Eventhough I currently live in and grew up in Kansas...I miss Cali.........

Title: Re: Cali Fog
Post by: beachbowhunter on September 03, 2011, 08:18:00 PM

Glad you have access to Vandenberg!  Congrats!

Title: Re: Cali Fog
Post by: Over&Under on September 03, 2011, 08:26:00 PM

You are a hunter through and through Randy and a good one at that...well done!

Title: Re: Cali Fog
Post by: DW on September 03, 2011, 08:31:00 PM

Great Job Randy!

Title: Re: Cali Fog
Post by: owlbait on September 03, 2011, 08:43:00 PM

Congratulations Randy. I wish I would've taken advantage of the hunting in California when I was stationed there. The fog is beautiful in pictures but horrifying if your driving. Hoping for continued success for you.

Title: Re: Cali Fog
Post by: centaur on September 03, 2011, 09:25:00 PM

Do this mean the elk are safe in area 38 this season?

Title: Re: Cali Fog
Post by: kennym on September 03, 2011, 09:30:00 PM

Great job Buddy!  :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:  


 Wish you were coming to MO this fall!

Title: Re: Cali Fog
Post by: rdoggsilva on September 03, 2011, 10:39:00 PM

Great pic's, almost makes me homesick, almost.

Title: Re: Cali Fog
Post by: Dogboy900 on September 03, 2011, 11:33:00 PM

Nice shooting  :)

Title: Re: Cali Fog
Post by: legends1 on September 04, 2011, 01:09:00 AM

Very nice pics and story, nice hog too. Thanks for sharing.

Title: Re: Cali Fog
Post by: FerretWYO on September 04, 2011, 01:13:00 AM

Quote

Originally posted by centaur:
Do this mean the elk are safe in area 38 this season?

If all goes well not the whole season.

Title: Re: Cali Fog
Post by: FerretWYO on September 04, 2011, 01:15:00 AM

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Originally posted by kennym:
Great job Buddy!   :thumbsup:      :thumbsup:  


 Wish you were coming to MO this fall!

Me too my friend. I will be back though I much enjoyed it there.

Title: Re: Cali Fog
Post by: slivrslingr on September 04, 2011, 06:55:00 AM

:thumbsup:   I smell a BBQ!  Well done!

Title: Re: Cali Fog
Post by: Benny Nganabbarru on September 04, 2011, 07:12:00 AM

That is an awfully good pig, too. Well-done! Thanks for sharing those photos.

Title: Re: Cali Fog
Post by: Whip on September 04, 2011, 07:40:00 AM

It's not WY, but you sure know how to make the best of it Randy!  Congrats!

Title: Re: Cali Fog
Post by: kibok&ko on September 04, 2011, 07:50:00 AM

beautiful place to hunt and congrats for the pig !

Title: Re: Cali Fog
Post by: Doc Nock on September 04, 2011, 08:33:00 AM

Wow.  Once got to see the Tule Elk North of San Fancisco up on the coastal reserve. They were pretty cool with the Ocean way beyond them. Guy told me if I wanted to see "pretty" Cali, go up around Redding. Never got that far North though in my short visit.

That is some erie country and pics. Very neat!

Nice job showing a gun hunter how it's done!

Title: Re: Cali Fog
Post by: Zbearclaw on September 04, 2011, 01:02:00 PM

Vandenburg is supposed to rival most private ranches around here.  I'm just south of ya in Santa Barbara.  Never knew about Vandenburg when I was active.  I would have loved to hunt there.

Have fun, though it looks like you surely are.

Title: Re: Cali Fog
Post by: Ryan Sanpei on September 04, 2011, 01:05:00 PM

Great story and pictures Randy!  Congrats and thanks for sharing.
   :clapper:
Ryan

Title: Re: Cali Fog
Post by: Roadkill on September 04, 2011, 04:57:00 PM

Nicely done in all respects.  I do not much of CA, but I do miss pigs.   Remember the hunts on Catalina?  Great goat and pigs.  California charges a lot just to come over to chase pigs, while it used to be reasonable for the 5pig booklet. Ahh nostalgia is not was it used yo be

Title: Re: Cali Fog
Post by: Ari on September 04, 2011, 07:31:00 PM

Great story, thanks for sharing.

Title: Re: Cali Fog
Post by: Thumper Dunker on September 05, 2011, 01:39:00 AM

Nice pig those blacktails are tough to hunt.  We do not have a shortage of coyotes.Should of tried to sqeek them in. Love the coast range.
Cool pictures.