Mountain Bikin' Scoutin' Trip w/ new pics

[wapiti792]

Well in my quest to get ready for a triathlon in 2 weeks and elk/mulie hunting in 30 days, I have been riding my bikes like crazy and shooting my longbow every chance I get. Tonight I decided to put 9 miles of dirt and gravel in and reward myself with a bean field that I know has been holding a group of great bucks.

 
My rig


 
My other elk training rides.


 
Miles of these tonight.


 
Reward time...found 'em!

 
Bonus buck    


 
Hiding go seek.


 
End of a perfect evening!

For those of us with bad knees, biking can be a great way to get cardio in before a hunt out west. I do it ALOT before leaving this flat country and heading out there. Throw in some pre-season scouting before I can get my longbow in my hands and it is just plain fun!

[Dry Creek]

Man that last buck sure is a nice deer. Good luck chasing him this year.

[seabass]

i need to get me a bike!great way to get in shape.

[COLongbow]

Man, there's nothing like looking down and watching the sweat drip onto your pedals.

There's a hill near the Cheyenne Mtn Zoo here in town I like to call the "hill of death" where I have seen bear, deer and turkeys in the early AM on my rides...

Pain is just weakness leaving the body.

[PowDuck]

Nice thread. Good looking Q-Roo. My tri bike is a Roo, too. Older model and mostly unused this summer. I need to get a mtn bike

[huntin_sparty]

Nice thread and photos thanks for sharing em!  Good luck out west and in the triathelon.

[wapiti792]

I hear ya COLongbow. I have a love/hate relationship with hills. Being a bigger dude, hills hurt me bad but I know when I do them it will help me elk hunting! I hunt south of you most years in the Rio Grande National Forrest. Plenty of hills there  

Here are a few more scouting pics.

 
A great young deer. He is the smallest of the group but he's got some serious genes.

 
Another pic of our upncomer.

 
This is a bad pic, but take my word for it. This deer is a giant. He would not come out of the high grass for a pic. He stayed in cover while all the other bucks fed and only stepped out right at dark. It was too dark for a decent pic in the beans, but I will hunt this buck hard.

[wapiti792]

Thanks fellas...PowDuck I love my Roo! Thanks!

[K.S.TRAPPER]

Those bucks are looking good Mike    

It sure is hard to worry about are training when hunting season is so close    It will pay off for you bud when you hit the mountains in 31 days.

Man what a difference between the mountain bike and the tri-bike, Kicked my butt the first time I got it out this year after riding the roadie all summer.

Keep up the good work!!

Tracy

[dpowers311]

Nice TT bike. Like the firepro's also, do you run stan's? I ride with a guy that owns the local bike shop here, he always knows where there is a great downhill. I keep telling new riders that it is just a nice way of saying we are doing climbing today.

Dave

[DannyBows]

Excellent pics. Your season is looking good. I have a bad knee and the biking sounds like a good idea, thanks for the tip and sharing your workout/scouting session with us. Good Luck with the triathlon!

[ron w]

Neat .....  

[wapiti792]

Went out again last night on the bike and found another great group of bucks. Slippin' in tomorrow and setting up a trail cam to see what I can find...

I hope to use my bike as a tool to reach these guys quietly this fall. WE'll see!