The Way West...a bowhunting journey.

[Charlie Lamb]

Thanks for being sorta patient Joe.  :D  Just got in a little while ago.

Vance and I pulled the game camera. It's a cheaper model digital and I like it so far. Called a "Wildveiw" I paid about 80 bucks for it.

The camera has been out for two days and had eight exposures. Of the eight, we got three with animals.

Here's one...
 

Not a bad buck.

This one is the one you have to look close at.

 

This is more like what I was expecting.
 

[Charlie Lamb]

I'd been watching this spot since day one and had noticed lots of movement in this general area.

The buck and the does are moving to a fence crossing on a trail that runs at right angles to the camera. The fence can just be seen on the lefthand side of the pic.

Having seen fifty or sixty animals move through the area yesterday, I could tell they weren't coming past the camera (duh), so I found where they ARE moving and put a hasty ground blind there.

[rabbitman]

Pretty good pic from a low priced camera Charlie.  Looks like all your scouting has paid off.  Nothing left but dropping the hammer on one.  Good luck bro.

[highcountry]

How about putting Vance in a doe suit and have him grunt around, bet those bucks will think he is cute!

[Carcajou]

Charlie and Vance, its great to see the pics, as I can re-live the days when i used to live in Kemmerer, Wyo...what a state! Full of critters and wide open spaces! Man I miss it out there!

What section of the State are you guys in?

Shoot strait when the speed goat season opens, you know how quick they can turn inside out at the drop of the string!

[Terry Green]

[Nate Fikkert]

Charlie,
HOw'd opening day go.  I had to chime in because I recognized some of the peaks in one of your photos.  I chased some antelope around tonight after work myself.  Close but not close enough.  Let me know if your on my side of the valley.  I would like to introduce myself.

Nathan

[cjones]

Ok guys, where is our update? Any blood hit the sage today?

[Charlie Lamb]

How's this one Nate? We'll have to hook up one day. I had lunch at Los Cabos today. Yumm!!

No blood to report so far. Got close to several goats today, but I'm being selective with my permits.

Got lucky and came up with a cow/calf permit for elk up my way. Pretty cool for me as I thought my time in Wyoming was just gonna be antelope. Now I can get back into some of my old elk huntin haunts. I'm very excited about that prospect and Vance and I are layin down some plans.

[cjones]

Man that is some pretty country. Congrats on the elk tag Charlie. I love that elk meat!  :D

[Charlie Lamb]

Chad... I think everyone loves elk! I'll see what I can do about putting some in the freezer... and will remember ya this fall.        

We moved the game cam a couple of days ago and I went in  to pick it up yesterday evening.
It had thirteen exposures on it... only one that actually shows an animal.

We put the camera on a stake that we drove in the ground by a very small waterhole. I'm talkin small as a #2 washtub.
   
Without a lot of rain, the waterhole went dry, but I figured the antelope (and anything else) would come to it out of habit.
   
   

The one photo is of a buck antelope's eye... ultra close up.
 

All I can figure on the rest of them is that it was setting on the ground at the bottom of the stake when I got there... must have slid down.

I suspect that local birds, magpies and ravens, found the stake and camera to be a handy place to sit.

The camera was covered with their "sign". Except for the close antelope, the rest of the photos are close up's of grass and weeds.
The strong winds that are common around here made the grass activate the camera.

I'm thinking of going up country today to scout some elk locations and will fill in details when I return.

[Brian Halbleib]

Alright! Been away for a while working on the fall issue. Great surprise to come back and find all the updates.

Dang Charlie, my journal becomes a pain in the    by the end of a couple of days. Couldn't imagine the effort involved in what you're doing. But we sure do appreciate it!!!   :D  

All these western landscape pics got me going already and I won't be chasing mule deer until October. Keep them coming my friend.

Good luck, be safe and shoot straight...

-Brian
 www.bowyersjournal.com

[DarkeGreen]

Pretty cool thread. I can't wait to hear about the elk.

[Littlefeather]

Is that a "Traditional" fence post? I'm not sure it's acceptable to hang a digital camera on anything but wood posts.        

Glad you guys are having fun and staying focused! Keep um comming! CK

[Shaun]

I am checking in at least once a day. Looks like that buck antelope had the classic curiosity that killed the cat. If you stand real still and think "I am a fence post..." they will walk right up to you. The white socks may help.

[Nate Fikkert]

Charlie,

Be careful with that Los Cabos food and hunting.  It could be a bad situation.  How about that smoke last night?

nathan

[BigRonHuntAlot]

[Duckbutt]

I really do appreciate this hunt-a-long Mr. Lamb.  I get to Wyoming in less than a month and this sure is turning out to be a good appetizer.

[Terry Green]

Tick Tock - Tick Tock - Tick Tock ......

[**DONOTDELETE**]

for me this is the next best thing to being there... Thank You both for shairing...