What's for dinner?

[centaur]

Frozen elk tag soup, that's what. Oh, it started out so promising; a bit of tracking snow, and cool weather that had been sadly missing in the earlier season. I had a few days, and I was encouraged.
 
No elk, but some fresh sign got me fired up, so I set out early, with a light snow in the air; a couple hours in, the snow started to get halfway serious.. I did have two mule deer bucks at 6 feet during the snowstorm; they looked really surprised when I yelled at them.
 
A the storm got a little more intense, it looked like time to head to camp…
 
Suffice it to say that it dumped over a foot overnight, and there was no way to hunt in this wet stuff, at least for this old guy. Had I killed an elk, getting one out would have been a worst case scenario.
Camp was frosty…
 
And, we were back on an unimproved (read nasty) road that was a couple of miles to a decent dirt road. The wife, beagle and I waited for the snow to abate a couple of days, and then pushed our way out to the road. The trailer will have to wait a while for the road to dry out before we can get it out.
Looks like the elk win again, but this year I could have killed several if I was using a gun, not a stick and string. I am used to it, and whitetails and turkeys await. Life is good, but it would be better with some nice elk steaks in the freezer. Alas, another elkless year.

[ron w]

The perils of the western high country, still pretty neat to have the deer so close. Thanks for taking us along.

[killinstuff]

You are luckly sir. I'll take the wilderness and no dead elk over being at my subdivision home sitting around the fire cooking deerbearhog ( yes that's a word) sausages planning my next wilderness hunt.

[Biathlonman]

I just ate some venison/pork hot Italian sausage sandwiches.  Can't wait for my elk season to open.  Three weeks to go!

[Tsalt]

Sorry no elk.  At least you can feast your eyes on the beauty of those snow covered mountains... really nice pics.  Good luck on the whitetails!!

[old_goat2]

I actually fixed a pot of that up tonight myself, came out kind of thin and watery though!

 

[Michigan Mark]

Regardless of loosing an arrow, Life is GOOD as you got to hunt and the Family with you and ENJOY a part of life that goes deeper than game in the pot. Just a little bit more work when weather clears a bit. Thanks for sharing and living the good life. Sharing a table with loved ones and friends regardless of the fair is living the good life.

[shankspony]

Some stunning photos.

[Izzy]

Sorry you didnt stuff an elk in your freezer but at least you had a  bunch of hunting in some fine country. Good luck with the deer, not a bad consolation prize.

[Homebru]

I had the elk tag soup last weekend.  Yesterday I found a package of elk in the freezer.  Today is elk stew.  Mmmmmm.
homebru

[joe ashton]

yup.. elk, bear and turkey tag soup in our house.
Joe
but mule deer in the freezer.

[LB_hntr]

Tag soups sucks....but next time I have eat it I hope the ingredients is the same kind of adventure you had.
Great pics too.

[Bernie B.]

Stunning photography!  You're probably lucky to get out of there safely.  The Bighorns are definitely beautiful!

Good luck with the rest of the critters.

Bernie Bjorklund

NC Iowa/SW Wisconsin

[wooddamon1]

Some beautiful country you have to hunt there, great photos!

[Montanawidower]

I'm not giving up yet but its looking pretty bleak for me as well.  The road to our honeyhole is all but impassable.  If we do get a couple of days of dry weather this week... just maybe this weekend we'll get it done.  

Jeff

PS its raining out as I type....... :(

[centaur]

Widower, I'm going up to get my trailer tomorrow. It is supposed to get nasty again on Thursday here, so no doubt you are in for it, too. I'm glad my whitetail/turkey hunting is 5 minutes from my house.

[huntnmuleys]

beautiful country up there man. can it be September 1 again already?

[Pat B.]

September in the mountains can't be beat..

Thanks for taking us along.