Seafire,

I guess it must be the greener grass syndrome. I live
in Wisconsin, the traditional Gun Deer
season starts tomorrow, and there is a very old family
tradition in that season. Although opening day
still does have it magic, for me, I would like to swap
with the western guys for a year or two. Seeing 30 or 40
whitetails a day is not rare, and after awhile gets
kind of melodramatic. I do hunt for trophy whitetail
bucks, and that keeps it interesting, but the thought
of reaching across a canyon, or mountain meadow, to
drop a nice bull elk, really sounds like a nice change
of pace. I would pass on the blacktail hunting, but if
I were out west, I'd be all over elk, antelope, and the
rich choices in varmints. After deer season, I am down to
coyotes, and crows, and both of these options means some
serious effort, and skill. Our coyotes are pushed
pretty hard by the local coyote hound boys, so they
don't often break cover. About the best hunting, is
at night, by moonlight. We lay some serious snow
ambushes, which is getting harder to handle as the
years mount up. Sitting on a brushy nob, taking
Wiley out at 200 yards sounds like a lot more fun
than laying in the snow, with a 10 ga, loaded with
buck, or the stubby AR-15, with a 20 round mag, and
a big bright scope, hoping for a good look.

Oh well, I guess that is why they offer non-resident
licenses

Does Elk Track Stew taste much like Big Buck Rub Gumbo?

Squeeze

Nope, not yet, the trapping season for bobcat and grey fox starts next week.

I'll start in on the foxes but I won't touch a cat till mid December when they're a bit more prime.

I started varmint hunting last Saturday with a short scouting session driving around a friend's ranch. I only brought my 22-250 and fired about 20 rounds, with the longest shot about 300 yards. I have to go easy on them now as they'll start breeding next month and I don't want to wipe out this year's crop.