10-28-2003, 10:11 PM
It has been a very long hard hunt for me... usually by myself, which is very nice and quiet but it does have its dramas. First day (Oct 18) of the hunt was at Timpanogo Peak, out above the Great Western Trail, and around the corner on Bear trail. I saw lots of does and fawns but no bucks to be seen. I heard a coupla gun shots from a distance. I was alone on the trail and didn't see anybody there except I had a scare when I hear a animal roar/scream... perking the hairs on the neck up... I took another four steps when again I heard it, and took a quick scan and out of the corner of my eye I saw a mountian lion jumping from a rock to a tree limb looking dead in the eye at me. IT WAS 40 FEET AWAY! Those danged cats can run fast... ya know. I remembered a advice, to make myself larger than life by raising my hands and making lots of profantity laced noises and screams at the cat. Never took my eye off of it, I looked out the corner of my eye where my rifle was pointing at, and squeezed off a gunshot from my trusty 30/30, and the cat backstepped on the branch three times, and I had to quicky reload, and aim at the rocks for its richochet effect to unnerve the cat... I fired again and the cat took off running in the opposite direction over the rock and ridge. That was my first encounter with those cats.
I was hiking down the trail when I encountered three dumb BYU students in their civies which blends with the scenery. I asked them if they knew it was the hunting season? They said no, and I told them they had been better get off the mountian because they werent wearing hunter orange. I escorted them off the mountian and they thanked me for their safety.
Sunday went hunting again on the Lone Peak trail above silver flats saw plenty of does and fawns but no bucks yet! But I did see a beautiful huge 9 point elk!!!! I took a photo of it. Will get it scanned later.
Monday went to Nebo, nada....
Tuesday went to wallsburg wildlife management area where I came across a dead bear, three elk and a deer and I reported the poaching to the wildlife dept. They are investigating it now.
Wednesday I was sick didn't go.
Thursday went up to Daniels canyon... nothing just yet but seen a few deer come out of the canyon on the back of pick ups.
Friday went out to Squaw Peak.... nothing!
Saturday high above the hills of Strawberry Reservior and daniels... nothing!
Sunday kids wanted me to stay home... so no deer....[
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I was hiking down the trail when I encountered three dumb BYU students in their civies which blends with the scenery. I asked them if they knew it was the hunting season? They said no, and I told them they had been better get off the mountian because they werent wearing hunter orange. I escorted them off the mountian and they thanked me for their safety.
Sunday went hunting again on the Lone Peak trail above silver flats saw plenty of does and fawns but no bucks yet! But I did see a beautiful huge 9 point elk!!!! I took a photo of it. Will get it scanned later.
Monday went to Nebo, nada....
Tuesday went to wallsburg wildlife management area where I came across a dead bear, three elk and a deer and I reported the poaching to the wildlife dept. They are investigating it now.
Wednesday I was sick didn't go.
Thursday went up to Daniels canyon... nothing just yet but seen a few deer come out of the canyon on the back of pick ups.
Friday went out to Squaw Peak.... nothing!
Saturday high above the hills of Strawberry Reservior and daniels... nothing!
Sunday kids wanted me to stay home... so no deer....[
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