I burned 2 days of my fall hunting trip on a gamble that didn't pay off. I was going after turkey and grouse with powder, and coyotes with air. As luck would have it, I only saw one coyote, no birds, and I saw a dozen deer and 5 bears all out of season
The fog has also been pretty bad in the lowlands this week. As soon as the sun sets, it just instantly forms quite literally in front of your eyes. It is something to be seen in person. On the colder mornings, we get freezing dog this time of year..
Despite the low vis, it makes for some cool photos. Here's Mt. Adams and what's left of Mt. St. Helens poking through...
Then, as I'm nearing one of the spots that I know for having several game trails that funnel into a choke point towards a primary water source, I see a nice big healthy coyote dart in front of my vehicle as I'm driving uphill! It ran from me and bolted off the road down a very steep wooded embankment. I pulled off to the side and grabbed my R5 .30 to try and snipe him from an elevated spot..
I wound up posting up there for a good couple of hours. It was about 10-12 degrees warmer in the sun than it was in the shade, so I just enjoyed the fresh air and the view until a couple of black bears in the woods right behind me decided that they were interested in me. They're usually harmless, but there was one larger one that kept pacing side to side in the brush, and I just decided to give it back its space.
Random photos that I took ..
The fog has also been pretty bad in the lowlands this week. As soon as the sun sets, it just instantly forms quite literally in front of your eyes. It is something to be seen in person. On the colder mornings, we get freezing dog this time of year..
Despite the low vis, it makes for some cool photos. Here's Mt. Adams and what's left of Mt. St. Helens poking through...
I wound up posting up there for a good couple of hours. It was about 10-12 degrees warmer in the sun than it was in the shade, so I just enjoyed the fresh air and the view until a couple of black bears in the woods right behind me decided that they were interested in me. They're usually harmless, but there was one larger one that kept pacing side to side in the brush, and I just decided to give it back its space.
Random photos that I took ..