After finishing my solo hunt of the Gospel Hump Wilderness and Nez Perce National Forest with only a handful of chanterelles to show, I’ve worked hard to get some meat in the freezer. My regular deer and elk tags ran out the season without scoring, but I still had a doe tag, good until the [...]
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The Jeep headed north on 222, mud from the road coating its underbelly. As I coasted through Dixie, the pavement lay just another four miles distant. Dixie is an interesting place, and while I am sure that it is inhabited by very good, kind, and upright people, it’s hard not to imagine hearing the theme [...] Wolf track Another early morning with a handful of nuts and dried fruit. I planned to finish my hunt with daylight’s closing curtain and drive back to uncivilization in the morning. I arrived at the clearcuts of the previous day and posted at a convenient spot, scanning the perimeter. Nada. While traversing a cut, I [...] Let me say that if you are a tall person, you would definitely not enjoy sleeping in the back of a Jeep Cherokee Sport. Even diagonally, there would not be enough room for you to fully stretch out. I am not tall; I am of medium height. Were I just an inch shorter, or had the [...] For the first time in three days, the alarm on my digital watch went off at the desired hour. The night had been warm, so I was glad that I hadn’t lugged a crowbar all that way just to pry myself out of my sleeping bag. I dressed, grabbed a handful of almonds, and crept [...] Wildfires take some trees, and leave others The next day I didn’t get on the trail until after daylight; I had to pack my sleeping bag, tent, and other supplies for one or more nights on the ridge. Water was a concern; there was none at the top, and I didn’t know how far down [...] The plan was simple: Walk to a good spot on Jersey Ridge at the edge of the Gospel Hump Wilderness, spot a mule deer from a distance, stalk to a suitable shooting position, and fill my tag. Every book I’d read said that this was a good strategy, and my friend Gary, who would [...] While this blog focuses on guided outdoor excursions, you might want to read about what it is like when you don’t have a guide. View into the Gospel Hump Wilderness I spent a week in the Gospel Hump Wilderness and Nez Perce National Forest looking for mule deer and elk, and revitalizing my soul. I’ll be [...] Last Thursday I headed to the mountains for a hunting trip in central Idaho. To check a map, I pulled over at a convenient spot across the Forest Service road from a camper. The hunter at the camper came to help point the way. He told me I had only six miles to go before [...]
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