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High country elk in September!

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Pat B:
My pack got here this afternoon so all is good. Camera was here all along, wrapped up in my ugly brown wool sweater.  ::)  Got 122 pics so as soon as I can get them edited and on Photobucket I'll post them.

Elktracker:
Cool! glad to hear you got your pack!

Josh

Pat B:
After Kenneth and I parked off the side of the Forest Service Rd we loaded up out packs, grabbed our bows and arrows and headed for the Salt Creek Trail Head. A few steps out I looked done to see this knapped stone artifact. It looks like the point of a knife because of the assymetrical design. Anyway I thought it was a good omen so I carried it in my pocket for the whole hunt....

Pat B:
This was the travel route to my stand each morning. The big pine just left of center is the General and at this point I begin the climb to the ridge and on to my stand...


...once you got over the steep part it mellows a bit...


...then around the side of the ridge...


...and down towards the stand area...


...with pretty good sign...


Pat B:
Once in the stand this was my view. Lots of elk trails come into this area like the spokes on a wheel. You can see how barren the ground on the other side of the creek is...






 This was gonna be my rain shelter if a thunder storm threatened. The earth under the overhang is devoid of plants and is bone dry to about 2' back...
 

...and the wolf!  8)  What a thrill. In this hard to see pic I took the pic just as he was turning to go to his left down the creek. At this point he is about 40 or so yards. About 2 hours later he came back up the creek and passed at about 30yards just on the other side of the creek below me. By the time I got the camera he had vanished.


...and a few visiters...

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