 Went Scouting in D-6 over the weekend |
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 Jul 14 2010, 12:24 PM
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Plinker  Group: Members Posts: 14 Joined: 4-February 09 From: Lake McClure/La Grange , CA Member No.: 3,255  |
Went up to Bourland Meadows Saturday. An amazing amount of snow still there under the trees. Lots of skeeters do to the amount of standing water from the snow melt. Exposed areas are dry most everything else is damp. Temp was 85 deg. I expect some of the snow to still be there come Aug. Spotted one doe with two fawns, they appear to be working there way up the mountain. Going to be a lot different this year because of all the snow as the deer are very late in moving to higher ground. Not much grass growing yet for grazing. I will probably go up again in about two weeks to check it out again. Down here at the lower altitudes the deer are on the move lots of blacktails around Don Pedro and McClure moving towards water in the evening, have seen about a dozen in the last week.
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Jul 19 2010, 07:08 AM
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Big Kahuna Group: Gold Contributor Posts: 2,500 Joined: 16-October 06 From: San Jose by way of Nevada City Member No.: 642 |
We were at McClure this weekend--- saw about a dozen deer. Early to late afternoon moving to water. Of course it was also HOT!
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Jul 20 2010, 08:57 PM
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 Big Kahuna Group: Members Posts: 4,630 Joined: 10-February 06 From: Merced CA Member No.: 161 |
I was just below McClure it was hot in deed. As I drove threw hornidas a Wild turkey was in the road and almost hit me I had to slow down.
Is there blm around Mcclure I know don pedro has some. -------------------- Team 243 " bang Flop"
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Jul 20 2010, 09:23 PM
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 STICK BENDER Group: Members Posts: 4,544 Joined: 8-October 05 From: Modesto Cal. Member No.: 43 |
John theres no place at all to hunt there and I never seen a coyote there big waste of time.
 . I'll show you later when rifle seasons open.
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Team 243 YAHI BOWMEN Only real men use real bows Sights we don't need any sights. |
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Jul 20 2010, 09:42 PM
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Big Kahuna Group: Members Posts: 4,630 Joined: 10-February 06 From: Merced CA Member No.: 161 |
Well If my D-6 tag don't come in this week I won't be hunting this season.
DFG sucks. -------------------- Team 243 " bang Flop"
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Jul 29 2010, 05:06 PM
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 Varmint Hunter Group: Members Posts: 113 Joined: 19-October 09 From: Central, CA Member No.: 4,173 |
We were up somewhere in D-6 scouting yesterday and located 3 bucks 2 nice 1 smaller but shootable and 15-18 does we covered 52 miles on the quads and will return opening day it looks very promising. The first buck had some body mass but small up top 2x3 guessing he was weighing somewhere in the 150-160 range. 3 does were pushing 120-130 very healthy the rest of them were on the bigger side for Ca weight wise but not big up top 2x2 and a forkie. They would make good meat but not wall hangers.
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Jul 29 2010, 05:51 PM
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 Royal Oaks Taxidermy Group: Advertiser Posts: 4,280 Joined: 21-December 06 From: Elk Grove, Calif Member No.: 768 |
Muley?
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Jul 29 2010, 06:17 PM
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Varmint Hunter Group: Members Posts: 113 Joined: 19-October 09 From: Central, CA Member No.: 4,173 |
Possible at least part we were up high. Body mass was way bigger than anything I have seen anywhere else. It was my first time there but the guys that took me with them thought they were.
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Jul 31 2010, 10:38 AM
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 Varmint Hunter Group: Members Posts: 154 Joined: 11-December 09 From: Coolidge, AZ Member No.: 4,388 |
What elevation are those mountains im suprised that there's still a significant snowpack so im expecting the elevation to be higher. The San Francisco peaks here in AZ still have up to four feet of snow along the rim so i'm sure its possible.
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Jul 31 2010, 04:31 PM
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Varmint Hunter Group: Members Posts: 113 Joined: 19-October 09 From: Central, CA Member No.: 4,173 |
Between 8000 and 10000 and yes there was still snow up there.
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Aug 7 2010, 03:11 PM
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Plinker Group: Members Posts: 29 Joined: 12-January 09 From: Ceres, CA Member No.: 3,124 |
Where were you at at bourland? I've hunted there at least 8 weekends a year for the past 10 years or so.
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Aug 8 2010, 07:12 PM
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Varmint Hunter Group: Members Posts: 113 Joined: 19-October 09 From: Central, CA Member No.: 4,173 |
Not sure where we were
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Aug 12 2010, 10:28 PM
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Plinker Group: Members Posts: 14 Joined: 4-February 09 From: Lake McClure/La Grange , CA Member No.: 3,255 |
QUOTE (hardway @ Aug 7 2010, 04:11 PM)  Where were you at at bourland? I've hunted there at least 8 weekends a year for the past 10 years or so. I went in from the trail head parking area.. |
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