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[OrneryOlMofo357]

Went to D6 to try to call a few Bobcats, or Maybe a Coyote with no success. However while walking around and doing a little calling, Sophie sniffed out a dead Bear cub. It was mostly a pile of fur, the skull and a Paw were still intact. Maybe shot by a huntrer? Here are a couple pics..



Also found this Tree stand that someone put up..


Climbed up ionto the stand.. great view! I wish I had found this earlier, but found it just before having to leave.


It was a fun trip! Sophie and Tom's dogs had a great time as always. Feel free to post pics of what you have found while calling!

[Frank]

Pretty cool, Grant... I doubt if I ever found anything interesting, but I can't remember what I did yesterday either. LOL

Did find a semi freshly killed dog once, or the fur of what was left of him near a farm. We called right there when we found him and called in a large pair of coyotes, killing the female. Was late October, and both were good looking, furred up dogs.

Nice pics, and Thanks for sharing

[ShooterJohn]

Looks like a baby Sasquatch.

[KNOCKED UP]

It was a fun trip, even though it didn't produce any deer or bear.
All the dogs had fun.
I had my two dogs in the trailer, and sophie about 5:00 am yesterday,
They all decided to climb in bed with me, I couldn't move.
I can't believe that Grant didn't post about his senic drive home.
Lots of good people were there, and we all watched a good
Clint Eastwood movie Friday night.
Tom

[OrneryOlMofo357]

Okay, Okay.... so I got lost trying to find the highway... It could happen to anyone! The birds ate all of the bread crumbs! LOL

[modoc squeek shooter]

Grant, that's why I don't use bread crumps. I use chocolate. Oh wait that is baiting, not legal in Calif. Guess I won't do that anymore either . lol Ed

[tommybuilt]

I was thinking about this and thought I don't remember ever finding anything cool while out hunting, then I remembered a car I came across up on some BLM land last year. I took a couple of pictures of it, but don't know if I still have them. It had obviously been there a long time. After searching the internet I finally found what I was looking for. 1956 Triumph TR3. The chrome strip over the front fenders gave it away. Like most abandoned cars it was in pretty bad shape, no motor, no top, no interior, and probably had a few aftermarket bullet holes.
I talked to the guy at the front desk at the local BLM office, and he said they might let me drag it out of there, but I'd have to talk to the boss, and I never have. I doubt it would be worth the time and effort. Kind of a unique automobile though.

[Bisley]

and we all watched a good
Clint Eastwood movie Friday night.

Is there a bad Clint movie? Except for Bridges Over Madison County of course.

[BCF]

Never really found anything very interesting. Found some coyote poop with a rabbit shoulder in it the other day while quail hunting.

[KClark]

I was thinking about this and thought I don't remember ever finding anything cool while out hunting, then I remembered a car I came across up on some BLM land last year. I took a couple of pictures of it, but don't know if I still have them. It had obviously been there a long time. After searching the internet I finally found what I was looking for. 1956 Triumph TR3. The chrome strip over the front fenders gave it away. Like most abandoned cars it was in pretty bad shape, no motor, no top, no interior, and probably had a few aftermarket bullet holes.
I talked to the guy at the front desk at the local BLM office, and he said they might let me drag it out of there, but I'd have to talk to the boss, and I never have. I doubt it would be worth the time and effort. Kind of a unique automobile though.

My source at the sherriff dept tells me that's abondoned property on federal land, if there's no historical significance it's fair game.

I think the neatest thing I've found out in the woods is a B-17C that crashed in October of 1941.

[ShooterJohn]

There is some aluminum can money sitting right there.

I wonder what the full story is behind that aircraft?

[KClark]

Seems it was based in Utah and was enroute to Mather Field in Sacramento to get an engine swap when it was caught in a vicous early season storm, (think Donner party). The pilot tried to turn back to Reno but an engine failed and he knew it was a shtf moment so he ordered the crew to strap on their parachutes and prepare to bail out. The storm became so violent it shredded the bomber in mid air. The early small tail B-17Cs were not as strong the big,tall tailed D model that followed. The crew were all thrown clear and made it down safely in their chutes but the pilot went down with the ship and was killed, his parachute pack was later found hanging on a fence post.

Today the wreck is scattered over about 1/2 a square mile (my guess) in the Sierras. It is an awesome hike and a great adventure to poke around and look for debri from such a rare warbird. Only 38 B-17Cs were produced and it was the last model with the small tail.

[KClark]

B-17C models

[ShooterJohn]

My uncle flew some B-17's and was last stationed at Mather Field in Sacramento where I live. He ended up missing in action while flying during the Korean War. Thanks for the story that's interesting.

[zippy1970]

atleast you guys find interesting stuff .

I have found porn mags all over one area i hunted , hence the name " porno point " . i have also found 22 serving trays ( think elementy school lunch trays ) with holes in them ( hauled them out ) and someones " wild (no tag /collar ) dog that was chasing me in my car out in BFE .

Andy

[tommybuilt]

I have a co-worker who is a pilot and a month a two ago he was telling me he hiked up to a crash site in the Sierras with some of his pilot buddies. Sounds like the same one you've pictured here.
Thanks for the info on abandonded stuff on federal land. I'll have to check into that.

[MonkeyChunks]

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[ShooterJohn]

Your photo album is private so we can't see your pictures from the links you posted. Look for the IMG link and post that.

[Broncowilly]

This is the Tells Peak B17C crash 2 November, 1941. In charge was 1st Lieutenant Leo Walker flight commander and copilot 2nd Lieutenant John R. Mode. The flight had left Salt Lake City, Utah 31 October, 1941 in route to Sacramento, CA with crew and four passengers. The four passengers were maintenance personnel on the flight to change out an engine once in Sacramento. Walker stopped over in Reno awaiting better weather. His crew and passengers were anxious to get on their way but Walker was not so eager as he had little experience flying in cloudy weather. About 30 minutes out of Reno Walker started having problems because the #1 supercharger failed and the radio malfunctioned that gave him a directional signal to Sacramento. An hour into the flight Walker and Mode figured they had to be over the Sacramento Valley. They were not. Walker went down with the B17C.

It is amazing that these aircraft are still being found. A few years ago a friend of mine, Don Jordan, called me and asked If I would be interested in a "dig". I, of course, said hell yes! Don had found a B24 that crashed in April 1944 in the Mojave Desert just about five miles west of the town of Mojave. Don had been looking in the wrong area for two or three years because of erroneous information on the original crash report. Only by chance did he run into a witness to the actual crash while eating lunch in Mojave. Don went out and within 10 minutes he found an oil pressure gauge from the errant B24.

We went out and started digging and found human remains almost immediately. Although most of the B24 had long been removed, the report stated the all the remains had been recovered. This was not the case. All that was left were four engine and one fuselage divots, a ton of aluminum frame and skins bits and pieces, all four engines and in the main hole, a lot of twisted aluminum framework, and rubber from the puncture proof tanks. We found a dog tag, the pilot's ring, and a "lucky" 1876 silver dollar also belonging to the pilot and a navigator's stop watch. We stopped the dig and called the Kern County Coroner's office. The Coroner notified JPAC and they were out there in a matter of days from Hawaii. Don and I were allowed to help in a limited capacity on the dig. We recovered all ten bodies from the wreckage. The JPAC team leader, a Marine Captain let me keep some of the artifacts from the wreckage. I found the data plate off one of the flight cameras, a slough of engine parts, Norden Bomb sight parts, a damaged 1943 dated .50 round and a few web gear lift the dot snaps.

Here are a few photos of the dig. I did not post photos of the remains for obvious reasons. A lot of what was found was very small. A crash like this one is very devastating.

My experience with JPAC was absolutely wonderful. I will never forget it!

Me

Don

A box of stuff at the beginning of the dig.

Empty .50 case, Norden bomb sight parts and stuff.

Data plate from the flight camera.

Rocker levers and cylinder pieces

Ring and stopwatch.


For those of you that are interested in this kind of stuff, my friend Don Jordan has written a book on the subject. The book can be ordered at http://www.donrjordan.com/.

Sorry, didn't mean to hyjack your thread.

[MonkeyChunks]

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[Fjold]

Speaking of porn. I hunted the Emigrant Wilderness one year and packed in on horseback 16 miles from the nearest access point. Set up camp and on one hunt about two miles from camp I found a 5 year old Playboy magazine wrapped and taped, weather tight, in a clear plastic bag just sitting on top of a rock overlooking a big meadow. I never could figure out why it was there.

[Shoot-it]

I wa listening to a audio book About a wwII pilot he said it alot of bombers crashed in the states.He became a prisoner of war when his bomber went down at sea with mechanical problems book name is unbroken .
His life story of ww2 is amazing.

[KNOCKED UP]

It is amazing, some of the cool things that you can read on this site.
Tom

[Bisley]

I wa listening to a audio book About a ww11 pilot he said it alot of bombers crashed in the states.

I must have pulled a Rip Van Winkle? Looks like I missed a World War or nine