3DBIGBULLX's 2008 Shed Journal

[3DBIGBULLX]

Well, Ill be the first to say that Im not the best, nor would I even compare myself, I just love to get out this time of year.
Figured I keep everyone updated on my trips, both sucessful, and not, if for no other reason than some good pics

The first trip was 2/10 and too much snow made some.......fun.......hiking, about 10" of frozen made it tough, yet I knew dad or I would come across a freshy sittin' on top, but it wasnt to be. I even kicked into about 45 deer, and it had at least 5 bucks, with bloody nubs up top. Heres some pics

My pup, aka THE BONE FINDER, and some good fresh tracks!

I just had a feeling these were fresh, and thats when I came around the corner and found the 45 deer

Buffy and Dad headin out

The parting shot: a rock that really made my day, knowing all is well

 

[3DBIGBULLX]

Heres some pics from Saturday, February 16
We looked hard, but really not in good area, so it turned into more of a photography day
Made for some cool pics though

The flash of white never neglects to momentarily excite a shed hunter

A can

Nice lichens on a super old juniper

 

[3DBIGBULLX]

And todays finding, FINALLY the flash of white doesnt dissapoint, a DANG nice 3 pt shed, scored 59", which is a pretty dang nice shed to start the season off, and especially for a desert buck

As she lay

Couldn't be happier, and man the weather was beautiful! Most of the hiking was done in Tshirts!

Bone on the pack!

 

[deershed]

Welcome!!

Great to see a new face in here and willing to share his shed season with us.Looking forward to seeing and hearing of your shed adventures.Great pics to start off with.
Good Luck this season!!

 

[Kurtish]

Welcome to the forum! Some awesome pictures whether they had bone in them or not, I love the lichen pic. Congrats on your first shed of the season and I'm looking forward to your future updates.

 

[B&CMulies]

Off to a good start!

 

[Predator 1]

Welcome! It's great to see a new face, and see shed stories from some different area. I really like your artisitic eye for photos...nice work there! I look foraward to seeing some more of your ATL's!

Pred

 

[3DBIGBULLX]

Thanks guys, Im heading out again on Sunday, hopefully find a freshy, or a couple more chalks
Thanks again and Ill keep you updated, bone on the pack or not

 

[whitem]

It looks like we have another shedhead!

 

[fossilman]

Congrads on your find and welcome aboard.........................

 

[SCREWLOOSE]

Bugle magazine this month has an artice on dog's being trained to find sheds. The trained dogs are selling for five $$$$$ grand.

Excellant pics.

 

[TazBux]

Welcome to the Jungle.
Brilliant pictures.I've seen it all here now (desert with snow).That looks a luvly area to snoop around in. Congrats on the find.Hope to see more.

 

[3DBIGBULLX]

Thanks everyone!
Im sure at some point or another she'll pick one up this year, hopefully I can get the camera out fast enough!

 

[3DBIGBULLX]

Well, went out again today, it was sure nice to get out after 6 straight days of baseball practice.
We recieved some unwanted snow last night, and the wind was blowing, made for some shivering after I got the "hiking cold-sweats"
Right away dad, the bro-in-law, and I got on super fresh tracks, and some BIG tracks at that, got really excited, so I started following them,

Some dandy sized tracks

The really started getting into the fresh sign, and saw some deer, a couple red-knot bucks, so the freshys are laying somewhere out there, there was lots of fresh sign on the tops of the ridges

So I began targeting these flats, are really got into some great country

Then boom, the first flat I hit, about 3/4 mile from the car, I see the first flash of white that strikes true

Nothin like a lil bone on the pack, even if its a bit chalky

So I continued my way up this gulch type of canyon, only to find more and more fresh deer, and cat sign
With the wind howling, the wind would knock the snow off the junipers, creating a sounds similiar to a animal running, or a car jumping from a tree, and in the thick junipers, I almost lost it a few times!

Definately make sure next time I have a handgun......tons of cat sign

And some big buck doogie

Came up on this TALL sage flat, 4-5 ft tall sage, and right away I thought I had a 75" horn, looked like a big four, lets see if you can pick out what I thought was the G2 and back fork

.......turned out to be just a fine looking piece of sage

Continued up the canyon, and about 2 miles away from the car, found another nice 4 pt chalky left

Bone on the pack!

To finish 'er off, here a couple pieces of brush that got me excited...............
Mach 3 pt

Giant Mach Forky

CIMA OUT, be back next Sunday

 

[Kurtish]

Nice finds and pics! Congrats

 

[3DBIGBULLX]

Thanks Kurtish, thought everyone was hatin on my Sunday report there

 

[fossilman]

Cool finds,congrads on the bone.............

 

[3DBIGBULLX]

Thanks man, be back out on Sunday

 

[3DBIGBULLX]

Back at it again in a totally different area. On the way we saw some nice goats, about 40 of them.

Saw some deer, only about 300 total, about 10-20 bucks with bloody knubs

We had a real tough time getting into the NF and once we did we couldnt go any further, way too much snow. Ended up finding a small patch that was melted, and decided to make a little hike on it. As dad was loading up his pack, I glassed this south slope......and saw some bone, literally from the car!
Dad glassing it up,

Looking back toward the rig,

And the nice little 3pt,

Headed back down the road to a spot where an elk shed is definately a possibility, and started up the ridge, and found this,
its a buck skull that shed before it was killed, pretty interesting find,

Started back across a sage flat, toward the bottom of the ridge, through a patch of junipers, and kicked out a nice fat 2 1/2yr old cow elk, and man was she hauling up the hill!
Odd she was alone as we found both alot of tracks and doogie

Met up with dad after seeing the cow, and as we were taling he interjects, "Hey, theres a shed right behind you!" Sometimes you can spot em 500 yards away, and then almost step on em I guess, Dads first of the year We were literally about 6 feet from it

Death on the desert, a nice old cow elk skull,

Well finally got to the top of the ridge, boy how pretty this time of year

Made our way back toward the rig, down a finger ridge, and I looked down the ridge my binos and BA BA BA BANG!!!!
Could it be...........yup indeed, a nice white one, and good sized at that so I holler to dad and start jogging down to the horn and as I get closer......what MORE white bone, just to the right.....
....a MATCHED SET!!!
The pics tell the story, beautiful set, score 63 1/2" and 66 3/8" gross score of 154" Mongo eye-guards!!!!

AND THE HERO SHOT p.s. See ya next Sunday

 

[Kurtish]

Yet another successful sunday search! congrats to you and your pop's

Do you do some "stump" shooting while you're out?