Criley
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Went out hunting for a public lander yesterday. Weapon of choice: Remington 870 express 12 ga. pump action w/ Lead slugs.
Started in the afternoon with a 1 1/2 hr drive to my first stop, Boggs Mountain. When I got there I noted the high elevation and a bunch of mountain bikers. I decided to drive down to the shooting range and just get a look at the surroundings. Well, after driving on the dirt road for a couple of miles I wasn't feeling it so I got out of there and headed towards Cache Creek.
On my way over, around 4 pm, a light rain kicked in and I became a little more hopeful about filling a tag. Grabbed a couple of cheeseburgers, they hit the spot and I was feeling good so I made my way to an area I haven't been before, but have wanted to check out.
With new hope and a full stomach I drove past cache creek and towards Walker Ridge Rd. I took the road all the way to the Lake Dam, probably stopped about 10-15 times to glass. From the road I glassed an isolated water source, shaded pockets, and valleys. It was a fun to taking that road nice and easy through the hills, the quail were everywhere up there and I'm still kickin myself for not having a fishing pole with me (IVR looks fishy). Same thing on the way out.
After driving Walker Ridge I spent the last two hours hunting @ cache creek. I have been there twice before and I wanted to burn some boot rubber while in the area. I came up on a sleeping coyote, kind of looked like a pig and had me going for a second. Found some OLD scat that was possibly from a small pig, but probably not.
All in all I went home with the unfilled tags I set out with, but I got to scratch that itch just enough for some satisfaction. Thought I'd see a bunch of poison oak and some rattlesnakes out there, but didn't see any.
Will try Cow mountain, knoxville, or Mendo National next.
Started in the afternoon with a 1 1/2 hr drive to my first stop, Boggs Mountain. When I got there I noted the high elevation and a bunch of mountain bikers. I decided to drive down to the shooting range and just get a look at the surroundings. Well, after driving on the dirt road for a couple of miles I wasn't feeling it so I got out of there and headed towards Cache Creek.
On my way over, around 4 pm, a light rain kicked in and I became a little more hopeful about filling a tag. Grabbed a couple of cheeseburgers, they hit the spot and I was feeling good so I made my way to an area I haven't been before, but have wanted to check out.
With new hope and a full stomach I drove past cache creek and towards Walker Ridge Rd. I took the road all the way to the Lake Dam, probably stopped about 10-15 times to glass. From the road I glassed an isolated water source, shaded pockets, and valleys. It was a fun to taking that road nice and easy through the hills, the quail were everywhere up there and I'm still kickin myself for not having a fishing pole with me (IVR looks fishy). Same thing on the way out.
After driving Walker Ridge I spent the last two hours hunting @ cache creek. I have been there twice before and I wanted to burn some boot rubber while in the area. I came up on a sleeping coyote, kind of looked like a pig and had me going for a second. Found some OLD scat that was possibly from a small pig, but probably not.
All in all I went home with the unfilled tags I set out with, but I got to scratch that itch just enough for some satisfaction. Thought I'd see a bunch of poison oak and some rattlesnakes out there, but didn't see any.
Will try Cow mountain, knoxville, or Mendo National next.
