shaginator
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Hi guys. I was out there on Sunday and Monday just west of Fort property in the national forest. Like Bill in SD, I saw deer and quail. I also saw coyotes, and bazillions of ground squirrels. Oh yeah -- and some cattle grazing open land nearby some national forest leases.
I heard what I think was ground squirrel hunting on Monday around lunchtime. Shots every 10-15 minutes so I imagined some guy out there with a .22-250 or thereabouts and a big scope taking some long-range shots.
As for hogs, which is what I wanted to find, there were only some old signs. At first it was hard to decide whether a set of tracks were made by hogs or a calf, but everything was answered when i saw the cattle down the road.
Nonetheless a pretty neat place. Looks like the weather gets *really* hot in the summers though. My new theory is that the hot summer days are when you find concentrations of hogs in wallows and watering holes, and that this time of year (Feb) they are more dispersed since the acorn pickings are spotty, grass and underground bugs are scattered over more area, there's plenty of water, and probably little need to wallow. I suppose they would also rather stay away from the cattle.
As for actual Fort property I'd agree by the lake on the southeast is better (someone mentioned barley fields). Ought to get a fort permit next time I head out that way.
It's cool we live in a country where military land is shared with the public, especially the hunting public.
I heard what I think was ground squirrel hunting on Monday around lunchtime. Shots every 10-15 minutes so I imagined some guy out there with a .22-250 or thereabouts and a big scope taking some long-range shots.
As for hogs, which is what I wanted to find, there were only some old signs. At first it was hard to decide whether a set of tracks were made by hogs or a calf, but everything was answered when i saw the cattle down the road.
Nonetheless a pretty neat place. Looks like the weather gets *really* hot in the summers though. My new theory is that the hot summer days are when you find concentrations of hogs in wallows and watering holes, and that this time of year (Feb) they are more dispersed since the acorn pickings are spotty, grass and underground bugs are scattered over more area, there's plenty of water, and probably little need to wallow. I suppose they would also rather stay away from the cattle.
As for actual Fort property I'd agree by the lake on the southeast is better (someone mentioned barley fields). Ought to get a fort permit next time I head out that way.
It's cool we live in a country where military land is shared with the public, especially the hunting public.
