Okay, in my area, Sept 1st opens the antelope rifle season, dove, blue and ruff grouse, bear and early goose season- this ain't fair! I do em all and hate to choose which to start with, :eek: :cool: :p :) ;) happy in Wyoming :D

I'd start with the antelope first, before all the Out-of-Stater's gleen out the nice bucks (unless you're just a meat hunter), then start with the geese (if migratory and don't hang around), getting the ruff and blue grouse later, as they aren't going anywhere. The bear I'd leave alone as they are far down on my list of things to hunt. Dove - whenever there's nothing else to do and have a footlocker of ammo handy.

OK, I've established your priorities for you - whatta' ya think! :p

I'd start with the antelope first, before all the Out-of-Stater's gleen out the nice bucks (unless you're just a meat hunter), then start with the geese (if migratory and don't hang around), getting the ruff and blue grouse later, as they aren't going anywhere. The bear I'd leave alone as they are far down on my list of things to hunt. Dove - whenever there's nothing else to do and have a footlocker of ammo handy.

OK, I've established your priorities for you - whatta' ya think! :p Sorry didn't get right back...I was hunting heehee- KDUB, your priorities were stellar, right on target- THANKS!

Okay, in my area, Sept 1st opens the antelope rifle season, dove, blue and ruff grouse, bear and early goose season- this ain't fair! I do em all and hate to choose which to start with, :eek: :cool: :p :) ;) happy in Wyoming :D


Whiskey,

Perhaps you could fill us in on how your hunting season went. I might be the only one who is curious, but I doubt it. Let us know when you have a few minutes.

Thanks.

Whiskey,

Perhaps you could fill us in on how your hunting season went. I might be the only one who is curious, but I doubt it. Let us know when you have a few minutes.

Thanks.

Hi Wyo- sorry getting back to you so late- Well, got 2 of everything except bear and dove, not a one of those seen- had 2 licenses for antelope and got a real nice buck, a young one and a big fat doe that became sausage- I'm a meat hunter. Then 2 blue grouse about 10 days apart. Geez, they were sparse hunting this year, and the berries they feed on in Fall were already off the bushes by middle of Sept. My elk hunting buddy shoot 2 ruff grouse with his MAS and we ate what was left of em at elk camp that night, little snacks. 2 goose off the upper Green River right before That Thanksgiving storm. Didn't see a bear, not for scouting and hiking several days, but it gave me good excuses to get out and hike the woods. Also got a muley doe. So there's meat in the freezer :D Ain't Wyoming grand?
How was your hunting season?

Whiskey,

Agreed! Wyoming is the place for those of us that like variety and have the time to take advantage of what she has to offer.

Well, my hunting season consisted of concentrating on finding a cow moose without a calf. After hunting for several weekends, I shot a young cow on October 30. I didn't hunt every weekend, though. My older daughter's birthday was the second week in October, so we went down to Laramie to spend the weekend with her and watch the Cowboys play. The next weekend on Saturday, my younger daughter had a volleyball tournement in Thermop, so only hunted Sunday. No luck.

I did shoot three ruffs in Sept. while I was scouting for moose. When I got back to my truck after shooting the grouse, I built a fire and roasted one over the fire. I'd never done that before and really didn't think it would turn out very well, but it was all right. There's better ways though. I learned a pretty good lesson that day. I'd thought I had built the fire a safe distance from any brush and trees, but when I was done, I doused the fire with water, but it was still smoldering, so I got out my shovel and dug around the ashes. Found out that a long root from a nearby tree that was underneath the soil was still burning. Had a devil of a time putting it out completely.

Your comment on the campfire is timely and you're to be commended for taking the extra effort to assure it was completely extinquished.

Too many times folks think throwing dirt and the remants of the camp water can is sufficient to kill a campfire. Not so - ! Embers can smolder under a blanket of dirt or be missed by the water for a long time. Taking a shovel to stir the ashes and look for hot embers will certainly aid in reduction of fires from abandoned camp sites.