Minus 6 this morning up near where we are going to try for our cow elk!  Put an extra layer on for sure!  My hope is the wind is calm and the elk are ready to come down off the mountain to a warmer climate….in the back of the truck!

Everything is lined up for a good place to hang them while we skin them and then put them in a cold storage locker for a few days to cure out and then cut them up the first part of next week.  Now that’s the way to get it done!

My hope this morning is for everyone to be safe and that we see lots of wild animals.  I expect to see some nice big buck deer as well as some big bull elk on the ranch.  Will we see a bobcat?  Cougar?  Weasel?  Well, the Weasel is a given since I pick him up in a half hour…if he is awake.

This time of year in the high country you can just about see every kind of wild animal that is out and about, just keep your eyes and ears open and you will see them.

They had about a foot of snow from this past storm and if the winds haven’t drifted everything in, we should have a good hunt this morning.

Wish us luck!

I just took the last of my things out to the rig and started it in order to defrost the windshield…all my water is frozen solid!  Probably the beer in the 12 pack as well.  But, all is well, at least the rig started.

Bears Butt

December 5, 2013