Doug Lloyd
Wilsons Warbler
A bit of a reach back but remember I told you I shot a couple gig of them in one day in early July.
Feel like I have been chasing my tail all week getting things ready for the annual fall trip to northern Alaska. We call it going to moose camp, but that has become a joke. I actually loaded my rifle 5 years ago when a griz was just sure I might be something to eat or at least be interesting. I got up moved around, talked to it and hollered all to no avail. He was at 40-50 yards at that point just walking and sniffing nothing aggressive. Discretion being the better part of valor I locked and loaded. At the sound of the bolt going closed you would have thought someone had hit him with a hotstick in a wet spot.Much to my delight it was away from me. Last I saw he was tearing up through a willow patch at high speed. 3 of us have been making this trip the last 15 years or so. In the early years we all hunted very hard but now we are down to 1 who actually hunts with a rifle the other 2 of us both hunt with a camera.
The possible targets there are, mountains,fall colors, 2 species of grouse and 1 species of ptarmigan, fox, lynx, wonderful sunrise and sunsets, northernlights, a full moon, Sandhill Cranes by the 10s of thousnds, moose, bear, Wild Bison, fungus, last of the migrating passerines, snow (oh No LOL) gray jays,3 toed woodpeckers, flickers, weasel, and the list goes on and on.
Lots of 4 wheeling on our wheelers. I norm get around 500 miles during the trip.
Wow that was a long way to tell you that I will be gone come Saturday and plan to be up that way for 12-15 days. Weather will drive that a bit.
I leave you with Shoot More Shoot more Often. PIXELS THAT IS!!!!!!!!!!!
I will prob post and comment a bit tomorrow
Wilsons Warbler
A bit of a reach back but remember I told you I shot a couple gig of them in one day in early July.
Feel like I have been chasing my tail all week getting things ready for the annual fall trip to northern Alaska. We call it going to moose camp, but that has become a joke. I actually loaded my rifle 5 years ago when a griz was just sure I might be something to eat or at least be interesting. I got up moved around, talked to it and hollered all to no avail. He was at 40-50 yards at that point just walking and sniffing nothing aggressive. Discretion being the better part of valor I locked and loaded. At the sound of the bolt going closed you would have thought someone had hit him with a hotstick in a wet spot.Much to my delight it was away from me. Last I saw he was tearing up through a willow patch at high speed. 3 of us have been making this trip the last 15 years or so. In the early years we all hunted very hard but now we are down to 1 who actually hunts with a rifle the other 2 of us both hunt with a camera.
The possible targets there are, mountains,fall colors, 2 species of grouse and 1 species of ptarmigan, fox, lynx, wonderful sunrise and sunsets, northernlights, a full moon, Sandhill Cranes by the 10s of thousnds, moose, bear, Wild Bison, fungus, last of the migrating passerines, snow (oh No LOL) gray jays,3 toed woodpeckers, flickers, weasel, and the list goes on and on.
Lots of 4 wheeling on our wheelers. I norm get around 500 miles during the trip.
Wow that was a long way to tell you that I will be gone come Saturday and plan to be up that way for 12-15 days. Weather will drive that a bit.
I leave you with Shoot More Shoot more Often. PIXELS THAT IS!!!!!!!!!!!
I will prob post and comment a bit tomorrow