“My Friend Has a Pond,” Huntn & Fishn Biz, Jan/Feb 2006, Vol. 4, Issue 1, Pages 38-39.

A Perfect Hunt ...

The Seven Devils Mountains / Hells Canyon Wilderness–National Recreation Area on the Idaho–Oregon border contains the deepest canyon in North American.  The Snake River cuts through its bottom at an elevation of 1400 ft above sea level. Less than 6 miles away, He Devil peak soars at 9400 ft, ... 8000 ft higher.  The Idaho Fish and Game Department has a controlled hunt draw for four or five  permits each year for Mountain Goat on the Idaho Side. 

In 2003 I drew ... here

Text as published in Huntn & Fishn Biz, Nov/Dec 2005, Vol. 3, Issue 11 ... here.

Salmon River Breaks - Mule Deer Hunt

Candace (age 12) takes aim at 5x5 mule deer buck at 211 yards plus.  Buck is standing watching us with only head and neck visible - highlighted by sun against shade backdrop.

I let Candace take the shot if she wanted it ...

The rest is ... here

 
Also published in Hunt'n with Hunt'n Biz, Vol. 1, Issue 6, November 2003, p. 32-33.

Hard Recon ... August

Greg and I went back into the `Devils for a short and hard recon ...aqui

Soft Recons ... August

Jackie, Chad, and Georgia ... two short `soft' recon hikes ...

More ... here

Goats at Hanson Pass ...

Whereas a few days earlier we didn't get into the goats, this trip we did ...

Continued ... here

Cannon Lakes, June 2003

To scout for Mountain Goats, and to get familiar with the country, Duane P., Candace, and Jackie and I headed into the Seven Devils mountains.  Our objective - the Cannon Lakes drainage and upper end of Hanson Creek. 

Details ... here

How we handle game ... here

Earlier draft published as ... "How to Easily Pack Your Meat Out," Hunt'n with Hunt'n Biz, Vol. 2, Issue 3, March 2004, p. 53.

Also, more ... here

Saved by an Angel, McCall area.

Quotes and Thoughts ... here