Springtime in Wyoming

Elk

Contributors to this thread:

BULELK1 21-May-24

Norseman 21-May-24

badbull 21-May-24

gil_wy 21-May-24

BULELK1 22-May-24

midwest 22-May-24

badbull 22-May-24

Will 22-May-24

Insheart 22-May-24

Brotsky 22-May-24

BULELK1 23-May-24

BULELK1 20-Jun-24

fastflight 20-Jun-24

BULELK1 21-Jun-24

Insheart 21-Jun-24

Jethro 21-Jun-24

RK 21-Jun-24

LUNG$HOT 21-Jun-24

JohnMC 21-Jun-24

BULELK1 22-Jun-24

BULELK1 19-Aug-24

Treeline 19-Aug-24

Insheart 19-Aug-24

Gib 19-Aug-24

BrentC 19-Aug-24

BULELK1 20-Aug-24

From: BULELK1

21-May-24

'morning All,

I spent last week up in wet and wild Wyoming!

Fun times, I did some digi-scoping, stumbled upon some elk sheds over my days hiking and spent some time with local friends.

Thanks for taking the time to view All.

#Lovin'Life,

Robb

From: BULELK1

21-May-24

Beautiful travel day.

From: BULELK1

21-May-24

BULELK1's Link

Stayed @ my FAV #8 cabin

From: BULELK1

21-May-24

Most every afternoon, boy did it downpour.

Made for some gooey and mucky hiking the next morning.

From: BULELK1

21-May-24

Drying out boots and getting the mud off.

From: BULELK1

21-May-24

BULELK1's Link

I bought a new digi-scoping set-up and am really getting better with it the more I use it. See my link above for more info and links to see it.

These elk are about 3/4 of a mile away

I have learned it is easier to put my phone on and then look thru it instead of using the viewfinder on my spotting scope and then putting the phone on.

I use my bino's, like most everyone else to find the elk and then just look thru my phone/Magview set-up and go from there. up to 60 power.

From: BULELK1

21-May-24

Once focused @ 60 power, I use my Zoom on my iPhone to start bringing them in close.

From: BULELK1

21-May-24

All cows and yearling calves, no calf's or any Velvet seen the whole trip.

Almost max Zoom @ 60 power.

From: BULELK1

21-May-24

At max Zoom on phone and spotting scope, about 0830 in the morning, I was getting some heatwave blurring.

Maybe 30--35 degrees.

From: BULELK1

21-May-24

BULELK1's Link

Some of you may remember the thread I did on a Yeti Wheel kit.

It worked great on my 45 quart on this trip.

From: BULELK1

21-May-24

That wraps it up for this early AM.

Off to the gym and then get a good hike in for sure.

Thanks again for taking the time to view,

Robb

From: Norseman

21-May-24

Jealous. Looks fun. Thanks for sharing. Watch your topknot!

From: badbull

21-May-24

BULELK1, Seems like it was a better winter for the animals up there than the one before. Is that what you are finding out? Stay dry, Badbull

From: gil_wy

21-May-24

Nice!!

From: BULELK1

22-May-24

True, not hardly any dead winter kill like last year's thread. Certainly, less deep snow too.

It got so gooey and mucky that my boots looked like I was wearing those racing snowshoes!

I didn't want to blow a knee or anything, so I started to get off the game trail and bushwack thru the sagebrush ect. not as mucky but I was drenched from the thighs down form all the rain still on the brush.

I'm going along and see an elk shed, WoW, so I picked it up and used it for a walking stick.

I crest the last ridge and can see my truck, it's the steep down now so I'm slowly going and no way another shed.

They aren't matching but similar.

Pretty dang heavy.

I get to my truck and take a pic.

From: BULELK1

22-May-24

I think we men all have some Redneck in us so when I hit the paved road I pull into a pullout and bungy cord one shed to 1 side of my roof rack and the other shed on the other side.

I get into Afton and am getting plenty of pointing fingers ect. I stop @ Gardners Gas station, and go inside just for the heck of it, and I draw a crowd around my truck.

I decide what the hey, 10 miles to Thayne, go for it.

From: BULELK1

22-May-24

Same gig, pull into the Maverick G-station and go inside, plenty of attention around my truck.

I go out and some gal says her brother has been shed hunting and hasn't found anything and axe me where I found those.

I told her No Tell'em Ridge------she finally caught it and just started laughing.

From: BULELK1

22-May-24

Of course, I had to display 'em once I got back to the cabin.

From: BULELK1

22-May-24

Now home, I can't decide if I want to display 'em on the floor in front or hang down from the ceiling------

From: BULELK1

22-May-24

From: BULELK1

22-May-24

That wraps it up for this trip.

Back up Fathers Day week, like most years.

Thanks again for taking the time to view All.

#Lovin'Life,

Robb

From: midwest

22-May-24

Great find!

From: badbull

22-May-24

Thanks for the info and posting your trip. Like your display at home!

From: Will

22-May-24

Looks super fun, and like a great time was had!

From: Insheart

22-May-24

Nice Robb, always enjoy your photo safaris.

From: Brotsky

22-May-24

Great finds Robb! Congrats!

From: BULELK1

23-May-24

Thanks for the kind words.

Good luck, Robb

From: BULELK1

20-Jun-24

'morning All,

I spent last week back up in Wyoming, checking on the elk and hiking.

The snow has melted somewhat since my May trip.

I got my winter rims and tires (MT's) switched to my summer rims and tires (AT's). Right at 2 miles a gallon better with the summer tread on.

Thanks for taking the time to view All.

#LovinLife,

Robb

From: BULELK1

20-Jun-24

Beautiful in Afton

From: BULELK1

20-Jun-24

BULELK1's Link

Got my FAV condo on the Golf Course # 10.

See my link for info

From: BULELK1

20-Jun-24

Hiking in to do some Digi-Scoping, and Buglin' Bull Basin is Lush and so Green.

From: BULELK1

20-Jun-24

I've always wanted to get some pix of a Cow elk giving birth to a calf, but I didn't want it to be in some park setting, I always felt that as I get better with my improved Digi-Scoping set-up, I could do it from 3/4 of a mile away and totally in the wild.

From: BULELK1

20-Jun-24

On 60x spotting scope dialed in and my iPhone about 3/4 Zoom, I'm getting some heat waves this early in the AM ~~ 0645-ish

From: BULELK1

20-Jun-24

I am not sure if I was focusing on the wrong cows, for about an hour, or if this calf was already born and it just happened to look up?

man the bugs are getting bad as it gets warmer.

From: BULELK1

20-Jun-24

I played around with the set-up on my 15 x 56 Bino's

I finally figured out that I had to have the bino's as wide as they could go, not set for my eyes as I got rid of the red shadowing.

Then I just zoomed with my iPhone. kinda kool

From: BULELK1

20-Jun-24

Zoomed

From: BULELK1

20-Jun-24

I got back to camp and played around some more with the Digi-Scoping out back.

From: BULELK1

20-Jun-24

The peak about 1 mile away.

From: BULELK1

20-Jun-24

Carrying my Bino's in this case.

From: BULELK1

20-Jun-24

That's about it for this morning.

Lot's of Velvet on the bulls and even a few Muley bucks.

Thanks for taking the time to view All.

Good luck, Robb

From: fastflight

20-Jun-24

Thanks for sharing. Love these threads.

From: BULELK1

21-Jun-24

Hey, Thanks.

There is a new sporting goods store in Afton.

It used to be that high end log/western style furniture store, right by the arch.

From: BULELK1

21-Jun-24

From: BULELK1

21-Jun-24

From: BULELK1

21-Jun-24

I got my stamps for the season while there.

So much nicer than printing the 3 pages, for each stamp, off the website.

From: BULELK1

21-Jun-24

Most mornings it was in the 30's in town and in the 20's up on the mountain.

Nice to have a morning fire with coffee.

From: BULELK1

21-Jun-24

I switched from a standard style tripod to the Primos Trigger Stick tripod.

The more I use it the more I like it and it doubles as my walking stick.

From: BULELK1

21-Jun-24

I'm trying to see if using the sunshade on my spotting scope will help with heat wave issues.

From: BULELK1

21-Jun-24

That wraps up this trip.

Thanks for taking the time to view All.

I'm trying to decide if I am coming back up in mid-August or going to Iowa and get another look-see at Zone 5 on my tag I drew, tough call.

I hike with Snoop Dogg one morning haha

I'm most proud of the 20-year-old Predator camo pants I still fit in nicely.

#LovinLife,

Robb

From: Insheart

21-Jun-24

Nice Robb. I guess I'll have to try messing with my digi-scope. I've had it for several years and only used it a couple times.

From: Jethro

21-Jun-24

Good fun Robb. Thanks for the reminder on the stamps.

From: RK

21-Jun-24

Thanks for taking us on your trip. Really enjoyed it

From: LUNG$HOT

21-Jun-24

Lmao at the Snoop Dogg shirt with Predator Camo pants. Probably took home every single lady in the bar! ;^)

From: JohnMC

21-Jun-24

Robb you are living the dream.

I don't think a hood will make any difference on the heat waves. They are a common issue with long range photography. It is caused when surface temperature and air temp air are different. For example when ground is warmer than air it bends light waves differently as heat rises. Really common over asphalt or water, but can happen anywhere at any time.

From: BULELK1

22-Jun-24

Hey, Thanks.

Yeah, dang heat waves....

I feel guilty sayin' it, with all that is going on in the news and around the world, but I do love my life.

Good luck, Robb

From: BULELK1

19-Aug-24

'morning All,

I just got home from my last hiking/scouting trip up to Wyoming.

Nv.Mike will be coming in 09/09 for 7 hunting days so I might run up for the opener bow hunt 09/01 for a few days.

Rain was in the forecast and those dang Weather folks happened to be right for a change dang it.

Still beautiful after the storms past on the way.

Thanks for taking the time to view All.

#LovinLife,

Robb

From: BULELK1

19-Aug-24

I stayed @ Kodiak Cabins again.

From: BULELK1

19-Aug-24

Lush and so green

From: BULELK1

19-Aug-24

From: BULELK1

19-Aug-24

Some mornings the fog was so thick, kinda eerie.

From: BULELK1

19-Aug-24

Some mornings it was clear and deep blue sky.

From: BULELK1

19-Aug-24

It's always nice to smell and find 'Still Steamin'

From: BULELK1

19-Aug-24

Plus, fresh tracks

From: BULELK1

19-Aug-24

And last night's bedding

From: BULELK1

19-Aug-24

I decided to put the sneak on some elk each day to practice getting with in my 25 yards or less recurve range.

If I felt, I was going to blow them out I stopped and just took a pic or two.

It was fun, no harm, no foul....

From: BULELK1

19-Aug-24

3 in one frame was kool.

The younger bulls; Raggies/Spikes still had some velvet. the bigger bulls; 5x & 6x had hard horn already.

From: BULELK1

19-Aug-24

Thats it for this early AM.

Gym, backpack hike and play catch-up here @ home.

Thanks again, for taking the time to view All,

Good luck, Robb

From: Treeline

19-Aug-24

Love that corner of the state! Went through and spent a couple of days with a buddy fishing in June…

Good luck!

From: Insheart

19-Aug-24

Nice Robb, always enjoy your travel / scouting pics.

From: Gib

19-Aug-24

Thanks for the pictures, beautiful!! And good luck in hunting season

From: BrentC

19-Aug-24

Awesome. Thanks for sharing.

From: BULELK1

20-Aug-24

Thanks for the kind words.

I covered a lot of ground as far as hunt area's.

From Strawberry Creek Canyon to the north and almost got to Commissary Ridge to the south. And in-between of course.

From: BULELK1

20-Aug-24

I got drenched 1 morning and headed off the mountain with all the lightening.

I stripped off all the wet clothes that I could and put a towel on my seat to drive back to the cabin.

It is nice that all the sit-ups, crunches and leg lifts keep me Ab's slim and no belly! haha

I hardly ever show the 'Sleaves' tat's.

From: BULELK1

20-Aug-24

Anyone have a unit 23 moose tag let me know and I'll give ya some location intel.

From: BULELK1

20-Aug-24

Inside of this smaller Kodi-Cabin

From: BULELK1

20-Aug-24

From: BULELK1

20-Aug-24

Hail scares me no doubt.

From: BULELK1

20-Aug-24

I put that Magview attachment on my 15 x 56 bino's too and I use it often when I can't get my spotting scope out fast enough from my backpack.

This Yote was about 75 yards out and to far/safe from the reach of my 10mm.

Even though he looks about 20 yards away.

From: BULELK1

20-Aug-24

Denim is back like Turtlenecks! haha

That wraps up this last scouting/hiking trip.

My Covid Lungs are doing better, my rib has healed up and I can't do too much for the aging process @ 70.6 years old other than keep trucking along on the mountain.

Thanks for taking the time to view All.

#LovinLife,

Robb

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