Anyone doing any hunts this Fall? If so... Share?

I'm leaving tonight in about 6.5 hours to go bowhunting deer about 20 miles south of the Grand Canyon in the Kaibab Nat'l Forest for 4 days. If I don't get one this trip I'll be hitting the Coconino Nat'l Forest / Mogollon Rim in early Sept. to hopefully hear some bulls bugling and look for a buck.

Then I have a rifle whitetail hunt in late October out by the Superstition Mtns. After that I have an AZ 4A rifle bull hunt Nov27th-Dec3rd. Both of those hunts I will be using my CZ 550 American with a Trijicon TR20-2G 3-9x40 scope and handloads. 130 grain Nosler Accubonds for deer, 160 grain Woodleighs Protected Points for the elk. I'm taking my M1 as a backup rifle with some Federal Game-Shoks, probably the ones with the 180 grain Nosler Partitions.

After that, late archery deer opens back up out here in December in many units and goes until the end of January. Hopefully I'll get something to put in the freezer out of these hunts, I'm excited to get on the road tonight! Just sitting at work waiting right now!
 
Got a pig a couple of months ago. Only Bird hunts coming up for me. Colorado River (Blythe-Parker) for dove opener, Nevada for Chukars in October. Hopefully time for Mearn's quail in Arizona towards November-December. Haven't decided on Mountain Quail or not...
 
I've got a shot at a Cardinal Texas Slam. North Texas, East Texas, West Texas and possibly South Texas for Whitetail. I'll try to shoot sum flying liver snaps in a couple weeks and I might cross a hog at any one of the spots.
 
Well,

I put in for a controlled deer hunt down in the Southern Part of Idaho. this is my 3rd year drawing this area and there are some monster mulies come out of this area. That hunt starts in late Oct.

I will take my GF on the General deer hunt up in North East Id in Oct.

I have been hunting elk in the Idaho desert since Aug 1st with my G.F. That hunt is open to Any sex until Dec 31st. She is a first year hunter and IDK why but she is waiting for the "big one". We've seen him, but about 2 miles out.

I decided to take up archery hunting this year and going to go next week up to the Idaho/Montana border and do the bull hunt. I am excited for this as I've always participated... never hunted. The scouting we have done has been really good and feel confident I can fill my tag.

Yesterday, Idaho officially opened up their wolf hunts. I stood in line for an hour to get my tag. They sold 220 tags in a matter of an hour. I dont know how I am going to do it, but I am going to make an attempt at killing one of these buggers.

WOW, just realized I will be one busy fool until Spring with all the tags myself and my GF have to fill.
 
I'm originally from the Flint Hills area in Kansas where the country is mostly open. I did and still do use a Winchester mod. 70 in .270 cal. Using 130 gr. power point ammo. I like it because it is pretty flat shooting and the recoil, to me is minimal. (I'm a woman 5'7 and 135 lbs). I can shoot 20 rnds through it at the range and not get bruised.
I have had great success with the .270 caliber on deer from 50 to about 200 yds. (my peronsal comfort zone) I like the 130 gr. power point for the expansion and knockdown power. I've never had to use a follow-up shot on the deer I've hunted.
Good luck! Be sure to post pics of the hunt, successful or no.
 
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just went over to wyoming for the opener of archery mule deer. helping my brother in law...had him stalked into 17 yards but he stepped the wrong way and was blocked by a tree!...i laughed cuzz i could have stuck that buck easy...

so now i have 2 elk tags to fill, 3 antelope tags, whitetail buck tag, archery any deer... whew gunna be busy this fall! nmaybe head to missouri also for rifle deer?!?
 
I'm a newbie, too!

I've never hunted before - this is my first year. I'm 30, though, so I'm getting a little later start. Drew two deer tags this year - one for general rifle, and one for muzzleloader. The muzzleloader tag is either sex, and is in the middle of turkey season, so I think we'll be multi-tasking for that one.

I haven't decided whether to do with 30-30 or .308 for deer. I may bring both, and just carry whichever one seems appropriate for the terrain.

If I manage to bag my first deer this year, though, you can bet your butts I'll post a thread and pictures. :D
 
Let's see...

Dove - This weekend northern Colorado.

Elk - Northwest corner of Colorado late October.

No luck on drawing a Mulie tag

White Tail - LP in Michigan in November.

Pheasant - Hopefully Kansas over Thanks Giving, but if not eastern Colorado WIA. And again in December in North Dakota.

Waterfowl - As many weekends as I can in North East Colorado.
 
For me this year, all hunts are in S. Oregon:

-Cougar (all year): tag filled :)
-Fall Black Bear (Aug-Dec): tag filled :)
-Rifle Deer (Oct)
-Late Cow Elk (Nov-March 2010)
-Additional Cougar (Aug-Dec)
-Additional Bear (Aug-Dec)
-Coyote (all year)
-Salmon/Steelhead (various dates)

Rifles used:

-Marlin XL7 .270 win, 150g Barnes TSX (Elk, Bear)
-Arisaka Type 38 Sporter 6.5x257 (Deer, Coyote)
-Marlin 938s .22 mag (Coyote)
 
good luck on your hunt! I have some really neat hunts, (though few in number due to time) this year. I'm doing a repeat of my kayak in back country camping/bowhunting trip at Lake Amistad in Del Rio, TX. This will be a 4 day bowhunt/fishing trip. That hunt will be in December. I'm also going on a low fence axis deer hunt the 2nd week in October. I'm taking my dad's 270 on that trip. He passed away almost 3 years ago, so I'm using that gun more for sentimental reasons than anything else. There will be lots of dove hunts this fall as well. Hope to post pix as the season progresses.
 
Good luck on the hunt :D Always great to experaince a first big game hunt. I've been hunting for 7 years this year, but I still remember the first year.

I live in Montana in the HEART of hunting heaven :D

Got a Deer A (Either sex) tag. I'm going to be really hitting a few places that are walkin only, and maybe spending a weekend in the Missouri Breaks looking for a nice muley. At the very least I'lll just drive down a few mornings.

I drew a buck antelope tag, but that don't look promising, as there don't seem to be anything nice around.

Then I got a mule deer doe tag, and will be purchasing a whitetail doe tag in a couple of days. My uncles have terrible deer problems, so I'll be making some Jerky.

I'm also buying a turkey tag in case I run across one in the breaks, and I'm buying a Montana Wolf Tag for the novelty of owning a first-year tag :D

Not a real bird hunter, but our ranch is loaded with pheasents, so probably go out for them.

I guess my thing is, fall is the best time of year. Cool, crisp, just an awesome time to be outdoors. Especially in the Missouri Breaks. Plus it's fun to drive by the game preserve and drool over the elk standing just inside the limits.

Guns?
Current gun is a Winchester, 7MM Rem mag, loaded with 120 grain TSX bullets. Shot a group yesterday at 95 yards and got 1 1/4":p

Might pack my last years primary, a Winchester .264 Mag loaded with 120 grain TSX's. But the 7MM has a edge on velocity, so I'll probably use it.

I am going to use my Mosin-Nagant M38 with softpoints to gather a doe. I've been using oddballs, less-used guns to get them the past few years :D

Savage 99 lever action in .300 savage. Hunting a few river bends, and won't have an opportunity for a long shot, so I can use this old gun effectively.

Stoeger 12 gauge SXS for pheasant hunting.

AND finally....everywhere I go I'll be packing my S&W .41 mag revolver. Harvested 3 does and a buck with it so far, handgun hunting is a HUGE blast. Buck wasn't great, a 3X4 with about 20 inches, but he's still my first handgun buck.
 
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