Highly disappointed and bummed out!!

Bowhunting starts Aug 30 (yes, 10 more agonizing days). We will bowhunt elk, and then rifle deer starts 4 October. I drew a doe tag, so can actually (in theory) get 2 deer.

I can't complain about the Eastern Oregon draw. We have been pretty consistent getting drawn 2 out of every 3 years. When we do get drawn, we have been very successful, at least at filling freezers. If we ever get an elk during bow season, and therefor have meat in the freezer, we can hold out for a big set of horns. So far, meat has been way more important to us.

Hardest part is when we don't go east, we don't have a "go to" spot. We have lived in the area on and off since we were kids, but all the old "standbys" are now either behind locked gates or so overgrown you can't hunt. Filling a doe tag is one thing, but finding a buck is a challenge.

Thanks for the mojo - I need all I can get.:D
 
yea! buck meat is a form of curency in this house :D

I wish that Cal would do more doe hunts, but as you all know hunting and the herd are not wel taken care of here.

Im 31 years old and been in the woods since I was 12,hunting deer. I have never herd of or seen anything done to help the herd. They dont seem to mind to take your money for tags and sutch. :( ( I have not seen a warden all year) :eek:

no authority just seems to test the ethics of to many hunters :barf:
 
J - what part of CA are you in? You might have mentioned it before, and I can't remember...

The only time I have seen any kind of LE while hunting were 1) Rifle Elk season in Eastern Oregon. Warden came by once a day to check on us. First day he checked us off against a list of tag holders names, after that it was just to see if we got anything and chat a bit. And 2) Where we bow hunt elk, some IDIOT had arrowed a cow (a moo cow, not a female elk) on one of the farms down the mountain. Sheriff had the arrow in hand and was checking fletchings for a match.

I think it is a systematic shortage of money for LE. In the county where I live, there are 2 sheriffs on duty at any given time. From one end of the county to the other, it is probably at least 3-4 hour drive. If there is a property crime in the county, they just send you the forms in the mail and you never see an actual person. I think they would show up eventually if you shot someone trying to do you harm...Basically, we are expected to protect us and ours.
 
I live in Lakeport. Its about 3 hours noth of San Fran. Im a 10min drive from one of the greatest bass fishing lakes in our country Clear lake. (lake co.) :D

The bass fishing and family is the only thing keeping from moving to a state with better hunting! :o
 
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