sooty grouse
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Was up in the beautiful sierra nevada mountains hunting mountain quail out on quail ridge (I named it that) 4 in the vest, hot dry and dusty,walking side slope, calling and listening for those very big, plump quail.
I was on a fairly well used deer trail, when all of a sudden I was looking at a nice size 2x2 rack through the brush. As I got closer I noticed antlers on ground, buck was dead as a rock.
Upon futher inspection some guts eaten out and cashed, yep mountain lion got him! probably no more than a day or two dead.
Boy that was spooky, looking over my shoulder rest of day hunting wondering if big cat was going to get me next.
So for the rest of the season I was packing my ruger red hawk .44mag, 4" barrel, for extra fire power.
Here's a pic of the 2x2 deer cashed.
Came up on this game taking machine, bobcat, while searching for mountain quail, not to far from quail ridge.
and mountain quail of that day, pic using remmy 12ga.
I was on a fairly well used deer trail, when all of a sudden I was looking at a nice size 2x2 rack through the brush. As I got closer I noticed antlers on ground, buck was dead as a rock.
Upon futher inspection some guts eaten out and cashed, yep mountain lion got him! probably no more than a day or two dead.
Boy that was spooky, looking over my shoulder rest of day hunting wondering if big cat was going to get me next.
So for the rest of the season I was packing my ruger red hawk .44mag, 4" barrel, for extra fire power.
Here's a pic of the 2x2 deer cashed.
Came up on this game taking machine, bobcat, while searching for mountain quail, not to far from quail ridge.
and mountain quail of that day, pic using remmy 12ga.
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