How has Everyone’s Hunting Season at Home been?

Heck of a cull buck @MAdcox !! I'm jealous
 
Heck of a cull buck .
Have to give credit to my hunting buddy @BJONES , he set me in his stand one night and told me to take the old lopsided buck if he showed. That first pick was from that night and I let him walk. Wasn't ready to end the season yet. The next morning a 2 or 3 year old buck came in at first light with those big heavy forks on both sides and I knew why Bobby wanted him gone. He came in 5 minutes later and I got him at 50-60 yards. Fun hunt
 
Drew a tag for mule deer in Utah, but no luck. Really beautiful country, and a challenging hunt for a guy used to West Texas. Hopefully my whitetail season here goes better.
@cagkt3 , sorry to hear no luck. What unit were you hunting? I’m originally from Utah and have hunted there most of my life. I used to give my parents a hard time about leaving Idaho and moving to Utah right before I was born. It took me 35 years to escape back to Idaho :D
 
Congrats on a very nice buck! It's funny how big their antlers look when they are alive.
 
A good start to the Idaho hunting season :) Beautiful fall colors, crisp mornings, and a nice bear with a black face. September is a wonderful time to be in the mountains!
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First blood with my Von Gruff Bushcraft Hunter
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Scouting / hiking trip with my significantly better half
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BIG Country!
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Montana Pronghorn
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Sunset in farm country
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Time to start focusing on whitetail, now through thanksgiving. The rut will be kicking in any day now. A little snow would make things a lot easier :)

And then let the games begin! Wolves, mountain lion & bobcat... I have yet to shoot any of these, but certainly not for lack of trying! When it comes to these critters, the fun is definitely in the hunting, not the killing.
 
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Fantastic start IdaRam!
 
Beautiful country. You guys are lucky. When I sit in my tree stand, I watch the cars and trucks go by.:(
 
Beautiful country. You guys are lucky. When I sit in my tree stand, I watch the cars and trucks go by.:(

That would make me nuts.
 
Beautiful country IdaRam, you are fortunate to live in such a beautiful country! Not a bad way to start the season. :)

Yes, I love hunting whitetails, they are an amazing animal, and that is a bruiser, and hope you get a crack at him. Good luck Hogpatrol!
 
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Another urban whitetail. Never got this guy or found his sheds. He would have been a state record. His genes are still alive and well. :D
 
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My son got a moose opening day. Then I went south and got a ram on day 7. Now with a little luck we will get my daughter an elk in December. It has been a great season so far.
 
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Beautiful country. You guys are lucky. When I sit in my tree stand, I watch the cars and trucks go by.:(
Many people say we are lucky to live in the Rocky Mountains of Idaho but really luck had almost nothing to do with it. I made a conscious decision to move, didn't know anyone and didn't have a job, just took a chance and was determined to make a go of it!
 
Holy moly @Hogpatrol , those are some whopper bucks! Thanks for posting the photos.
 
Holy moly @Hogpatrol , those are some whopper bucks! Thanks for posting the photos.
That big gorilla was 1/2 mile from Home Depot, the local high school, a big shopping center and one mile from Walmart's. He hung around for a couple months with some does and my neighbor, against my advice ,tried to bow hunt him from a treestand in a naked woods and got busted too many times. This was during gun season. Biggest screw up in hunting I ever saw.
 

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