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  1. Travis Johnson

    Strange Sightings, Creepy Feelings

    Had built a fresh road into middle of nowhere the year before. I had set a bear bait 20 km up road then prob 30 km by quad into bush. I had been baiting it once about every two weeks due to time to get in. I had set up a tree stand 15 yards from barrel, barrel was chained to a 6-8” aspen tree ...
  2. Travis Johnson

    Wolves Have Been Released in Colorado USA

    Where I live we have a fair number of wolves , they get managed by trappers, hunters and fluctuating animal populations. The wolf populations follow the highs and lows of the animal populations. I like that they are around. They have ruined a few hunts for me , as when they start howling , the...
  3. Travis Johnson

    Anyone else butcher?

    I’ve butchered our animals as well for years, sometimes it’s hard to let age with temperatures, timeline etc. This Year I was able to let deer age for a week. Just wondering do you find a big difference in quality of meat? Taste?
  4. Travis Johnson

    Bird Hunting Pictures

    My boy Bugs, with his first retrieve at 8 months, and a goose hunt this year at 3 1/2
  5. Travis Johnson

    Fatal Arizona Bear attack

    Black bears do bluff charge up here, been bluff charged several times by both sows with cubs , and by boars
  6. Travis Johnson

    Smells that transport one

    The smell of ripened high bush cranberries in the aspen stands,signals start of the fall rut for elk, the leafs falling and cranberry smell getting more pungent , start of moose rut
  7. Travis Johnson

    Elk hunt gear?

    From what you mentioned ,you may want to pack a pair of muck boots as well for the quading or if you’re floating the river at all. If you are in muskeg or water alot a pair of mucks are very handy to keep you dry.
  8. Travis Johnson

    Favorite cartridge/rifle for moose

    20 plus moose,308,30-06,Rage 2 blade, 300WBY for most with 180 nos part, now using 300PRC, . All worked only ones that traveled very far were poorly placed shots.
  9. Travis Johnson

    Hello from Canada

    Pretty Boring , for most everything for last 20yrs the one rifle 300wby/180 nos part, now 300prc with 212 eldx from antelope and bighorn to moose and bison, when I was a kid I used Husqvarna 308 with 150 gr for everything. Camp gun/ bear protection when flying into bush camps was always win 94...
  10. Travis Johnson

    Hello from Canada

    I agree covid hampering everything , I’ve got a while to save before I can go back , so have some time. Thanks on moose, been fortunate to bump into a Few good ones over the years.
  11. Travis Johnson

    Hello from Canada

    Reside in sunny Alberta, forecast tomorrow -37, first trip long ago was Zimbabwean 2 kudu, 2 impala,warthog,reedbuck,blue wild,duiker,zebra back in 90’s with tony dacosta, 2015 Namibia 2 gemsbuck,blk wild, eland,bles,springbok With Jan ole. Would like to go back for nyala,bushbuck,waterbuck...
  12. Travis Johnson

    Hello from Canada

    Been following this site for awhile, lots of great info on here. Would like to plan one more trip to Africa, this site is helping a lot.A very knowledgeable group. Went to Africa twice 20 years apart, both times were great, once more before another 20 years pass would be good.
  13. Travis Johnson

    NAMIBIA: Has Anyone Hunted With Jan Oelofse Safaris?

    I hunted there in 2015 with wife and daughter, then toured from there in rental truck. Awesome place, great time - lots of rhinos.
  14. Travis Johnson

    Canada Calgary hunt?

    There is also wood bison hunting in winter as well.
  15. Hunting Moose

    Hunting Moose

  16. Hunt Gemsbok

    Hunt Gemsbok

  17. Springbok

    Springbok

 
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