Elk Hunting

Rifle season started last week. I have already gotten an elk so I can't shoot another but I still have tags for deer, mountain lion and wolf. Not likely I will see a wolf or a lion. Terry has a deer tag and an elk tag so today I took off work and rode up the mountain early to try to locate some elk for tomorrow. Sure enough I found a group of about 8 bulls feeding on a hillside just after daylight. They eventually moved on up the hill out of site. There is a decent chance they will stay in the area if someone didn't bump into them this evening. We plan to be there at daylight.

Here is a long distance photo of them. (They were about 1 mile away).

Here is a little horse "barn"
 I built with sawmill lumber. Dad and I put the metal roof on:

Fall colors were nice but are almost gone now:

 Here is Terry taking a break from hunting last Saturday. The wind was a little cold on the mountain top!

Whirlwind trip around the South

I flew to Huntsville, AL on Wednesday, picked up Brandon after school and drove to Aiken, SC.  We arrived in Aiken at 11:45pm.  On Thursday, we just rested.  Friday we drove to Nashville, NC to visit my grandmother while she is in rehab for her back.  While we were there, I was able to see my Uncle Richard, Aunt Bobbie, Uncle Skippy and Aunt Mona.  After dinner with Bobbie and Richard, we went to Raleigh and watched my oldest niece, Bronwyn, play soccer.  Then we were off to Holly Springs to stay with my brother, Byron and his family.  We got up Saturday morning and watched my youngest niece play softball then hung around with Byron, Laurie and the girls for a couple of hours before driving back to Aiken.  Here are a few pics from our visit.

Da Bears

Last Saturday, I rode back in to get the tent and some other camping stuff. While I was there, I placed a game camera in a tree overlooking the scraps from the elk I had gotten the week before.

Terry and I rode in yesterday and picked up the camera. There were about 50 video clips of bears on the camera. I think there were two bears that had fed on the carcass.

Here are two of the best videos. The one bear is huge!

http://vimeo.com/29556469

http://vimeo.com/29556839