D16 Opener
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Got my friend Robert on a buck (bucks) after going to Wister (MCC).....1st it was a doe and small forky. Then a 3x2 runs out to join them....Stops at 40 yds in front of him....Fires and the buck runs off.....Looked for blood and couldn't find any.....Then went back to the area of impact....Here's what we found.....lol
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That's a pretty good wound channel, but that tree won't leave much of a blood trail. Need bigger caliber!
Saw a forky but left NF and into private. So no go . Maybe next time. Down with knee injury. Pushed to hard. Need to heal up for dark of the moon. Perfect day today. But moon was like daylight last night.
I will be hunting elk in Colorado during the dark of the moon
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I hunt laguna area on sunday with not action, foggy morning , a 63 years old friend with crossbow stuck a big fork at 4:30, he found blood in 2 places , he back again with wife all day never found it.
I back on friday and sunday.
I back on friday and sunday.
I do believe that if you're disabled, you can get a special exemption to use a crossbow during archery season.....Maybe that applies to Laguna MRA as well.....It does state that crossbows are illegal at all times.
.https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiP_r7hoK_XAhVDxmMKHRBZDAgQFggmMAA&url=http://www.californiatrailmap.com/TrailFinder/Cleveland-National-Forest-Laguna-Mountain/&usg=AOvVaw3yTaEy8Npfvg6TmEuLup2C
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Possibly but I doubt it:
"Regulations & Recommendations
An Adventure Pass is required for all vehicles parked on forest land.
Rifle, firearm, or crossbow hunting is not allowed at any time within the Laguna Mountain Recreation Area (only archery hunting during season).
Discharge of firearms is prohibited in the Laguna Mountain Recreation Area."
Well here is an other sketchy law.
I was going to let it go.
But I knew some one would question it.
I seen disabled hunters using crossbow's.
I never said nothing in the rec area.
Mostly in areas out of the rec which is OK.
Outer border in the NF.
Just for General Discussion. We should be aware.
But in SOME states Crossbow's are considered part of Archery. An other bull shit California Law.
I was going to let it go.
But I knew some one would question it.
I seen disabled hunters using crossbow's.
I never said nothing in the rec area.
Mostly in areas out of the rec which is OK.
Outer border in the NF.
Just for General Discussion. We should be aware.
But in SOME states Crossbow's are considered part of Archery. An other bull shit California Law.
Here's the disabled crossbow law and application....I better look into this.....lol
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=12&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiHuKa2wa_XAhUC62MKHbdWBKoQFghYMAs&url=https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=56777&usg=AOvVaw2FNlI1r83fuwrnMc_nX8_w
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=12&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiHuKa2wa_XAhUC62MKHbdWBKoQFghYMAs&url=https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=56777&usg=AOvVaw2FNlI1r83fuwrnMc_nX8_w
Yeppers knew about the application. LOL I may be using it in the future. It's the mileage. Wear and tear.
well knee is healing hoping to get out this week end and next. dark of the moon.
I need to get er done.. one way or an other..
I need to get er done.. one way or an other..
well I feel good this morning but it may be the pain pills. LOL, I am heading out in the morning, but will stick to easy walking tomorrow. but chances are slim but got to try any way.should of could of . but should of got a G-13 This year, at least I would of had meat in the freezer.
Good luck, Lee.....This has been a weird year.....Either there's a lot less deer or the rut really never materialized.....Acorns thick in some areas, none in others.....MCC I think has only shot 6 bucks (3 pts or better).....There's been years when that many were shot on the opener.....On my best private there's bucks, but with the exception of Stefanie's, nothing of quality.....Lots of spikes (at least 5).....There's also weird antlered bucks with big bodies.....Time for them to go, as I watched one breeding a doe the other night.
Despite this guys size. He's barely legal. I think you can hang a ring on his antler (his eyeguards are longer than his points)).....He chased all the other bucks away.
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Despite this guys size. He's barely legal. I think you can hang a ring on his antler (his eyeguards are longer than his points)).....He chased all the other bucks away.
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