He and 12 of our dogs are at PRE-Bear Camp right now. (9 are ours, three are being trained for others.) ‘My’ Shasta and Fremont are burning up the trails! Those are the two pups I raised last summer. I only have TWO dogs to care for (Coon dogs that don’t hunt bear) and Ithaca and ‘Jennifer Cooniston’ and ‘George Cooney’ (raccoon) and our Beagle and the two cats.
I’m basically on VACATION, LOL!
It goes:
Pre-Bear Camp - no shooting. Training/tracking/trailing time for younger dogs...who learn from the ‘seasoned’ dogs.
Home - because the Bait-Sitters (versus the Hound Hunters) go first this season; they alternate.
Bear Camp - He’ll have various groups through the cabin each weekend to guide and fill bear tags...but I think they only have a very few this season.
Post-Bear Camp - when he cleans up the mess and winterizes the cabin.
No Elk hunting in CO this season; he and BFF Jeff didn’t get tags this year.
Home for the winter...unless he goes to TX to hunt feral hogs, or to Alaska to hang with his other BFF Adam to hunt for Moose.
For a, ‘Retired Guy’ he has a VERY busy life! Trust me, 14-16 hour days for DECADES on end...he has EARNED his leisure. :)
That’s an impressive schedule. But yours - holding down the fort is just as busy! I was too a decade ago. It catches up with you.
My bro leaves Sept 5 for elk hunting in CO! Bow hunting. He says if he gets a shot, bull or cow, he’s taking it - wants the meat. He was totally shocked to find out that hamburger my SIL bought recently was $8/lb (so he said). The funny thing is ... the elk meat is going to average out a LOT more than $8/lb LOL!
If he gets an elk, I hope he’ll “share” ... he’s got at least 2 kids that will gladly eat elk so I doubt I get much, if any. I’m thinking about offering to pay him for some of it ... that might bump me at least one place higher on the distribution list!
I’m in food security mode - buying meat on sale (scored 2 3lb each chuck roasts for half price the other day) whenever I see it & I’ve got that half hog coming soon. I’m looking for a grassfed beef source - my hog source won’t have beef for 2-3 years.