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Re: Mountain Journal [Re: Bushman] #6483692
03/07/19 01:32 PM
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Could you comment on recommendations for trail cam - since you use them a lot? I want to put some up for brown bear this spring...

That BB did have swag!

Re: Mountain Journal [Re: Bushman] #6487456
03/10/19 09:45 PM
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If money is no issue Reconyx cameras are hard to beat. Day to day I use any Bushnell HD camera but I do have failures once in a while. If you’re just fooling around and not that concerned if a shot gets blown there’s lots of Chinese knock offs for under $100 that get good shots when they work.

Re: Mountain Journal [Re: Bushman] #6487462
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Re: Mountain Journal [Re: Bushman] #6487465
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Re: Mountain Journal [Re: Bushman] #6487470
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Just back from the Wild Sheep Foundation Alberta AGM and banquet. We had 800 folks to our banquet. We had a wall of rams featured as it’s our 20th anniversary here in Alberta. I had a couple rams on the wall

Re: Mountain Journal [Re: Bushman] #6487473
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One of my Rams.

Re: Mountain Journal [Re: Bushman] #6487483
03/10/19 10:00 PM
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Looks like a Dodge commercial! Lol!


Made it almost 3 years without censor!

Re: Mountain Journal [Re: Bushman] #6491288
03/14/19 11:58 PM
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We're starting them young on my team.

Re: Mountain Journal [Re: Bushman] #6491290
03/15/19 12:00 AM
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I picked up a big male cougar in a wolf snare yesterday. It's so heavy I had trouble getting it on the back of the sled. I'm going to weigh it. I have to turn it in, we don't get to keep them

Re: Mountain Journal [Re: Bushman] #6491296
03/15/19 12:15 AM
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That's a lot of sheep Brian. I'd think it would be pretty common to catch lions over there in wolf gear or am I wrong. It seems like they are about the same height and after the same game. All done over here for the year. Good luck with the rest of the season. Cannot wait to see where ya take that little jet boat of yours this year. Stay safe.

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Re: Mountain Journal [Re: Bushman] #6491559
03/15/19 11:09 AM
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Cougars only stand about 24-27" at the shoulder.So on average,considerably shorter but I could see them getting in to wolf snares,especially the big ones.

Re: Mountain Journal [Re: Bushman] #6492539
03/16/19 03:56 PM
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AK. I’ve been pretty good on keeping them out of wolf snares as I don’t place snares close to any baits. But I do have random trail sets for wolves and pick odd one off. There are trappers who catch several every season but it’s just a pain in the butt. I’ve got two trips planned for the boat so far. I’m heading up the McKenzie River late May for fishing. Then in Sept I’m going into McKenzie Mountains with my buddy for fall hunt.

Re: Mountain Journal [Re: Bushman] #6492567
03/16/19 04:22 PM
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I picked up a big male cougar in a wolf snare yesterday. It's so heavy I had trouble getting it on the back of the sled. I'm going to weigh it. I have to turn it in, we don't get to keep them


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Why can't you keep them? Have you ever been able to? Can you hunt them with dogs, or other? How are the numbers?

I've always thought that was a BS rule in many cases. You accidentally catch one where the numbers are fine. The state profits from it, but you can't. I could see if you made a habit of it - it would raise some eyebrows, but a once in a lifetime or once in a blue moon? If I am the CO, that cat is yours! And good for you!

I don't always agree with the way things are done with regard to wildlife management, and laws. That comes from having a degree in this, and even more, from trying to become excellent at this outdoor lifestyle - and seeing the way things are done, and often only because that is the way it has always been. Some things just don't make sense. Some things really need refining. My opinion.

Kinda hard for me to see you have to give up that cat

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Re: Mountain Journal [Re: Bushman] #6493263
03/17/19 09:24 AM
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Brian, sounds like you have a summer full of adventure planned! Way to go thats how life should be lived. Did you get a weight on that cat? When I hunted them down your way I was shocked at their size. They are solid muscle. The one I harvested weighed 185 and another fellow killed one that went 175 while I was there. Pretty cool animals. They are seeing more of them up here every year now. Fish Game spotted one feeding on a moose carcass down near Watson a week or so back.


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Re: Mountain Journal [Re: Bushman] #6496883
03/21/19 09:07 AM
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Yukon those were big cats you harvested ! This guy was 165 lbs. In Alberta Bears Wolves And Cougars are classified as a hunted species and treated differently than a fur bearer. Cougars are expanding their territories in Alberta and numbers are up

Re: Mountain Journal [Re: Bushman] #6496893
03/21/19 09:16 AM
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I’m taking advantage of the last weeks of winter to get gear into my lodge while creek is frozen. Built new kitchen cabinets for two of my cabins.

Re: Mountain Journal [Re: Bushman] #6508936
04/03/19 09:50 AM
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Nothing too exciting going on but putting up wood for the summer. Amazing how much wood guests burn during the summer. Part of the reason they come is have fire. [Linked Image]

Re: Mountain Journal [Re: Bushman] #6508942
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Got the last of the cabinets in

Re: Mountain Journal [Re: Bushman] #6508943
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Waiting for install

Re: Mountain Journal [Re: Bushman] #6508947
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The ewes are putting on the feed bag getting ready to give birth

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