Live from the stand thread

[Telemark]

That seems very "cheap" compared to hunting in Alaska, Canada, or many western states. I was invited on a moose hunt in Norway once....but was too busy to attend it then. It was thru Norma ammo and my sales rep in Europe. Kinda kicked myself on that deal.

I was told you have to pass a shooting test in Norway....and as you say be a part of a hunt club effort. Also was told that in Germany you cannot get a hunting license unless you have a place to hunt first.....or in other words belong to a hunt club. I think Germany hunting costs a pretty penny. Maybe that was the price to join a hunt club? Cannot remember.


Mymemory upon seeing the Black Forest in Germany was.....that it was so manicured and in picture book organization. No fallen timber or as much as a pile of sticks on the ground. Manicured by the foresters that operate the property. Strange.

In Norway you do have to pass a shooting test every year. You don't have to be a part of a hunting club, but generally it's good to join the ones that have good properties to hunt. You can buy all kinds of hunting and fishing permits online or from a local seller.
In Germany, hunting is generally for the rich. The country is densely populated, and they have a history of aristocrats controlling the land. They also do driven hunts. Which gets boring rather quickly. I would hunt in Germany if I was invited, but I would never pay to hunt there.

Moose hunting in Norway can be amazing, or it can be boring, but it's pretty cheap compared to North America. I'm across the border in Sweden, and I saw about 20 moose on the way to the supermarket this evening, out eating grass in farm fields. I would only pay the meat price to hunt those animals. Our group is hunting wilderness, which is usually awesome, but a bunch of the neighbor's reindeer got into the terrain and kinda messed things up a bit.

 

[Newbie]

Didn’t see much fur on my first sit of the year, but was treated to a beautiful sky on my hike in & perfect autumn weather here in PA.



My wife is out sitting with her bow now. I’m hoping she connects with one this weekend, I think she has a good chance.

 

[356]

Getting ready to head into the stands with folks from our Ozark campus....the property we are going to has produced lots of deer in the past. The weather is awful (hot, hot, hot) for this time of year, but I think we'll see something.

Update: My hunter and I saw 9 deer (1 buck, 2 doe, 4 fawns, 2 unknown in range but too little light), another team saw 6 bucks (of course, it's antlerless season) and the final team saw 1 buck. While nothing was in shooting range and/or shooting light, it was a fun hunt with lots of action in the last 15 minutes. The memories, however, will abide much longer. We still have four more resident & team member hunts this season.

 

[356]

Morning sit over the lawnmower plot at the cabin. Deer were already in the plot when I came in at 6:00, (yes, they busted me and cleared the plot) so I will likely will not see much.

 

[Telemark]

Nothing so far.

 

[Howboutthemdawgs]

Yesterday mornings doe is this weeks jerky

Couple acorn snatchers last night

 

[356]

With the changing thermals and the knowledge that several deer visit the plot around 8 to 9, I abandoned the tree stand and moved to the elevated blind--only to find no chairs had been left in it (mental note to self: check all blinds for chairs or buckets).

On the bright side, along the way to the blind I found a nice scrape line.



This post has officially transitioned from Live in the Stand to Coffee in the Cabin (and yes, my wife has already put up Christmas decorations here)

 

[Howboutthemdawgs]

With the changing thermals and the knowledge that several deer visit the plot around 8 to 9, I abandoned the tree stand and moved to the elevated blind--only to find no chairs had been left in it...
On the bright side, along the way to the blind I found a nice scrape line. View attachment 83950
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This post has officially transitioned from Live in the Stand to Coffee in the Cabin (and yes, my wife has already put up Christmas decorations here)
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Love it! Getting warm here. Headed for some porch coffee soon. Never too early for Christmas decorations at the cabin

 

[omicron1792]

 

[Cool Hand Luke]

Congratulations, beautiful bear! Awesome rifle, is it custom?

 

[omicron1792]

Congratulations, beautiful bear! Awesome rifle, is it custom?

Blaser r8

 

[Telemark]

Trying to get this dude out of the forest.

 

[Mortenson]

What are we looking at a sascrotch?

 

[omicron1792]

Funny looking crotch….

 

[BenA]

Trying to get my daughter a deer. It's youth, rifle season, but she wanted to use her crossbow. I'm sitting behind her and my wife in a tree saddle.

 

[Bill]

What are we looking at a sascrotch?

That’s either a moose antler or waterfowl foot.

 

[BenA]

They treat this old field like a food plot.

Edit:
Ended up seeing 7 or 8 deer. That doe had twin buck fawns. There were a couple of yearling bucks that sparred a bunch. They didn't have a care in the world .

 

[Telemark]

What are we looking at a sascrotch?

It's a moose. 2.5 year old bull. Phone wouldn't use the flash due to low battery, so I didn't get any nice pictures.

 

[Bill]

It's a moose. 2.5 year old bull. Phone wouldn't use the flash due to low battery, so I didn't get any nice pictures.

I called moose…

 

[Telemark]

Well there goes my hunt