All in a Days Hunt

Friday I went hunting with John Cunningham. John is the Safety and Enviromental Manager at Smoky Canyon. We where hunting elk. We finally saw four elk very late in the day, that were very far off. We did not have time to put a stalk on them. however we did see all kinds of wildlife throughout the day.

This beaver was working hard at building a damn in the nearby creek. He was puttting the hurt to several aspen trees.

We saw deer all day along, including these four. We saw several nice bucks. Of coarse deer season is closed in the area we were hunting!

We also saw a few moose, including this cow and calf. Besides the animals above we also saw a couple of golden eagles, a badger and lots of water fowl.

Photos taken: November 7, 2008

More of the Hunt

Late Morning Moon

Snooze Time

Bob Roberts (Whompa)

Rehydrating

Jeff Miller

Sandwich Time

Bob Coggins

Plastic Keeps the Food Clean!

Ki Ealey

Photos taken: October 18, 2008

A Great Day Hunting

Saturday I spent the day elk hunting with some good friends. We went up Murphy's Creek, which feeds the Greys River. We packed in on mules about 5 miles and then hunted the head of the creek near the summit of the Salt River Range.

Whompa

Near the Top

We ran into some good hunting here. I saw a very nice 5 point mule deer. When got into the elk pretty thick. Ki Ealey took a couple of shots, down below me. I saw several very nice bulls running across a snow field. I didn't have a gunners mate to feed me coordinates, so I refrained from shooting! Jeff Miller took two shots above me. I made the mistake of hiking off the hill to see how Ki had did. He missed.

Shortly there after we learned that Jeff had shot one. Of coarse at the very top of the mountain.

Jeff (standing), Whomp, Bob Coggins, and Ki Ealey

How come Jeff shot it and everyone else is cleaning it? It's the first elk jeff has ever shot! A small calf, but an elk just the same.

Ki, Jeff, and Whompa

On the Trail Out

Ki, Myself, Whompa and Jeff

(We are the ones on two legs)!

Photos taken: October 18, 2008

Last photo taken by: Bob Coggins

Yellowstone Bear Word II

As promised, I have posted a few more pictures from Spencer and Preston's field trip.

A rare Albino Elk

Mountain Goats

A Bull Moose Behind Spencer and Preston

Notice in the last picture Preston doesn't look to happy. Mom says he just got in a little trouble, and she couldn't get him to smile.

Photos taken: September 12, 2008 By: Angela

Yellowstone Bear World

The boys had a big adventure today. Their class went on a field trip. Not just any field trip! They went all the way to Rigby Idaho to Yellowstone Bear World. Mom went along. They left Afton at 8:00am this morning and didn't get home until 4:00pm this afternoon.





Spencer was excited! He couldn't wait to go. When he came home he couldn't contain his enthusiasm. He had to tell me all about the trip. All I could get out of Preston was..."Dad we spent 5 hours on a BUS"!

One of the many black bears they saw in the park. They also saw 3 grizzly bears! They also watched some baby black bears being fed.

3 Little Pigs! Preston and Spencer found a true friend to play with.

A class photo. Mrs Booth on the far right is their teacher this year.

I'll have to post a few more pictures of this adventure later.

Photos taken: September 12, 2008 By: Angela

Lets Get Out of This House!

We have been cooped up in the house for quite some time now. All of us have been itching to get out of the house, and today we did just that. A simple ride through the valley was just the ticket to cure the cabin fever!

Fowl on the River

We stopped in the narrows and watched the Geese and ducks on the river.

No Bull

We stopped at the elk preserve and enjoyed watching the elk feed.

Frozen Stalagmite

We went all the way to Alpine enjoying the sites and each others company

Hidden Fence

The snow is deep in Star Valley. The fences are nearly covered! In some places, where the snow has drifted, they are covered. Today was very sunny and we reached a balmy 32 degrees! The warmest day we have had in a month!

Tomorrows forecast? 6-12" of snow!

Family Feast

We do not eat out much, but we felt today should be an exception. We had dinner at Gunnars Pizza in Alpine. The waitress noticed the camera and offered to take a picture. So here you go, a rare photo of me on my own blog!

Photos taken: January 26, 2007 (the last one by the pizza lady)!

Yellowstone Adventure

I am back!

I have spent the last 10 days on an adventure of sorts. Myself and five others went on a pack trip into the Wyoming wilderness. We left from Turpin Meadows, North of Jackson, and packed 28 miles to Hawks Rest, near Bridger Lake, just South of Yellowstone National Park. Our camp was on the Yellowstone River. We took 6 horses and 6 mules. We went to hunt. I had licenses for elk, deer, and black bear.

Taking a Break

This photo was taken near the half way point to our camp. This is near the continental divide, at Two Ocean Pass. This picture is on Pacific Creek. Atlantic Creek is just over the divide. Read here why Two Ocean Pass is so unique!

Animals Enjoying a Rest

Falcon Creek is in the background. Falcon Creek is where we did most of our hunting. On the right side (north) of the canyon is in Yellowstone National Park. The left side (south) is where we hunted.

Robert (Whompa) Roberts, and Jed Miller

Spotting animals from camp. We saw many elk within the park boundaries. Not many out of the park. Smart are they not?

A Bull Moose Wonders By Camp

This moose is on the banks of the Yellowstone River. I took the photo from our tent.

Photos Taken: Sept 21 - Sept 29, 2007