Scouting trip East-last week.

[Rank Amateur]

Well finally got around to down loading some pics. Dad and I did our annual scouting/coyote/bear/cougar/trip. We didn't fire a shot. We really wanted to see our old hunting grounds up on Aldrich Mt. Amazingly one of our camps survived the fire, but the jack fir out house did not!

Here's what the north side of the ridge looks like.



We did see two bucks, in fact that is all we saw and we drove and walked around quite a bit.



Here's camp, simple and quick to move. The screen tent was a real treat, especially around the bees.



We moved over to the Desolation unit. Lots of deer, lots of fawns.



Some predators too! That's a .223 shell.



With the fires going on, the sunsets were amazing.



You guys can always stay at this cabin, anybody know where this is?



Of coarse you will have to sleep with the pack rats!!

We had a great time, Dad hand called a dog into about 15 yards, but it was on his back side and he didn't see it until he heard it leaving. The weather was hot and we slept the afternoons away in the screen tent. We hunted dogs in the morning and scouted deer in the evening.

[buckhunter]

Cool pics! Looked like you had a great time and great weather. BH

[Don Becker]

'Sounds like a great and relaxing trip. Thanks for sharing. 'Interesting how, to those that love the outdoors, even the burned areas have, in a sense, their own beauty and intrigue. Don

[beardbuster]

That looks like fun. I love that area of Oregon.

[ehunter]

I would have thought that area would have greened up more over the spring and summer I guess things are dry out there. thanks for report.

[Rank Amateur]

Actually the ground was pretty green, with the exception of the south slopes, there the bearded wheat was drying out. The look out man was not happy about the bearded wheat, he thinks it is a fire hazard.