2011 Shedcrazy's season

shedcrazy · #1 01-19-2012, 09:22 PM

Well, I finally got down to downloading some photos from the 2011 season and decided to post a few of our adventures. No monsters were taken this year but I got to spend a lot of time this fall outdoors and lots of days in the field with my family.
It started on our annual sheep hunt. A few guys from here helped kick start our hunt and a big thanks goes out to them (they know who they are!). We met some great people on the mtn and saw some rams. One ram was a squeeker and we let him walk. Hopefully he made it through the season and we will be able to go back and get him.
Then I was able to get the girls and some of their friends out for some goose hunts.

I chased this guy around archery hunting

But arrowed this guy on the last day of the season with some help from another AO member.
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I also took this mule buck while scouting for my dad's antlered mule tag.

The girls continued to come out and hunt/scout with me most of the season. We took this deer on a fun blackpowder hunt. It was one of the best days in the field all year.

I was also lucky enough to get out with my dad this fall on two hunts. One was for his mule buck. We couldn't hook up until late in November and we got one of his best mule bucks on his 68th birthday. It was a buck I had spotted a few days earlier in a great walk-in only area and that day we were surounded by bucks in rut. There were grunts and bucks running all around us until we found this guy and as we watched him he came right to my dad. We debated on taking him until he was much to close for my dad too resist. It was "one of those days" that I will remember for a long time.

I also got away from the check station to help dad on his base hunt. We saw quite a bit of deer but nothing real big. He did take one buck and passed on a few. We had a good 3 days together.

My girls and I got out and had fun checking trail camera in the late season but nothing interested us. Some nice up and comers though.

buckbrushoutdoors · #2 01-19-2012, 09:30 PM

Great season Shane! Love the pics with kids!

BrownBear416 · #3 01-19-2012, 09:34 PM

Great pics Shane and Beauty Season

I got a feeling that 2012 is gonna start off great for you as well..

alpineguy · #4 01-19-2012, 09:44 PM

Great pictures, Great season and way to go getting your girls out with you.

Your Dad sure has an infectious smile, doesn`t he? LOL

Kootenai Killer · #5 01-19-2012, 09:54 PM

Looks like a great year Shane! Well Done!

NBFK · #6 01-19-2012, 09:56 PM

That looks like a great season! Those are some great photos! Good on for getting your kids outside and involved!

chain2 · #7 01-19-2012, 10:07 PM

goodtimes Shane!!! congrats to you and yur kin-folk

>>>>------->chain

Double Shovel · #8 01-19-2012, 10:24 PM

Nice work,
All that hunting and you never stopped in,lol

ishootbambi · #9 01-19-2012, 10:25 PM

looks like a good year shed. that whitey in the middle of it all is going to be huge if he makes it another year or two. good luck on him.

Rigby · #10 01-19-2012, 10:29 PM

Congrats Shane that's a great season!!! Thanks for the info on the base and it was a pleasure meeting you at the base hunt. Way to get those girls out there.

IR_mike · #11 01-19-2012, 10:50 PM

Great pics and thank you for posting.

pottymouth · #12 01-19-2012, 11:34 PM

Great pics and season ! Love the family pics ...congrats Shed

Springer · #13 01-20-2012, 01:27 AM

Great pics and story Shane. I always enjoy seeing J&J in the pics as they get older each each year you post stories with them.
You and Pops had some good hunts together as well , I bet he is proud that you carry on the hunting tradition you started with him as a youngster and are passing on to your kids.
To bad G&A never filled their tags due to their high scoring standards they seem to accomplish every year and we could have seen their smiley faces in the 2011 season...always next year.

packhuntr · #14 01-20-2012, 06:31 AM

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Originally Posted by chain2

goodtimes Shane!!! congrats to you and yur kin-folk

>>>>------->chain

Ha ha I second that. Great photos of a great year! That open frame long beam mule of your Dads is one pretty dude, congrats Shedcrazy!

gonefishin · #15 01-20-2012, 06:11 PM

Awesome pics Shane! Looks like a pretty good year. Hopefully 2012 starts out with a bang... or twang.

BigLou · #16 01-20-2012, 06:25 PM

Awesome pics, buddy! Its great to see the generations of hunters!

Flyfisher87 · #17 01-22-2012, 10:11 AM

Congratulations Shane and some awesome pics indeed!! I agree with ISB. That whitetail you got pics of is going to be an excellent deer next year.

Flyfisher87 · #18 01-22-2012, 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by BigLou

! Its great to see the generations of hunters!

x100000

Rockymtnx · #19 01-22-2012, 11:28 PM

Congrats to you and your family on a great season Shane.

steve · #20 01-23-2012, 06:23 AM

Great looking season man. Congrats. Any pics from your sheep hunt?

The Bit Runner. · #21 01-23-2012, 07:26 AM

Great season, Thanks for sharing, Great to see you so involved with your children.

shedcrazy · #22 01-23-2012, 07:00 PM

Thanks guys! As you can tell I am pretty lucky to have two girls that share my passion for the outdoors. Plus a supportive wife!

2012 has been a bit tougher so far but it's a long year! I might need their luck soon.

Lefty · #23 01-23-2012, 08:14 PM

Shedcrazy those are nice pictures. Thanks for posting. Hope your 2012 turns out to be the best year ever for you.

Rocks · #24 01-24-2012, 01:30 PM

Looks like a great season Shed! Great pics, that's awesome to see the family getting out there!! Those kids sure look like they're having fun!