Grouse Creek Forum

I'm actually looking forward to the Deer Hunt this year... saw a few nice Bucks while Elk Hunting but they are... well I probably can't shoot them there anyway But if anyone doesn't mind a little old Handicapped Lady shooting a Buck out of their Alfalfa field next week... please email me or find me at Lewis Tanner's old place. I have a Handicapped permit to start a week early and shoot from a vehicle if I'm having a bad walking day. I think it would be fun if a few locals post a few Deer photos of their Monster Muleys. If I get lucky... I will post a picture or two.

Destiny

It was a so so opening Season in Grouse Creek... tagged a small 3x3 and I mean small... attached is a photo of the little bugger's antlers on top of the Bull I tagged. Saw that someone snuck into Simplot's field and shot one of the big 4x4's... kinda chafe's... its not who you know but... anyway. It was a nice Hunting trip... Lots of Tanner's and Kimber's around town over the weekend... The Kids had a nice Bake Sale at the Fairgrounds in town on Friday and I even grabbed a Burger at the Country Store which seemed quite busy. Watched a few cattle drives through town as usual and even watched some kids having a scavanger hunt throughout town that really busted me up laughing.

There was a hunter on every ridge and too many ATV's going where if it were me... this old gal would have got a ticket and I'm the Handicapped one doing it the hard honest way. Saw that Kelly War tagged a nice 6x7 Bull Elk off what I though someone say was a CWMU north of town... perhaps he will post a picture (hint hint). Needed to string some wire... brought the new steel fenceposts but forgot bring something to pound them in... another day.

Destiny

Great buck Destiny.

It was a little slow in Grouse Creek this year but I see a lot of small ones were taken. If I am looking at the maps correctly, I think the Simplot field you are mentioning is possibly open to the public because it is being used as trade for some public property being used by the Twin Peaks CMWU just so you are aware.

Here is what we did the first weekend. Found some nice bucks near the fields and way high on the mountains. Not much hanging in the cedars this year. It's just been too warm. We didn't see too many others bucks worth killing. A few small two points around, but not as many as last year. All in all a fairly good hunt for us.

Very nice Bucks Guys....

A.Smith.... your breaking my heart.... I sat in town a week prior to the General Hunting Season because I had a Handicapped extension to hunt a week early... I was being honest and respectfull and your telling me I could have plugged a Monster Buck... Sigh. After wheeling around the week... found the deer either very high or right in town. It's amazing how the seasons and the temperature moves the criters. I did manage to get stuck up to my axels at the Grouse Creek Swamp. Always an adventure in Grouse Creek.

Destiny

Destiny,

I wouldn't personally hunt that property because I know how they feel about it. However, if you look at the map in the following link, you will clearly see that the use of the property has been traded for use of public lands in the CMWU program.

http://wildlife.utah.gov/maps/cwmu/plo_box_elder_2.pdf

The following is an explanation of the CMWU private propery access.



However there are numerous parcels on this map that are still not accessible by the general public because they are land locked by other private land and there isn't public access to it.

A.Smith... your breaking my heart... I drove around those Private Lands trying to figure how to get closer to those easier Deer for five days.... sure if I could walk or had a horse I could have got back in there on the public land and got a Monster... but my disablities kept me close to a vehicle or a ATV.... I was truely landlocked... but I see now that I could have popped one off and gone through a gate for a few minutes and toss one into the truck or ATV.

The Docs say I'm progressively getting worse so its just a matter of time before my stubborness is forced to a wheelchair... perhaps next year but I intend on fighting it until I drop but do you think if I ask the Gentleman who's face always turns bright red when he gets mad.. if it would be okay for a Handicapped hunter to sneak in there a week before the General Hunt he might say Go for it Girl ?

Got to plan ahead for next hunting season a little better.

Destiny