It is about time British Columbia got online with their Hunting Lottery system. Alberta has had their system online for years. I am happy about this as it will streamline the whole process as well as eliminate the rumour mill surrounding the BC LEH draw. Hunter Registration and the Limited Entry Hunting (LEH) Application Process Are …
Category Archives: Elk Hunting
Hunting in The North Pacific
Thinking of traveling to the Pacific Northwest of North America for a hunting trip? There are interesting hunting opportunities besides black bear: http://www.huntingtipsandtricks.com/a/Black_tail_deer_hunting_in_the_Pacific http://www.huntingtipsandtricks.com/a/Roosevelt_Elk_hunting
Where to find road kill.
Are you looking for some road kill? Here are the hot spots in BC: http://www.theprovince.com/news/bc/Roadkill+look+worst+roadways+wildlife+encounters/8915384/story.html
Checking the Hunting Rifle
Before I depart on my elk trip I went to the range to test out my 300 Winchester Magnum. I always feel more comfortable knowing my gun is dialed in before I go out. You want to have 100% confidence in your equipment. Especially when it is literally a life in death situation when it …
Know your tracks
Before you go out hunting learn what tracks to look for. It makes a big deal to be sure you are spending time hunting the right areas if you can identify tracks of your intended target. It will give you confidence or let you know to try somewhere else: http://www.huntingtipsandtricks.com/a/How_to_Identify_Animal_Tracks
BC Limited Entry Hunting Draw 2012
Get your draw entries in quick. This year your Limited Entry Hunting draw cards have to reach Victoria BC by May 25th. I put in for a group moose hunt in the interior, antlerless elk in the Kootenays, and mountain sheep. I will let you know how I did. What did you put in? Well …
BC Limited Entry Hunting Results 2011
Just wanted to let you know in case you did not know already… The 2011 British Columbia Limited Entry Hunting draw has been run and the results are posted online here: http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/fw/wildlife/hunting/resident/leh.html#Status Unfortunately this “hunter’s christmas” I did not get any of my draws which were for: Moose, Deer, Sheep, and Elk. I hope …
Kootenay Hunting Journal
October 4th 2010- The drive out east to the Kootenays took approximately 9 hours to get into our hunting spot. October 5th- Logging trucks coming in around 3:00am to start their day and ours I guess. 6:15 am- large and wide 5×5 bull elk in logging slash with nice chocolate antlers and white tips.(6pt or …
Working Up A Load For ELk
With my Elk Hunting trip coming up I thought I would work up my load a bit to see what type of results I can get. I loaded my .300 WM casing with 71 grains of IMR 4831 powder and topped it off with a 168 grain Barnes TSX bullet. I took 3 shots @ …
Scouting for Your Elk Hunt
Mid August was upon me and I had an archery hunt planned for the 1st week of September. I decided to go and scout around the places I was planning to hunt. I first talked with hunters and checked my maps to find good areas along with the hunting regulations to find the most hunting …