Out of shape. I must have repeated those words a dozen times as I biked up the mountain incline. The benefit was that each time I had to stop, I glassed the hillsides and ravines. In a short time I glassed up two bucks, one legal, and watched them go where the others had gone a month before. It was a successful trip yet again!
Ramon and I biked in to where we had set our trail cameras. We picked up some trash we found and then grabbed our cards from the cameras. We were excited to have plenty of images of deer (many doe with fawns), one medium-sized cat, a two-legged mammal in plaid, and squirrels. With plenty of battery life left, we downloaded the pictures and reset the cameras. We then hiked up a bit further and set another cam along a cervid highway. I have high hopes of seeing something legal!
We came down the hill to find trash in odd places. When Ramon said he found a recent sardine can I about puked. Who the heck would eat sardines in this heat? Either way, he picked it up and I continued to find more trash. We both filled bags and pack out what you see below. We found even more down a steep drainage to be removed at a later date.
It makes me sick to see such disregard for our public lands. If you bring it in, TAKE IT BACK OUT! I kept laughing when I looked at the “YOU’RE #1” balloon and kept thinking that isn’t the finger that comes to mind with all of this trash. We will continue to clean up after others as we want the land to be clean and free of man-made debris.
The season is looking promising and we are eager for opening day in two months. I hope the temps drop a little, but the deer are moving! What has your scouting looked like? Any good news to report?
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