Well another hike is in the record books. The weather was great, the beer was cold, and our feet were sore. Seven rangers braved the expedition this year and earned badges I didn’t even know existed. We feasted on “tube steaks” at the ancient fire ring! Explored the cave and crawled all over Stay Away in search of new ways to attack it in the fall. Then we enjoyed beers in the sun while gazing upon Buck Mountain in the distance. We covered all that and still made it out before having to get the headlamps out!
As always, pictures coming soon…..! 🙂
Spring Hike 2011 – Will it get canceled?
As the rain continues and a unsettled week ahead, will F-Troop hold the annual spring outing? All we can do is hope for good news from Den MaMa’s email update, once he sends it! 🙂
NYS Orthoimagery Application
Here is a link to NYS Orthos Online Aerial Imagery for your viewing pleasure. Start studying now Dan! Detail is pretty good when zoomed in, I can see my trailer, the Humphrey House, dump trucks, and the hunting camp.
One thing you don’t see is all the snow that is still on the ground! If you want to get an idea of that check this out “What a difference a year makes!”, posted by the same guy who runs www.ilsnow.com. He is right about the NOAA link, I lost half an hour just like that playing around with all the options and I have no idea what most of them even mean. 🙂
So where are we gonna try to “Troop” this Spring/Summer?
Even Cabela’s has an app now!
Check it out here: Cabela’s RECON HUNT for iPhone
Description
“Cabela’s Recon Hunt is the first mobile navigation app built solely for hunters. With Recon Hunt, you can find hunting spots on detailed maps, track wildlife, take trophy photos and backtrack home. Recon Hunt also tracks other essentials as well: weather forecasts, sun and moon phases, trip stats and ballistics information. Our power saver technology monitors how you use the app in order to preserve battery power. Plus, Recon Hunt works in remote places without the need of data and cellular signals.”
You will need a newer iPhone, iPad, or compatiable android handset to use this app. Believe it or not, I don’t have any of those devices. Yet. When I do acquire said device, this will be one of the first apps I download.
2010 Fifth Weekend Post Report
Friday:Polecat, Robba and Leaddog gets into camp Thursday night, with Robba earning his Thursday hunt badge. All head up into Beaver Valley with images of the Hartford Elk in their heads. Polecat and Robba hunts to the Split Rock Camp, with Leaddog pushing the Thumb towards them. Tracks abound, scrapes noticed on the end of the Thumb with a new bed that appeared to have been recently vacated. As Leaddog approaches the two near the first objective, a mysterious event once again occurs: While the two are conferring, they hear a walking noise, with stick cracking just out of their sight. (See Week Four Friday Hunt), When the radio is used to summon Leaddog’s whereabouts, it appears that this walking noise was not him, as he was several hundred yards away still. The mystery “beast” once again stumps the crew! Bear? Deer? Sasquatch? Billy? No one knows! The crew hunts to the moose rub and surrounds. No mules observed, and the scrapes that were once active are now unattended. Beast O’ Mighty is chasing and tending his does!
Saturday:Crew of 8.5 Rangers assaults No-Name and the Bunny Hill in an attempt to harvest the body armored mule that evaded Leaddog’s bullets last week. Does pushed all about, but no buck in the mix. The Bunny Hill was covered by the crew like Liberals waiting for a handout. Does once again sprouts wings and tunnels through the hill. Robba locates a runway where the beasts have two options in their attempt to escape. This location was duly noted, and a watcher will be placed there next time. Probie as seen in the photo, earns his “Sandpit and Bunny Hill” Badges…..as a true engineer as he is…he was inquiring as to where the keys to the heavy equipment were located.
Sunday:Crew decides to confuse the mules by hunting the Bunny Hill in reverse. The only observation was the hill being viewed from a different direction. Crew splits and watchers are deployed to the Knolls, where the drive ended in fine fashion; at Leaddog’s stump watch. Chip decides to “recon” the stream right past the cable on his fastidious exodus from the woods….thus leaving a trail of fire behind him that could be seen from the International Space Station. 😉
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