Well crud, NOAA just has it in for me
SO. I did not go to my special little elk hunting area last weekend because of the rain and snow that was predicted (and that we got.) I piddled around closer to my house and played with bears instead...so it all worked out good.
Oh yea, then I read something about the pre-rut and found that oftentimes you won't hear other bulls bugling, but you should bugle about six times in half an hour. This book said at this time of year (around last week) the bulls WERE rutting, just none of them had set up a herd yet and weren't as spooky to calls. That they might come in comparatively more easily during this period. Well, I had figured that I would only bugle when I started hearing THEM bugling a lot. I may have just missed THAT chance, but shoot, I'm new right? I can still get away with that kind of thing. So, the plan is to head to the secret spot tonight, set up camp at the truck so I'm not sleeping where these animals seemed to want to be, and then bugle my butt off. All well and good right? Good plan right? Hmmm, so I checked the weather this morning and had yet ANOTHER special weather statement...it goes exactly like this:
A COOL AND MOIST WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST TODAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL START TO AFFECT NORTH
CENTRAL IDAHO AND WESTERN MONTANA THIS EVENING.
SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP OVER NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO AND
WESTERN MONTANA THIS AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD RAIN IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP OVER ALL OF NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO AND WESTERN MONTANA BY
EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...BUT THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS WILL BE ACROSS
THE CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS OF IDAHO AND WEST CENTRAL MONTANA. AS THE
RAIN MOVES INTO THE AREA...COLDER AIR ALOFT WILL BRING THE SNOW
LEVELS DOWN TO AROUND 6500 FEET BY SATURDAY MORNING. SOME SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS AND PASSES.
LOST TRAIL PASS IN SOUTHWEST MONTANA COULD RECEIVE ACCUMULATIONS
OF 2 TO 4 INCHES THROUGH SATURDAY.
IN ADDITION...TEMPERATURES WILL COOL ABOUT 10 DEGREES ON SATURDAY
FROM FRIDAYS READINGS.
THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE OFF TO THE EAST ON SUNDAY...WITH RAIN
ENDING FROM WEST TO EAST AND TEMPERATURES GRADUALLY RISING.
ANYONE PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES LATE FRIDAY INTO
EARLY SUNDAY...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS...SHOULD BE PREPARED
FOR WET AND COLD CONDITIONS.
Again. SO. The extremely GOOD news with this is that the Bitterroot National Forest has lifted it's fire restrictions...Actually, they lifted them at 12:01 a.m. (this morning.) So that's positive. But come on now!
What should I do, what should I do? I want to be all tough and stuff, but my boy scout side comes out when they predict hazardous weather. Not to mention I'll be on my own to pick my OWN butt up if I do something stupid. That's not always easy to do, try it sometime.
I shall kick this around some more in my head. Right now I'm thinking of just going ahead. I'll be camping at the truck and only plan on spending tonight out there. If I get all cold and wet on Saturday, then that's not too bad. I will just be leaving Saturday afternoon sometime. The trouble comes in with if I actually get anything or not. That'll be a long night of packing, but at least I'd be warm right? Hmmm, and it'd be GREAT for cooling down meat. All I have to do is be smart about all this and have my wits about me; I should be fine.
The bummer of it all is it's gorgeous this morning. Hmmm, ooh, I just had a thought that makes my feet get warm! I could go NOW. I could go TODAY. EARLY. This system isn't planned to be in the area until tonight. Perhaps I could go see how things are going up there before the weather moves in. I've heard that tactic is good for deer, they're supposed to be moving a little more at the head of a cold front. Yet another big day for thinking.
Oh yea, then I read something about the pre-rut and found that oftentimes you won't hear other bulls bugling, but you should bugle about six times in half an hour. This book said at this time of year (around last week) the bulls WERE rutting, just none of them had set up a herd yet and weren't as spooky to calls. That they might come in comparatively more easily during this period. Well, I had figured that I would only bugle when I started hearing THEM bugling a lot. I may have just missed THAT chance, but shoot, I'm new right? I can still get away with that kind of thing. So, the plan is to head to the secret spot tonight, set up camp at the truck so I'm not sleeping where these animals seemed to want to be, and then bugle my butt off. All well and good right? Good plan right? Hmmm, so I checked the weather this morning and had yet ANOTHER special weather statement...it goes exactly like this:
A COOL AND MOIST WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST TODAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL START TO AFFECT NORTH
CENTRAL IDAHO AND WESTERN MONTANA THIS EVENING.
SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP OVER NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO AND
WESTERN MONTANA THIS AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD RAIN IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP OVER ALL OF NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO AND WESTERN MONTANA BY
EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...BUT THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS WILL BE ACROSS
THE CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS OF IDAHO AND WEST CENTRAL MONTANA. AS THE
RAIN MOVES INTO THE AREA...COLDER AIR ALOFT WILL BRING THE SNOW
LEVELS DOWN TO AROUND 6500 FEET BY SATURDAY MORNING. SOME SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS AND PASSES.
LOST TRAIL PASS IN SOUTHWEST MONTANA COULD RECEIVE ACCUMULATIONS
OF 2 TO 4 INCHES THROUGH SATURDAY.
IN ADDITION...TEMPERATURES WILL COOL ABOUT 10 DEGREES ON SATURDAY
FROM FRIDAYS READINGS.
THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE OFF TO THE EAST ON SUNDAY...WITH RAIN
ENDING FROM WEST TO EAST AND TEMPERATURES GRADUALLY RISING.
ANYONE PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES LATE FRIDAY INTO
EARLY SUNDAY...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS...SHOULD BE PREPARED
FOR WET AND COLD CONDITIONS.
Again. SO. The extremely GOOD news with this is that the Bitterroot National Forest has lifted it's fire restrictions...Actually, they lifted them at 12:01 a.m. (this morning.) So that's positive. But come on now!
What should I do, what should I do? I want to be all tough and stuff, but my boy scout side comes out when they predict hazardous weather. Not to mention I'll be on my own to pick my OWN butt up if I do something stupid. That's not always easy to do, try it sometime.
I shall kick this around some more in my head. Right now I'm thinking of just going ahead. I'll be camping at the truck and only plan on spending tonight out there. If I get all cold and wet on Saturday, then that's not too bad. I will just be leaving Saturday afternoon sometime. The trouble comes in with if I actually get anything or not. That'll be a long night of packing, but at least I'd be warm right? Hmmm, and it'd be GREAT for cooling down meat. All I have to do is be smart about all this and have my wits about me; I should be fine.
The bummer of it all is it's gorgeous this morning. Hmmm, ooh, I just had a thought that makes my feet get warm! I could go NOW. I could go TODAY. EARLY. This system isn't planned to be in the area until tonight. Perhaps I could go see how things are going up there before the weather moves in. I've heard that tactic is good for deer, they're supposed to be moving a little more at the head of a cold front. Yet another big day for thinking.
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