I was a little "off the green" again today.
Yesterday I was off the green on the right side of this pic (north-facing so wetter/cooler = more vegetation), and today on the left-side (south-facing so warmer/drier = lesser * different veg)of the pic. The hill-side in the front is an old fire from "15".
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Yesterday being in the thick timber there wasn't many opportunities for pics, but here's one. That side had a bigger fire in "17" and you can see a burned patch since this was on the west-side of that fire.
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Today I tested a different set-up than I usually carry, plus my Marlin 1894 44 mag.
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The mountain in the back is ~9,100 ft, and last Sat. I did a hike up to around the east-side of it.
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I was on a closed USFS road in this side of the drainage that I typically hunt in.
Went in about 4 miles and the road is growing in with grass more & more. The road was getting more grassy sections and the predicted T-storms and winds were brewing up. This being "%$@# tick season I could see I was getting into more tick areas since they hang out in the tall grass waiting for something to walk by.
The ticks are usually killed off by the summer heat but we've been having a cool early summer so they're still out.
While 2 miles short of the end I decided discretion was the better part of valor. So, I headed back.
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I ended up picking up 2 on my pants, one on my shirt & discovered two more when cleaning up at home. None of the ^%$*(* bastards dug in luckily.
So, another god day "off the green".