2011 Hunting Report
2011/2012 Mtn Lion
2011-2012 Mountain Lion Success Photos
3 CATS DOWN SO FAR
We called back our second client Scott from Colorado and he shot a nice cat with his bow on day one of his return trip.
We called in our third client and on his 5th day he shot his first mountain lion with his bow. That makes two in less than a month of the season being open. We are hoping for more snow, but are off to a great start.
Our second client this fall ran a big tom but ran out of daylight and then we got hit by another storm and he needed to go home..
It's time again for Mt Lion hunting and so far our middle son Seth shot his first Lion with his bow to start off the season. We have one client in now and ran a big tom but ran out of daylight and then got hit by another storm.
Last spring Fred guided our oldest son Jeb to his first Mtn Lion and client Chase from Kentucky shot a beautiful tom the day after he arrived. Last fall our own Fred took advantage of a small skiff of snow here on our ranch and shot a beautiful Pope and Young Tom to start out the season.
2011 Cow Elk
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Ended the elk season with a double with our oldest boys Jeb and Seth, Dad Fred guided with Assistant Guide Trent
We have 7 Cow Elk hunters coming in for the December Cow Elk Season. Our First Cow Elk hunter shot his cow the afternoon he arrived and left just before we had a snow storm hit. Unfortunately our 2nd cow elk hunter came the next day and deep snow and heavy snow made animal movement stop and he had to leave before his hunt ended. Our Third Client shot a nice cow on his last evening. Our last four cow elk hunters all shot elk, one shot his on the first morning of the hunt and we had two missed shots and the last 3 all shot cows on the third morning. Making us 6 of 7 for the season, with the one hunter leaving a day early.
2011 Late Season Archery Deer
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We had one Archery Whitetail hunter in November. He came close missing 2 Bucks and seeing lots of deer. Our own Michele Eichler shot a nice whitetail on the river bottom for Muzzy Bad to the Bone TV. Our own Fred Eichler shot an awesome buck on video yesterday, Photos are up. Lastly we had two late season Archery Deer Hunters , our first hunter passed on some small and medium bucks and missed 2 shots on huge bucks and finally scored on a nice Pope and Young buck on his last day. The other hunter saw some monster bucks and passed on some small and medium bucks his hunt ended when huge snow storm made it impossible to get out east. All in all a great deer season.
2011 Rifle Elk/Bear/Deer
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1st Rifle Season- We had 6 clients in this week. We had a client pass on a 5 x 5 bull the first morning and we had 2 6 x 6 bulls missed. One at 140 yards and one at 390 yards. We also had one nice 6 x 6 bull harvested. Unseasonable hot weather in the 80's and a full moon made this our toughest 1st season elk hunt we've ever had. We were 50% on opportunities and only had one bull harvested. We are hoping for the weather to cool off and a better second season.
2nd Rifle Season- Was Awesome!! We had 8 Elk hunters but unfortunately one had to leave early for a business emergency. The remaining 7 all harvested nice Bulls! Our First two deer hunters went 2 for 2 on nice Bucks and our second group of deer hunters went 1 for 3 and all saw good bucks. Our Oldest son Jeb also shot a nice buck.
3rd Rifle Season: This week we had 9 hunters in camp and the weather was tough. We still had 2 6 x6 Bulls killed and 1 6 x 6 bull missed. We also had 2 bulls passed on. We did take one nice Colorado Whitetail on our Ranch during 3rd Season also.
4th Rifle Season. We had one hunter this week for Elk and he shot a nice bull the First day of his hunt.
2011 Archery and Rifle Bear
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We had one bear hunter in camp and he had 4 bull elk in range and saw one big sow with a cub but no other opportunities. Our own Fred shot a small but pretty chocolate colored bear to add some bear meat to our freezer. One of our Non-guided Elk hunters harvested a beautiful chocolate bear with a recurve out of one of our wall tent camps.
With no other bear hunters in camp, one of our elk hunters spotted a monster bear on a waterhole. Fred guided our oldest son Jeb to take the big boar with his Rockriver rifle.
2011 Archery Elk
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1st Week Archery Elk- We had 6 guided elk hunters in camp. Fred guided one client on a beautiful 5 x 5 that Fred called into 24 yards, guide Jake called a bull into 8 yards that another client shot. One client missed two bulls and the other three clients all saw numerous bulls and had several close calls but no shots. Additionally, besides a lot of elk, we saw antelope, bear, whitetail, mule deer, turkey and one mountain lion. It was a fun week with some great guys that will be coming back next year.
Second week- we had one guided elk hunter who drew twice on a bull but didn't get the right shot angle. He left without an elk, but saw bulls four out of the five days of his hunt.
Third week- we had four guided hunters this week, All four saw multiple bulls. Three out of the four have had bulls under 35 yards including one 320 class bull. We had one cow passed on at 12 yards, 3 missed shots, and one of the hunters harvested a beautiful 6 x 5 bull with his recurve that guide Luke called into 15 yards.
Fourth Week- We have two guided hunters and 10 non- guided hunters. One client harvested a nice cow elk, one missed a bull and several others had some very close calls.
2011 Non Guided Elk
We have two non guided elk hunters in the field and our first two non guided hunters just left. Our first two guys saw 1 bear, lots of deer and heard two bulls fighting and spotted one bull. But the elk weren't talking yet and they didn't have any luck. They are planning to come back next year and hopefully the elk will be more cooperative.
2011 Antelope
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Awesome first week of Antelope Season. We had 9 guided clients and 7 out of 9 harvested Bucks. 8 out of 9 got shots and the one guy that didn't shoot passed some smaller bucks. We had 4 shots missed. We were 100% on opportunities at legal bucks and we were 78% on harvested bucks. Additionally, 5 of the 7 bucks made Pope and Young. Also not included in the above numbers our own Fred Eichler harvested a Pope and Young buck on video. We had 2 non-guided hunters, that unfortunately had to leave due to an emergency. They weren't able to finish their hunt and neither harvested.
The 2nd week we had 8 guided hunter. Another incredible week with 7 out of the 8 harvesting bucks. Additionally, four of the seven made Pope and Young for another awesome week at Fulldraw Outfitters. Check out the Great photos by clicking on the link above.
The 3rd week we had 5 hunters and although the weather was tough with winds and overcast skies. We harvested 2 Bucks and had 2 Bucks missed. One of the Bucks made Pope and Young.
We had 1 non-guided Archery Antelope hunter in last week and although he hunted hard the wet weather made for a rough hunt. He saw some good bucks but no shots.
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2011 Colorado Turkey
Our first 2 clients were both successful harvesting beautiful Toms. Each had multiple shot opportunities on their hunt.
We have had 3 more clients and all 3 scored on nice birds. 2 Shot Toms on the 1st day of their hunt and the other shot a nice bird on the second day. Our own Jake Kraus shot a beautiful Merriams tom with Fred's Buffalo recurve on his day off.
Our last 3 clients also scored on nice birds.
2011 Florida Turkey
Once again we went 100% on success on Osceola Turkeys. All three clients harvested nice birds. We have 4 openings for 2012 for this hunt.
2011 NM Archery Deer
2011 Archery Deer Success photos
We had a total of 8 hunters this year. 6 of the 8 took nice bucks and the other two had shot opportunities. All in all a great year in New Mexico.
2010/2011 Mtn Lion
2010/11 Mountain Lion Success Photos
Yesterday after arriving back in Colorado, Fred guided our oldest son Jeb to his first Mtn Lion that same afternoon. Snow is good and we have called another client in. Will keep you posted.
Finally got some more snow and called in Chase from Kentucky. Chase shot a beautiful tom the day after he arrived.
Mt Lion Season is open and we have our first lion on the ground. Our own Fred took advantage of a small skiff of snow here on our ranch and shot a beautiful Pope and Young Tom to start out the season. The snow was gone by that afternoon.
January Rifle Cow Elk
We ended Cow elk season with our middle son Seth taking his first elk. Guided by Dad Fred and assisted by brothers, Jeb and Trent.