Monday, April 23, 2012 Well the first round of 2012 Turkey Season is in the bag. The Stacked Racks crew put on some hard miles in some rough country. We had an amazing week in the back country in spite of not harvesting any thunder chickens. Most of the evenings were spent seeking shelter from spring rainstorms while the days were warm and sunny. However we didn't bring home any turkey we did bring home some sore feet, dirty gear, and great memories. We will be adding individual stories and pictures ASAP but enjoy these until then.... Spring Black Bear is right around the corner... Lets get packing
Wednesday, March 14, 2012 Alright... Who wants to win a free Oregon Pack Works BinoBro courtesy of Stacked Racks??? The Crew is giving away some great gear to our current and future followers. There are 2 ways to win one. The first and easiest is to "Like" us on Facebook. Second is to Submit a Story with a photo showing your spring adventures. Need not kill to win, but trophy pictures are gladly accepted. Winners will be notified June 15th! Post away. The Lucky Winners will be posted on the Stacked Racks Hunting website. look for reviews of the OPW packs and gear right here on Stacked Racks. if you want more or just cant believe your eyes. Check out the BinoBro and all of the other great gear at www.oregonpackworks.com
Thursday, February 23, 2012 Well all shed hunting season is fast approaching. The Bucks and Bulls in Central Oregon are not dropping yet but it wont be long. We have been out pounding dirt making wish list and many GPS points of interest. I decided to give you a quick update. This buck is on the top of my personal hit list. I have been finding him and the other 3-4 bucks he is running with about every other day. Just chomping at the bit waiting to see this ole man without his head gear. Good Luck and Happy Hunting my friends - James
Sunday, February 12, 2012 Steve and the Boys at S and S Archery in Boise are launching a large 3D challenge. The shoot will feature a course tailored after non other than Pure Elevation. 1000.00 in cold hard cash to the winner of the Pure Elevation Course. Details can be found at http://boguschallenge.com. This is a must do in the pre-season. The Stacked Racks crew will be attending for the weekend. Come join us for a weekend filled with archery fun. on Friday evening the action kicks off with the Full Draw Film Tour 2012 at the Egyptian Theater. Then a short 30 min drive from Boise in the am will land us at the Bogus Basin Ski Resort for a full day of Pre-Season 3D fun.Check Out Steve Speck and the rest of the Pure Elevation Crew..www.SandSarchery.com
2011 Elk Hunt
Wednesday, February 1, 2012 The Movie is editied and released to the web. Enjoy!
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Friday, October 21, 2011 September 23, 2011, a day I will never forget as long as I live. Three weeks in three different wilderness areas. We had split up into two groups and set out bivy hunting one on each side of a big ridge. The plan James and Bryan on the East side, Josh, Andy and myself on the West side, hopefully move the herds back and forth. I was dead tired by week three. By Wednesday I had lost my concentration, my drive, I was so tired. I found myself missing my wife and my dog hank. I was seriously thinking about going home early. We had hunted so hard. Backcountry Wilderness hunting with everything on our backs was becoming more grueling each day. We had come close several times, but just couldn't make a connection. We were all holding out for big bulls, but by week three, spikes were even looking good. Wednesday we packed out from bivy site number 9 back to familiar ground at Lake bivy site. Thursday we pulled an all dayer at a wallow where we had heard a good sounding bull. Thursday night right before dark the big monarch entered the meadow right at dark on our down wind side only to obviously wind us and bark. Thursday night back at the bivy site Andy and Josh said they were going to sleep in a little in the morning. I didn't say anything but I was so tired the thought of sleeping in a little sounded so good. As I lay in my bivy sack Friday morning I looked at my watch 0530 am. My bivy sack felt so good, then I heard a faint bugle, it sounded like it was only about a half mile down the trail right at our level. I thought I could do a bonsai hunt just grab my gear and run. Maybe terrorize the bull right on the trail then come back to camp and sleep in. I drug my self up didn't check my water or energy bar supply, put on my boots and jumped across the creek. Well that sucked as I stepped right into the creek with my left boot, yeah my foot was wet. At that point i contemplated going right back to bed, but I was already up. About a quarter mile down the trail I wondered if I should ring my sock out or just continue on down the trail. Hearing a bugle changed my mind the bull was closer but had moved up on the ridge. I crossed the creek again and up the ridge I went. About half way up I jumped two cows and suddenly a bull screamed when the cows ran. I imitated the scream but a little wimpier. The bull screamed again but moved farther away. I tried to close the gap as I screamed back. The bull was moving up towards a bench where I thought he was going to hold his ground. When I finally reached the bench I saw another cow below me and the bull had moved about a 100 yards from me in some big timber. The bull screamed again and as I screamed back suddenly a monster bugle came about 1/4 mile below me. I imitated the bugle right back and suddenly the bull was about 200 yards and closing fast. I nocked an arrow and started ranging trees. The big bull came out in the opening at around 60 yards but was moving towards me. When the bull went behind a tree I drew back. The bull hit the opening where I had ranged a tree at 42 yards. I set the pin on 40 and let it rip. I heard the thug and the bull hunched down and then ran off. I was shaking like a leaf, now that’s elk fever and that’s why we hunt elk. I tagged the tree where I shot next to with orange flagging and laid down for a nap. Well obviously I couldn't sleep. As I sat there eating breakfast or an energy bar and reflecting on the shot, it was so hard to sit still but I forced myself to lay down. Two hours later I went down to where I shot the bull and found my arrow intact and blood covered. Following the blood trail I thought wow I don't even need flagging, the bull was bleeding like a stuck pig. After a couple hundred yards there he was. I sat there next to that bull for several minutes and was overwhelmed by the possibility of almost sleeping in and missing out on one of the most memorable hunts of my life. I thought to myself always force yourself to get up no matter how tired you are. Hard work does pay off. And you can’t kill an elk from your bivy sack. After starting to quarter the animal I called Josh and Andy on the Radio for help. About half way out James and Bryan showed up and helped us pack meat the rest of the way out. Thanks to a great crew we were able to pack out the bull in one trip.
Saturday, October 15, 2011 Well the archery elk season officially ended a few weeks ago. We had a few deer tags to fill and were just getting around to updating the website. Stacked Racks had a great fall 2011 hunting season. We wrapped it all up by harvesting 2 nice bulls on the same day. Jim Dean capitalized on a 6x7 that had been haunting the group for about a week. He was finally able to get ahead of the bull and have the wind right to make a move that put hi in position to take a shot. James was in a similar position after having a chance at his bull early in the week that was blown. He returned to the same meadow on a hunch. The bull returned also allowing Bryan to call it into shooting range with just minutes of legal shooting light remaining. Their stories are as equally impressive as they are different. Check back soon to get the full action packed story as it unfolded from the hunters point of view... The crew spent over 25 days in the back country this year. Hunted 3 majorly different areas and had numerous close encounters... Check back soon.
James 2011 Oregon Bull
Jim and James 2011 Oregon
Sunday, September 4, 2011 Elk Season is finally here. The Stacked Racks crew will be hitting the woods in search of another trophy year of Rocky Mountian Elk. The season started off slow due to high tempretures and lack of moisture. The bugs were out thick and hunting was difficult. The first week was spent with noses in topo maps looking for elevation. This week we are climbing out of the heat and the bugs into the elk, or so we think. We are going into an area that our group has never hunted before around 7000ft or more. ***UPDATE*** We spent the last week searching for shootable bulls near and far. Its finally narrowed down to a reasonable area and we are all headed in over the next few days. All of the Stacked Racks Crew will be on the elk in the high country. Stay tuned for the results...
Thursday, July 28, 2011 We all hate this task, filtering water that is but its part of back country life. I guess we have to start with the filter pump. I have owned most every brand and they all suck. They are snail slow, cumbersome to use and I have had two different brands fail on me. Next the filter bottle which is my favorite. I love these little bottles. Easy to use, scoop and go. Use in conjunction with a water bladder for a complete system.My favorites are the Katadyn bottles or the Seychillie brand. Next is the filter bag, also very nice, easy to use just fill and hang on a tree and let gravity do the rest, MSR Auto flow is hard to beat, its easy to clean and fool proof. The typical filter pump will weigh in close to a pound. The filter bottles weigh in from 5-8 ounces, the filter bags will come in at around 12 ounces. I usually keep a filter bag at base camp and use the filter bottle and a water bladder for my 3-4 day bivy hunts.
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