What’s the coolest thing you found in the back country

[Smokey Bear]

Found this one the following year right behind where I set up my tent.

Same trip found many petroglyphs, but this one was my favorite. Thought I might be in a good area to find my deer.

 

[RockAndSage]

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What is this?

 

[RockAndSage]

Found this one the following year right behind where I set up my tent.
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Same trip found many petroglyphs, but this one was my favorite. Thought I might be in a good area to find my deer.
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I've noticed something of a pattern in the Great Basin, with arrowheads, which is somewhat obvious on one hand, but I've never heard anyone mention it, and your petroglyph comment is a similar conclusion: Wherever I find arrowheads, I find deer sign. No deer sign, no arrowheads.

It's a generalization, and there are exceptions, but overall it's held surprisingly true. The thing is, in reality it's no different than finding different sets of empty casings in the same overlook spot while hunting, from different years.

 

[Smokey Bear]

I've noticed something of a pattern in the Great Basin, with arrowheads, which is somewhat obvious on one hand, but I've never heard anyone mention it, and your petroglyph comment is a similar conclusion: Wherever I find arrowheads, I find deer sign. No deer sign, no arrowheads.

It's a generalization, and there are exceptions, but overall it's held surprisingly true. The thing is, in reality it's no different than finding different sets of empty casings in the same overlook spot while hunting, from different years.

I didn’t find any points near the area I found the petroglyphs. I also didn’t get a buck. But seeing those petroglyphs made the trip. I have a bunch more photos of them that I will post up sometime.

 

[RockAndSage]

I didn’t find any points near the area I found the petroglyphs. I also didn’t get a buck. But seeing those petroglyphs made the trip. I have a bunch more photos of them that I will post up sometime.

That really is an exceptional set of petroglyphs, would definitely love to see more photos

 

[mcr-85]

A few years back, my dad and I were on a fly in sheep hunt. We came across a caribou that we couldn’t pass up.

Half way through breaking it down to pack out, dad had to “go set a bear trap” (aka taking a dump)

Enjoying his mountain side bear trap taking in the veiw, he looks over and see’s an old leg hold mossed into the mountainside. In it, 3 toe bones still.

Only thing we can think of, is the trap had a marten in it, and maybe a wolverine drug it up above treeline? We were km’s away from the nearest marten type habitat / timber.

We ended up forgetting the trap on a rock by the lake, luckily the next year we flew in, it was still there, with toe bones intact.

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Badass old newhouse! Great find.

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[SWOHTR]

Found this one the following year right behind where I set up my tent.
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Same trip found many petroglyphs, but this one was my favorite. Thought I might be in a good area to find my deer.
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Excuse my ignorance, but it looks like you found rocks? Please explain!

 

[Smokey Bear]

Excuse my ignorance, but it looks like you found rocks? Please explain!

Yes, you are right, they are all rocks. In the first picture there is a piece of volcanic glass that was knapped into a bird point. In the second picture there is some old graffiti on the big rock.

 

[RadialJett]

I won’t take credit for finding it, but I was shown it. Poured water on it to enhance the contrast. S.E Arizona.

 

[go_deep]

Found this bull dead under a tree. Based on the brows all being cracked it looks like it was a direct hit to the head.

Edit, found one more picture.

 

[StupidLightweight]

That tree-killed bull elk is amazing. You know it happens, but to find evidence like this? That's remarkable.

 

[Thinkingman]

That tree-killed bull elk is amazing. You know it happens, but to find evidence like this? That's remarkable.

One of the bull elk at NW Trek outside of Seattle was killed by a falling tree about 20 years ago.

 

[LongWayAround]

I visit this guy once in awhile. It's not really "backcountry" but he has a nice view.

 

[Dented]

I visit this guy once in awhile. It's not really "backcountry" but he has a nice view.

You win.............

 

[Bcon]

When I was a kid hunting with my Dad, Grandpa and uncles my Grandpa and I found an old leather horse collar. He took it, cleaned it up and put a mirror in the center. Something I still have today. A close second would be an old 2 man buck-saw found when looking for mushrooms a few years ago.

 

[Bolt]

I wasn't hunting but I was in the Backcountry when this magical event happened. You see I was walking down a trail and in the distance I heard what sounded like a waterfall. This was pre GPS days and I didn't have a map. I told myself what the hell so I struck out down a finger to the water. When I arrived at the edge there was about a 30 foot drop into a pool where I ended up seeing two young women that appeared to be a little older than I.
Let's just say when I made it down and introduced myself later that day I found the most amazing thing ever in the Backcountry.

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[eddielasvegas]

I wasn't hunting but I was in the Backcountry when this magical event happened. You see I was walking down a trail and in the distance I heard what sounded like a waterfall. This was pre GPS days and I didn't have a map. I told myself what the hell so I struck out down a finger to the water. When I arrived at the edge there was about a 30 foot drop into a pool where I ended up seeing two young women that appeared to be a little older than I.
Let's just say when I made it down and introduced myself later that day I found the most amazing thing ever in the Backcountry.

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Pix or it didn't happen.


Eddie


P.S. And you were hunting, you just didn't know it. And you tagged out x 2, you lucky dawg.

 

[Smokey Bear]

I wasn't hunting but I was in the Backcountry when this magical event happened. You see I was walking down a trail and in the distance I heard what sounded like a waterfall. This was pre GPS days and I didn't have a map. I told myself what the hell so I struck out down a finger to the water. When I arrived at the edge there was about a 30 foot drop into a pool where I ended up seeing two young women that appeared to be a little older than I.
Let's just say when I made it down and introduced myself later that day I found the most amazing thing ever in the Backcountry.

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You found your special purpose?!

steve martin my special purpose - Google Search

 

[CobraChicken]

old bison beds and a weathered bison horn. Beds were about the size of large sandtraps at the golf course. I wouldn't have known what it was but my archeology buddy was with me.

 

[WNYRP]

This thread is great. Just joined this week and can tell I'm going to spend a lot of time here with so many of these awesome reads.