What is April 15, 2015? Tax Day, right? NO! It’s the day California Hunting Licenses go on sale! Time to put in for your tags and see if your name gets drawn for that coveted tag. I know I am going to switch things up a little this year and…
Author: <span>Albert Quackenbush</span>
This article ran in the January 2015 issue of CA Sportsman Magazine. In this day and age, hunters have plenty of challenges to overcome. As far as I am concerned, we need to stick together. I want you to say something with me; crossbows. Did it make you cringe? Did…
When you shoot an arrow designed to blow right through an animal, what target is the best at stopping your arrows? Most targets on the market work for most arrows, but I can tell you first-hand that they do not all work. I shoot the Victory Armor Piercing arrows and…
California hunters are trying to learn more, help more, and improve the quality of deer hunting in California. A frequent purveyor of excellent deer hunting information, fellow hunter Dave (@SD_9erzfan he is known on Twitter) shared this draft of the 2015 CADFW Deer Conservation and Management Plan. CADFW is requesting…
If you have heard it once, you have heard it a thousand times. Let me say it once more. Hunters aid in conservation. The truth is, we give back more than we take away. Last year, Brett and I hiked into the desert to clean a sheep spring, camp for…
When we finally reached the spot we wanted to hunt, we were ready. Pig had been on our minds all weekend and when we finally got to go after them, the temps were in the 80s and we didn’t care. We split up and Brett took the right of the…
Whether you are calling in a cow or a bull elk, calling properly is vital. As I prepared for my 2014 elk hunt, I contacted Rockie and Rena Jacobsen, owners of Rocky Mountain Game Calls, and asked for their advice. When I explained I was planning on using diaphragm calls,…
Through the dense underbrush, the blood trail was thinning out. I looked up and saw a set of eyes glaring at me. Seconds later, the boar charged! Those three sentences are fiction, for me, but it could happen. Many of the areas I hunt do not allow me to carry…
Originally printed in the October issue of California Sportsman It’s a brisk morning with a slight breeze and the sun is peeking over the horizon. It’s a beautiful day for bowhunting! You are set in your stand waiting for that big buck to walk by when the wind shifts and…
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