Category: <span>mule deer</span>

By the end of November, most of the California deer seasons have ground to a halt. A few options remain for the archers who may have drawn one of the coveted either-sex tags that are good until the end of the year. There are other options for late season hunting,…

My gear has been getting a workout this year. So have my legs. I have been practicing, scouting, hiking, and hunting for a couple months and have yet to draw back on a deer. It’s been tough to say the least. Will I let that get me down? Heck no!…

Recently, I shared some hunt success from the East Coast and now it’s about time to share the West Coast version. Some of my hunting buddies have been putting in a great deal of time and effort to kill some deer and pigs this year and have met with great…

Alarm clocks have purpose. They are meant to be heaved across a bedroom to see if you can set a new record in distance and destruction. Usually, I am raring to go for a scouting trip or to go hunting, but this past Saturday I just wanted to sleep. My…

Last Saturday morning, Brett and I hit the road early to beat the holiday traffic and get to our scouting spot before sunrise. We had been told for months that our hunting area was now accessible via vehicle as the gates were open. It seems as though the US Forest…

A quick reminder for everyone dragging their heels out there. You have until June 2 to get your applications in for California hunting tags this year. In case you don’t have a calendar… that’s about a week away. Get on it! You can go to a local store and buy…

This is a follow-up to my post about the missing 2012 deer numbers from the 2013 CA Big Game Hunting Digest. Through a flurry of emails and phone calls, HuntinDave contacted the CA DFW and was sent the updated deer numbers. Right on, Dave! They are supposed to be posted…

My most recent blog entry for PSE Archery: Riding the pine. Sitting the bench. Waiting your turn. Everyone has their own way of saying it and no matter which way you look at it, well, it’s never as fun as actually playing. For the past couple of weeks it has…

The end of deer season is always bittersweet for me. Bitter because I know I won’t be deer hunting for many months, but sweet because my knees can recover, I spend more time with my family and I get to sleep a bit more on weekends. This last hunt of…

It took me five long years to find what I consider my honey hole. I held off hunting it all this year to save it for the late season. Now that the late season was here Brett and I were excited to finally make it out there. The rain was…