Category: <span>pacific hybrid</span>

Most of my year has been focused on hunting elk and black bear in Colorado. Although I can’t wait to hunt the Rockies, I also have been scouring maps in search of a good deer spot in SoCal. Without having endless hours to spend scouting, Brett and I opted to…

Last Day of Archery Deer Season 2011 Saturday was the last day of 2011 and the last chance for me to shoot a deer in Southern California. Again, we hit the trailhead early and hiked in to our spot. On our way in we spotted a big skunk with his…

Deer Season: One Day Left. Will It Happen?Today was the second to last day to get out and fill my California A31 tag. We got an early start and began hiking in well before sunrise. The temps were higher than expected and we were perspiring quite a bit, but the…

SoCal Hunter Arrows First Deer With Archery Tackle! A well laid plan, plenty of hard work, practice, sweat and patience. All of those things finally came together this past Saturday as my hunting partner and good friend, Michael Giudici, dropped his first ever deer with archery tackle!  The headline is…

The Bucks Are Finally Chasing The Does! Last Sunday, Michael and I were able to get out and do some more archery hunting for Pacific-Hybrids. We hit the ridge early, but once again not as early as we had hoped. We left the trailhead fifteen minutes later than we had…

Quick Saturday Hunt Full Of Excitement Last Saturday, Michael and I hit our hunting spot to try and fill our deer tags. Once again, we were running behind as the sun came up before we hiked the last quarter mile to our spot – uphill. The rain had slowed down…

An Adventure You Won’t Believe: Episode OneThe day has come and gone, but October 1, 2011 will be a day I will never forget. I am willing to bet that my hunting partner, Michael Giudici, won’t let slip from his mind too easily either. Michael and I have been planning…

Weekend Photo Safari With Dad Last week my dad flew out here to SoCal from the frozen state of New York to spend a few days with us. We took a few moments out of family time to go on a couple photo safari’s. I took my dad up to…

The Final Hunt of 2010 *Cough* I wanted nothing more than to fill my deer tag and I was all pumped for it. It was December 30 and I had two days left to try to fill my archery tag. *Cough* – the only problem I was facing was the…

Photography Is My Second Passion It’s going to be a busy week and while I may not have time to write as much as I would like, I thought it would be cool to share with you all than some photos I have taken. Yes, I have been a photographer…