Category: <span>SoCal</span>

For many of us in SoCal, deer and bear seasons have just begun or will hit on September 5. Are you ready? I don’t just mean have you been shooting your bow and driving tacks at 60 yards. I mean are you ready mentally, physically, and do you have a…

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,…

Over the years, my hunting apparel has changed many times. Plus, it changes as the weather changes. With that said, I continue the practice of wearing my hunting apparel, from time to time, while I practice at the archery range. Here’s a short video showing you why it is important.

Training for deer season is something I do not take lightly. That is, I don’t take it lightly NOW. As I have grown older and wiser, I understand the need for fitness and staying in good shape (not perfect shape) to get around and hunt well. Brett and I started…

A few weeks back, Chris Larsen from the Foremost Hunting podcast interviewed me in regards to the challenges of hunting in Southern California and my increased fitness level. Download the podcast on iTunes or listen to it here. Thank you for the great chat and having me on your show,…

Each year, I mentally create a set of archery and bowhunting goals for the year. Most times I will refine them and post them here. It has taken me longer than normal, but I have my goals ready to share with you all. If you have followed my blog over…

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,…

Blaze Orange. You wouldn’t believe the amount of blaze orange Brett and I saw last Sunday. We knew we would encounter some, but we must have run into 40 rifle hunters near our spot. It was good and bad. Good to know that if there are that many hunters there…

Driving up a Southern California freeway at 4:00 AM on a Saturday morning can be exciting when you are headed out scouting for deer. It can also be tiring, dreadful and irritating when it seems that everyone else decided to get up early, too. The freeway was very busy for…

Archery Range at SoCal Park in Jeopardy Supporting local archery and especially local archery ranges is something I am proud to do. I read in the news last week about the Pasadena Roving Archers being scrutinized and the archery range in Pasadena facing shut down because of some hikers and…