Category: <span>southern california</span>

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…

Three weeks without bow hunting during deer season can drive a person insane. I know this from firsthand experience. During the past three weeks my priorities had changed and while I lived vicariously through many of you, it was still difficult not being out there. I could almost see my…

Over on the PSE Archery blog, the staffers are writing up some great entries on different types of bow hunting techniques, hunts, and challenges. Here are my latest posts from the blog, but please read my fellow bowhunters entries, too. There are some great ones! ________________________________________________________________________ Hunting Whitetail Deer vs.…

It’s been a slow week for my blog. Beside working, I have been either on the phone, in my workshop or compiling what I need for this season. When I say season I don’t mean just deer season. I am also talking pig, elk, bear, turkey, etc. A few new…

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…

California Deer Are Disappearing, But Where To? The news constantly intrigues me and I am always on the hunt for articles regarding hunting, habitat, or the outdoors. I want to thank fellow SoCal hunter, Tony S., for sharing this link because it really hit home. I am going to weigh…

Bass Pro Shops Seminar: Advanced Turkey Hunting Techniques With less than two weeks before the Spring opener for turkey here in SoCal, I will be giving another seminar this Saturday at 1 PM at Bass Pro Shops in Rancho Cucamonga. I have had a few people email me regarding some…

Turkey Hunting, Getting Started – Bass Pro Seminar On Saturday, March 10th, I gave another seminar at the Rancho Cucamonga Bass Pro Shops on getting started in turkey hunting. I am truly humbled at the turnout. We had over 40 people either sitting or standing. We had a Rio Grande…

Spring Turkey Hunting Seminar at Bass Pro A few months back, I was approached by the folks at Bass Pro Shops in Rancho Cucamonga, CA asking if I’d be willing to share some of my turkey hunting knowledge in a seminar. As a DIYbowhunter.com Pro Staffer, one of our main…