Category: <span>spot and stalk</span>

Images provided by SneekTec.  A successful stalk must be near silent. Have you ever tried sneaking up on an animal only to hear the sand crunching or branches crackling under your feet? Sure you can learn to walk quieter, but it is never as quiet as you need it to…

As a whitetail hunter, I used to hunt primarily out of a treestand and the need to spot and stalk wasn’t a priority. I took it for granted that I always had private land to hunt and could leave a treestand up all year. Now that I live in California,…

Ask California hunters what the best way to hunt deer is and you’ll get a variety of different answers. The same goes for bear and feral pigs. Most of the time it depends on where you are hunting. For me, there are three ways to successfully hunt big game in…

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…

Hog Hunt in Parkfield, CA December 19-20, 2009: I was up in Parkfield, CA for a day and a half archery hog hunt. It was a DIY hunt on private land. I have been very fortunate to have hooked up with a guy who owns some property and has been…