One of our management practices on the ranch is to monitor for reptiles and amphibians. May is reptile month as the snakes respond to warm weather. Today was my day to survey for whipsnakes.
Although I didn’t find any whipsnakes, a few other critters found the eye of my camera.
The weather was cool and mostly sunny. [...]
Archive for April, 2009
Reptile Survey
Posted in birds, butterflies, deer, photography, snakes, wildlife, tagged checkerspot butterfly, wildlife survey on April 30, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Wildflower Smorgasboard
Posted in photography, wildflowers, tagged Ohlone Preserve wildflowers, Wildlflowers of the East Bay on April 28, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The flowers were very impressive last weekend and I had to bring a few back with me. Here they are. Since I didn’t know the names of most of them, I named them myself.
Awsome
Common brush beauty.
Chaparal plant
Johnny jumpups were still out.
My favorite.
Something new.
Here’s a real smorgasboard.
Donated Turkey Hunt a Winner for All Hands
Posted in The Mule Deer Foundation, fundraising, outdoors, turkey, tagged First Turkey Hunt on April 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve “donated” a few hunts to fundraising events over the years. Most of the time I ended up being the benefactor.
In about 1991 or so, I donated a duck hunt to the CWA Youth event at Comanche Hills. The hunt was a guided hunt on the public waterfowl hunting areas. Many people probably laughted at [...]
First Elk Hunt
Posted in Archery hunting, Big game hunting, Hunting, elk, hunting public areas, tagged Archery Elk Hunting, Hunting the Elk rut, Elk hunting in Idaho on April 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The first time is often special.
My first hunt for elk was one of those times. It was an experience that inspired me to start writing about my outdoor experiences.
The hunt took place in September of 1985. My brother, Rob, and I hooked up with some friends who lived in Council Idaho. They pointed out [...]
The Mule Deer Foundation supports SB 589
Posted in Big game hunting, Deer hunting, Duck hunting, Hunting, The Mule Deer Foundation, Wildlife habitat, fundraising, hunting heritage, legislation, outdoors, wildlife, wildlife conservation, wildlife management, tagged license and tag accountability, SB 589 on April 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
On April 9, 2009, the following letter was sent to the Honorable Fran Pavley, Chair of the California Senate Natural Resouces and Water Committee.
RE: SB 589 (Harman) – SUPPORT
Dear Senator Pavley:
On behalf of The Mule Deer Foundation (MDF), I am writing you to urge your support of SB 589 (Harman), which would provide greater accountability and [...]
The Snakes of Spring
Posted in outdoors, photography, snakes, trout, wildflowers, wildlife, tagged rattle snakes, spring wildfowers on April 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
On our trip to the Ranch last Monday, we observed many of the rights of spring, golden eagles feeding their young in a roadside nest, vulture eggs inside a hollow oak, a turkey gobler strutting and gobbling, trout smolt heading downstream, a gopher snake in the road, plump does ready to give birth and zillions of [...]
