Posted in Big game hunting, Deer hunting, black bears, horse pack trip, hunting public areas, tagged Deer hunting, D6 Deer Zone, Black Bear, mountain quail, Kenndy Meadows Pack Station on September 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
On the last day of the D6 hunt, I made this video describing the action on the hunt and showing a bit of the rugged mountains along the Clarke Fork of the Stanislaus River.
On the second day of the hunt, I passed on a young buck, but managed to get a [...]
Posted in Big game hunting, Deer hunting, tagged A-Zone Blacktail hunting, trophy blacktail buck on September 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
When the right buck comes along, it’s time to shoot. We learned this lesson a couple times this season. During the last week of the A-Zone season, Rob spotted a buck and it took Joe only a few seconds to zero in and put it to sleep.
Rob was a little bummed because it was the [...]
Posted in Farm Management, Ranch Management, Wildlife habitat, seasonal marsh, wildlife conservation, wildlife management, tagged duck club management, marsh management on September 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s now been over two months since the arial spraying at Mayberry. Since that event, Rob has followed up by mowing, flooding and spraying the stuff that didn’t respond to our initial attempts.
Here are a few follow up photos.
Burmuda grass is a tough customer, but after a couple doses, this grass looks like it’s on [...]
Posted in blacktail deer, photography, reptiles, snakes, wildlife, tagged roadside wildlife, gopher snake on September 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
No matter how hard we try, the majority of the critters we see are either in or next to the road we drive. I guess we just cover too much ground while driving. Passed this buck on the way home the other day. He’s not a huge buck but he is pretty.
Gopher snakes are harmless, [...]
Posted in photography, purchasing real estate, tagged Almanor Real Estate on September 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
One of the things I can hardly live without is my field glasses. My glasses of choice are Swarovski 7 x30’s and they’re about a dozen years old. They are by far the best optics I’ve ever owned. I own two other pairs of field glasses purchased within the last couple years – not because [...]
