Posted in Archery hunting, Big game hunting, Deer hunting, Hunting, birds, outdoors, photography, tagged Deer hunting on July 15, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Opening day is always good. This year was unique as I hunted alone with little fanfare. As my blind was set up for afternoon and evening winds, I didn’t get up early. Arriving about 2:00 PM, the weather was warm, but not unbearable. An appropriate sweat kept me cool enough and as usual, animal activity kept [...]
Posted in Archery hunting, Big game hunting, Hunting, blacktail deer, boar, mule deer, outdoors, tagged Add new tag, Deer hunting on July 8, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Saturday it starts, deer season 2008. I’ve got my ground blind set beside a pond that typically attacts bucks during hot weather. I’ve missed a couple from this spot, but never put my tag on one yet. But this may be the year.
My blind is commercially made and has several ports to shoot through. I [...]
Posted in African wildlife, Archery hunting, Big game hunting, Hunting, african, outdoors, safaris, turkey, tagged African hunting, warthogs on June 8, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Warthogs and baboons feeding at Pillainsberg Wildlife Refuge near Sun City South Africa.
Although not considered high on the list of African trophy animals, warthogs are a very significant animal for several reasons. First of all you’ll see them often. They are interesting to watch and strange looking with their large tusks. And, they are fun [...]
Posted in Archery hunting, Deer hunting, Hunting, mule deer, outdoors, tagged Archery hunting, Deer hunting, game meat on May 10, 2008 | No Comments »
Just about every episode of my favorite Outdoor Channel hunting programs are recorded at my house. When I arrive home from work I often have a few minutes alone to relax and watch TV. That’s when I review the recorded programs and pick out something entertaining.
It is impressive to see how many big bucks [...]
Posted in Archery hunting, Hunting, outdoors, turkey, tagged turkey hunting on April 27, 2008 | 2 Comments »
At the Livermore-Pleasanton MDF banquet/auction, Marty Sexton purchased a turkey hunt for him and his 14-year old son, Nickolas. We finally scheduled the hunt for Saturday April 26th and started early in an attempt to call a gobbler in at daylight.
The early-morning approach meant getting up at 3:00 AM to be exact. We met on [...]
Posted in Archery hunting, Big game hunting, Deer hunting, Hunting, archery, ethics, mule deer, outdoors on February 14, 2008 | No Comments »
The mule deer is one of the most difficult species to take with bow and arrow. Large bucks are often incredibly wary and know how to travel using the terrain and other deer to their safety advantage.
One of the advantages of archery hunting is that during the early season these big bucks will often be [...]
Posted in Archery hunting, Big game hunting, Deer hunting, Mountain lions, blacktail deer, deer, outdoors, wildlife on January 31, 2008 | 5 Comments »
The tree-stand was located in a multiforked oak tree about 30 yards from the pond. The opening day of archery season would most likely be the best chance to arrow a nice buck. It doesn’t take long after the first disturbance before the bucks shy away and only does continue to drink at the water’s [...]
Posted in Archery hunting, Big game hunting, Deer hunting, Farm Management, Hunting, Hunts with a Professional Hunter or Outfitter, Land Ownership, Ranch Management, Wildlife habitat, goose, mule deer, outdoors, wildlife conservation, wildlife management on January 26, 2008 | No Comments »
On a recent hunting trip in Alberta, I was surprised to learn that in Alberta, the government does not permit land owners to lease hunting rights to other people, in other words the hunting rights cannot be segregated from the land and sold to somebody else on a periodic basis. However, my guide could hunt [...]
Posted in Archery hunting, Big game hunting, Hunting, Hunts with a Professional Hunter or Outfitter, african, ethics, outdoors, sheep, wildlife conservation on January 25, 2008 | No Comments »
Joined the B&C Club today. For some time, I’ve been thinking about Fair Chase, what it means to me. The Boone and Crocket club defines fair chase as: “…the ethical, sportsmanlike, and lawful pursuit and taking of any free-ranging wild native North American game animal in a manner that does not give the hunter an [...]
Posted in Archery hunting, Big game hunting, Deer hunting, Hunting, Hunts with a Professional Hunter or Outfitter, archery, sheep on January 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
A couple months after the 2006 Buck-O-Rama, I purchased a northern BC Stone Sheep hunt. Having hunted mule deer since I was 21, I wasn’t sure exactly how I’d be getting all the value out of the hunt, because a great mule deer hunt could be purchased for less than one third the price of [...]
