Seems like the last week before leaving for a hunting trip is always a stressful time. Besides getting ready to hunt – tuning bow, shooting, and hiking to maintain some kind of conditioning – there’s the equipment and supplies required to make the trip as comfortable and productive as possible.
Caption: Santa Rosa Mountains, just west [...]
Archive for the ‘Deer hunting’ Category
Departing for 2008 Nevada High-Desert Archery Mule Deer Hunt
Posted in Archery hunting, Big game hunting, Deer hunting, Hunting, mule deer, outdoors, tagged Achery hunting for deer on July 29, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Recover Your Venison
Posted in Archery hunting, Deer hunting, Hunting, mule deer, outdoors, tagged Archery hunting, Deer hunting, game meat on May 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
Alameda County Hunting Heritage Endangered
Posted in Big game hunting, Deer hunting, Endangered species, Land Ownership, Ranch Management, Wildlife habitat, blacktail deer, deer, family, hunting heritage, outdoors, wildlife conservation, wildlife management on February 25, 2008 | 3 Comments »
This morning, as I read the story in the Tri-Valley Herald (www.insidebayarea.com/trivalleyherald) about the Koopman Ranch and how the county’s ranching heritage is threatened, I couldn’t help but think that something very important was missing.
Yes, agriculture is dwindling in Alameda County and ranches are disappearing along with wildlife habitat, but often forgotten is the [...]
The Giant Buck of Snowdrift Ridge
Posted in Archery hunting, Big game hunting, Deer hunting, Hunting, archery, ethics, mule deer, outdoors on February 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
Money to Keep Colorado Deer Alive
Posted in Deer hunting, Ecology, The Mule Deer Foundation, Wildlife habitat, blacktail deer, deer, fundraising, mule deer, outdoors, wildlife, wildlife conservation, wildlife management on February 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Feeding deer is sometimes controversial and not always effective. It can maintain deer population numbers at a level which is beyond the ability of the habitat to support them. However, when unusually rough winters hit, it is the only way to keep deer from starving and when the habitat is healthy and the deer need [...]
The Lion and the Buck
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 [...]
Ducks, Deer and Wildlife Conservation in Alberta
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 | 1 Comment »
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 [...]
Time to Open Lands to Hunting
Posted in Big game hunting, Deer hunting, Deer hunting, Ecology, Endangered species, Endangered species, Hunting, Land Ownership, Mountain lions, Mountain lions, Ranch Management, Wildlife habitat, boar, deer, elk, outdoors, real estate, tule elk, turkey, wildlife, wildlife conservation, wildlife management on January 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
My brother spotted a deer in Mocho Creek last week. It was a doe. Having lived along Livermore’s Mocho Creek for much of our lives, we know that spotting a deer in the creek is unusual. So unusual that the last deer we saw in Mocho Creek was over 40 years ago.
Our previous deer sighting occured [...]
