SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Mule Deer Foundation President and CEO Miles
Moretti announced today that MDF has once again put over $1.5 million
dollars on the ground in 2009 to enhance and conserve mule deer and
black-tailed deer habitat throughout the western United States. The
money was raised through the sale of state wildlife auction and
raffle tags, local [...]
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Mule Deer Foundation puts $1.5 Million on the Ground
Posted in Big game hunting, Deer hunting, The Mule Deer Foundation, Wildlife habitat, fundraising, wildlife conservation, tagged mule and blacktail deer projects, Mule Deer Foundation Projects on December 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Mick Strikes Again
Posted in Deer hunting, blacktail deer, tagged Mick Dover's blacktail buck on November 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Looks like Mick Dover is at it again. This time he’s got a great looking B-Zone blacktail from the mountains west of Corning. Haven’t got all the details yet, but here’s the photo.
Can’t wait to hear the stories that go along with this buck.
2009 Nevada Late Season Mule Deer Hunt
Posted in Big game hunting, Deer hunting, tagged Nevada mule deer hunt on November 12, 2009 | 1 Comment »
It’s interesting how every deer hunt takes on a new look. No two hunts are ever alike and this year’s Nevada mule deer hunt was nothing like last years.
We arrived to very cold temps and snow on the mountains. The first night it was difficult to sleep in the bitter cold. However, each day of [...]
Purple Heart Tour Blacktail Hunt – a Participant’s View by Kevin Olech
Posted in Big game hunting, Deer hunting, wildlife conservation, tagged Purple Heart Tour, Purple Hart Tour Blacktail Hunt on October 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Kevin Olech and Dan Hammack with Kevin’s buck
by Kevin Olech, edited by Rich Fletcher
As long as I can remember, hunting has been a way of life for me and my brothers. We heard hunting stories and tales from as far back as I can remember. In my home town, the first day of deer season [...]
D6 Drop Camp Rifle Deer Hunt 2009
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 [...]
Quick on the Trigger
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 [...]
2009 Kenndy Meadows D6 Pack in Archery Hunt
Posted in Archery hunting, Deer hunting, Mountain lions, animal tracks, black bears, blacktail deer, horse pack trip, hunting public areas, mule deer, tagged Pack in deer hunt, Hunting with Kennedy Meadows Pack Station on August 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Fernando was one of our two packers.
Randy was the other. They work for Kennedy Meadows Pack Station. The owner, Matt Bloom, is very accommodating.
This was a very large bear and we saw him two days in a row. We observed about six bears in all.
One bruin left his track near camp, but we didn’t have any [...]
Purple Heart Blacktail Hunt
Posted in Big game hunting, Deer hunting, The Mule Deer Foundation, blacktail deer, wildlife conservation, tagged Purple Heart Tour, Purple Heart blacktail deer hunt on August 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The weekend of August 14-16 was a whirlwind event for the Purple Heart Tour hunters – Dan Hammack, Kevin Olech, Ryan Olech and Austin Schultz. After flying in from Atlanta and Memphis to SFO the time flew by as one event led to another. From airport to hotel to gun range to BBQ to hunting, there wasn’t [...]
Opening Day of A-Zone Archery 2009
Posted in Archery hunting, Deer hunting, Hunting, birds, birds of prey, blacktail deer, deer, photography, wildlife, tagged hunting blacktail deer, California deer hunting, photographing wildlife from a blind on July 12, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The day began with a typical flurry of bird activity. Many were drinking from the pond and others were bathing.
The acorn woodpecker posed for several photos from about 15 feet away.
A stellar jay joined him and it seemed like they were buddies, but I think not.
Scrub jays were everywhere, both adult and imature.
These young California [...]
Getting Ready for A-Zone Blacktail – 2009
Posted in Archery hunting, Big game hunting, Deer hunting, blacktail deer, hunting public areas, tagged archery deer hunting, A-Zone Blacktail hunting, blacktail deer, California Coastal Blacktail Hunting on June 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
California’s A-zone blacktail aren’t big deer. Every once in a while a 24 inch wide buck shows up and occasionally one that has four points per side. Here are a few live photos of some A-zone bucks. Most of the bucks you’ll see in the A-zone are forked horns.
This is a cache creek buck photographed [...]