Posted in Big game hunting, Deer hunting, mule deer, outdoors, wildlife, tagged scouting for mule deer on July 21, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Scouting for mule deer. What does that mean? When you’re looking at a huge area, you’ve got many different levels of scouting.
We’ve hunted CA deer zone X12 before and it has huge deer habitat. It seems as if the entire unit holds deer. We’ve concluded that the biggest bucks are in the most difficult spots [...]
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 outdoors, wildlife, tagged Common mergansers on July 7, 2008 | No Comments »
Mergansers thrive at Butt Lake and when we’re fishing, the large broods often swim by within a few yards of us. They seem to be searching for pond smelt which can be numerous.
During the day they lay in the sun along the bank and rest.
Posted in Big game hunting, Hunting, mule deer, outdoors, tagged hunting opportunities on July 3, 2008 | No Comments »
This in recently from Jim Lopresto of AIM Adventures:
Hi Rich,
I have an Oregon Archery Deer/ Elk hunt - Unguided but includes a camp or residence about 3 miles for the ranch.
The ranch is 5000 acres and borders national forest which has locked gates and only allows foot traffic giving another 7000 acres enclosed.
7 day hunt [...]
Posted in Ecology, fishing, outdoors, wildlife on July 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The kingfisher was perched upon a stump protruding four feet above the lake surface. From this lake location near the mouth of the river which fed the impoundment, he commanded an excellent view of the water below, where smallmouth bass minnows hid amongst rocks of the lake bottom. His gaze was unyielding as he remained [...]
Posted in Big game hunting, Ecology, Hunting, Mountain lions, Wildlife habitat, Yosemite National Park, mule deer, outdoors, wildlife conservation, wildlife management, tagged Add new tag, Yosemite National Park on June 23, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Researchers in Oregon have concluded, after extensive research, that prey species have a fear of predators and that prey species move away from their mortal enemies in an effort to survive. They have also concluded that this natural system has an important relationship to the success of other plant and animal life.
Impressive conclusion?
Interesting how a bit of [...]
Posted in Alaska hunting, Big game hunting, Hunting, Wildlife habitat, grizzly bears, outdoors, tagged Hunting in Alaska on June 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »
On September 11, 2001 Rob and I were packed and ready to fly to Fairbanks. As we approached Oakland Airport, we came to realize that our trip would be delayed. It was four or five days later that we finally boarded a different plane and flew to Fairbanks.
Our trip was to be a self guided [...]
Posted in black bears, outdoors, tracking, wildlife conservation, tagged animal tracks on June 15, 2008 | No Comments »
While archery hunting for mule deer in the Hoover Wilderness in 1991, I noticed that the well-warn trail leading into the hunting area was littered with animal tracks each morning only to be erased by human travelers during the day.
One morning I arose early and took a few minutes to observe, measure and sketch a [...]
Posted in Big game hunting, Ecology, Hunting, Wildlife habitat, legislation, mule deer, outdoors, wildlife, wildlife conservation, wildlife management, tagged wildlife conservation on June 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
SB1172 creates California Fish and Game Commission oversight over expenditure of funds generated from sale of all tags and stamps issued for take of big game animals in California including funds generated from Fundraising Tags, deer, elk, bear, sheep, antelope and pig tags as well as upland game bird stamps.
This video shows the testimony of Senator Dutton [...]
