Arrived Thursday and could hear elk bugles from camp. Haven’t got close to any, but I’ve seen about a half dozen bulls so far. Lots of hunters, but it’s big country. Came to town this afternoon to make calls and pick up a few items. The elk are active.
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Elk Hunt Underway
Posted in Uncategorized on September 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
PHOT Saturday BBQ
Posted in Purple Heart Tour, The Mule Deer Foundation, Uncategorized, tagged Purple Heart Outdoor Tour at Livermore Pleasanton Rod and Gun Club on August 21, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Ranchers, guides, hunters and volunteers took a break from deer hunting Saturday to eat some venison and break some clay targets. Before heading to the trap range to play a few rounds of Annie Oakley, the group posed for a photo under the 2011 banner which displays logos and names of the many supporters of [...]
2010 in review
Posted in Uncategorized on January 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health: The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads Wow. Crunchy numbers About 3 million people visit the Taj Mahal every year. This blog was viewed about 50,000 times in 2010. If it were the Taj [...]
Turkey Season Almost Over, Butterflys Abundant and Deer Hunting on the Horizon
Posted in birds of prey, butterflies, Deer hunting, turkey, Uncategorized, wildflowers, wildlife, tagged checkerspot butterfly on May 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
One week left in the archery turkey season and I haven’t loosed an arrow. Actually I haven’t hunted since opening day. Last year’s turkey crop was below par and only one gobler is living on our ranch where we generally hunt. However, there are still turkeys in the area and with this spring’s rain promoting good [...]
The Kingfisher and the Falcon
Posted in Ecology, fishing, outdoors, Uncategorized, wildlife on July 2, 2008 | 3 Comments »
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 [...]
Life With the Dogs
Posted in dogs, Uncategorized on May 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Our canine companions are wonderful company. Val, the 14-year old yellow lab has seen her better days as a duck retriever, but her loyalty has never been more endearing. Lola our 18-month old yellow lab has energy without bounds and never ceases to impress me with her enthusiasm. Val has lost some of her [...]
First Fawn – First Rattler
Posted in blacktail deer, Ecology, Endangered species, Uncategorized, wildlife conservation, Wildlife habitat, wildlife management on April 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Saw a pair of fawns yesterday. First of the year for me. Whenever I see my first fawn of the season, I can’t help but count back to the date it was conceived. I’ve been told that the blacktail gestation period is about 7 months. Various internet sites say it’s about 200 days. That sounds [...]
Partition Action – How We Ended Co-ownership with a Deceased Person (part one).
Posted in co-ownership, ending co-ownership, real estate, Uncategorized on April 3, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Sometimes you just can’t continue to co-own property with certain individuals. It’s similar to getting a divorce, but you may hardly know the person you’re “divorcing.” I recently participated in a partition action on a ranch which I own approximately a twenty percent interest. As the petitioners my partners and I named the other co-owners [...]
A Lifetime Hunter Reflects on the Hunt of a Lifetime
Posted in archery, Archery hunting, Big game hunting, Deer hunting, Hunting, Hunts with a Professional Hunter or Outfitter, sheep, Uncategorized 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 [...]
Turning Farm Ground into Wildlife Habitat
Posted in California Delta, Duck hunting, Ecology, Farm Management, goose, Hunting, Land Ownership, outdoors, permanent marsh, pheasant, real estate, seasonal marsh, Uncategorized, wildlife, wildlife conservation, Wildlife habitat, wildlife management on January 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
After a morning of enthusiastic and exhausting pheasant hunting, with a bird each in the bag, Rob and I trudged through a final field of marsh on our way back to camp. I glanced over to my brother, and he pointed skyward – above our main duck hunting pond. A large flock of mallards [...]
