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Per my plan, which was to revisit a Volta duck hunt of 25 years ago, I rose early and headed south. I was antsy and couldn’t stay in bed until the 5 AM alarm went off. It was about 4 AM when I gave up on sleep climbed out of bed. This was something I’d [...]

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I was jazzed about the opportunity to hunt mule deer with my muzzleoader in Nevada. After great debate, I decided to hunt the Robert’s Creek Mountains first and follow up with the Diamond Peak Range and finally the Cortez Mountains if all else failed. My friends Pat and Jerry Lowery came along for company and support. [...]

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It would have been nice if European annual grasses had not replaced most of our native bunch grass. On our hill ranch there are about as many native plant species as any place in the region, but invasive grasses still make up a huge percentage of the flora. Well intended is the State of California requirement [...]

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  White front geese greeted me on the way to Mayberry. I recall seeing them at this same small pond during March of previous years – one of their last hangouts before they head north. (Click to enlarge photo.) Another common site on the way to Mayberry in late winter is goats grazing on the [...]

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  Somebody from the Alamea Creek Alliance would like to put an end to the Alameda County tule elk hunt. Check out their reasoning on their web site at:  http://www.alamedacreek.org/Alerts/Tule%20Elk%20Hunt/Tule%20Elk%20Hunt.htm I disagree with their conclusion, but I also believe their information is inaccurate. They comment that the hunt could interfere with breeding as it takes place during the [...]

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Cleaned out my trailer today. Boy what a mess. Got rid of a bee hive and put out decon for rats. Jacked the trailer up and got it nearly level. More work to do, but had to tour the property first. The new canals are open water and most of the areas that have feed [...]

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Our duck club on Sherman Island has undergone a tremendous overhaul this summer. Formerly a seasonal marsh, it is now a permanent marsh. This is a drastic change (the equivalent of a sex change), but we hope it will work out.   Yesterday we raised several of our blinds in an effort to prepare for the [...]

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Recently, the California Fish and Game Commission approved limited sage grouse hunting based upon DFG surveys that showed the sage grouse populations stable or rising in the hunting zones where grouse hunting will take place. This decision shows the wisdom of the Department and Commission. Game management decisions based upon scientific knowledge produce a product that [...]

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August 18, 2010 Contact: Miles Moretti Tel.: 1-888-375-DEER E-mail: president@muledeer.org MDF and Granite Seed Company announce partnership to benefit members and habitat SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – The Mule Deer Foundation and Granite Seed Company have formed a unique partnership that will offer MDF members free consultations and the opportunity to acquire professional-grade native seed [...]

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Traditional wildlife management is based upon an assumption of consumptive use.    With consumptive use as a goal, habitat is managed to produce a healthy wildlife population with some species targeted for harvest. Healthy habitat produces a surplus of the targeted species, the ones desirable for human use. The surplus is available for consumption, with [...]

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