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 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 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, 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 [...]
Posted in African wildlife, Kruger National Park, outdoors, safaris, wildlife, tagged wildlife, African lion on June 6, 2008 | 2 Comments »
While in South Africa, we spent three nights at Nagala Tented Safaris. The camp was located in the bush and we had wart hogs and bushboks feeding right in camp. In fact, there was no fence so any animal could potentially walk through camp, except the elephant. To keep elephants out, an electric wire was strung about [...]
Posted in Big game hunting, Hunting, Wildlife habitat, mule deer, wildlife, wildlife conservation, wildlife management, tagged Conservation, Deer hunting, Add new tag, boar hunting on May 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The Mule Deer Foundation is an active member of the California Outdoor Heritage Alliance, sponsor of State Senate Bill 1172.
COHA has announced that SB1172 has passed the State Senate with a 39-0 vote. The bill must now pass through the State Assembly and the Governor’s office to become law.
Below is a news release from [...]
Posted in Ecology, Hunting, Wildlife habitat, outdoors, wildlife, wildlife conservation, wildlife management, tagged Conservation, Duck hunting on April 23, 2008 | No Comments »
Looks like ethanol production is causing more than just a shortage of corn for cattle feed. Not only is the price of gas going up, but so is the price of food. Increased food prices means more corn and wheat production this year.
These prices are good for farmers, in fact they may be too good [...]
Posted in Big game hunting, Hunting, outdoors, wildlife on April 12, 2008 | 1 Comment »
About 15 years ago, an Oregon archer and bow hunting consultant, Neil Summers, told me about this mountain lion encounter.
While hunting for elk in the Eagle Cap Wilderness Area of Oregon, Summers heard the loud growl of a lion. Standing in the depression of a rotted log, Summers looked up into the face of a [...]
Posted in Ecology, Mountain lions, deer, mule deer, outdoors, wildlife, wildlife conservation, wildlife management on April 2, 2008 | No Comments »
According to Bob (Lion) Taylor, President of Citizens for Sustainable California Wildlife (SCSCW), predators are not only reducing deer numbers, but they are having a negative impact upon many other sensitive California wildlife species.
Bob understands that wildlife, like agricultural crops, need to be managed to maintain their health. Unfortunately, Proposition 117, an initiative which was [...]
Posted in Ecology, Endangered species, Hunting, Land Ownership, Wildlife habitat, outdoors, wildlife, wildlife conservation, wildlife management on March 25, 2008 | No Comments »
In my perfect world, everybody would be a hunter.
It is interesting to imagine how our lives would be changed if everybody hunted. There are many effects that such a change would have on our collective psyche, and also the habitat around us.
At a time when space is at a premium, it is interesting to theorize [...]
