On Monday the 11th I spotted a doe bedded across the canyon around 10:00am in a snow storm. After glassing for surrounding deer I spotted a buck mixed in with a group of about 8 does/fawns. I had plenty of time to set up my tripod and pack for a back rest and get in my preferred prone shooting...
I had a great time in Wyoming this last week. I have an old friend from High School that lives there so it was fun to spend some time together. I never did find a giant pronghorn in my unit but I was able to look over about 300 different bucks before I pulled the trigger. I saw a few that might...
Here are some pictures from our NM deer hunt this year. I'm a sucker for mass and couldn't pass this buck up.
My brother-in-law and I doubled up on our deer.
Here are a few pictures from my late season Arizona hunt. I looked over about 5-10 bulls per day but never turned up a monster. I'm very happy with the bull I ended up with. Many of the bulls had busted up antlers. Hiking hard all day and trying to spot bulls in their beds seemed much more...
This is a buck I killed in New Mexico last week. I was hunting him for 3 days before I was able to take a shot I was comfortable with. He was bedding down on top of a knob and it was difficult to get in a position close enough for a shot without him smelling or seeing me. Patience paid off and...
I shot this buck Saturday in Southern NM.
I moved to El Paso, TX last year. Because of my career choice I have not had much time to hunt since moving away from Idaho 8 years ago. I haven't shot a deer since 2009 when I had a chance to do a short hunt with an old friend in Wyoming. All my hard...
I didn't have very good luck in the drawing a quality tag this year so I picked up a left over deer tag in central Wyoming. The area I was hunting didn't have genetics for growing big antlers but I would be hunting with an old friend Trapper, so I knew I would have a good time and was looking...
My friend and I ended up tagging out on our Wyoming mule deer early and we had a couple days to burn before I had to fly back to San Antonio. My wife wasn't too happy about it but I picked up a left over antelope tag. The first morning of the antelope hunt we look over about about 50 buck...
My deer season started off hard this year. The first day of archery season I put an arrow in a very large buck. I quite hunting for a few weeks and put in a lot of time trying to find him (about 40 hours myself + 20 hours of help from friends). Hopefully he survived but in reality he probably...
My brother Brad took a nice buck opening day of Idaho’s general rifle season. From a half mile Brad watched it bed down just as it was getting light enough to see. He kept an eye on it for an hour to make sure it did not move and then came over to find me. I was able to find him in the spotting...
I posted this on MM but I don't think most of those guys know how to judge a Muley. What do you guys think.
What do you think this bucks gross score and outside spread is? He is really symetrical and should have a net score within a few inches of his gross score.
Here is another picture...
Here are some Idaho bucks I've been able to take pictures of this summer. In about a month I'll be chasing them with a stick and string. :) I took the pictures of the buck in the first two pictures this morning.
My brothers and I were able to draw one of the controlled bull hunts in Idaho this year. This is the first controlled hunt I have been able to draw in Idaho out of the 9 years that I have put in for deer, elk and antelope. In the four days that we hunted we saw at least 26 different bulls but...
Here is a picture of my 2006 muley. I spotted him from about 3/4 mile. I moved to within 300 yards of him and watched him feed for about 5 minutes. I couldn't decide if I should take him so I moved about 50 yards closer and watched him for another 5 minutes. I estimated his width at 22”. At this...
September 20th
My morning started out with elk feeding and bugling about 1/2 mile away. I once again started questioning my choice about buying a “B tag” so I could hunt bulls later with my rifle. These elk continued to sing to me the rest of the day.
Before the sun started to rise above...
I found this on the F&G website and thought some of you would like to know about it.
Fees Rise July 1
Got your fishing or hunting license yet?
If not, you may want to get it now. On July 1, both resident and nonresident Fish and Game license and tag fees will go up. Most fees are going up...
Here's something from the Idaho F&G website that I thought some of you might find interesting. In my opinion these guys got off to easy, but at least they were caught. I hope that Montana throws the book at them for lying threw their teeth to an officer.
Arrest Digest - Game Wardens Without...
Here's a news release from the F&G website. Looks like the general season is going to open on Oct. 10th this year.
Big game seasons reflect commitment to mule deer
The Idaho Department of Fish and Game has made some changes to the big game regulations that are designed to help struggling...
Here's what I found in about 5 hours of shed hunting in SE Idaho this February. I didn't find any large bones but the 4 point skull was interesting because the full skeleton was still intact when I found it and the horns hadn't been bleached by the sun yet. I also believe I saw this same buck...