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Hunting the Rut & Migration: Day 9

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    I camped as close to the area I wanted to hunt as possible, but I was still about 90 minutes from where most of the deer...
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Hunting the Rut & Migration: Day 8

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  Seems like no matter the time of year, there will be good hunting days and bad hunting days.  The difference often lies in the conditions.  Typically the colder...
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Hunting the Rut & Migration: Day 7

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  Buck hunting is about logistics.  You can be the best hunter on the planet, but if you don't have the gear and a plan to be where...
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Hunting the Rut & Migration: Day 6

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  It's day six.  I was up at 4:45 to saddle the horse and grab a quick breakfast and coffee.  The weather report says a big storm is coming...
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Hunting the Rut & Migration: Day 5

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  On migration hunts, you have to pay close attention to the conditions- snow depth and temperature (and in some units, the calendar)- on a daily basis. The deer...
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Hunting the Rut & Migration: Day 4

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  With day 4 already here, I had hunted most of the immediate area on foot and by glassing from the truck.  I'd seen some good bucks, even one...
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Hunting the Rut & Migration: Day 3

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  I think one reason many people are drawn to mule deer is because glassing for them is fun.  I think in some cases we can actually spend too...
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Hunting the Rut & Migration: Day 2 (and Win a Killer Vortex scope!)

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  One of the techniques I write about extensively in my new book, Hunting Big Mule Deer, How to Take the Best Buck of Your Life, is Still-Hunting.  A few...
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Hunting the Rut & Migration: Day 1 (and Win a Killer Vortex Scope!)

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While I wait all year to hunt big big bucks, I'm surprised at the emotion I sometimes experience as the hunt approaches: Dread!  That's right, dread.  I can't...
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Live Hunt Wrap Up

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In case you missed it on the forum here Live Hunt! Idaho Early-Rut Hunt, I just spent five days helping a few friends find some bucks- Ryan Avery...