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Backcountry Rifle Mule Deer Hunt: Day 2

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As you saw on Day 1, backcountry hunting is all about logistics.  The preparation just to go on a hunt miles from the civilized world takes several weeks...

Backcountry Rifle Mule Deer Hunt: Day 1

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I'm one of the lucky ones.  I've been happlily married to my wife, Jodi, for 12 years.  I'm pretty sure she feels the same about me.However, I must admit...

Live Colorado Muzzleloader Hunt: Redemption?

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    "The World's Most Accurate Muzzleloader Bullet"™                              Merino Wool: comfort, odor control, thermal regulation Thanks to...
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Live Hunt: Idaho Archery Buck Hunt

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                                                                                           Sponsored by                  That's right, it's time again.  Idaho archery opens August 30th.  Lord willin', as dawn breaks sky, I'll be looking over some...
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Scouting for Mule Deer II

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A really big Idaho buck from 2012 I found while scouting.  This was the only look I got at him in a week of searching.  My mistake?  I...
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Scouting For Mule Deer

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I wrote back in the blog post Thinking Too Big about narrowing down units to the best buck country.  If you want to develop this skill, you need to learn...
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Why We Do What We Do

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It's here again: scouting season.  As much as I wait for this time, when it finally arrives, it's almost a feeling of dread.  The clock begins to tick. ...

Ag Bucks!

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Spend enough time talking to good biologists, and you'll learn that mule deer are creatures of the edge.   By edge, I mean an area where older more mature...
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Arizona: Giants in the Land

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Some places draw a mule deer hunter like a kid to soda pop.  Arizona is that place for me.  Per tag issued, nowhere else is producing more giant deer than...
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Idaho: The Gem State of Mule Deer?

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Idaho.  For all her downsides—wolves, nonrefundable license, high-priced deer tags, poor draw odds— she also has lots of upsides: the most backcountry of any western state, general OTC...