Backcountry Rifle Mule Deer Hunt: Day 11
As you saw in Day 10, still-hunting can produce results if you know what cover the deer are using. I talk to many hunters who abhor still-hunting and...
Backcountry Rifle Mule Deer Hunt: Day 10
Day 10 is here. I've only got two more days to find a good buck. The buck pictured above is from my 2008 season taken in the same conditions...
Backcountry Rifle Mule Deer Hunt: Day 9
If you're lucky enough to get to hunt the mule deer rut in the backcountry, remember two things: 1) If you want a really good buck,...
Backcountry Rifle Mule Deer Hunt: Day 8
When snow, cold, and rut come together, the hunting can get good, but the big bucks still aren't easy to find. They are often in the cover by...
Backcountry Rifle Mule Deer Hunt: Day 7
You've heard me talk about the "rut" throughout this hunt. There seems to be much confusion on when the mule deer rut occurs in the West. One...
Backcountry Rifle Mule Deer Hunt: Day 6
Sorry so late today- editing software woes. Jodi and I operate a private-land, fair-chase outfitting business, WeScout4u Inc. I've been guiding hunters since 2000. Our bread-n-butter is the rifle elk...
Backcountry Rifle Mule Deer Hunt: Day 5
A trophy-mule deer hunter has to strike a balance between covering too much country and spending ample time in the "buckiest" places. That is why scouting is so important-...
Backcountry Rifle Mule Deer Hunt: Day 4
I was intending to have an update in subscriber's inboxes every morning but SE Idaho is experiencing a power outage to over 50,000 people right now. So instead of...
Backcountry Rifle Mule Deer Hunt: Day 3
When the pressure is on in mule deer country, especially high country, a hunter has to force himself to look at the heavier cover in the area, like that...
Backcountry Rifle Mule Deer Hunt: Day 2
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...