I'm still very green when it comes to hunting, and it shows.
I'm completely self-taught (with the help of podcasts, youtube and y'all) and have had 0 help with anything really. I'm not from a family of hunters. My father raised me on fishing and camping in the Eastern Sierra's.
After the...
Yes. Had a guy shoot a sow within 100 yards of me. Kinda discouraging since I had followed the bear for about a mile before I ever had a chance for a clear shot. Saw 4 on Friday and a TON on Saturday. 2 with cub/cubs.
There's more bear than I've ever seen. Let's do our part to help the deer...
I live in the D5 zone and have seen an abundant amount of bears lower, earlier than I've ever seen before. We have always had a couple resident bears, but not this volume..
Can anybody give me any advice on this?
I've seen about 35 does and 6 fawns, but no bucks in my 2 scouting trips.
Is there something that I'm missing?
Last year I saw about 20 does throughout the season and only 1 buck that was legal and a spike.
Last year I think I was just rushing it...
Good morning,
I grew up fishing and camping, but not hunting in the Sierra Nevada's. Only recently did I pick up hunting because I'm trying to step away from the whole grocery store reliance on sourcing all of my meat.
I joined the Marine Corps and spent a lot of time "hiking" and "camping"...
If you're on the eastern sierras, your deer is most likely to have ticks..
I genuinely believe you can avoid a majority of ticks by the way you walk.
Don't drag your feet, and avoid deep bushy grass. I've trampled across a meadow with thigh-high grass and didn't have a single tick on me, but...