CA D zone

[amassi]

No
SHELTER, Food&water/PRESSURE
in that order

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[MaxHenderson]

Makes sense, thanks for your help



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[Hpchacrx]

It’s a very rough area to hunt but if you find animals stick around the area

 

[jonnycoder]

I am hiking to the top of Mokelumne Peak this weekend for fun. Last year I went 1 mile into Mokelumne wilderness to the top of the ridge and found boot tracks way on up high where I thought I would not see any humans. The one buck a friend saw was in a steep 40% high and thick drainage. My rule of thumb is to hike 2+ miles away from any jeep/road trail in D zone and do what Robby Denning describes in his book, and that is hunt as slow as possible through timber.

 

[MaxHenderson]

I am hiking to the top of Mokelumne Peak this weekend for fun. Last year I went 1 mile into Mokelumne wilderness to the top of the ridge and found boot tracks way on up high where I thought I would not see any humans. The one buck a friend saw was in a steep 40% high and thick drainage. My rule of thumb is to hike 2+ miles away from any jeep/road trail in D zone and do what Robby Denning describes in his book, and that is hunt as slow as possible through timber.

I like that. Roads can be a bad deal for us


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[amassi]

Or not
Let the terrain dictate where you hunt, not the presence of a road
A couple thousand bucks get shot off those roads every year for a reason. Those roads were cut through prime traveling areas.
Lots of d zone backcountry is void of deer and full of pch hikers

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[Tortorelli89]

I'll be in D15 with an OTC this year

 

[Chiro22]

I've spent a few season in the high sierras, hunting up aroun 8500-9500 ft...there's definitely plenty of deer out there, the key is finding a spot that feels right and holding tight...these deer bump super easy and it common to see lots of sign, and lots of fresh sign, but not see any deer. They heard your zipper hit your rifle butt on the walk in and are already down the trail.

 

[Ryguy]

Find a trail and get a few miles from your truck then find the steepest nastiest hill to climb and go where no one will go. You’ll find deer. Scouted last weekend at 8900 say 10 bucks in one drainage. Not a zone known for success

 

[CamoPirate]

Hunt the desert. That's where the real monsters lurk -D12 (not the Obie Trice supergroup), D14, D15