Imagine you had a year to hunt with no other distractions like work, finances or family. What would you do? Would you concentrate on one species or one state, or go for a variety of species all over the place?
What would your "hunting year" look like given season and bag limit restrictions ?
Now I may be off base on open seasons on some of these states I haven't hunted before...forgive me.
I think I would start off Hunting the earliest opening day in the US in the second Weekend in July hunting archery blacktails in California.
Then I'd go to Nevada, Utah or Colorado for archery Mule deer in Mid to late August
Then I would chase Pronghorn with a bow in Late August . Wyoming, Nevada, maybe AZ.
Sept. 1st, I'd like to be in the High country of Wyoming for Mule deer with a bow
Sept 15th I might pull out the rifle if I haven't got that Big Wyoming buck yet...
If my deer tag was filled then I'd re-supply and see if the Wyoming Elk are talking..
Somewhere in the last week of September, beginning of Oct. I would like to see AZ and NM for Elk. Then maybe head to Idaho with Deer,elk, bear, wolf tags in my pocket through the end of the month.
November, I'd love to have a late season elk tag along the NV/UT border. Maybe I'd explore eastern MT for whitetails to add some variety. Then there are the Western Midwest states like the Dakotas, and Kansas that could keep me busy...
I'd also use this month to hunt bears in California.
December, I'd head down to AZ, NM again for the Deer Rut. If Quail season was open there it would be a nice change. CA bears might still be open depending on the Quota.
Coues and Mule deer for sure..Maybe toast the new year with an archery coues buck...I'd break it up with a cougar hunt in Idaho or Nevada if the weather cooperated.
Feb/March would be time to chase hogs in California. They should be Acorn fat and the grass will be greening up.
April would be turkey time.
May/June not much open except CA hogs. Might go shoot ground squirrels if I was tired of Pork...
What would your Hunting year look like?
What would your "hunting year" look like given season and bag limit restrictions ?
Now I may be off base on open seasons on some of these states I haven't hunted before...forgive me.
I think I would start off Hunting the earliest opening day in the US in the second Weekend in July hunting archery blacktails in California.
Then I'd go to Nevada, Utah or Colorado for archery Mule deer in Mid to late August
Then I would chase Pronghorn with a bow in Late August . Wyoming, Nevada, maybe AZ.
Sept. 1st, I'd like to be in the High country of Wyoming for Mule deer with a bow
Sept 15th I might pull out the rifle if I haven't got that Big Wyoming buck yet...
If my deer tag was filled then I'd re-supply and see if the Wyoming Elk are talking..
Somewhere in the last week of September, beginning of Oct. I would like to see AZ and NM for Elk. Then maybe head to Idaho with Deer,elk, bear, wolf tags in my pocket through the end of the month.
November, I'd love to have a late season elk tag along the NV/UT border. Maybe I'd explore eastern MT for whitetails to add some variety. Then there are the Western Midwest states like the Dakotas, and Kansas that could keep me busy...
I'd also use this month to hunt bears in California.
December, I'd head down to AZ, NM again for the Deer Rut. If Quail season was open there it would be a nice change. CA bears might still be open depending on the Quota.
Coues and Mule deer for sure..Maybe toast the new year with an archery coues buck...I'd break it up with a cougar hunt in Idaho or Nevada if the weather cooperated.
Feb/March would be time to chase hogs in California. They should be Acorn fat and the grass will be greening up.
April would be turkey time.
May/June not much open except CA hogs. Might go shoot ground squirrels if I was tired of Pork...
What would your Hunting year look like?