Hello Everyone,
Thank you in advance for your help. We drew a tag for my daughter in 171-173 in Nevada.
My daughter, 13, has friends who enjoy hunting so she decided that she wanted to try it. I haven't hunted in 15 years and never in Nevada. Most of my experience is hunting birds and Javelina. I want to make this an enjoyable opportunity for her.
Some background: We live in Reno so it’s a bit of a drive. I will be doing most of the scouting because she has school. Even during season most of our hunting will only be Saturday because of school and church. I plan on taking her out for a few days so we will have one trip that is Thurs-Saturday.
We have 4x4 and a quad. We can get into most areas. Overnight backpacking is not a good option at this time. We will camp at the truck and day hike. She is in great shape and can handle just about anything but I want to keep it easy so she enjoys it. Getting a deer would be great but this is really more about us getting to spend time together and having a good time.
Legally she can shoot a buck or a doe but she’s only interested in a buck. She doesn’t care about the size of the deer.
I have driven through a small section of 173 only once. It was the top section close to Austin. Other than that, I have never been there. I’ve done some reading but to be honest, I don’t really know where to start. Season for her is October 5th - November 2nd.
I have a few questions:
At that time will the deer have a tendency to still be higher in elevation?
I’ve read good things about the Arc Dome wilderness but it seems you need a horse or plan on spending a week hiking. Is that true?
Should I be looking in dense cover or more open areas?
I don’t know enough to know what to ask. I’ll plead ignorance and stupidity and just beg for your help
Thanks again,
Matt Hayes - [email protected]
Thank you in advance for your help. We drew a tag for my daughter in 171-173 in Nevada.
My daughter, 13, has friends who enjoy hunting so she decided that she wanted to try it. I haven't hunted in 15 years and never in Nevada. Most of my experience is hunting birds and Javelina. I want to make this an enjoyable opportunity for her.
Some background: We live in Reno so it’s a bit of a drive. I will be doing most of the scouting because she has school. Even during season most of our hunting will only be Saturday because of school and church. I plan on taking her out for a few days so we will have one trip that is Thurs-Saturday.
We have 4x4 and a quad. We can get into most areas. Overnight backpacking is not a good option at this time. We will camp at the truck and day hike. She is in great shape and can handle just about anything but I want to keep it easy so she enjoys it. Getting a deer would be great but this is really more about us getting to spend time together and having a good time.
Legally she can shoot a buck or a doe but she’s only interested in a buck. She doesn’t care about the size of the deer.
I have driven through a small section of 173 only once. It was the top section close to Austin. Other than that, I have never been there. I’ve done some reading but to be honest, I don’t really know where to start. Season for her is October 5th - November 2nd.
I have a few questions:
At that time will the deer have a tendency to still be higher in elevation?
I’ve read good things about the Arc Dome wilderness but it seems you need a horse or plan on spending a week hiking. Is that true?
Should I be looking in dense cover or more open areas?
I don’t know enough to know what to ask. I’ll plead ignorance and stupidity and just beg for your help
Thanks again,
Matt Hayes - [email protected]