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While I love the high country, over the years I’ve found that some of the best bucks live in the lower elevation aspen/conifer zone of the West.  High country certainly can hold some great bucks, but it can’t handle much hunting pressure due to the open terrain.  Combine that with the ability of more rifleman to shoot long-range, the quality of bucks in the high country across the West seems to be declining.

 

The problem with the aspen/conifer zone is that it’s more challenging to find bucks there.  With all the species of brush growing at this elevation, it can be very tough to actually lay eyes on a buck compared to open terrain.  You’ll be sure that the big buck you saw while scouting is gone but I’d offer that he’s likely still in the area and just harder to locate.  The only solution is to keep at it, day after day…

Check out the video below and you’ll see what I mean:

If you want to learn how to hunt bucks at all elevations and zones, check out my new book by clicking on the cover sample below.

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Robby Denning
Robby Denning started hunting mule deer in the late 1970’s, only missing one season in 35 years. At 25, he gave up the pursuit of all other big-game to focus on taking the best bucks possible. He began hunting the West on a DIY budget hunting an average of 30 days a year for mule deer. Robby loves the hunt as much as the kill and the entire process from research to scouting to hunting. He’s killed four bucks over 200 inches in the last 15 seasons, mostly on easily-obtained tags. He owns a public-land scouting service and runs a private-land outfitting business helping other hunters in their pursuit of deer and elk. Robby has scouted and hunted literally thousands of square miles of mule deer country and brings a wealth of knowledge about these experiences with him. To him, the weapon of choice is just a means-to-an-end and will hunt with bow, rifle, or muzzleloader – whatever it takes to create an opportunity to take a great mule deer. He is also the author of "Hunting Big Mule Deer" available on Amazon. Robby believes all of creation is from God for man to manage, respect, and through which to know its Creator

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