Do exactly what Colorado Cowboy said, and you will probably shoot a buck this year.

Try looking in the thickest brush, or the steepest ridges where no other hunters want to go. If the bucks are pressured, they seem to go to the places where no hunter would think about going, and/or...

The deer will be where you find them. You must hunt for them. If it was easy, it would be called Deer Shopping.

Start hiking long before sunrise, and use a good pair of binoculars. It could take...

ha ha, thank you! I feel much better!

If there's people where you like to hunt, find a way to use them to your advantage. Or if you enjoy solitude, find another place to hunt even if the hunting is not as good.

People on horses annoy...

If people were 100% honest, lots of them would say, "I'm looking for a great spot to hunt with lots of bucks. I'll never contact you again, even to say thank you if I get one."

I've hunted D5 up high. Send me a PM if you have any specific questions.

Ha ha! It would be hilarious if someone did a parody of all the hunting shows.


*some guy shoots a buck*

"WOOOO! YEAH BABY! WE JUST LIT OUR HAIR ON FIRE! Look at this monster! This is Ol Two...

haha


Question: It appears that there were tags left over after the drawing last year, how would a non res go about getting one of those tags?

I'm not a member, but some of my hunting buddies are. They pay their money, wear the bumper stickers, have the signs in their yards, and get all kinds of crap spam mail asking for more money.

The closest I ever stalked a buck was when I was wearing blue jeans and a white shirt. Of course I kept a huge pine tree between us as I walked to 15 yards of him bedded down. You don't NEED all...

I've got a 7mm mag, and it's been great. I've never missed an animal, and never needed a 2nd bullet.

It's not a gun I take out and shoot a couple boxes of ammo for fun, but for hunting I plan on...

DO IT! You come strolling out of the back country with your striped pony carrying a deer. You just look at the people staring, nod your head a little, like 'sup dudes. Acting all perfectly natural as...

^^ .. if it's public land you're looking for. Because if there were huge trophies on public land that non-res could hunt every year with rifles, well, it wouldn't have trophies for very long.

If you want to hunt the same area nearly every year, with a rifle, you can't be too picky when it comes to the quality of animals.

the high d-zones are so much fun. The scenery is awesome, the people tend to thin out the farther back in you go. I'm going to hit d5 and d6 again this season. Hopefully wait out for something...

For $300 you can get Redfield Binocs AND their spotting scope.

I think that we all can agree on the fact that we all have different preferences for what we are going to pack in, and there's no need for everyone to be the same on particular item. I like to have...

You did state you sometimes go 2-3 days without water. I'm glad you clarified. The way I understood it the first time, it sounded very unsafe. Good luck on your hunting this year!

^^ This. Intentional dehydration just to keep pack weight down is foolish.

Instead of going without water and not eating enough food, wouldn't it be better to build up your legs and carry in enough food and water?

Granted, people CAN live for a week with no food, but is...

No new bow for me, my old one still works. I'll probably put a new string on before the season starts.

Nice buck dude, if only the rest of our California deer zones were like that!

haha I got ya, no problemo. I'm working on my own little hunting plan, and I won't be telling the internet about it either.

So what if you are 50% sure you can get into bow range on a buck, do you go for it or do you back off and try again some other day? haha

I knew where a buck liked to bed down during the day this...