I wanted to say thanks again to everyone. The response was much better and much more productive than I had hoped. I want to absorb as much information as I can in the short time I have so I can be the able and ethical hunter I hope to be. Hunters in general seem to have a diminishing public...
Wow, I'm a bit overwhelmed. I have certainly tapped a rich vein of ore! Thank you all so much for your wisdom. I'm not sure there is any better advice I could have hoped for. I hope one day many years from now I can pass the favor forward and help people out in kind. I want to give this my...
KDF, this year I plan on hunting deer mostly, along with some pig hunting to gain experience. Thanks for all the replies everyone, it all sounds like good advice.
Well, I finally did it. Getting my hunting license has always been on my bucket list and a couple of weeks ago I got off my butt and did my hunters safety course. The lure of excitement, the call of the wild, the love of new experiences and just plain getting out of the house all playing a part...
Thanks for the welcome everyone! I'm glad to see the art of friendly debate is no stranger to rokslide. The mulie vs blacktail debate, even with all the dna in the world, might live forever! The deer on the lower western slope all look and act very much like blacktail do. I have seen some up...
Greetings from California. It's good to meet you all! I just finished my hunters safety course so I'm a brand new hunter. I have been pig and deer hunting before but I was mostly an extra set of eyes and a pack mule, no kills. I live right in the middle of Cali's zone D5 so I plan on chasing...