As mid October approaches across the West, I think some of the toughest hunting conditions for big mule deer are upon us. Unless you are hunting opening day or it’s cold and snowing, big bucks spend a big portion of their days in the thick and nasty. You have to rely heavily on tracks and knowledge of your area to know where to be at the prime hours, which are the first and last half hours of legal shooting light. MIss those times and your odds plummet for locating a big buck.
While I hunt many places in Idaho and the West to take advantage of the different seasons, here are the last three days of the general rifle hunt in this unit. I share some of my tips for finding big mule deer at the toughest time of the year:
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