Restoring Velvet on Big Mule Deer
Early season archery mule deer is about as good as it gets; hunting big bucks in open country with relatively few hunters afield is like stepping back in time....
Killing Big Mule Deer: Application Strategy
If you're lucky enough to live in the West, you shouldn't have to travel far to hunt big mule deer. While quality varies from state to state, I believe...
Killing Big Mule Deer: What is a “Big” Mule Deer?
When I started the series, Killing Big Mule Deer, last year, I thought hard and long about what defines a big mule deer. Because older experienced bucks are hard to...
Killing Big Mule Deer: Your Number One Skill
Over the last two years, I've written on the the skills a hunter must possess if he wants to kill a big mule deer from tracking, to scouting, to glassing,...
Killing Big Mule Deer: Know Your Area
If you're catching the bug for big mule deer, you should review these previous posts. The Where or the How? Moving in Deer Country Busted: Your Unseen Enemy...
Killing Big Mule Deer: Faulty Thinking
Because the easy bucks are gone, you can’t employ the strategies of yesteryear if you want to put a big mule deer in your freezer and on your wall. ...
Exploring New-to-You Mule Deer Destinations Seminar
Marc Smith, Hoyt Archer Proshooter Every year at the Expo there are some great seminars on hunting. I saw Marc Smith was doing a seminar on finding good...
Killing Big Mule Deer: Focus
Now that we're on the subject of killing big mule deer, I thought I'd write a few posts on the mindset of a big mule deer hunter. I've met...
Killing Big Mule Deer: Finding Big Buck Country
Last year, I started my series, Killing Big Mule Deer, to share the techniques I use. Any buck over four years old is going to catch the attention of...
Why I Lab-Age Mule Deer
Mule deer are one of the most fascinating animals on the planet to me. I've felt that way since I was about 10 years old when my father started...




























