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  1. Sawfish

    California B-2 Opening Day Success With a Handgun

    I was afraid that this season was not going to happen. The fires had me on hold until four days before the opener. Heat and heavy smoke from the nearby forest fires finally subsided due to calmer winds and cooler temperatures. Almost a DeJa’Vu of last year’s hunt, but the deer did not seem to be...
  2. Sawfish

    2020 Trinity County Blacktail

    Tough hunt considering the heat and heavy smoke from the nearby forest fires. Deer seemed to be disoriented and confused because of the smoke. Saw very few deer compared to previous years. Spotted this guy in pre-season scouting, but he disappeared until 7:00 PM on the last day of my hunt...
  3. Sawfish

    2019 California Blacktail

    2019 California Blacktail taken in the foothills of the Trinity Mountains. 165 lb. live weight. 4 x 3 plus eye guards. Savage .308 Win. Super Striker with Burris 3 x 12 in Warne Mounts. My first copper bullet California deer. Federal 150 gr. Factory Power Shok. One shot at 70 yards. Great...
  4. Sawfish

    Thoughts on 60 Years on Reloading

    When I loaded my first cartridges almost sixty years ago, I started with a hammer powered Lee Loader. Loading for a war surplus M98 Mauser purchased from Montgomery Wards, I was able to fashion cartridges that were reasonably accurate (3" at 100 yds.. Sometimes better. Sometimes worse.) Had...
  5. Sawfish

    2018 California Opening Day Blacktail Handgun Hunt

    I knew this was going to be a hunt because I only had two days away from work. Managed to find a really good buck on Friday, but never saw him after the season opened. Pickings were slim on Saturday morning, due to all the opening day activity. Late that afternoon, the deer started to move...
  6. Sawfish

    Trinity County Non-Typical Blacktail

    I normally hunt Blacktails the last week of the California Zone B-2 season. That is always a waiting game. Hoping that a late season storm will drive some of the of the larger mountain dwelling deer down into the foothills. By comparison, the early season offers a chance at resident deer in...
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