Art shot a nice buck the second day at a spot dubbed "The Pizza Oven," while A.J. and I struggled to fill our own tags. On the last day, I shot a mature buck which I pursued for over a mile and then blood tracked it another half mile. This whole evolution involved meeting the local game warden in town to get permission to go on private property to continue tracking the buck. Needless to say, all I found was one last dried pool of blood and a grass bed void of a mule deer.
That feeling of hitting the deer and never recovering it wore on me pretty hard as I pushed through the next hunting trips. I analyzed the shot placement over and over in my head, like a bad repeating reel on Instagram. The loss would come back and haunt me as I put sights on animals. The following spring, I passed on a bear that was just outside of my comfort zone and then, in the fall, I hesitated pulling the trigger on a doe and missed my chance. My freezer stayed pretty light in 2021. I stretched that meat through the year and successfully drew a mule deer tag for Wyoming this year along with AJ. and Art.
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة Fall - Winter 2022 - Issue 03 من Harvesting Nature Magazine.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة Fall - Winter 2022 - Issue 03 من Harvesting Nature Magazine.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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They Rise Up From the Ground
first took up mule deer hunting back in 2020 when A.J., his dad (Art), and I all drew tags for east central Wyoming.
Pennsylvania Flintlock Basics
While many are still tucked away, enjoying the warmth of their beds, sleeping off their holiday hangovers, flintlock hunters take to the hills, fields, and forests of Pennsylvania for one last attempt to harvest the elusive whitetail deer, mountain man style.
The Tradition of a Southern Gentleman
A few years back, I moved to northern Florida, specifically, the Red Hills of Florida, for a new job.
FEATURE: DIY Elk: The Tale of Two Bulls
No matter how great your success, certain things can haunt your mind, sowing the seeds of unrest. For me that thing was elk.
FALL FORGEABLES: Pinon Nuts
first learned of pinon nuts by drinking pinon coffee from New Mexico.
How to Butcher a Goose
You've gone out and gotten yourself a Canada goose. Congratulations! You've plucked it, gutted it, and now you're looking at a nice whole goose.
Be a Gentleman in the Field.
BIRD HUNTING ETIQUETTE:
Time Well Spent.
A REFLECTION ON MY FIRST ARCHERY SEASON
Continuing the Collared Dove Tradition
I pulled the stock and barrels of the sleek Ruger \"Red Label\" twelve-gauge over/under from the green, leather-lined canvas case.
