A few years ago, I had never even been hunting.  My wife’s family has a big annual hunting trip, and I was asked to go along.  It seemed a good way to get to know her dad - who has never exactly warmed to the idea that I stole his daughter.  So I said yes.
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We’re out of the field and happy with the results (at least I am).  Our trip this year consisted of 11 hunters spread out over 78,000 acres in Southeastern New Mexico.  We took three bucks with two 8-points and a nine.  While the number of deer we saw was down rather dramatically versus last year, we were [...]

So the big hunt is only a couple of days away and today I had a good omen (I hope).  As I was sitting having lunch with my son in our kitchen, a four-point buck walked past the back yard.  I’m really hoping that bodes well for the trip this weekend, but I recognize it [...]

Ok, so apparently the video of the lion attacking the hunter prompted a fair number of people to share some of their favorite animal attack clips.  Some of these are truly awesome.  Since my lion post claimed that you’re unlikely to be attacked by a deer (as opposed to the lion), I found this first [...]

I’ve been using Google Earth in an attempt to pinpoint our hunting area.  It helps to see an aerial view so I can get a sense of where there are thick pockets of tress, saddles and draws that might house an unsuspecting deer.  Unfortunately, Google is limited in its ability to be helpful because a [...]