Schuh lives in southern idaho with his wife, laura. Mule deer country highlight reel on the road hogs, dogs, and hot links season 1 episode 6 on the road glassing techniques season 1 episode 5 on the road hunting huge mule deer in idaho. Im sorry i cant site my original source for the info i am going to give you, its been a long time since i read it. Mule deer hunting in the backcountry using spike camping has been quite successful for us and allows hunters to learn a different set of hunting tactics vs. Potatoes, pivots and mule deer that makes for a good combination. Idahos greatest mule deer by ryan hatfield alibris. With over 450 photos and short stories, this book allows hunters to see the best mule deer trophies produced in one of the wests top mule deer states, and read about those amazing encounters. Use every strategymuleylike or notfrom your whitetail playbook to optimize your opportunities for success this fall. Having a good number of mature bucks in the population is a very important part of mule deer biology. Trump must use his powers to produce the testing supplies needed to reopen this country. This testing determined that blacktail bucks bred with whitetail does to produce mule deer. How did a wild mule deer find its way into wisconsin. The top 40 typical and nontypical mule deer of all time outdoor.
Some of it isnt even deer country, but mountain goat cliffy stuff. Predators, new roads, overhunting and poor fawn crops had decimated the previously plentiful deer to the point that the area was closed to hunting 19962000. Thanks to everyone we got the chance to work with and. Mule deer hunting tactics is mike eastmans second book on mule deer hunting. Tom browns field guide to nature observation and tracking. The photos are awesome and many are used to illustrate what the book. It covers not only the high country, but also the aspenconifer and aridsage country of the western states.
Two monster bucks tear it up for over 4 minutes, the best mule deer fight caught on tape. And that does not include the guide, which you also have to hire. In this video you will see some of the greatest mule deer ever assembled on one tape. We take a look at the top 40 mule deer to ever be registered in the boone and crockett record books. Along with longtime mule deer hunter, mike duplan, the duo released the edgethe complete approach to hunting mountain mule deer in the fall of 2017. The jicarilla in northern new mexico is a worldclass place. However, david long just came out with a book that even mike eastman states. Besides, you can chase mule deer in a few other states. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months. The process is much more easily said than done, but i feel it can be broken down into 3 easy to understand more difficult to execute steps. Mike eastmans hunting high country mule deer is a good book that covers everything from how to glass, to scoring a mule deer on the hoof, to what equipment you should get. Utah is also a good state to find a monster but it will take you a few years to draw.
A noted author and lecturer, mike has spoken at many national hunting shows and continues to travel across the country presenting his own unique flavor of mule deer hunting seminars to sellout crowds each year. A buck scoring in excess of 190 is a reasonable expectation going into this hunt. The genetics arent as good as other areas of the state, but the age class is. Books like david longs public land mulies are great, but have nothing to offer those who dont draw a limited tag for early high country hunts, especially in wyoming where a nonresident cant even hunt a wilderness area without a guide.
While it is very rewarding, it does require patience and some luck. The second day we were there, it was my turn to hunt. The country produces some massive bucks each year and hunting access is essentially unlimited, with vast tracts of public land administered by the. In this video you will see three of teh biggest nontypicals captured on film. I am going to answer your question in the general statewide sense. Idahos best mule deer units eastmans official blog. Deer vehicle collisions dvcs are becoming more common each year. I bought a copy as soon as i knew they were available. Mule deer population is not recoveringgrowing like it should.
However, after their most recent highs in the mid1980s, herd numbers began declining across the west. Visual instructions on how to school the mule to raise his confidence level. Check out aaron howell s 260 inch new mexico monster. Most of the land in the region is private and requires landowner permission to hunt, but big bucks live most of their lives out of sight of the public in the basins coulees and. Mules are hybridsprogenies of male donkeys jacks and female horses mares. The edge the complete guide to hunting mountain mule deer.
Emotion films has had a great couple of years chasing our dream of making it in the outdoor industry filming and promaoting outdoor brands. This is how babies end up lost, going in circles, until they are found by a pack of farm dogs. Youll love the mouthwatering cornfed texture and flavor of our whitetail and mule deer. For mule deer, its the straw that could break the camels back, but its not a problem whitetail are likely to face. The benchlegs typically are really, really big deer. Because of conservative harvest, excellent habitat, recent burns and intensive management, the henrys stands atop the list of trophy mule deer units in utah.
Robby has scouted and hunted thousands of square miles of mule deer country across idaho, utah, colorado, wyoming, montana, and nevada. Currently i am reading backcountry mulies by dwight schuh pretty sure i just butchered that name. Expert open country mule deer hunters dont wear out their feet roaming around trying to find deer. White tail deer or more at home in sharing habitat with the expanding human population where as the mule deer is not as compatible. Anyone have some good reccomendations for mule deer hunting reads. The most abundant deer in arizona is the rocky mountain mule deer. Its called public land mulies and its definitely the best book youll find on. I have hunting open country mule deer by dwight schuh along with a couple other books. I think most of us who are obsessed with hunting big mule deer love to find as much information as possible. With your help, we can ensure a conservation legacy for generations to come. Sometimes these steps are achieved over months of hard work, and other times it can happen in just a few short moments during the. Creating a mule is difficult, and baby mules are a bit precocious, but the end result is one of the most fascinating, yet often unappreciated, creatures in the world. Recent analysis of three north american deer species mule deer, blacktail deer, and whitetail deer mitochondrial dna now allows biologists to hypothesize the mule deers unique evolution. The various levels of membership are listed below, along with the benefits youll receive by becoming a member.
Mule deer are often regarded as an icon of the west. The speakers at this confer ence are considered to be authorities on the various aspects of mule deer populations. I have already read the public land mulies by david long. The mule deer odocoileus hemionus is a deer indigenous to western north america. Idaho and montana ans wyoming also have great areas.
This country is very steep and will require some heavy hiking to get into the better areas. This is a trophy hunt that doesnt require all that many preference points. Low country mule deer hunting can be slower paced, less physically exhausting and more. In the revised and expanded second edition of the natural superiority of mules, ranch owner and operator john hauer celebrates these remarkable.
I drew a mule deer archery tag in a great unit for elk, and less than great for mule deer. Here in colorado, mule deer have some of the most productive alpine summer range found anywhere in the country, but in the valleys where the deer need to ride out the winter, theres less and less space for them. Maybe because i grew up in southern idaho, to me big mule deer country means desert. Add in a dry spring so small antlers grow the year you get your mule deer tag, a federal shutdown, wild fires, illness in family, road closures, loss of job, tweak a knee, etc, and that multidecade wait to hunt will be memorable for sure. The southern ute is also a wellmanaged place, quality mule deer. Following episodes to come will consist of anything that has to do with hunting in mule deer country. Rugged, steep, nasty, and the deer are scattered in pockets in the deer country. The past decade or so idaho has slumped off a bit regarding overall trophy quality and record book entries. Hunting big mule deer can be very mentally challenging. Last year we pulled a real nice 4x4 out of there that i wouldnt say was a record book buck, but he was definitely a trophy one that anybody would. But they arent known for pumping out the biggest mulies like the other 10 states that precede them in the record books. This photo of a mule deer buck first surfaced earlier this week, and while the deer itself may not seem especially significant, where it was. Valerius geist is excellent at writing, i could not put the book down once is started.
You can find em used for much cheaper than what amazon shows it for. I found 2 groups of 4 shooter bucks on either side of a bachelor group of bulls that were just starting to spar with one another. The top states for record mule deer in the last 10 years. However, everywhere ive found green deer country with feed, ive found bucks. It is for bow hunters, but if it works for getting a bow hunter within 30 yds i think it will work for muzzleloader, which is what my son and i hunt with. After a 4 year wait, the book cliffs area of northeastern utah had finally opened for mule deer. When you get up into the high country, you can get into blacktails, mulies or crosses which we locally refer to as benchlegs, said wolford. Californias x zones are home to the best mule deer hunting. I am looking for input on learning the habits of muleys in the high country. Exercises designed for the mule in the roundpen and on the trail. This is how mule deer mothers sometimes lose their babies, the ones still too new to know how to follow in the water. Mule deer are primarily browsers, with a majority of their diet comprised of forbs weeds and browse leaves and twigs of woody shrubs. Although many of our hunters book combination hunts, if you would like to arrange a.
Watch as two monster desert mule deer hit the dirt. Most deer hunters think of mule deer being in the mountainous states in the westnew mexico, colorado, wyoming, and montana. In 1972 on a trip to the san juan national forest, doug was rattling in mulies. Mule deer have large ears that move constantly and independently, from whence they get their name, mule or burro deer. He hunts all big game and has taken 19 species from across north america, but he considers big mule deer bucks the supreme challenge, especially with a bow. For more conventional low elevation hunting we have the foothills and canyon country mule deer. I dont care if youre hunting the desert floor of arizona or the,000 high country of colorado. Colorado shooting up record book charts share this. The trophy mule deer had been killed by a world war ii veteran in. The mule deer foundation is in your back yard and making a difference. David long, author of the 2006 best seller public land muliesthe bottom. The top 1 precentors mule deer hunting, deer photos. He has nine books published, including the classic bugling for elk, modern outdoor survival, the bottomsbiography of artist david hagerbaumer and bowhunters encylcopedia.
Wisconsin officials confirm extremely rare mule deer taken by. Part one of a two book series, this picturepacked book is the definitive book on the biggest and best mule deer bucks to ever roam the state of idaho. Sep 29, 2008 it is true that mule deer and white tail deer can and have interbreed and it is true that white tail deer have expanded into some of the low or flatter areas of the mule deer. He stated, reduced numbers of mature breeding males in breeding populations could further disrupt mule deer reproduction if immature bucks are unable to breed or might not know how to court and breed available females. The 4 biggest mule deer kills in the record books here is a list of the biggest mule deer kills by hunters, according to the safari club international record book. Sep 22, 2015 photograph by donald m jones whitetail bowhunters sit in trees and mule deer hunters spot and stalk. Scouting this summer has been underproductive up until this past weekend. The rain washes away all scent of mother and baby, replacing it with the antiseptic stink of creosote. If you follow that mindset on your next western mule deer bowhunt, you might be limiting yourself and your success. Deer digestive tracts differ from cattle and elk in that they have a smaller rumen in relation to their body size, so they must be more selective in their feeding. The greys river area produces more record book mule deer than anywhere else in wyoming and ranks number five in the world for producing trophy mulies.
This article contains many facts about the whitetail deer and how they will effect our mule deer herd. Hunting indian reservations for mulies mule deer hunting. As the mule deer hunting changes, we adapt and use the best hunting method. See more ideas about mule deer, mule deer hunting and deer hunting. In 20 the second season hunt went 4 for 4, including a 181inch, 180, 176 and a 175. Much of this country can be considered winter range, and will have its highest deer densities late in the year if connected to significantly higher mountains. Instead, they get where they can see large tracts of land and hunt with their eyes. These videos set atop the best selling list for over three years and you can see for yourself why. This is an encouraging fact to consider for the mule deer hunters. Oregon, south dakota, nebraska, north dakota, texas and california all harbor decent populations of mule deer.
Columbia basin surprising to many hunters, some of washingtons finest mule deer country is in the sagebrush and wheat fields of the semiarid columbia basin. Mike eastman, the foremost authority on mule deer hunting, shares tips and tactics, advice on field judging information on high country areas, and supporting photos of big bucks including wyoming living legend, popeye. At alcorns hunter haven we offer expert guided wild deer hunting by rifle, archery, and black powder hunts for mule deer and whitetail deer on private land carefully cultivated to provide their natural habitat. Nebraska mule deer hunts, mule deer hunting, mule deer guides. Colorado mule deer hunts colorado trophy mulies averaging just under 180 requires 3 to 8 points to draw. Specializing in back country deer hunting, he has hunted mule deer in eight western states. Californias x zones are home to rocky mountain and inyo mule deer, the largest of californias six subspecies of deer. Mule deer country talks about the evolution of the mule deer, the rut, food they eat plus a lot of other great information about the life of the mule deer. Well heres a killer exclusive video to chasing monster mulies with the stick and string kings of slock. Mule deer, odocoileus hemionus, a mediumsized, gregarious deer of western north america that derives its name from its large ears. Whitetailed deer are ubiquitous in the eastern and midwestern states. However, david long just came out with a book that even mike eastman states is the best book on hunting trophy mule deer.
Our limited entry, early october mule deer hunts take place on large, private ranches in the high country of south central wyoming, and area well known for producing monster mulies. We operate on both private land and blm, and well be putting you up in a comfortable lodge and cooking up some fantastic grub while youre here hunting with us. We have been very fortunate to have guided many hunters to some great bucks on the henrys over the past several years. Subsequently, the information presented in these proceedings represents some of the important current knowledge pertaining. Hunting outfitters lease most of this country and hunt costs are growing, but if you are willing to pay and play, you can find some really good bucks during both the archery and gun seasons. The first in the series, of lowland mulies, by creekside productions. First video of this caliber to be filmed 100% on public land. Wild deer hunting mule deer prong horn hunting hunters. Little did we know this hunt would be one for the books. Mule deer also have striking pelage markings, large antlers, and scent glands.
With success rates near 40 percent, and the potential to bag a record book mule deer, the imnaha unit sits near the top of oregons most prized hunts. Most our nebraska mule deer hunting can be done by truck or fairly easy walking, but keep in mind a stock for a trophy mule deer might take us across rolling sand hill country. Mdf steve alderman 2014 boone and crockett club award. Socalled spotandstalk hunting is an effective technique in openrange country. After 9 days chasing multiple bucks, this buck had already given steve the slip after. One of them is the largest mule deer ever harvested in mexico with a muzzleloader scoring 208 gross. In this book, mike gives solid information on mule deer behavior as well as tactics for finding and harvesting a trophy buck.
Mule deer hunting tactics by mike eastman goodreads. Another factor in the trophy mule deer game is the landowner permit game. He has nine books published, including the classic bugling for elk, modern outdoor survival, the bottoms biography of artist david hagerbaumer and bowhunters encylcopedia. Always in demand, this book is the ultimate resource for mule deer hunters. Unfortunately, too many hunters ignore vital safety precautions when. Mule deer are not limited to any one type of terrain, being found from sparse, low deserts to high forested mountains. And while not directly mule deer related check out. During his tenure within the industry, he has many accomplishments, which include. His first book, hunting high country mule deer, is in its fifth printing.
David long, author of the 2006 best seller public land mulies the bottom line is back and back in a big way. Colorado shooting up record book charts the denver post. He also lectures across the country on big game and western hunting. That doesnt mean you cant find good deer hunting there, or the occasional booner for that matter. We met him at a gas station to exchange pictures and right then, dad and i decided we needed to apply in idaho. Wyoming had a serous winter kill of deer several years back and the mulies have not really recovered and no one knows why yet. The paperback of the hunting open country mule deer by dwight r. As most hunters know, the henry mountains is one of the top mule deer units in the country. New bowhunting tactics for taking big mule deer bucks. They do not run as other deer, but have a peculiar and distinctive bounding leap stotting over distances up to 8 yards, with all 4 feet coming down together. To him, the weapon of choice is just a means to an end. If i understand the original question correctly, he wasnt asking about wtmd crosses, but about the origins of the mule deer. Mule deer evolved in much more open country than whitetails, and. Located along the greys river in beautiful western wyoming, our jackson hole outfitters camp offers horseback hunting adventures in a classic but very comfortable wall tent setting.
The most notable utah deer hunting unit is the henry mountains. Typically i look around online and find this information, but ive read a handful of books on mule deer, but there are several that stand out that provide awesome information for hunting the high country of the western states. They are like pigeons or raccoons or brown rats, suddenly making appearances in the most humandominated environments, and if youre from this part of the country, you wont bat an eyelash. Mule deer hunts we use some ground blinds, but mainly spot and stalk. This is our first in a biweekly series here on mule deer country. Mule deer are one of the wests most common species, but only recently has modern technology allowed humans to. Huge triple droptine idaho mule deer, hatrick off of lowland mulies vol 2 check out our website mule deer country. Double c guides mule deer hunting book cliffs, henry. Im trying to hunt central idaho instead now, and my open country lowland mindset is messing me up.
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