CA, X3B mule deer

[NVrimrocker]

My buddy has a x3b tag in ca and i am going to hunt with him this weekend. We are staying in an old cabin just out of cedarville. Anyone had luck yet? good advice welcome.We do have horses so we will be able to access some back country.

 

[NECALI]

I would use the horses and get into the wilderness.I hunted up there several years ago and after the first weekend it gets pretty hard to see any mature bucks. I'd look for the brush patches and try to drive them out.The Warner Mts. are not what they used to be.We backpacked into N.Emerson lake a couple of summers ago and scouted for deer on Eagle Peak.Hardly saw a deer,and that country is awesome looking.There are some good bucks taken every year. It's just putting the time in and being lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time.
Good luck and let us know how it goes.

 

[manny15]

The Warner Mts. find the water and deep crevasses.. seen alot of good buck in the alfalfa feilds, you can always cut them off on their way back to bed...

 

[huntinnut]

I took a 5x4 plus eyeguards on the opening week this year. Scored out at 173. I hunted deep into the warners. I just hunted areas more inaccessable to horses and were most hunters were not willing to pack in.