Recent content by jakeaba

Thanks for the tips! Does rain/wind drive them to calmer , more open spaces? I imagine the loss of heating and smell makes them more skittish….

Hey all, I’m very grateful for all the help I’ve received on this forum. It’s been a great resource for someone who doesn’t know any hunters. So , thank you ! I have the rest of this week off once I get off duty tomorrow and was going to make a last ditch effort to fill a deer tag here in...

Thanks for the reply! You’d stick with the bow even if I can’t even put eyes on any species, let alone make a stalk? I use a one stick method of climbing trees and hunting fresh sign as I walk around. I have 0 idea how to put a stalk on but could I use this whitetail method for deer / elk in...

Hey all, I hate to be that guy, but I’m having a hard time figuring out what to look for on the upcoming Idaho elk tag sale. I’m trying to teach myself to hunt and have blown a bunch of money on tags and had 0 luck. I don’t mind striking out because of a skill issue, but not being able to even...

Once again, thank you! that is a humongous help and I will be looking for more vast , open spots like you mentioned (truck photo) to glass. I’m new to this and it’s so hard to believe they can live in such harsh open country like that! They’re tough critters, thanks again

Awesome . Thanks! Do you have some sort of shade rigging to stay out all day? Or does that mean I’m hunting bad spots if I can’t find a tree or something to sit under for shade. I’m going to attach a couple photos of places I’ve glassed. I plan on making a post called “judge my failed hunt” if...

Thank you! I would be absolutely thrilled with a forkie so I am going to spend the evening tonight down by the river. The species distribution map shows mule deer there and high in the mountains. Couple days of hiking and glassing morning / evenings and haven’t seen anything but antelope up...

Thanks all, no deer yet . I’m going to start looking near some juniper trees. There’s been a lot of cows out on the bLM land so I assume they don’t want to compete with them….

Thank you! So if I’d be happy with a spike, maybe concentrate on the larger water source?

Would you recommend looking in the top 1/3rd of the highest mountains, or lower? Thanks!

Gotcha, thank you for the reply! So you would be doing your e-scouting up in the taller parts of the unit I take it? Jacob

Hey all, I drew a muzzleloader hunt and this would be my first mule deer. I am assuming water in NW Nevada is like gold to these deer. I have heard several people reccomend mountain ranges in the vicinity of my unit. Do mule deer stick to these higher elevations? I see a larger water source...

Thank you, sir! I will start looking for deer at all water sources and I'm assuming shade. This would be the first western deer I have harvested, so I don't need to find a trophy....just looking for an adventure and experience. Thanks again for the help!

Hey all, I got a returned tag for a muzzleloader hunt in Nevada (41/42). I am scrambling to try and find info and E-scout. I am a new hunter and was not expecting to win anything with my entries, but my 1 point did the trick on a return tag.....I spoke to the biologist down there and he made it...