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Attached are a few spotting scope pictures from the hunt. It's always fun to give them a look after season in hopes that they'll grow a bit for next year.

LAST EDITED ON Sep-19-19 AT 07:29PM (MST)[p]I had learned the same thing about socks years ago, all I wear is wool but for some reason even wool generates blisters these days, I must just be turning in to a wussy foot. I probably averaged 5 mountain miles a day but even after 16 days in the...

LAST EDITED ON Aug-26-19 AT 06:26PM (MST)[p]LAST EDITED ON Aug-26-19 AT 06:23?PM (MST) Thanks for the compliments. Reflecting back on the day we were very fortunate in relocating the buck before he located us. When we found him his body was 90% in the sun with only his head and antlers in the...

LAST EDITED ON Aug-25-19 AT 08:44PM (MST)[p]After several days of unsuccessful stalks and having a very very close encounter with a mountain lion, my son Chris was finally able to get it done. After having to relocate this buck after he walked out of site, Chris stalked into position, then sat...

He is right at 29", with the nearly perfect symmetry it should make an awesome looking mounted trophy. I have a couple friends who had late tags that also found a lot of young bucks, it is starting to look like the older age deer are getting harder and harder to turn up. I retraced my steps on...

LAST EDITED ON Oct-26-18 AT 10:17AM (MST)[p]Kickerbuck, With all those points I would positively lean for the late season. We hunted very hard and diligently during the early season and we never did see a buck with any age. One day we spotted 42 bucks and there was not one beyond a 3 1/2 year...

The most satisfying part of the hunt was watching little Bode lean back on some sagebrush and just hang out while we quartered and bagged the buck. I kept looking at him to see how he was doing, he just leaned back and smiled the entire time like he was in heaven. Very fun day!!

My son Chris and I both drew Area 6 tags. We had a blast, but finding solid bucks proved to be difficult. I tagged out on day 3 but Chris wanted to find something really special. Chris and I hunted hard through day 12 until we finally located a wide solid great looking buck. We had to make...

RE: Trail Camera Law I believe the real reason the law came about was the fact trophy animals were being exploited for money. Sending a GPS location to Joe Blow the sleezy outfitter who then sends you cash in return had led to a new low for those in the outfitting/guiding business. I had...

LAST EDITED ON Dec-02-17 AT 10:59AM (MST)[p]I was also fortunate in drawing a 1% odds tag for Nevada Mountain Goat about 10 years ago. I was all geared up for a 5 day pack trip, I parked my truck and took a peak over the hill into Cave Creek. To my surprise there was a solid billy browsing at...

The best part of the hunt was having the opportunity to share it with my son. He's been a hunting fool since age 12. We learned a lot about Deserts, he is now that much wiser when his turn comes along. I would love for him to draw a tag in the same unit, we've been talking hunting strategies...

I had been applying every year since I moved to Nevada 31 years ago. Most other folks I've known have drawn in 15 to 20 years. They are giving out a lot more sheep tags now than in 2001 for instance.

It's funny how hunts work out sometimes. I had visions of spotting long distance Rams, working my way to about 500 yards, taking my time with set-up and windage, then executing a well placed shot. The next thing I know I had a Ram nearly licking my rifle barrel and wondering if I should have...

I finally had the opportunity to hunt Desert Bighorns. I found about 35 Rams over a three day scouting period. One of the Rams was a 7 or 8 year old that I'm guessing would have gone low 160's, but he disappeared two days before the opener. The second best Ram I found (158 4/8) was still in...

I'm not much of a s!#t stirrer but I spend a lot of time in the mountains. When you meet the guide coming down a mountain trail and you then go to the locked posted gate at the end of the trail and the sign is missing and the lock is gone it doesn't take a brain surgeon to put it all together...

I personally feel the day guiding became legal on public lands was a huge mistake. If done in a responsible manner it may be acceptable, but when money is involved greed, cheating, irresponsible behavior is the outcome. We have a local subguide in Elko who makes the rounds every Thursday...

Thanks everyone, It was really a challenging season. The wind or lack of wind I should say kept blowing our stalks day after day. After four, three day weekends and not one shooting opportunity I almost threw in the towel. When I finally got a consistent wind it tipped the odds in my favor...

My son and I did a little preseason scouting and found that the deer have been browsing on the wide open dead looking yellow grass hillsides. I am not sure why they are where they are but if I was going to give a 2017 pointer that's it. We did see one old heavy horned buck slip into a quakey...

Attached is a spotting scope photo of the buck from last week. My son and I had the opportunity to stalk this buck on 4 different occasions. It was really cool being able to find the same buck day after day.

Conditions were difficult all season with 94 to 97 degree temps. The wind refused to cooperate, either dead wind or wind changing direction. Last Friday we finally got a solid south wind, 75 degree high, made two successful stalks and thank goodness one of them worked out.

LAST EDITED ON Sep-10-17 AT 01:56PM (MST)[p]After 13 days and a few close encounters I was finally able to seal the deal with a 51 yard shot when this buck stood up to change position. We were able to get my son Chris and grandson Bode up the mountain for a few happy pictures. Bode was pretty...

Way to go and congratulation's on a great season. When you were born I hoped and prayed you would have the same passion for the hunt that I had. It turns out the apple didn't fall far from the tree. Thanks for sharing all that time with me over the last 15 years, especially when the old man...

LAST EDITED ON Sep-07-15 AT 10:00AM (MST)[p]LAST EDITED ON Sep-07-15 AT 09:56?AM (MST) Nothing to do with politics Piper. It's one of those dynamics that the majority of wildlife models decide they will ignore. It's a simple process that has been proven to take about seven years to come to...

The reason NDOW had a second draw was to fill their original quota that was not met in the first draw. Many locals like myself don't apply for the Rubies, it's kind of a last choice thing for me. I know I still have a good chance of getting a tag in the second draw because there are usually...

LAST EDITED ON Sep-05-15 AT 04:02PM (MST)[p]The Rubies have been going downhill since the mid 80's. I can't recall the exact number but I believe the herd is down over 70% since the 80's. I feel the lesson to be learned is that Wilderness/restricted access does not grow a deer herd. I don't...

That's one of the best character antelope bucks I've ever seen. Congratulations.

Thanks for the compliment Fatrooster. I've found the most satisfying thing you can do in life is to take a child hunting, help him or her fine tune their skills to success and then watch the passion grow. Chris has managed to pull off some incredible stalks in the last 14 years and sure is fun...

They're very fun mountains to hunt provided you can run a marathon with ease. At 53 years old and in rather poor shape they have been completely kickin' my butt the last few years, but it's the only tag I can seem to get anymore. I've managed to find some deer that aren't to hard to get to...

Thanks for the advice. I was thinking the same thing as I was drawing on the deer for the fourth time, but I'm pretty sure if I would have bent at the hip I would have went over the cliff. Very complicated situation, I'm glad the buck was a half-wit and gave me some practice time.

It is Area 10. I'm going to have to practice that shot a wee bit more from now on. My angle compensating range finder told me I was shooting 29 yards at a 60 degree angle. for some reason I had to use my 20 yard pin instead of my 30 as I was shooting over with my 30. We found one of my arrows...

Very nice, congratulations.

I had my son Chris at my side as I was shooting nearly vertical trying to hit this buck, Chris handed me my fourth and last arrow and I finally connected dropping him down an avalanche chute in the Rubies. Crazy Fun Hunt!!! The deer had no idea where the arrows were coming from.

A good starting point would be from the main road through Clover Valley looking both at the mountain and the fields below you since you can see Elk for miles. Weeks access will get you partway up the mountain if you would happen to see something above the private ground. If you need to cross...

There shouldn't be much blockage unless you have a brand with very thick pins. I know you won't always have the time to adjust your single pin and therefore wouldn't recommend going that route. Take a look at other sight manufacturers and see if there is something out there with better...

Thanks again for the compliments. I hunted with my son in the Rubies for the next few weeks, we saw a couple good ones but those mountains have a way of chewing you up and spitting you out. Still Recovering!!!

Again, go to a bowshop with a good selection and pick the one that feels right, I don't believe there is a clunker on the market. I shoot a Hoyt only because I like the way it balances in my hand while walking 8 hours a day. Don't get to concerned about shooting light arrows or heavy arrows...

I wouldn't worry a bit about shooting mechanicals, there are some very well designed heads on the market especially if you've had fixed blade flight issues in the past. Try'em you'll more than likely never go back.

Don't worry about one more thing to go wrong. I know a lot of folks shooting mechanicals with great success including myself (spitfire). There is always going to be some grumpy old cuss that is going to say his mechanical failed because his deer was not recovered, it's not the fault of the...

The most important thing I learned and immediately became more successful is waiting for the shot to come to you, such as waiting for a bedded deer to stand up or waiting for the deer to feed to you. Those who force the issue in an effort to get a shot usually have stories instead of dead game...

If I were you I wouldn't worry a bit about tackling Elk with 400 grains or even slightly less for that matter. Anyone who has performed any penetration testing whatsoever with the same head on different weight arrows knows the difference in the real world is negligible. 600 grains won't get...