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I haven't killed a turkey in 3 seasons, so I took advantage of this Jake that came in! The preseason scouting paid off. When the season started, I found this guy in the exact same spot. On my first attempt in, I tried to get a shock gobble out of him to locate his position, but he wouldn't...

My wife and I took some relatives hooping. They are from Mississippi and have never been to CA before. Luckily, they witnessed this jumbo unit that was in one of our traps. The 12 year old nephew was the one who pulled the net up. No scale to weigh him, but he was at least 5 lbs, maybe in th...

Hey guys, does anyone out there know any beagle breeders? My wife and I are looking for a puppy. Any help would be greatly appreciated. We are here in San Diego, but we are willing get in contact with anyone in Arizona and Central Cal as well. - James

After reading about @HATCHET1 's hunt, I can't top that adventure, so I'll make this short. I went out Thursday of opening week for a solo "morning hunt" with little expectation. New place that I've never hunted, only E-scouted the area. It turned into a 12-hour day with a brutal pack out...

It's been a crazy year at our house. My wife has been battling breast cancer since last November, so hunting wasn't exactly a top priority for me. We canceled our annual trip to her parents' deer camp in Arkansas (her parents decided to come out here and spend the year with us to help out...

Well, my boat (Que Pasa) has finally been resurrected after 2 1/2 years in the yard. She usually stays on the water, but when my wife got pregnant in 2018, it was clear we put the boat on the back burner and a decision was made to winterize it. We did a finale trip to Catalina in 2018, then...

I finally got to take the pup out for a quail hunt. He got fired up chasing the crippled ones. We found 2 coveys, both with a lot of birds. My shooting was pretty rusty at the beginning of the day, so I ended up really dispersing the first covey all over the place. We went back to the car to...

I was in Arkansas the last couple weeks, putting the hammer down on the whitetail (2 with the bow, and 1 with the muzzleloader). My first kill was a big doe with my bow. After I shot her, I gave it 1 hour before looking for her.... apparently that was too long. My guess is whatever started...

Just put the head boss down at the in-laws in Arkansas! Oooooo weeeeeee!!

Baby girl got her first turkey today. Just a Jake, but daddy said "don't be picky."

I took these pictures a couple years ago cruising through the Sierras. Complete buck overload. There were 3 coyotes surrounding them and howling at each other, but these bucks never moved an inch for 30+ minutes. I just stood there in amazement and snapped about 200 photos and videotaped them...

Im super curious as to how everyone did this turkey season. Who got one??? Public or private property? If you didn't get one, did you see any gobblers or come close to getting it done? Do you know anyone who got one? I'll start. I got one on public. My father also got one on public.

The greatest thing that's happened this month is the birth of my baby daughter Ruby Pearl on April 6. She is so sweet! Went fishing at San Vicente on Thursday with my father in law, my buddy Joe, and of course my main man Archer. We got on the fish early and it was nonstop after we figured...

It's been a good year so far! 2 consecutive hunts, 2 public land birds down in our household. Feeling blessed and cannot wait for our baby to arrive. Flydown Custom Calls, you came in clutch again! This bird got hung up 60 yards out, so I used the slate and the rest is history. FYI all...

I had a great sit with my father in law this morning. He's been a lifelong whitetail hunter, but he has never hunted turkey before. He and my mother in law have been staying with Britney and I since January, cause we are expecting our first child literally any day now (39 weeks pregnant). I...

Hey guys, a quick but nonetheless important question which seems to elude my memory after reading the regulations: How far off a road (paved or unpaved) do you need to be to hunt or discharge your firearm? Particularly roads in national forests and BLM lands here in California.

I just got back from vacation and checked my camera in my yard. This big boy showed up a few days ago and appears to be chasing these does. Is the rut still happening here? This is the first time this season I've caught a buck with a doe on camera.

Hey guys, some of you may have seen previous posts of my golden retriever, Archer, as I have shown you some of his training progression. I've been self training him at home, and on the field for the last 11 months. I have to give a shoutout to High on Kennels in Mesa Grande for giving me some...

For my brother in law’s birthday, we had a 2 day backpacking trip planned to fill his D-16 tag. I tagged out a couple weeks ago, and my brother is so busy with work, I realized this was the end of our season. It just so happened that those terrible Santa Anas were peaking on our first day. My...

This season proved to be many firsts for me. In the last 10 days, I was fortunate enough to harvest 3 deer; 2 bucks in Arkansas and my G-13 antler-less here in San Diego (D-16). I'm still fairly new to hunting (5th year), and the San Diego muley has eluded me up until yesterday. I've had...