Thanks stevo!!I hate guides/outfitters....
ps...OK...I like some....
D16 rifle opener......reports & questions
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Hoping these Santa Ana winds don't cramp my style again.. last year's opener we had similar conditions which made for an interesting night in my tent. Not to mention I had to change my setup on the hill to be downwind.. you know us fair weather SoCal hunters lol.
Lol I just had a hunting partner bail on backpacking in Friday night due to the winds.
I definitely am! Lol, the bucks are rutting, not going to miss out!
Windy or not they have to breed. When rutting MD have one thing on their mind. Find does and your will find bucks.
I still find deer in the wind.. it just makes it hard for setting up tents and pissing.
Having hit some locations this weekend, I was taken back by how dense the chaparral is in many places. So much so that it occurred to me that suppose I glass a deer. How do I put a stalk on it, and if successful, how am I getting it out of here. Are these kinds of areas effectively off limits?
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Saw a nice sized buck about 8am DEEP in a canyon about 850 yards away. Couldnt see what he was sporting, all I could see was frame. Tried to reposition but couldnt get back on him. Hoping he slipped away to bed somewhere and didnt push him out. Went back in the evening and didnt see him come out. Went back again Sunday AM and saw a doe in the exact same spot as the buck. Watched her move up and into the thick stuff. This canyon is pretty deep and has some steep hillsides that dont make it easy to move down to em. Im going to try and get down there really early one of these mornings and hope for the best.
Specialty Meats in Escondido?Drag it, clean it on my hangin' tree, and take it to Specialty Meats down the street.......
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What meat shops in North County can cut and package wild game? Curious in case I'm successful. Lol
There are a handful. Nice thing about Specialty is they vacuum seal everything. Everyone else uses freezer paper unless you pay a lot extra.
Yes...I think they do a great job at a reasonable price...Open at 6:00 am too...Ask for Bob or Audie
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Snake Charmer
Happiness is a warm gut pile
T&H in San Marcos also does vacuum sealing, Have not used them in awhile because I've been on the sidelines with other tasks. Last time I I used them was when I fed out a steer, they hung it for three weeks to age it and it was the best beef I have ever had, Vacuum sealed it and it lasted for a couple of years (800 lb's hang weight and over 400'lbs into the freezer.
They've been closed for awhile...I think the business closed after Jacob passed.
Snake Charmer
Happiness is a warm gut pile
Jacob sold it and it was there for awhile, he was a special old school european butcher and made the best sausage I have ever had. I know he went through a couple of other euro butchers in his try to sell it and keep it going but always thought it would not go beyond him. The land was too valuable and no one was at his level of game. Another casualty of what is becoming of California.
X2... I took my buck to T&H a couple years back for ground and 20 pounds of jalapeno cheddar sausage. Best sausage I ever had. Bummer they're closed.