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Not much hunting or fishing going on this time of year so time to eat up the season’s haul. Pan-seared pheasant in a creamy Marsala wine sauce with mushrooms and prosciutto. Grilled Mako shark steaks with Cajun seasonings, grilled garlic-Parmesan zucchini and black beans/rice mixture...

Limits of big ones again last night. The second half of this season has been epic.

Good times lobstering last night. Limits for two, including a 5.0 lb beast.

Threw my old standby Pop-R in the Willamette yesterday and had a tiny blow up. Reeling in the dink and all of the sudden WHAM, then a nice fight. Canibalistic SMB.

On opening morning we went to the same spot we’ve gone the last several years, near Calipatria. Dove numbers are usually good enough, and it checks all of the other boxes: not posted, not crowded, it has shade because it backs to a date palm grove, the shade is to the east so we’re looking and...

Drove over to Depoe Bay on the Oregon Coast for a half day fishing trip with Dockside Charters targeting shallow water rockfish and Dungeness crab. Limit style fishing is typical here, and today was no exception. Good quality too, all on plastics using my so cal calico bass gear. Crabbing was...

In So Cal and had a job in Palm Springs so I brought guns. Finished up by noon and went south to the IV. Started shooting ECDs around 3 pm, but the 112 temp was just too much for me. Even sitting in a chair in the shade didn’t work out, so I wussed out and headed for an air conditioned fast...

Fawning season started a few weeks early this year in our neighborhood in NW Oregon. We watched this doe waddle around getting rounder and rounder, then this little guy showed up next to the side yard fence.

Headed to the 14 Mile Bank yesterday with Dennis on the 17’ Boston Whaler “Allison Christine”. Left Dana Point Harbor at 6:30 am and first tried to make some mackerel for ling cod bait but just couldn’t find them, so left after an hour with only one in the tank. I’m new to the trendy “soft...

Had some work in San Diego yesterday (7/24) so I brought guns. After work I Drove east on the 8 to the IV. It was 116 degrees so I chose a couple of ECD spots with trees I could stand under. Man it’s rough when it’s already 116 when you START hunting. Bagged 15 euros then got ready for...

So me and my bro in law drove over to eastern Oregon to shoot "sage rats". They're actually a Beldings ground squirrell about 25% smaller than a California ground sq. They absolutely infest the alfalfa fields so owners allow guides to bring in shooters and pick 'em off. The shooting platform...

Had a good afternoon shoot in Plaster City a few weeks ago with my buddy John. Got permission from a geothermal plant manager to shoot next to their property, which was in a flight path to a feed lot. The guy REALLY appreciated that we came in and asked for permission instead of just blasting...

Took my granddaughter with me to Tillamook Bay yesterday here in NW Oregon. Caught Dungeness crab off a small pier and at low tide went down below to the beach and dug clams. Pretty good eats

Went to the IV for the quail opener yesterday. My regular buds couldn’t make it so I took my brother Dennis, “the fish whisperer” with me. He’s not a hunter but he came to fish the canals while I hunt. So I opened OnX and found all of my marks, then zoomed in and found the ones close to...

Finally had a chance to try getting in on the best so cal dorado fishing in my lifetime. Left the slip from Huntington Harbor at 4:45 am with three other hooligans on my buddy’s 26 foot Skipjack “Jugular”. Got sardines at Nachos then jigged up 100 mackerel for the second bait tank. Headed...

Forgot to mention this in my dove report. Pete shot this bird that looks like some sort of cross-breed. Probably the coolest one I’ve seen. Check this out:

Six of us headed for the IV on Wednesday, the day before the opener. We came from the north and Saw lots of white wings on English, west of the 111. The area east of the 111 looked dead, but it was about 2 pm when we went through so I’m curious to hear from others how the DFW fields there shot...

I’ve tried to get an answer from the state, the OC sheriff, and the city PD, but no love so far so I’m throwing this out to you all. I am currently a resident of Oregon, but I travel back to OC at least once per month on business. I stay at my folks house when I’m there. And most of my...

It’s been a while since I’ve had anything to post about. Life gets tricky sometimes. Like a box of chocolates I guess Anyway, I had some work in SE SD County so I parlayed it into an afternoon IV run. Had a chance to try my new Berretta 20 guage on some ECDs and I’m quite happy with it. The...

So at our place in NW Oregon, does, fawns and spikes roam freely through the neighborhood, but I never see anything bigger than a fork. Until now. The rut has apparently begun because I’m seeing quality bucks throw all caution to the wind. Deer I haven’t seen all year are suddenly chasing...