Bill's Nevada Hunt: The Real Story
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First posted November 16, 2010 Last edited November 24, 2010
Beginnings
At times
the pinyon pines and junipers at times were pretty tall, but the young forests, like the maze I mentioned, are impossible. Medium forests, like that
on the way to my lookout, are OK to walk through, if one keeps alert; and old ones, like where I parked,
have tall, well-spaced trees.
That kind of territory can hide a lot of game (ie, hard to see). Amazing that there are so few deer. Hunted out?
There looks like good feed and cover. Water is always a limiting factor, but there seems to be some constant
water in some of the areas.
All of those ages of forests make great cover, shade, and food. Everywhere I went I considered great territory.
Plenty of water within deer distance.
Not hunted out, at least not legally. The rancher you'll hear about guessed that the elk were shoving the
deer out. I don't think I buy that. One local who stopped by my car said that he didn't bother applying for that
area because of the lack of deer, but goes elsewhere. There were deer all over when I was there ten years ago.
Here's my "Honey Hole", though I found not a grain of sugar, that drew me back this year to my first camp. The
pic on the left is the left side of the draw, covered with impenetrable mahogany, and the right is the right
side, a beautiful feeding ground.
