Hunting
The plains appear tame as a saddled horse and wild as a mustang in the same instant. Looking out over rolling hills and grazing deer everything seems possible and notching your tag appears a certainty. Hours later on your tenth blown stalk of the day, out of water, and running from a rattling sound under a rock, you are suddenly surrounded by the wild land Hugh glass crawled across after being mauled by a grizzly 200 years ago.
Hunting in the Backcountry with only what you can carry in on your back can be an incredibly fun way to gain access to pieces of property not easily accessed. However, this self reliance sense of adventure also adds a level of complexity you don’t find when hunting via truck or base camp. Below we break down the Mule Deer Foundations packing list for a backcountry hunt with gear recommendations for each item and encourage you to give it a try for your next tag.
The top 7 mistakes to avoid on your first western Mule Deer Hunt. I made all these mistakes in my western hunting career and dealt with the consequences of those mistakes so you can avoid them yourself this fall.
Armadillo eggs are a time-honored traditional appetizer of the Southwest. At the Mule Deer Foundation, we like to think of this appetizer as a great use of the excess mule deer grind left over at the end of the butchering day. For this Mule Deer Armadillo Eggs recipe we like to mix in 30% pork fat with our grind but whatever you have left over after your brats, or your summer sausage mix can work just as well. In fact, the more unique your blend of fat content and spices the better this appetizer becomes truly yours.
North America’s Great Plains, including parts of Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, the Dakotas, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma and beyond; the expansive grasslands and mixed shrub habitats create the ideal habitat for Mule Deer.
I am a breakfast guy. Pancakes, sausage, eggs, coffee, I love it all. I have a ritual in my house where the weekend doesn’t start until I serve Breakfast to the family. When my oldest child and I leave early on a hunting or fishing day trip, I always make extra in the oven for my wife and the younger kids. That said I don’t believe there is one perfect breakfast, the choices are all amazing. This “Corned Deer Breakfast Skillet” is one of my favorites and you should make one for yourself and your loved ones tomorrow morning.
Alaska is a great time and a hell of an adventure, but let me clue you in on a little secret… No matter how expensive or new your gear is part of you will always be cold and wet. Alaska will Beat your Ass!
My wife is a 1st generation American whose family comes from Sparta in Greece. Our children and I have benefitted from her Mediterranean style cooking for the last 15 years. This burger is my attempt to mimic that style using wild game. The You Feta not Miss Burger is a sweet mash of dates, garlic, and honey atop a healthy patty under a smattering of crumbled feta cheese (get the good stuff from Greece if you buy Turkish feta, it won’t taste as good).
The Weatherby 6.5-300 Magnum By: Trevor J Hubbs Why Even Try? Writing about rifle cartridges…
The Mule Deer Foundation is proud to announce the dedication of “The John Stengle Game Production Area,” a 560-acre addition to the Frozen Man Creek in Stanley County, South Dakota.
The Mule Deer Foundation (MDF) is thrilled to announce Greg Sheehan as the organization’s new President and CEO. With over 20 years of leadership experience in habitat and wildlife conservation, coupled with notable successes in business, Sheehan is poised to lead MDF into a new era of growth and impact.