Thanks for the information Art. The wind was up this week and my compartment had an east to west valley for the most part. The wind was a killer and it took me a few days to figure out these deer.
On the last day, I found a group of deer bedded at 8 in the morning on the leeward side of a military saddle, in the shade.
The wind was blowing directly over the ridge towards them. I stalked the ridgetop from the south so my scent would reach them about the time I was directly over them.
They popped up and headed to the ridge top to my north. Single file, 16 antlerless in a row. The last deer to top the ridge was this 6 1/2 year old buck. 3X3 with brow tines.
My first Desert Mule Deer.
The Yucca, New Mexican Agave, Prickly Pear, and various other cacti type plants made for a scenic yet painful hunt. Mountains and cactus were a surprise.
Thanks for the good instructions, it worked once I learned the pattern.
By the way, no elk were in the area during our hunt.
On the last day, I found a group of deer bedded at 8 in the morning on the leeward side of a military saddle, in the shade.
The wind was blowing directly over the ridge towards them. I stalked the ridgetop from the south so my scent would reach them about the time I was directly over them.
They popped up and headed to the ridge top to my north. Single file, 16 antlerless in a row. The last deer to top the ridge was this 6 1/2 year old buck. 3X3 with brow tines.
My first Desert Mule Deer.
The Yucca, New Mexican Agave, Prickly Pear, and various other cacti type plants made for a scenic yet painful hunt. Mountains and cactus were a surprise.
Thanks for the good instructions, it worked once I learned the pattern.
By the way, no elk were in the area during our hunt.
