Shot my first deer with grandpa's 30-30 in 1956 when I was ten years old. Still out there with my bow every year and still bringing home venison at 76 years old. You dont stop hunting when you get old, you get old when you stop hunting!
Thanks for doing this. I haven't been hunting since my step dad died when I was a teen. He set all this up, and I never learned all the ins and outs of setting up a hunt. Hope to get out this next season!
Wow thanks so much for the help, Mike. This is my first year hunting and have been looking for good how-to videos to prep. I just put in for the tag drawing next Wednesday! Thanks again. Good luck this year
I Definitely agreed with you. Hunting is an adventure. Pick a spot and get out there and explore. I'm sick of tired of people driving 24/7 road hunting. That's is not call hunting.
Great video! But yeah 100% expect the terrain to be very different than how you imagine. Every mountain looks climbable from your desk chair 😅 Learning how to read the types of trees and brush from gps is the next level then
DFW info been the same for many years. You have to get out and look. (HUNT). Hunt up you drag down. Hunt down you call buddies or disassemble. Mostly mountainous terrain. Expect up then down, then up again. You get where this is going.
Thanks for this and keep them coming! I’m 19 and starting to figure out how to hunt deer in California so any tips you can send our way would be awesome. I just drew a D6 tag for 2021, but I hear it’s pretty tough in d zones. I’d like to see a video on what to do after the hunt such as how to handle the animal after it’s been field dressed. Do you butcher the animal yourself? Do you hang the meat? Do you pay a butcher? Any thing helps and good luck next year!
That’s awesome and thanks for the kind words! I butchered my own meat last year and I got what I wanted from it. I actually wanted to take it to a butchered but they were backed up so I had to figure it out and I ended up loving it! I’ll make a video a little closer to season on getting a deer out and best ways to process it after the kill. Good luck this year!
It is only tough if you don't preseason scout. I been hunting D6 for 25 years 16 for 25. I stopped harvesting small fork horns 10 years ago. Get out and start scouting in may, June.
@@lofton9959 me too b zone all the way, well hike into the forest and get away from the road hunters, look for burnt areas, look where they are feeding and bedding down. should be a awesome season, i get to take more days off from work, i am arriving sunday just to avoid opening day , do not like to be hunting when there are lots of people,
@dogguy8603 even X zone tags are no guarantee anymore. California deer hunting is pretty dismal regardless of zone. Too many damn predators(wolves, lions and bears) decimating the herds.
I haven't had a chance to shoot at a bear in few years haven't found them like years prior. I hunted xzone in 23 hike over 40 miles saw 1 legal buck and killed it lol. Shits tough here
I'm watching this in 2022 and I haven't found much great info from the wildlife page for D11/13. Idk if it just this year but even with putting in almost 100 miles this season I haven't found any bucks during day light hours.
@@TLOMikeRogers in previous years yes, this season seems like no ones having success. The guys I talk to and learn from almost always take a buck in the general season and many times take one during the archery season as well. Usual success rate is already low in the 10-12% range but I wouldn't be surprised if this year is closer to 5%.
ive already been outdoors a lot and see deers all the time. and it's only this year after nearly driving INTO a large doe on a dirt road out in Colusa County... that I said damn it that's it i'm gunna hunt now.
I really only find deer close to civilization anymore . There aren't that many in the high country , they are out there but your chances of seeing them before they see you is low.
Dont bash folks looking for info. They might be old and crippled and cant walk more than 100 yds on flat ground. They might be from the midwest where you dont have to search for deer because they're in your front yard. I gave up on CA decades ago. I go to my folks house in the Missouri Ozarks and go to the patio and POW or TWANG done deal meat in the freezer. Meat is the goal.
If you’re that old or crippled hunting in this manner, probably ain’t the best option for you. There’s hunting ranches that you can go on. They can put you on deer with a third of the effort find Your Avenue.
9:20 deers actually love camping areas what're you talking about?? they're just like skunks or opossums most deer bed near towns nowadays. they're all lazy.
Yeah Google Earth is my best friend not much for Onix don't feel like I should have to pay for a service like that I understand they help a lot but I've been able to do just as good with Google Earth do all my e scouting then go in on foot
The hardest part is not breaking the law that your not intentionally trying to break . You have to know if your on National Forrest , BLM or private property , state Forrest.
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Shot my first deer with grandpa's 30-30 in 1956 when I was ten years old. Still out there with my bow every year and still bringing home venison at 76 years old.
You dont stop hunting when you get old, you get old when you stop hunting!
Thanks for doing this. I haven't been hunting since my step dad died when I was a teen. He set all this up, and I never learned all the ins and outs of setting up a hunt. Hope to get out this next season!
Wow thanks so much for the help, Mike. This is my first year hunting and have been looking for good how-to videos to prep. I just put in for the tag drawing next Wednesday!
Thanks again. Good luck this year
Awesome! Good luck to you as well! What area you going in?
I live up in the Bay Area so I put in for C, D6, D3-5 for my first tag/drawing and picked D3-5 for second tag
nice! well good luck again!
Do you need a tag for pig hunting ? I live near Sacramento is their any spot that you might know ?
Dude, thank you! You have no idea how much I have been looking for an educational video like this! This is an awesome video! Cheers! 🍻 Thank you!
Of course! Happy to hear it helped
I Definitely agreed with you. Hunting is an adventure. Pick a spot and get out there and explore. I'm sick of tired of people driving 24/7 road hunting. That's is not call hunting.
your not a hunter. all hunting is hunting. in some hunts that's all you can do example the wyoming mule deer migration hunt
@@UlyssesF. are u trigger because I called you out. Lmao. Your probably one of them road hunter who drives all day on the dirt road lol
Perfect video man! I live in California and looking to start hunting at 36 years old.
Happy you enjoyed it and good luck!
Never too old to start!
This is awesome. Thanks a ton. Moving to Humboldt this year and got my dad’s 30-06. Want to get back into deer hunting. Last 2 were in high school. 😅
I'm trying to get into hunting. This is very useful information. Thanks dude!
This video is great man! Thanks for the info man!
Thank you! Just made another one! Check it out when you can
Hey just want to thankyou for this video,very very helpful.THANKYOU!!
awesome thanks for the help. thinking of hunting in D5 for the for the first time ever hunting this year
Great video! But yeah 100% expect the terrain to be very different than how you imagine. Every mountain looks climbable from your desk chair 😅 Learning how to read the types of trees and brush from gps is the next level then
It’s always looks so easy!! 😫😫
DFW info been the same for many years. You have to get out and look. (HUNT).
Hunt up you drag down. Hunt down you call buddies or disassemble. Mostly mountainous terrain. Expect up then down, then up again. You get where this is going.
That video was awesome! Thanks so much! Idk how I missed the zone specific info on the CDFW page! God bless and good hunting!
Thanks for this and keep them coming! I’m 19 and starting to figure out how to hunt deer in California so any tips you can send our way would be awesome. I just drew a D6 tag for 2021, but I hear it’s pretty tough in d zones. I’d like to see a video on what to do after the hunt such as how to handle the animal after it’s been field dressed. Do you butcher the animal yourself? Do you hang the meat? Do you pay a butcher? Any thing helps and good luck next year!
That’s awesome and thanks for the kind words! I butchered my own meat last year and I got what I wanted from it. I actually wanted to take it to a butchered but they were backed up so I had to figure it out and I ended up loving it! I’ll make a video a little closer to season on getting a deer out and best ways to process it after the kill. Good luck this year!
It is only tough if you don't preseason scout. I been hunting D6 for 25 years 16 for 25. I stopped harvesting small fork horns 10 years ago. Get out and start scouting in may, June.
You tube, learn how to do it yourself.
@@boomer6942 I’ve been wondering when a good time to go out and start scouting was. I normally start mid to end of July so I can get a solid pattern
I wouldn’t recommend hunting Hume Lake. A large youth camp is there. Lol. Great tips though!
Lol. Thanks for saving me the drive then!
Big bears there tho
@@crawmaster6039 that is true. Everyone mocks trash bears, but I’ll bet they haven’t tasted one. Salmon bears are far worse.
Don't get caught shooting there you will get a big big fine it's too close to the water and too many houses cabins 🤠
They took a friend's guns and almost impounded his vehicle and last I know he was in courts to pay a big fines
Thank you for sharing the new tips
Thank you for all your help
My teen kids went to christian camp at Hume lake
B Zone let’s goooo!
im so pumped for this season, all the fires burned all that stupid brush down, should be nice
@@yourchava just hope more fires doesn’t stop hunting like last year…
Going hunting in B zone in 2 days. Any tips fellas?
@@lofton9959 me too b zone all the way, well hike into the forest and get away from the road hunters, look for burnt areas, look where they are feeding and bedding down. should be a awesome season, i get to take more days off from work, i am arriving sunday just to avoid opening day , do not like to be hunting when there are lots of people,
@@lofton9959 don’t go into pressured areas, no point. Always pre scout an area
D8 in general is extremely pressured and little deer unless hiked in.
Have hunted it for years finally moved on to new zones lol
@@jakewilliams6256 is california even worth it unless you gat a nice x zone tag? Bear and pig and upland game are great but deer are struggling
@@dogguy8603 I put in for draw zones. Bear is pretty decent and hogs if you can get on private land is fun.
@dogguy8603 even X zone tags are no guarantee anymore. California deer hunting is pretty dismal regardless of zone. Too many damn predators(wolves, lions and bears) decimating the herds.
I haven't had a chance to shoot at a bear in few years haven't found them like years prior. I hunted xzone in 23 hike over 40 miles saw 1 legal buck and killed it lol. Shits tough here
I'm watching this in 2022 and I haven't found much great info from the wildlife page for D11/13. Idk if it just this year but even with putting in almost 100 miles this season I haven't found any bucks during day light hours.
Damn sorry to hear. Have you heard or seen any pictures of ppl getting buck in those areas?
@@TLOMikeRogers in previous years yes, this season seems like no ones having success. The guys I talk to and learn from almost always take a buck in the general season and many times take one during the archery season as well.
Usual success rate is already low in the 10-12% range but I wouldn't be surprised if this year is closer to 5%.
@@RJBiteanerd maybe just a rough year. The drought will definitely have an effect too naturally
I'm in Nor Cal Just got my Hunting license. Great advice, thanks!
Awesome! Good luck and happy the video helped!
Buy a long distance drone with a night vision infrared camera on it would be sweet.
Yeah it would!
ive already been outdoors a lot and see deers all the time. and it's only this year after nearly driving INTO a large doe on a dirt road out in Colusa County... that I said damn it that's it i'm gunna hunt now.
I really only find deer close to civilization anymore . There aren't that many in the high country , they are out there but your chances of seeing them before they see you is low.
I don’t always see deer, but when i do it’s a doe!!!!
Better than nothing! Do you have does tags in your zone?
@@TLOMikeRogers no
😂😂😂😂 facts lol I’ve got one video on my channel and it’s on my property and it’s a huge buck I caught on my trail cam and that’s it lol
Good stuff
Mammoth Pools area
Sequoia = Se - koy - ah
I realized it well after all the editing was done haha
Dont bash folks looking for info. They might be old and crippled and cant walk more than 100 yds on flat ground. They might be from the midwest where you dont have to search for deer because they're in your front yard. I gave up on CA decades ago. I go to my folks house in the Missouri Ozarks and go to the patio and POW or TWANG done deal meat in the freezer. Meat is the goal.
If you’re that old or crippled hunting in this manner, probably ain’t the best option for you. There’s hunting ranches that you can go on. They can put you on deer with a third of the effort find Your Avenue.
9:20 deers actually love camping areas what're you talking about?? they're just like skunks or opossums most deer bed near towns nowadays. they're all lazy.
D13 hunter in Ventura, let me know if anyone wants to share info!
Yeah Google Earth is my best friend not much for Onix don't feel like I should have to pay for a service like that I understand they help a lot but I've been able to do just as good with Google Earth do all my e scouting then go in on foot
Only argument would be that you can’t download an offline map…unless you can?
The hardest part is not breaking the law that your not intentionally trying to break . You have to know if your on National Forrest , BLM or private property , state Forrest.
Many thanks for an excellent teaching moment! I learned more about onX features from you than I have from onX.
Happy it helped!
But now is closed because there is fire
Yep! Gotta find that BLM
The real work is dragging a deer out 2-3 miles to the truck!!!!!!!!
You ain’t lying! I luckily only had to drag mine like and 8th of a mile but that still sucked haha
yeah, i need to learn how to debone them out in the field,
Dragging? You quarter, debone, and carry the animal on your back...that's when you graduate from shooter to hunter.
This is the reason why D8 is premium these days, huh? 🤣 man, people are lazy.