2 Kansas Whitetails Down

Well we have knocked down two great whitetails in the first two days of season. Congrats to hunters Dennis and Dr. Joe. Its been tough finding bucks that are not broken. One more whitetail hunter to go and he is to arrive this weekend after possible 4-8 inch snow storm. Should be some good cold hunting.

More Pronghorn Photos

We have 3 more pronghorn on the ground. Some great hunts made for more memories. More photos to come!

5 for 5 on Pronghorn

We had a great opening day of pronghorn season in Texas yesterday. We were able to shoot 5 bucks for 5 hunters by sundown. All hunts had plenty of excitement that lead to many stories at camp. The biggest buck went 82 1/8. We have 5 more hunters yet to go this week so check back for more updates on here and Facebook.

Kansas Mule Deer Success Photos

We have started the season off right with this great Kansas muzzleloader mule deer. Hunter Matt Keefer was able to connect with this buck yesterday the 29th on the last day of his hunt. This buck in full velvet was 30 inches wide and broke the mid 180s.
We had a tough hunt with little buck movement due to dry conditions and standing corn. The last day was exciting with a full day of belly crawling to get this buck.

We start Texas Pronghorn season tomorrow so standby for more pics of our success.

Calvin Earl

Please welcome the newest member of the Sagebrush Hunts crew: Calvin Earl. Born June 22, he is already gearing up for early muzzleloader mule deer season, which starts this week! Check back for updates.

2011 Mule Deer Hunt Available

The draw for tags is now official and those planning to hunt mule deer with us in 2011, unfortunately, were unsuccessful in getting a tag. For someone who has already drawn a mule deer tag for 2011 in Unit 17, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Please contact Jeremy for details on mule deer hunts at sagebrushhunts@hotmail.com or 806-333-4358.

The buck above was harvested on our ranch last year.

Kansas Deer Application Due Tomorrow!

Just wanted to send out a reminder that the applications for the Kansas deer draw are due tomorrow. Also if you think you might want to hunt in Kansas in the future be sure to buy a preference point by tomorrow.
Let me know if you have any questions.
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Kansas Draw Deadline

Applications for Kansas deer permits are now available. If you think you might want to hunt in Kansas in the future be sure to apply for a preference point. This will help your odds of getting a tag when you do decide to hunt. You can follow this link for more info on applying in Kansas. The deadline to do so is April 29th. http://www.kdwp.state.ks.us/news/Hunting/2011-NONRESIDENT-DEER-APPLICATION-DEADLINE-APRIL-29

Muley Heartbreak

I want to share with you a buck that I got the pleasure of watching for 3 years of his life. This past September we decided he was at his prime and wanted to hunt him. After many hot days in July, August and September we had found him with a small bachelor group of bucks. We estimated that this buck would score 220+! During the September Kansas muzzleloader season he eluded us for a couple days but finally on the 3rd day of the hunt our hunter was able to connect with the buck not once but twice. Both shots would of anchored any other buck but not this one. He made his escape into a large unharvested corn field. After many days of relentless searching we were unable to find him. Its a shame and a heartbreaker but that's the story of this unbelievable Mule Deer. We will continue to look for him and hopefully he will show up.

These pictures and video will hopefully will show you how big this buck was.

This is the same buck on the left in December 2009.

A Rare Find

Ever since we moved here, some good friends of ours have been telling us about this little out-of-the-way restaurant a little ways north of here that we should try. It’s called the Hoot Owl, and it’s at the old, historical headquarters of a ranch, kinda out in the middle of nowhere.

We finally got together and went up there and it was mighty impressive. The restaurant itself is down in this neat little canyon, and on the drive up there we checked out a couple historical landmarks, like the old Santa Fe Trail near Camp Nichols and a dig site where an entire dinosaur was found.

The restaurant itself, although only open on Fridays and Saturdays by reservation only, is a lovely little spot where ranchers (that’s about all there is in the surrounding 40 miles or so) can come together for excellent food and fellowship in historic surroundings. Not to mention, the service was impeccable. Driving up there was almost like stepping back to a simpler time, when eating out was about much more than insipidly filling your stomach.

Thanks to our friends Tom and Debbie for inviting us to eat there and the Hoot Owl for letting me borrow this picture from their web site.

It's a boy!

While Jeremy has been hunting Coues deer and coyotes, I've been busy growing a little boy. That's right, a boy. During the anatomy sonogram at around 20 weeks, we discovered we have a son. Not only that, but all his anatomy is developing right on schedule. It took about 40 minutes to take all the measurements necessary to assure that he is healthy and it was truly amazing to spend that time in his world. He was almost constantly moving his arms and legs, rolling around and opening and closing his mouth. He wasn't a big fan of his face photographed, but we managed to get a few shots.

This is a profile of his head and upper torso and his mouth is open!

This one is in 3D.

Mexico Coues Deer Hunt

This past week I had the opportunity to hunt coues deer in Sonora, Mexico with good friend Clay Goldman of Mogollon Taxidermy. I had a great time and enjoyed hunting the gray ghost in some cool country. I will let the photos do the rest of the talking.

Coyote Success, Round 2

They did it again. Last weekend, Jeremy and Nick continued their coyote calling contest undefeated streak. This time it was against 85 teams at the Western Oklahoma Coyote Calling Contest in Elk City, Okla. One day of hunting yielded 12 coyotes for the win. Congratulations to Jeremy and Nick for a successful coyote calling season. That should feed their fix until next January.

Coyote Calling Season

It's that time of year again. The time of year when Jeremy gets to have some fun hunting for himself. Every January, he and his brother-in-law, Nick Peterson, enter up in a coyote calling contest. Usually, it's the Midwest Coyote Calling Event in St. Francis, Kan., but they have a rule requiring teams to sit out a year after winning two times in a row. So this year, Jeremy and Nick got in the Woodward Coyote Calling Contest, in Woodward, Okla.

It was Saturday, Jan. 1, and they again stomped the competition with 15 coyotes killed in one day (second place had 10). After passing the polygraph test, they went home with bragging rights and a check.

They are planning to go to another contest in Elk City, Okla., next weekend.