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.
https://www2.ks.wildlifelicense.com/start.php


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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.