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Originally Posted by Brian Stucker
Peter, we have the Pacific Coast Range Bucks on our ranch and are in the private lands management deer program with Calif. DFG. Old timers claim the Pacific Bucks have a taller rack. We see both; tall and wide.
Hope your weather comes in soon for some good shooting. We got ours early this year and are planning on taking full advantage. We have several thousand sprig on the ranch currently and am hopeful my photographer buddy can get some professional type shots. There is a pair of eagles harassing the birds this afternoon; a golden and a bald. The snows vamoosed the property, but so far the sprig and speckle bellied geese are holding. They move around from field to field but haven't left.....YET!
Thus far, all the ducks are tasting very well, especially the sprig. But the gadwall and widgeon are mild too as they are still eating rice. Different story when they switch to grass next month.
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Sounds like a great place Brian. I grew up around Gilroy and I'm 8th generation on my mother's side (back to land grant days). My dad always called those bucks Pacific bucks or blue bucks. Seems in our area they were often tall as you suggest and with great big fork-horn racks, but not 3 or 4 pointers. Also the coat was sleek and blueish colored. Quite handsome with those mahogany colored antlers.
Another storm coming in for Christmas here and another one Thursday or so, so maybe we will turn around. Cold as all billy hell though with -22 F this AM and highs in the teens again today. This is about the 5th day of -20 or colder.
We have a turkey shoot at the local club and my son and I plan to drag some Parkers over and try our luck if it warms a little.
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