California Deer

[Dunnigun]

This is not a Parker picture. This young man works for the local Cat. Dealer's repair division. He and his father come out and do tractor repairs and dirt work for hunting privileges.

They even ripped 100 acres last year and didn't charge a penny....we now have a beautiful new walnut orchard.

Anyway, Robert has been hunted for several years and keeps coming up short waiting for 'Big Mo'. This year Robert decided to take a normal sized buck (150 #) and call it good. As you can see, these coast range deer have a curved rack and not very thick. The meat is very mild and sometimes tastes more like gamey lamb.

Most guys come out to hunt and you don't hear from 'till next season. I always look forward to THAT call.

I've included some pictures of the new walnut orchard, my neighbor's kids, and the crop duster hitting the rice once more.