I'm getting a little up there in age as well. I'm 76. What kind of hunter am I ? The kind that enjoys a quality experience. Locally here that means Blue Grouse when the early seasons open. It can also mean Mountain Quail. Where I hunt, I rarely see another hunter. Blue Grouse are very hard to find, for instance. One of my most productive areas is 5 miles in, and about 2400 ft. up. Then you kick the meadows going out. Nobody hunts there.
My big game hunting these days is limited to deer. But not just any deer. I insist on hunting the 4 yr. old class buck with trophy anthers. I am also addicted to hunting deserts. The desert I hunt is radically different than the classic high desert where the Rocky Mountain Mule Deer roam. If you can't cover ground, either on foot or with a 4WD, and read sign, you are wasting your time hunting there. 6600 sq. miles of land and 5-6000 deer. You really need to find them first. E
