Howdy Jason. That's a very nice Mule Deer buck. He appears to be perfectly symmetrical on his antlers. I mean, he has a picture perfect typical frame. Very Nice! Thank you Jason for this video. Later on....
Bob Wilson I just found his channel and after watching it I too was amazed how few subscribers he has. Far greater production and storytelling than most of the so called professional hunters. Jason really captures the experience, making it like I was there or hunts gone by. -Eric AZ
We all hope that Jason's hunts will inspire the rest of the UTuber\hunters\videographers to clean up their productions, set aside uncontrolled emotions , and show all viewers that hunting must include respect for the fallen game and the honorable craft of hunting ..thanks
Jason, I have been binge watching your clips the last 2 days.... I simply can not put it down...thanks for all the great footage and modest persistent approach to things... I think I found my double - only I am dug in rural PA and cant get enough of the very few times I get to big sky... keep em coming and thanks again..
Bighorn Outdoors I don’t believe I mentioned anything about them killing mature deer although I know several people who have filmed coyotes bringing down mature mule deer.
This is so cool Jason. I lived a couple of years in Eastern Montana on a ranch along the Tongue River when I was 14. One of my favorite hunting memories & a 200in Muley from the Montana badlands.
Your videos are the most well put together hunting videos on RU-vid. Keep up the good work! Growing up and hunting in Utah, I have always wanted to hunt the badlands of Montana and the Dakotas for big mule deer.
CVEnder PigGaming ..We kill big mature bucks year after year after year in northern Utah. The key....get out of your side by side. Actually those people can stay in their sxs for all we care. We never see anyone else and put a lot of miles on the boots and Llamas. We counted a total of 57 bucks larger than forkys (and prob at least 20 more forkys) in 3 days. Five or six of them (three that we killed) over180 and one green scored 198. Such a great feeling when you get back to the trailhead and everyone in their utvs just stare. We have access to all the private land we want, yet hunt on public 90% of the time.
@@jasonmatzingerofficial anything under 300yds and under should be automatic, Its good to know your distances in the field by constantly checking, its only fair to the animal
Great video and awesome bucks! Can I ask where you get or what biologist gave you the information that a single coyote kills on average 100 deer a year? All the research and biologist I've talked to and the countless podcast with biologist out there now I've never heard of a number that high. They mostly consume small game. Also, are you aware of the new research out there that shows coyotes have more pups thus grow in population when you try and eradicate them? It's the one predator man has never been able to eradicate or even lower the population. Since man has tried killing yotes they are in every single state now.. interesting stuff, curious on your thoughts.
He said that a coyote will kill a 100 deer in it's life time, not in a year. Obviously, one coyote killing a 100 deer a year is not reasonable considering it is estimated that a cougar will kill a deer every ten days. Furthermore, coyotes mainly target fawns and yearlings.
He said in a lifetime a coyote will kill 100 deer. They usually kill the fawns. However they can kill adults. Also you are wrong on a second point......coyote populations are controled extremely effectively. You said that men have tried to control them and failed....you are so very WRONG. See this article here that says in Texas they were ERADICATED and controled very very well in the west. www.aphis.usda.gov/wildlife_damage/nwrc/publications/96pubs/96-82.pdf The source for the information in the United States Government so it is as unbiased as it gets. The USDA says you can very effectively control the population.
So your stance is that there are zero coyotes in Texas? I beg to differ, they are widespread through the entire state including even in some metro areas. Man has been shooting, poisoning, trapping and whatever else they can do and they are still everywhere. In most of the states I hunt, you can shoot as many as you want 365 days a year without even a hunting license.
Open country can be deceiving to me. I did'nt know he was that far exactly until I ranged. Last time I checked being sure and doing your best is not a bad thing...
To you have some literature cites to support your claim that each coyote kills 100 deer? Very curious about that. The fact that you see few deer and you see coyotes does not necessarily mean coyotes are the reason you are seeing few deer. Some supportive documentation please. And, please, don't give me the bull it's common sense answer.
Raven Feather I don’t think every coyote kills 100 deer and I agree that not all low deer populations are a result of high predator numbers. Here’s a piece I did for the Mule Deer Foundation that goes into further detail.
@@jasonmatzingerofficial Your comments regarding predation left me with the impression that you were placing the blame of at least a large part of your perceived drop in deer numbers at the feet of coyotes. That implication, when viewed as a plurality of opinions rather than a singular opinion (such as yours seemed be) is that those opinions can and do impact wildlife management. It may serve to take the focus away from real causes of mortality and population declines and serve to waste money and other resources such as the time resource managers spend dealing with specific issues and of course limited funds. I've been around a long time and have been observing whitetail populations here in Wisconsin. When I first started hunting whitetails, in the mid-60's, population levels were very high. Then there was a huge winter kill in a yarding area and due to the fact that habitat was decimated (over-browsed) and browsing continued that habitat has never come back. And probably never will unless it once again logged and burned. And much the same can be said for other non-winter habitat. It went from miles and millions of acres of edge (excellent habitat for both deer and grouse) to gradually maturing forests. To the point where this once bountiful edge habitat is too mature to provide decent deer and grouse habitat. Populations of both species have dramatically, DRAMATICALLY, declined. And towards the end of this time period wolves moved into the area and there has been an uproar over wolves as predators. The wolves presence however is just coincidental with the dramatic decline in habitat, a few hard winters, and in some cases I suspect, human over-harvest. Loss of habitat I think is the principle cause of he whitetail's declining population in this area. However, I'm beginning to wonder what the impact of CWD and potentially other endemic diseases have been and are. That might be an appropriate place for a lot of money and time being spent. Coyote numbers and deer numbers become similar to the proverbial question of which came first -the chicken or the egg. Do deer numbers go up with the decline of 4-legged predators? As you mentioned, some segments of the population might. But overall? Whenever I hear blame for a prey population's declining being placed at the feet of a predator it makes me remember that inescapable fact that a numeric decline in a prey population signals a future decline in the predator population. It's easy, I think, to place the blame for population fluctuations on predators because it becomes an emotional appeal. They, wolves and coyotes for instance, are direct competitors with those of us who carry rifles and bows. And we really don't like competition. I enjoyed your video. And thoughtful response.
Beautiful country and beautiful animals. Too bad you had to commercialize it. Your putting it on film and selling it makes you no better than a market hunter. Or did you receive zero compensation for this presentation (in money or goods)?
