Colorado Mule Deer: Baseball and Bucks

It might seem strange to find something as simple as a game burger recipe in a cookbook, but in my opinion, burgers deserve every sentence that’s ever been written about them. They are just that good. In fact, I’ve probably eaten more pounds of wild game as burgers than any single other preparation...

I’m fortunate to live in the epicenter of the country’s best mule deer hunting. Central Colorado has high numbers of my favorite big game animal and has long been known for producing trophy quality bucks that, despite some misinformed detractors, are very good table fare. Colorado has the perfect...

Aside from its big ears, the second thing most new mule deer hunters notice is the deer’s fleeing gate, known as “stotting.”  Stotting has been described as bounding, hopping, even “pogoing.” At first it’s a funny sight, until you realize that this goofy looking jump puts a mountain of steep...