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Cliff Hunter

Cliff Hunter

My passion is alpine Mule Deer hunting with a bow and arrow. I studied biology and writing at Western Oregon University. I spend my summers backpacking in the mountains studying Mule Deer and developing strategies for killing trophy mule deer bucks. I have presented some of my research "Mule Deer bedding behavior on high-elevation summer ranges" at the national Ecological Society of America conference in 2011. I am currently writing a book to share all of the great things the mountains have taught me over the past five years.
I run a small taxidermy shop in Boring Oregon called Buck & Bull Taxidermy. I specialize in north american big game. I have ran this business for 5 years now and love it simply because it get to meet so many great people to share hunting experiences with.

Areas of Expertise: Mule deer behavior and stalking strategies, Archery Hunting, Botany, Biology, Writing,Taxidermy

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Natural Awareness 1

Natural Awareness: The Hunter’s Ultimate Asset

We live in a time and society that numbs us with numbers and labels and signs. When we walk into the mountains to pursue trophy game we must awake our senses form their modern coma and reconnect with nature. Initially it may be overwhelming, but the longer we spend away from the city, away from the buttons and junk food, the more we become aware. And awareness, more than physical strength and fancy equipment combined, is the hunters ultimate asset.

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Use Personality Traits to Harvest Mature Bucks: Part Two

Different Personalities Individual mule deer personality has been overlooked for too long. This may be because many hunting styles don’t allow or require a hunter to identify the personality traits of their prey, or it may be due to the moral complications that arise within…

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Mountainside Skinner

Review: Lone Wolf Mountainside Skinner

My favorite hunting spot lays three miles (and 3,000 feet in elevation) up into some of the wildest mountains around. This makes for a tough, rugged hunt along jagged mountain ridges and cliff edges, and just making it there and back in one piece is…

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