White Coyote
During my last trip to South Dakota a friend shared these pictures with me. His name is Jerry and he manages a big cattle ranch for my buddy’s relatives. Jerry also does some government work controlling coyote populations in the area and has been doing that for nearly 40 years. About 30 years ago Jerry shot an all-white coyote. Against the odds, he shot another all-white yapper this past fall. While the skin around the face, ears and other thinly-furred areas was noticeably pink, both eyes were blue as could be. It was an adult coyote, and is being mounted life-size. Jerry’s not yet sure where it will be displayed, but we’re trying to see if Cabela’s might be interested in displaying the mount in their Rapid City store. There has been two white coyotes documented being taken in Buffalo County, SD, I’m told. Jerry shot both of them, about 30 years apart. Maybe he should look into a lottery ticket!The cream contains aciclovir that works to stop treat the virus. One of the most well known is Kamagra. What consumers talk about real viagra for sale or generic viagra for sale? It's active ingredient is Sildenafil. The definition of sexual [...]
Dry Runs
While I’m blessed to have the job I do, not all hunts turn out with 100% success just because we’re filming TV shows. The past fall found me with four unfilled tags in my pocket, two of which stand out most in my mind. Going after mule deer in MT, I returned to the central part of the state, between the Missouri and Marias rivers. I’d hunted this place two season’s prior, and easily filled a tag with a nice buck (pictured below). Bucks like this, and bigger, were thick during that hunt. We saw an average of over 200 deer a day on that hunt. This past November things had changed. While reports varied from exactly how many deer died-off due to last year’s terribly harsh, extended winter, most people figured a 30-35% mortality. After five days of hunting I’d put it more along the lines of an 80% loss in the area we hunted. During that time I only saw one good mule deer that would have pushed the 175” mark. The next biggest buck was about 155”, with everything else being considerably smaller. My decision to leave that hunt with an empty tag cost our production team [...]
Eugene Daily News Article Part 2
Living the Family Business – Part 2 – Beckie Jones, EDN November 11, 2011 In Part One of this story we introduced you to Scott, Tiffany, Braxton and Kazden Haugen a unique and close family that has turned their love of the outdoors and hunting into a flourishing international media business. Having traveled the world and hunted game in places most of us have only read about may lead one to think of the Haugens as trophy hunters, but nothing could be further from the truth. As well known as Scott is for his hunting prowess and wisdom, Tiffany is equally well known for her books; her cookbooks. With recipes like Spring Bear Stroganoff, Kale Smoothies and Gluten Free Chocolate Zucchini Bread, these aren’t Rachel Ray style cookbooks, no offense to Rachel. Tiffany has nine books to her credit, covering everything from smoking game meats (Smoke It), to plank cooking (Plank Cooking), to her latest offering on how to use highly nutritious alternative flours called The Power of Flour. The entire family may bring home the bacon as it were, but Tiffany is the expert when it comes to “frying it up in a pan”. Looking around the giant room in [...]
Idaho Spring Coyotes
Just came off a trip to Idaho, where coyote calling phenom’, Cory Lundberg and I hunted atop the Joseph Plains and down near White Bird. These are areas I’ve hunted in the past for deer, elk and bear, with Boulder Creek Outfitters, and we always see loads coyotes. Last deer season we saw a pack of five coyotes eating on an adult whitetail deer. The conditions were tough much of the time, dominated by high winds, driving rain and even snow. When we did catch a break in the weather, we took to the hills where Cory worked his magic on the calls. What caught my attention most was how aggressive Cory was on the calling, and how often he changed up the sounds on a single set. From rodent, cottontail, jackrabbit, fawn and gray fox distress calls, to various howls, bird sounds and more, Cory threw out a wide-range of calls that brought in the yappers. In all we called in 6 six coyotes, which wasn’t bad considering the time of year and the tough conditions we were up against. The closest charged in to 40 yards, the farthest held up, barking, at 200 yards. From the Fox Pro to [...]
Oregon Roosevelt Elk Rodeo
The 2012 Oregon archery elk season was one of the best I’d seen in years. For the last five days of the season I chased Roosevelts on the coast with good friend and guide, Jody Smith. Jody already had two bulls arrowed by clients, and we were intent on making it three. The first morning found us on public land, following a 280” 6x6. The bull stuck tight to his harem, and though we got to within 70 yards, there was no shot through the thick brush. Over the next two days we were on bulls and saw lots of elk. I called in two small 5 pts., but was intent on getting something bigger, specifically a whopper bull we’d just located. The massive 7x9 had a harem of about a dozen cows, with three raghorns hanging around. We’d spotted the bull on private land, but not even Jody, a 5th generation resident in the area, could gain permission to hunt. The landowners told us they were declining permission for anyone to hunt. So, we hiked in from the top, hoping to catch the bull as he moved to the herd’s bedding area on public ground. The going was rugged and [...]
Summer Lake Extravaganza!
The year was 1952, the first time my dad, Jerry Haugen hunted waterfowl at Summer Lake at the age of 12. In 1976 I hunted Summer Lake for the first time, at age 12. This past weekend, Braxton, our oldest son, hunted Summer Lake for the first time, also at age 12. As with many Oregon waterfowlers, Summer Lake is a special place that runs deep within our hunting culture. The sounds, sights and flurry of distant gunshots that erupt throughout the valley the moment legal shooting light hits on opening morning is something that has to be experienced to be appreciated. On this trip we joined up with area guide and owner of Lake In The Dunes, Russ Scott (www.lakeinthedunes.com). Russ owns and manages several hundred acres just north of Summer Lake Wildlife Refuge. I first discovered the fishing on this wonderful property in 1986. Then it was a flat, dry, sandy desert pocked with a few lakes created by artesian wells, stuffed full of monster rainbow trout. Since Russ acquired the property, he’s taken it to a whole new level. Today, multiple lakes course through the property and are still home to big rainbows. Willows and Russian Olives now [...]