December 10, 2020

Hunting, Waterfowl, Story

Jake McQueary

Read Part I of this story HERE.

A friend of mine (of whom we will call Jack) picked me up and we headed to the White Mountains of Arizona. The White Mountains of Arizona are located in the northwestern portion of Arizona, but south of the Navajo reservation.

November 24, 2020

Hunting, Small Game, Waterfowl

Jake McQueary

Early Season Duck Hunting the Mogollon Rim

Last year I acquired a credit for the Happy Jack Lodge in Northern Arizona – a one-night stay that had a year to be used. It expired the first week of November 2020, and I needed to use it.

I spoke with my Dad and we decided to try to jump some tanks on the Mogollon Rim. We would also fill our coolers with squirrels and camera cards with other wildlife that we might see. The trip itself was during the weekday so that we didn’t have to deal with crowds and other hunters.

Early Season Duck Hunting the Mogollon Rim

October 9, 2020

Recipe

Jake McQueary

Making Wild Game Chorizo without A Grinder

Chorizo.

That highly flavored Mexican sausage that everyone seems to love. Perfect to accompany any breakfast. When I worked in a kitchen, it was a big deal to have chorizo in house. And let me tell you, they didn’t bring that cheap chorizo either. They bought expensive chorizo, which is why it was a big deal. This chorizo had less fat, more quality muscle-based meat in it, was darker in color, and tasted multitudes better.

We almost always paired it with eggs, onions, and jalapenos. That mixture was then put in some corn tortillas with either tobacco or homemade salsa. I’m not afraid to admit that I took advantage of these breakfasts. I sure miss those days with my Mexican and Guatemalan comrades.

Making Wild Game Chorizo without A Grinder

September 23, 2020

Dove Hunting, Hunting, Small Game

Jake McQueary

Arizona Early Dove Season 2020 Summary

Today I’m going to give you a summary of the early dove season in 2020. This summary is based upon my experience and a few others’ experiences as well.

Granted, my experiences do not dictate the totality of dove season for the rest of Arizona, but I can sure derive thoughts and hypotheses based upon them and what I’ve seen.

August 26, 2020

Big Game, Deer Hunting, Hunting

Jake McQueary

Why I Wouldn’t Hunt the Kaibab Plateau in 2020

Today we are going to talk about hunting the legendary Kaibab Plateau.

If you don’t know what the Kaibab Plateau is, then get out.

Just kidding. The Kaibab Plateau is one of the most beautiful places in Arizona and is home to one of the greatest mule deer herds on earth. Kaibab also has some of the best populations of turkeys, blue grouse, squirrels, band-tailed pigeons, and more, in Arizona. It’s truly a magical place.

Well, I’m here to tell you that you shouldn’t hunt Kaibab this year.

If you got a tag this year (unless it’s for turkeys), I hope that you got point guard from AZGFD so that you can get your bonus points back.

The simple reason as to why you shouldn’t hunt Kaibab this year is due to the fire that happened earlier this year.