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David Morris’ NE Platte River Hunt (November 2011)
Nov. 12-15, 2011, Oshkosh, NE: The Bucks of Tecomate TV Hunt on Nebraska’s North Platt RiverI have heard about the giant bucks of Nebraska’s North Platte River for years. This fabled place has always been on my hunting wish list. When Steve...
David’s Powder River Montana Hunt (November 2011)
Nov. 17-20, 2011, Miles City, MT: The Bucks of Tecomate TV Hunt on Montana’s Powder RiverOver the years, I’ve come to have a few favorite places to hunt whitetails. They are not all based on deer size, though some like...
Hunt Diary from Priest River, ID
Priest River, ID Hunt – Travel Day 11/13/11I left Corpus Christi at 7:00 this morning, flew to Dallas, then to Seattle, then to Spokane. My rifle and baggage made it!I met videographer JJ Slater in Spokane. We then drove across...
Dr. Mickey Hellickson’s Albany, TX Whitetail Hunt
(Nov. 5th – 9th, 2011)Day 1 - November 5thNoemi and I left Corpus Christi before 6:00 this morning to meet David Morris and videographer Matthew Carmen at David's house outside San Antonio.After a quick tour of David's jaw dropping collection...
Eastern Colorado Whitetail Rut Hunting
The whitetail rut in is definitely heating up. Plenty of action was taking place in the wide open prairie country and river bottoms of this region October 22nd through October 26th. David Morris and I just concluded our third consecutive...
David Morris Hunting - Wyoming Antelope and Colorado Whitetails
Last week I was hunting mule deer on a 15,000-acre ranch northwest of Medicine Bow, WY, with my good friend Jadee Kroeger of Kroeger Country Outfitters out of Casper, WY. I shot a 190-class mule deer with 6 and 7-inch...
Sentinel Limpopo Safari Chronicle, Zimbabwe Africa August/September 2011
Sentinel Limpopo Safari Chronicle, Zimbabwe Africa August/September 2011Days 1 & 2 | Days 3 & 4 | Days 5 & 6 | Days 7 & 8 | Days 9 & 10Tecomate’s David Morris booked his return to Zimbabwe’s Sentinel Limpopo safari area for August/September 2011. He would stalk...
Sentinel Limpopo Safari Chronicle, Zimbabwe Africa August/September 2011 Day 9 and Day 10
Sentinel Limpopo Safari Chronicle, Zimbabwe Africa August/September 2011Days 1 & 2 | Days 3 & 4 | Days 5 & 6 | Days 7 & 8 | Days 9 & 10Day 9 - September 8th, 2011For us it was back to the riverine after daylight in search of...
Location: Black Hills of Wyoming
Location: Black Hills of WyomingDateline: 11/10/09 – Back when I was 12 years old, my mother and daddy took my cousin, Newt, and me on a two-week driving tour through the West that included a visit to South Dakota’s Mount...
Sentinel Limpopo Safari Chronicle, Zimbabwe Africa August/September 2011 Day 7 and Day 8
Sentinel Limpopo Safari Chronicle, Zimbabwe Africa August/September 2011Days 1 & 2 | Days 3 & 4 | Days 5 & 6 | Days 7 & 8 | Days 9 & 10Day 7- September 6th, 2011Elephant pictures, skinning, butchering and general adrenaline hangover were on tap for me today....
Sentinel Limpopo Safari Chronicle, Zimbabwe Africa August/September 2011 Day 5 and Day 6
Sentinel Limpopo Safari Chronicle, Zimbabwe Africa August/September 2011Days 1 & 2 | Days 3 & 4 | Days 5 & 6 | Days 7 & 8 | Days 9 & 10Day 5- September 4th, 2011More of the same today - searching, searching, searching for a trophy elephant bull....
Sentinel Limpopo Safari Chronicle, Zimbabwe Africa August/September 2011 Day 3 and Day 4
Sentinel Limpopo Safari Chronicle, Zimbabwe Africa August/September 2011Days 1 & 2 | Days 3 & 4 | Days 5 & 6 | Days 7 & 8 | Days 9 & 10Day 3 - September 2nd, 2011Our hunting party of five returned to cut the tracks of more buffalo...
The Bucks of Tecomate Hunt – African Edition - Day 1 and Day 2
Bucks of Tecomate - African EditionDays 1 & 2 | Days 3 & 4 | Days 5 & 6 | Days 7 & 8 | Days 9 & 10Date: August 28-Sept. 9, 2011Where: Sentinel Limpopo Safaris in southern ZimbabweBooking agent: Burnt Pine Travel, Marietta, GAGame: African antelope most...
The Bucks of Tecomate Hunt – African Edition Day 9 and Day 10 – Pye River Shootout
Bucks of Tecomate - African EditionDays 1 & 2 | Days 3 & 4 | Days 5 & 6 | Days 7 & 8 | Days 9 & 10Day 9: Sept. 8 – Back to the Pye for kudu. More walking and looking, always dodging impala. A couple of...
Australian Water Buffalo Safari – NT Australia
David Morris, Chris Dorsey, Larry Sletton and I went on a terrific five-day water buffalo safari “Down Under" at the beginning of August. David, Chris, and all took two great bulls each. All six were taken on camera by master...
The Bucks of Tecomate Hunt – African Edition Day 7 and Day 8 - Pye River Kudu
Bucks of Tecomate - African EditionDays 1 & 2 | Days 3 & 4 | Days 5 & 6 | Days 7 & 8 | Days 9 & 10Day 7: Sept. 6 – Coasting a bit now. Four days left and only kudu on my must have list. I...
The Bucks of Tecomate Hunt – African Edition Day 5 and Day 6 - The Elusive Eland
Bucks of Tecomate - African EditionDays 1 & 2 | Days 3 & 4 | Days 5 & 6 | Days 7 & 8 | Days 9 & 10Day 5: Sept. 4 – Kudu next … at least that was the plan, but this is Africa. Almost as an...
The Bucks of Tecomate Hunt – African Edition Day 3 and Day 4 - My First Nyala
Bucks of Tecomate - African EditionDays 1 & 2 | Days 3 & 4 | Days 5 & 6 | Days 7 & 8 | Days 9 & 10Day 3: Sept. 2, 2011 – Another day in the riverine chasing nyala. Same story – close but no cigar. We’re...
Lifelong Dream Fulfilled
At long last, a lifelong dream fulfilled – hunting water buffalo in Australia. Four of us – Chris Dorsey, the head guy with Orion Multimedia, who produces Tecomate’s TV shows, David Shashy, Tecomate Pro Staffer, Larry Slatten, Orion partner and...
January 2010 Blog Location: South Texas
Dateline: 1/12/10 – Wow!!! What a season we have just completed in South Texas. The Bucks of Tecomate cameras covered hunts on El Cazador, El Tecomate, La Perla and Campos Veijos ranches, all managed under the Tecomate Management System! And on those...
Location: Eastern Colorado (Whitetails)
Location: Eastern ColoradoDateline: 11/7/09 – After a slow start in Idaho, the next stop in the West put The Bucks of Tecomate in the winning column. On October 23th, I flew into Denver and was joined by my old hunting buddy of...