Blacktail Deer Hunt
Package price
Package price
with Black-tailed deer included
Michael-Owner/Operator
United States
Response rate: 75%
Response time: within a day
More about us
Our company was established in 2016 and operates in 1 territory.
We will strive to put you on a buck. You can return home after a challenging hunt. Procure your own delicious organic meat to feed your family for months. Mike Muscio invites you to experience a backcountry hunt for blacktail deer. All the hiking is worthwhile. Its more than a hunt. Now offering private land quail hunts.
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About this hunt
1 on 1 Guiding Pre-Scouted Locations Skinning of the Animal Butchering of the Animal Transportation of the Animal back to your vehicle 8 Mountain House Meals / or Meals Ready to Eat A Zone Archery (Available) Rifle A Zone (Sold Out) We are licensed bonded and insured to hunt and fish in California. The landscape has not changed that much since Cabrillo trekked these mountains hundreds of years ago. Challenge yourself in this same wilderness and reap the benefits of personal growth. Get into the backcountry with your pack and rifle. Get away from the trailheads and the roads. These hunts will be available on 120 private acres that butt up to the Los Padres National Forest. Contact me to arrange a mutually agreed upon date. The A zone has a 22% success rate counting private and public land. I'm happy to share that my personal success rate over the years is above 60%. I've been hunting this area for three decades. I'll walk every step of the way with you. You can put venison on the BBQ too.
Guided
(Difficult trip)
Rifle Hunting
Stalking
Bow Hunting
Hunting season: 12 Jul 2025 - 21 Sep 2025
Best time for hunting: 19 Sep 2025 - 21 Sep 2025
Where you will hunt
Territory
Our company operates on private ranches in California, and BLM land in Nevada.
Fence type: Not fenced
Territory size: 1000 square miles
Languages spoken by staff: English Spanish
Operating since: 2016 year
Structure by elevation
Plains: 40%
Hills: 40%
Mountains: 20%
Structure by landscape
Fields/Bush: 40%
Forest: 40%
Agricultural lands: 20%
Entertainment services
Fishing
Where you will stay
Recommendations:
Hike into the hunting area and pitch a tent
How to get there
Clients will fly in and rent a vehicle. I will caravan with clients from the airport to the hunting spots.
Nearest airport: Las Vegas
Distance from airport: 15 minutes
Transfer from airport: No
Transfer from railway: No
Other information
Gun rental: No
Vaccination required: No
Terms
Price Includes
- Guiding by PH
- Field trophy preparation
- Trophy measurement
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Beverages/soft drinks
Cancellation
- Deposits are non refundable
Price DOES NOT include
- any necessary paperwork
- Insurance
- Hunting license and permits
- Gun rental and ammunition
- Gratuities
- Alcoholic drinks
- all applicable tax
Wounding
- All efforts will be made to retrieve a wounded animal. If not recovered a wounded animal is a harvested animal
Price Includes
- Guiding by PH
- Field trophy preparation
- Trophy measurement
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Beverages/soft drinks
Price DOES NOT include
- any necessary paperwork
- Insurance
- Hunting license and permits
- Gun rental and ammunition
- Gratuities
- Alcoholic drinks
- all applicable tax
Cancellation
- Deposits are non refundable
Wounding
- All efforts will be made to retrieve a wounded animal. If not recovered a wounded animal is a harvested animal
Payment
Deposit
Final payment
Reviews (5)
Adventurous Hunt
We had a good length hike, saw all the buck we were looking for, and found an excellent camp location for a fine meal and shelter placement. I couldn't have asked for a better opportunity... As any experienced hunter can attest, big game hunting is a timely excursion that requires all the stars to align. Alhough I didn't get my game with Mike, I now know where to go and how to get it done, on my own. That's what it's all about for someone who's new to the Central Coast desperately looking for that next buck, or hog, or turkey, or fill-in-the-blank! Mike can get you to the place you need to go to find your game. Who knows, maybe you'll be even more fortunate than I was and take that game on the spot. Happy trails!!!
I didn't like poison oak, noises that go bump in the night (or early morning), and not getting anything. However, i know these are all part of the package and one day I'm going to get something where Mike took me!
One shot!
We spent all day walking and checking likely deer spots. Come evening, Mike walked me up on a nice forked horn near a water hole. I had plenty of time to get the rifle up and be comfortable. I only fired one shot in two days, and nailed my first buck!
Good hunting experience
Mike was a good guide. I learned a lot of good deer hunting techniques from him. Mike put in the effort find deer.
Expected to find more deer on this large Zone A-South private ranch than on public land, due to lack of hunting pressure. Only saw one young buck and three does.
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