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A Big Mulie To Zumbo

Jim's first deer came in terrain he initially thought unsuitable for deer

A Big Mulie To Zumbo
Jim Zumbo said he remembers every second of his first deer kill. (Courtesy Jim Zumbo)

Outdoor Channel host Jim Zumbo is arguably the country’s most prominent big game hunter. In his 40 years as an outdoor writer, Zumbo has had more than 2,000 articles and 3,000 photos published. Although he’s hunted and fished on five continents and all 50 states. his first deer hunt remains etched in his memory.

With great detail, Zumbo describes his first of many deer hunts, which occurred more than 50 years ago while he was attending Utah State to study forestry.

“My first real deer hunt that amounted to anything was in Utah about 1961. I was hunting mule deer with a couple of friends. I’m a New Yorker, upstate New York, and...

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