1 00:00:07,920 --> 00:00:10,680 Speaker 1: As a guide and hunter. I've spent thousands of days 2 00:00:10,680 --> 00:00:13,760 Speaker 1: in the field. This show is about translating my hard 3 00:00:13,800 --> 00:00:17,599 Speaker 1: won experiences into tips and tactics they'll get you closer 4 00:00:17,600 --> 00:00:21,360 Speaker 1: to your ultimate goal success in the field. I'm Remy Warren. 5 00:00:21,720 --> 00:00:27,760 Speaker 1: This is Cutting the Distance. Welcome back everybody to the 6 00:00:27,760 --> 00:00:32,120 Speaker 1: Cutting the Distance Podcast. This is our first full podcast 7 00:00:32,159 --> 00:00:36,120 Speaker 1: of the last one just eked in their last day. 8 00:00:36,200 --> 00:00:39,640 Speaker 1: So this is our first podcast, and I figured what 9 00:00:39,720 --> 00:00:42,880 Speaker 1: a better way to start it off than to head 10 00:00:42,880 --> 00:00:46,960 Speaker 1: to the mail sack and answer your questions. I figure 11 00:00:47,040 --> 00:00:49,360 Speaker 1: I like to make this podcast as much about the 12 00:00:49,440 --> 00:00:51,880 Speaker 1: things you want to learn and to make everybody better. 13 00:00:51,960 --> 00:00:54,880 Speaker 1: So I gather up all the questions, a lot of them. 14 00:00:55,120 --> 00:00:57,360 Speaker 1: Some are very similar in nature, so I try to 15 00:00:57,400 --> 00:01:00,480 Speaker 1: answer those ones first. Where I'm at today, I'm in 16 00:01:00,520 --> 00:01:04,759 Speaker 1: my little podcasting cabin and the weather is just hillacious 17 00:01:04,760 --> 00:01:08,720 Speaker 1: outside it is windy raining sideways. Um So if you 18 00:01:08,760 --> 00:01:12,600 Speaker 1: hear a a light wind whistle or heavy driving rain, 19 00:01:12,680 --> 00:01:14,880 Speaker 1: those are not sound effects. Those are real. But I'm 20 00:01:14,880 --> 00:01:17,600 Speaker 1: not actually sure that it will translate through this microphone 21 00:01:17,680 --> 00:01:21,280 Speaker 1: or not. But if those come through, it's not Your 22 00:01:21,319 --> 00:01:24,520 Speaker 1: car isn't making sounds or they weren't added in, or 23 00:01:24,560 --> 00:01:26,960 Speaker 1: maybe we should just add in some storm sound effects 24 00:01:26,959 --> 00:01:30,120 Speaker 1: and you can get the whole male sack Room Cabin 25 00:01:30,440 --> 00:01:34,880 Speaker 1: podcast vibe. But anyways, we're gonna start off here. The 26 00:01:34,920 --> 00:01:39,319 Speaker 1: first podcast question comes from Cody. He says, hey, man, 27 00:01:39,440 --> 00:01:42,880 Speaker 1: hoping you could cover locating, developing, planning for water, etcetera. 28 00:01:42,920 --> 00:01:45,960 Speaker 1: On cutting the distance for instance, anyways, you've used to 29 00:01:46,000 --> 00:01:49,240 Speaker 1: find water sources in Nevada, Arizona, where every drainage doesn't 30 00:01:49,280 --> 00:01:52,120 Speaker 1: have a creek and some water holes are frequented by cattle. 31 00:01:52,320 --> 00:01:54,920 Speaker 1: Plenty of hunters are hitting late season our train Arizona 32 00:01:55,040 --> 00:01:57,760 Speaker 1: right now. Of course it's winter and there's some precipitation 33 00:01:57,800 --> 00:02:01,160 Speaker 1: to help. I'm heading down in genuine wary to have 34 00:02:01,920 --> 00:02:04,360 Speaker 1: to some where he's never been before. Using on X, 35 00:02:04,360 --> 00:02:07,720 Speaker 1: Google Earth, etcetera. Looks pretty sparse when it comes to water, 36 00:02:07,760 --> 00:02:10,200 Speaker 1: so she's trying to plan on not carrying much and 37 00:02:10,480 --> 00:02:15,119 Speaker 1: spike camp location, etcetera. That's a great question. And this 38 00:02:15,200 --> 00:02:18,040 Speaker 1: is why I love asking questions, because I got a 39 00:02:18,080 --> 00:02:22,400 Speaker 1: bunch of questions this month about finding water sources in 40 00:02:22,520 --> 00:02:25,079 Speaker 1: arid areas and it's not even something that maybe I 41 00:02:25,080 --> 00:02:27,560 Speaker 1: would think about, but It's something that I encounter all 42 00:02:27,639 --> 00:02:29,960 Speaker 1: the time. And it's a great question because if you're 43 00:02:29,960 --> 00:02:33,040 Speaker 1: planning on spiking in or camping out, you need water. 44 00:02:33,160 --> 00:02:35,800 Speaker 1: You need lots of water generally in those hotter areas 45 00:02:36,160 --> 00:02:39,760 Speaker 1: to hunt well, to survive. And the animals, it depends 46 00:02:39,800 --> 00:02:42,200 Speaker 1: on the type of animal or where you're at as well. 47 00:02:42,320 --> 00:02:44,079 Speaker 1: Some areas and like the far South, where they have 48 00:02:44,120 --> 00:02:46,840 Speaker 1: succulent plants like cactuses and other things, a lot of 49 00:02:46,840 --> 00:02:49,600 Speaker 1: animals will get their water from the plants that are around, 50 00:02:49,639 --> 00:02:52,160 Speaker 1: and they might not actually need to visit physical water 51 00:02:52,280 --> 00:02:55,960 Speaker 1: sources as often as you might think. But us humans 52 00:02:56,040 --> 00:02:58,720 Speaker 1: that are walking around, sweating and hiking and hunting hard, 53 00:02:59,240 --> 00:03:03,040 Speaker 1: we need that. So how do you go about locating 54 00:03:03,160 --> 00:03:07,800 Speaker 1: water sources? It can be very difficult. You can't always 55 00:03:08,080 --> 00:03:11,280 Speaker 1: rely on, like he says, the map that shows a 56 00:03:11,280 --> 00:03:14,079 Speaker 1: water source. One thing that I look for, Springs are 57 00:03:14,160 --> 00:03:17,600 Speaker 1: generally a good thing to look for as far as 58 00:03:17,760 --> 00:03:21,360 Speaker 1: something that might have water more year round. So I 59 00:03:21,360 --> 00:03:23,679 Speaker 1: look at my map, I I locate springs that are 60 00:03:23,720 --> 00:03:26,560 Speaker 1: located on the map. That's a good place to start. 61 00:03:26,639 --> 00:03:29,160 Speaker 1: Other things to look for in area areas tanks, if 62 00:03:29,160 --> 00:03:33,600 Speaker 1: there's cattle around, it's a man made water catchment system. 63 00:03:33,639 --> 00:03:36,600 Speaker 1: And then creek areas, So there might be a drainage 64 00:03:36,720 --> 00:03:40,640 Speaker 1: or an aurora or wash or whatever that shows a creek. 65 00:03:41,040 --> 00:03:43,560 Speaker 1: Now to decipher whether that's going to have water the 66 00:03:43,560 --> 00:03:46,160 Speaker 1: time of you're you're they're not. Really just depends on 67 00:03:46,320 --> 00:03:49,920 Speaker 1: understanding how the kind of precipitation in areas received over 68 00:03:49,960 --> 00:03:52,680 Speaker 1: the year. If they're in a drought, use very likely 69 00:03:52,720 --> 00:03:55,640 Speaker 1: that some of those water sources will go underground. Really 70 00:03:55,760 --> 00:03:57,800 Speaker 1: it sucks to say, but the only option is going 71 00:03:57,840 --> 00:04:00,560 Speaker 1: to be to carry your water. Um. I've done that 72 00:04:00,640 --> 00:04:03,600 Speaker 1: many times on many trips in many places. Uh. There's 73 00:04:03,600 --> 00:04:06,280 Speaker 1: a place that I hunted for years in central Nevada, 74 00:04:06,360 --> 00:04:10,000 Speaker 1: and when it's dry there's springs marked up high, so 75 00:04:10,280 --> 00:04:13,640 Speaker 1: I hunted around ten thousand feet. Yet what happens is 76 00:04:13,680 --> 00:04:17,719 Speaker 1: the springs sometimes will go underground in those higher locations 77 00:04:17,760 --> 00:04:20,239 Speaker 1: till they pop out at a lower elevation. So down 78 00:04:20,279 --> 00:04:23,279 Speaker 1: at eight thousand feet, waters running fine out of the 79 00:04:23,279 --> 00:04:25,599 Speaker 1: same creek. Follow that creek up all the way to 80 00:04:25,640 --> 00:04:27,480 Speaker 1: the head and there's no water. You get up there 81 00:04:27,480 --> 00:04:29,960 Speaker 1: and you go, crap, there's no water up here. It's 82 00:04:29,960 --> 00:04:32,920 Speaker 1: a two thousand vertical foot drop or more to get 83 00:04:32,960 --> 00:04:36,599 Speaker 1: water every day, and it can be very physically strenuous 84 00:04:37,120 --> 00:04:39,960 Speaker 1: and um and just kind of suck. You know, by 85 00:04:40,000 --> 00:04:41,480 Speaker 1: the time you go down and get water, you hike 86 00:04:41,520 --> 00:04:44,599 Speaker 1: back up and you've used your water. What I do 87 00:04:45,040 --> 00:04:48,960 Speaker 1: is I plan on innerait areas, just adding extra water 88 00:04:49,000 --> 00:04:51,440 Speaker 1: weight and carrying my water if there's I know there's 89 00:04:51,440 --> 00:04:53,640 Speaker 1: an area that I'm going to be hunting. Um, what 90 00:04:53,760 --> 00:04:55,920 Speaker 1: I like to do as well as I the first 91 00:04:55,960 --> 00:04:58,000 Speaker 1: time in, I carry enough water to make sure that 92 00:04:58,000 --> 00:04:59,520 Speaker 1: I've got two or three days where I can kind 93 00:04:59,520 --> 00:05:01,600 Speaker 1: of scout it out and figure it out, maybe go 94 00:05:01,720 --> 00:05:04,400 Speaker 1: back get some more water, and then pack water in 95 00:05:04,760 --> 00:05:06,120 Speaker 1: if I'm going to be there a long time and 96 00:05:06,160 --> 00:05:08,320 Speaker 1: find out that it's a good area. But what I 97 00:05:08,360 --> 00:05:11,080 Speaker 1: like to do is all my maps locate first potential 98 00:05:11,120 --> 00:05:14,560 Speaker 1: water sources and then I plan my route hiking in 99 00:05:14,960 --> 00:05:17,359 Speaker 1: on ways that's like, Okay, I can scout out water 100 00:05:17,480 --> 00:05:20,440 Speaker 1: while hunting, because in many places that don't have succulents 101 00:05:20,480 --> 00:05:23,039 Speaker 1: or the animals might not get enough water from the 102 00:05:23,080 --> 00:05:25,920 Speaker 1: food sources, They're gonna have to find water somewhere. They're 103 00:05:25,920 --> 00:05:28,599 Speaker 1: getting it somewhere, So you know, what I like to 104 00:05:28,600 --> 00:05:31,279 Speaker 1: do is I will follow a creek up and then 105 00:05:31,600 --> 00:05:34,320 Speaker 1: potentially maybe along the way where it goes to other 106 00:05:34,440 --> 00:05:36,840 Speaker 1: springs or things. So I look for that, and then 107 00:05:36,880 --> 00:05:39,360 Speaker 1: I mark every water source that I find. So as 108 00:05:39,400 --> 00:05:41,919 Speaker 1: I'm working my way into an area, I'll follow a 109 00:05:41,920 --> 00:05:44,800 Speaker 1: creek bed. What you'll find is I look for low 110 00:05:44,839 --> 00:05:48,159 Speaker 1: elevations in the creek, or maybe some dugout pockets other things. 111 00:05:48,160 --> 00:05:50,400 Speaker 1: What you might notice is it will be dry, and 112 00:05:50,400 --> 00:05:53,200 Speaker 1: then there'll be a little water puddle that's remained, and 113 00:05:53,240 --> 00:05:56,440 Speaker 1: then keep going and it's dry or whatever. You will 114 00:05:56,520 --> 00:05:59,839 Speaker 1: definitely want to have some form of water filtration in 115 00:06:00,360 --> 00:06:03,680 Speaker 1: stagnant water in those kind of areas can be pretty poor, 116 00:06:03,880 --> 00:06:06,839 Speaker 1: pretty bad quality, so you definitely want to have some 117 00:06:06,920 --> 00:06:11,560 Speaker 1: kind of water filtration. I often use a UV filter 118 00:06:11,760 --> 00:06:13,960 Speaker 1: to purify my water, but if I'm going in an 119 00:06:14,000 --> 00:06:15,960 Speaker 1: area where i know I'm mostly going to run into 120 00:06:16,000 --> 00:06:20,000 Speaker 1: stagnant water, I prefer the pump type filter because it 121 00:06:20,080 --> 00:06:22,239 Speaker 1: just cleans out some of the sediments that muddy water. 122 00:06:22,360 --> 00:06:24,720 Speaker 1: There's like bugs and weird stuff in it. It just 123 00:06:24,800 --> 00:06:27,240 Speaker 1: looks gross. You can do that, and then you can 124 00:06:27,279 --> 00:06:30,120 Speaker 1: also even add in some podible awk or or some 125 00:06:30,200 --> 00:06:34,320 Speaker 1: iodine after that, just as is kind of a double filtration. 126 00:06:34,440 --> 00:06:37,039 Speaker 1: So you've got filtration and purification. I kind of covered 127 00:06:37,080 --> 00:06:39,840 Speaker 1: those two things in an earlier podcast. But what I'll 128 00:06:39,880 --> 00:06:42,360 Speaker 1: do is I'll just recap. So filtration just means you're 129 00:06:42,360 --> 00:06:44,839 Speaker 1: like filtering out sediments and other things. For the most part, 130 00:06:44,839 --> 00:06:48,000 Speaker 1: you're taking out the stuff that's harmful. Purification purifies the 131 00:06:48,000 --> 00:06:52,960 Speaker 1: water and essentially kills those smaller microbes. I prefer a purification, 132 00:06:53,160 --> 00:06:55,880 Speaker 1: but sometimes if you've got really bad water, I'll do both. 133 00:06:55,880 --> 00:07:00,840 Speaker 1: All I'll filter and then I'll purify with the UV filter. 134 00:07:00,920 --> 00:07:03,599 Speaker 1: So it's a little bit extra weight to carry, but 135 00:07:03,800 --> 00:07:05,960 Speaker 1: those are some options you have, especially if you're using 136 00:07:06,000 --> 00:07:09,800 Speaker 1: things like cattle tanks and stagnant water pools and just 137 00:07:09,840 --> 00:07:13,920 Speaker 1: weird stuff like that. Now UM packing in extra water, 138 00:07:14,040 --> 00:07:18,160 Speaker 1: I like to use those collapsible dromedary type I guess 139 00:07:18,200 --> 00:07:20,280 Speaker 1: like water. I don't even know whether they'd be like 140 00:07:20,320 --> 00:07:23,040 Speaker 1: water bottles. It's just like a collapsible plastic water bottle. 141 00:07:23,640 --> 00:07:25,240 Speaker 1: UM try to get the b p A free ones 142 00:07:25,280 --> 00:07:27,800 Speaker 1: because they're gonna be sitting out in the sun and whatever, 143 00:07:27,880 --> 00:07:31,040 Speaker 1: and the water starts to taste weird in some of those. 144 00:07:31,080 --> 00:07:32,960 Speaker 1: If you don't get the right ones I've had. I've 145 00:07:33,040 --> 00:07:35,800 Speaker 1: used the non b p A ones and you just 146 00:07:35,840 --> 00:07:38,600 Speaker 1: get like that plastic e taste and it's really not 147 00:07:38,720 --> 00:07:42,200 Speaker 1: healthy for you. So um, bring extra water, carry it up. 148 00:07:42,640 --> 00:07:44,880 Speaker 1: It's a slog, but hey, you're getting into an area 149 00:07:44,920 --> 00:07:47,920 Speaker 1: where maybe other people have avoided. As long as there's 150 00:07:47,960 --> 00:07:51,720 Speaker 1: game animals there, you should find yourself in a good situation. 151 00:07:53,320 --> 00:07:56,520 Speaker 1: Next question comes from Tony. He says, Hey, my brother 152 00:07:56,560 --> 00:07:58,600 Speaker 1: recently turned me onto your podcast, and I just want 153 00:07:58,600 --> 00:08:00,880 Speaker 1: to say thanks. I've been hunting for in years and 154 00:08:00,880 --> 00:08:04,000 Speaker 1: I've only caught a glimpse of one buck. I've listened 155 00:08:04,120 --> 00:08:06,280 Speaker 1: to each episode multiple times. I wish I could give 156 00:08:06,280 --> 00:08:09,760 Speaker 1: it more than five stars. Thank you very much, appreciate it. Um. 157 00:08:09,800 --> 00:08:12,000 Speaker 1: I'm going to take everything I've learned from your podcast 158 00:08:12,080 --> 00:08:14,320 Speaker 1: and put it to work in the field this coming season. 159 00:08:14,760 --> 00:08:17,760 Speaker 1: Can't wait for more Cutting the Distance episodes. I guess 160 00:08:17,800 --> 00:08:20,560 Speaker 1: that was more of a testimonial than a question, but 161 00:08:20,680 --> 00:08:23,120 Speaker 1: I appreciate that. I appreciate all the I get a 162 00:08:23,120 --> 00:08:25,040 Speaker 1: ton of great feedback like that, and I just thank 163 00:08:25,080 --> 00:08:27,559 Speaker 1: you guys for sending that in. I say it every 164 00:08:27,560 --> 00:08:30,360 Speaker 1: episode because it's it's true. I really do appreciate the 165 00:08:30,680 --> 00:08:33,320 Speaker 1: questions and the time you guys take to send that 166 00:08:33,360 --> 00:08:36,280 Speaker 1: kind of stuff to me. Now this question comes from 167 00:08:36,320 --> 00:08:38,880 Speaker 1: Matthew says, I'm new to your podcast and just listen 168 00:08:38,920 --> 00:08:42,000 Speaker 1: to episode number thirteen. I appreciate a lot of your 169 00:08:42,040 --> 00:08:44,680 Speaker 1: ideas and planned to play with them on the range. 170 00:08:45,160 --> 00:08:47,320 Speaker 1: For the last decade or so, I've carried around the 171 00:08:47,400 --> 00:08:51,400 Speaker 1: longest bipod Harrison makes. It's heavy but worth it, and 172 00:08:51,440 --> 00:08:53,959 Speaker 1: I have also worked with my daughter to shoot off 173 00:08:54,000 --> 00:08:56,280 Speaker 1: of it. The day after Christmas, we got close to 174 00:08:56,320 --> 00:08:59,160 Speaker 1: some cow elk. It was late season so lower elevation 175 00:08:59,240 --> 00:09:01,720 Speaker 1: stage flat age is about waist high, so we opted 176 00:09:01,720 --> 00:09:04,319 Speaker 1: for her to shoot seated with the bipod fully extended. 177 00:09:04,920 --> 00:09:08,280 Speaker 1: She had a hard time getting steady. Luckily the cows 178 00:09:08,280 --> 00:09:11,079 Speaker 1: were betted so she had time. Ultimately she made the 179 00:09:11,120 --> 00:09:14,280 Speaker 1: shot three enter in sixty yards. He actually attached the photo. 180 00:09:14,640 --> 00:09:17,360 Speaker 1: Awesome work, and he said, any other ideas on how 181 00:09:17,400 --> 00:09:19,200 Speaker 1: to make that set up more stable for her and 182 00:09:19,400 --> 00:09:24,120 Speaker 1: or me. That's a great question, and that's the plus 183 00:09:24,120 --> 00:09:27,280 Speaker 1: and minus of having a bipod. Bipod can be super 184 00:09:27,320 --> 00:09:29,880 Speaker 1: steady when you're laying down or seated, but if you 185 00:09:29,880 --> 00:09:31,720 Speaker 1: need to get a little bit higher, it kind of 186 00:09:31,800 --> 00:09:35,199 Speaker 1: hits its limitations. Now for those aren't familiar, Harris bipod 187 00:09:35,280 --> 00:09:39,760 Speaker 1: is essentially one that's permanently not permanently, but it hooks 188 00:09:39,760 --> 00:09:42,840 Speaker 1: into the sling stud of your rifle. It's kind of 189 00:09:42,880 --> 00:09:45,520 Speaker 1: spring loaded in a way. Um, it folds down and 190 00:09:45,520 --> 00:09:48,120 Speaker 1: then it's got two legs that come out. If I 191 00:09:48,160 --> 00:09:53,080 Speaker 1: remember correctly, the longest version as H has essentially three 192 00:09:53,120 --> 00:09:57,080 Speaker 1: segments where it the bottom part comes out in like increments. 193 00:09:58,200 --> 00:09:59,800 Speaker 1: Then it's got kind of a dial one that kind 194 00:09:59,800 --> 00:10:03,160 Speaker 1: of shoots back up into it, and so it's extends 195 00:10:03,160 --> 00:10:07,960 Speaker 1: out what I would consider sitting. Um. For those hunts 196 00:10:07,960 --> 00:10:11,000 Speaker 1: where you might have to be seated or a little 197 00:10:11,000 --> 00:10:15,520 Speaker 1: bit higher. You know, the bipod has its limitations, especially 198 00:10:15,520 --> 00:10:18,200 Speaker 1: if you're talking waste high stage. What I prefer in 199 00:10:18,280 --> 00:10:20,920 Speaker 1: those would be a more of a shooting stick. Um, 200 00:10:21,200 --> 00:10:23,840 Speaker 1: So that would be I generally just use my trekking poles, 201 00:10:23,920 --> 00:10:28,439 Speaker 1: crossing the two straps together and making a pretty solid 202 00:10:28,480 --> 00:10:30,679 Speaker 1: rest out of that. Then you can be fully seated, 203 00:10:30,840 --> 00:10:32,720 Speaker 1: or you could go up to kneeling if you had to. 204 00:10:33,240 --> 00:10:35,880 Speaker 1: I think the best way to get stable quick would 205 00:10:35,920 --> 00:10:38,240 Speaker 1: be to also brace the back end or the butt 206 00:10:38,320 --> 00:10:41,040 Speaker 1: end of the rifle, and I do that mostly with 207 00:10:41,080 --> 00:10:44,079 Speaker 1: my pack. So I arrange my pack in with such 208 00:10:44,120 --> 00:10:46,840 Speaker 1: a way that the front end can be rested on 209 00:10:46,880 --> 00:10:50,520 Speaker 1: the stick in either my elbow or even um the 210 00:10:50,559 --> 00:10:52,400 Speaker 1: butt of the rifle could be rested on the pack, 211 00:10:52,480 --> 00:10:55,720 Speaker 1: So I've got multiple points of contact that way, and 212 00:10:55,760 --> 00:10:57,719 Speaker 1: it's easy. One way that you can think about doing 213 00:10:57,760 --> 00:11:00,440 Speaker 1: it is sitting down, throwing your pack around ound the 214 00:11:00,440 --> 00:11:02,480 Speaker 1: front of you, like in your lap, setting the rifle 215 00:11:02,520 --> 00:11:04,560 Speaker 1: on that, and then steadying it so you're kind of 216 00:11:04,559 --> 00:11:07,280 Speaker 1: like hugging the rifle, like wearing the pack backwards and 217 00:11:07,280 --> 00:11:11,640 Speaker 1: then firming it up in both the shooting stick and 218 00:11:12,200 --> 00:11:14,120 Speaker 1: the pack. I see a lot of people try to 219 00:11:14,200 --> 00:11:15,920 Speaker 1: use the bipod in a way where it's like, okay, 220 00:11:15,920 --> 00:11:18,080 Speaker 1: they gotta get higher up. It's a little too ye, 221 00:11:18,120 --> 00:11:20,480 Speaker 1: so they set the bipod on the pack so that 222 00:11:20,600 --> 00:11:22,760 Speaker 1: like the legs of a bipod would be on the backpack. 223 00:11:23,000 --> 00:11:25,440 Speaker 1: It's really not that stable, and I can see it 224 00:11:25,520 --> 00:11:28,080 Speaker 1: like taking a little bit longer to get steady. So 225 00:11:28,160 --> 00:11:30,960 Speaker 1: having uh more of a shooting stick or using chekking 226 00:11:31,040 --> 00:11:35,240 Speaker 1: pulls or something as those cross style shooting sticks. It's 227 00:11:35,360 --> 00:11:38,199 Speaker 1: lightweight on something like that where you might encounter those 228 00:11:38,240 --> 00:11:40,800 Speaker 1: kind of situations. It doesn't hurt to have both, especially 229 00:11:40,840 --> 00:11:43,079 Speaker 1: if there's two people. One person is carrying the gun 230 00:11:43,120 --> 00:11:45,120 Speaker 1: with the bipod on it for laying down shots or 231 00:11:45,160 --> 00:11:48,040 Speaker 1: maybe more sitting shots, and then you've got those collapsible 232 00:11:48,040 --> 00:11:52,640 Speaker 1: shooting sticks for maybe a little bit higher type shot. Um. 233 00:11:52,760 --> 00:11:55,040 Speaker 1: It never hurts to have something to shoot off of 234 00:11:55,320 --> 00:11:58,000 Speaker 1: to get steady, because a steady shot is a good shot, 235 00:11:58,320 --> 00:12:01,160 Speaker 1: so having you know, multiple options might just make it 236 00:12:01,160 --> 00:12:03,480 Speaker 1: a little bit easier. The reason that those those cross 237 00:12:03,520 --> 00:12:05,960 Speaker 1: type sticks are good is because it's easier to move. 238 00:12:06,040 --> 00:12:07,840 Speaker 1: So I just used I put one hand so if 239 00:12:07,840 --> 00:12:09,720 Speaker 1: I'm shooting right hand in my right hands, you know, 240 00:12:09,720 --> 00:12:11,319 Speaker 1: would be on the trigger and holding the rifle in 241 00:12:11,360 --> 00:12:13,720 Speaker 1: my left hand. I put on one leg of the stick, 242 00:12:14,320 --> 00:12:16,320 Speaker 1: so I lifted up and moved the legs closer to 243 00:12:16,360 --> 00:12:18,280 Speaker 1: go higher, and lift it up and move it out 244 00:12:18,320 --> 00:12:21,440 Speaker 1: to go lower. It's really fast, it's really efficient, and 245 00:12:21,480 --> 00:12:23,880 Speaker 1: it helps you get on target quickly, So that might 246 00:12:23,880 --> 00:12:27,800 Speaker 1: be something to think about next time. Next question comes 247 00:12:27,800 --> 00:12:30,200 Speaker 1: from c J. He says, hey, big fan of years, 248 00:12:30,280 --> 00:12:32,440 Speaker 1: I'm new hunter, and to be honest, not sure where 249 00:12:32,440 --> 00:12:35,360 Speaker 1: to start. I just bought a Winchester SX four and 250 00:12:35,480 --> 00:12:40,280 Speaker 1: was looking into the rifle game. He was looking for 251 00:12:40,320 --> 00:12:43,560 Speaker 1: a three o eight weather be or Winchester, but he's 252 00:12:43,600 --> 00:12:46,280 Speaker 1: been reading a lot about the six point five cream 253 00:12:46,280 --> 00:12:48,640 Speaker 1: More and a two seventy. He says, I'd like to 254 00:12:48,679 --> 00:12:50,640 Speaker 1: hunt deer and would like to have option to do 255 00:12:50,679 --> 00:12:53,760 Speaker 1: bigger game in the future. I'm not sure percent where 256 00:12:53,760 --> 00:12:56,080 Speaker 1: to go. Do you have any recommendations. I hope you 257 00:12:56,080 --> 00:12:58,720 Speaker 1: have a great holiday and a happy new Year. I 258 00:12:58,760 --> 00:13:00,880 Speaker 1: love being able to follow you and your wealth of knowledge. 259 00:13:01,120 --> 00:13:03,840 Speaker 1: Hope to meet you some day. Cheers. Thanks c J. 260 00:13:04,200 --> 00:13:07,319 Speaker 1: So honestly, you know, there's probably some more in here 261 00:13:07,320 --> 00:13:11,120 Speaker 1: that I will answer. But questions about rifles calibers, I mean, 262 00:13:11,160 --> 00:13:13,560 Speaker 1: that's got to be one of the number one questions 263 00:13:13,559 --> 00:13:16,000 Speaker 1: that I've been getting recently, and and it's a great 264 00:13:16,040 --> 00:13:18,679 Speaker 1: question because there's so much information out there, there's so 265 00:13:18,720 --> 00:13:22,600 Speaker 1: many options. Everybody's got their own favorites, their own ideas. 266 00:13:23,200 --> 00:13:25,800 Speaker 1: You know, I think if you're starting out, I've talked 267 00:13:25,840 --> 00:13:28,319 Speaker 1: about this before. My favorite all around caliber is a 268 00:13:28,360 --> 00:13:30,520 Speaker 1: three D short mag because I think it's very versatile. 269 00:13:30,559 --> 00:13:33,000 Speaker 1: I hunt a lot of larger game like elk. Um. 270 00:13:33,000 --> 00:13:35,960 Speaker 1: You can go up to moose with it, bis and whatever, um, 271 00:13:36,000 --> 00:13:37,880 Speaker 1: but you can also kind of hunt down with it 272 00:13:37,960 --> 00:13:40,520 Speaker 1: white tails, mule deer. Some people think it's a little 273 00:13:40,559 --> 00:13:43,840 Speaker 1: bit over kill for deer, but um, no kill like 274 00:13:43,960 --> 00:13:47,440 Speaker 1: over killed, I guess h Now, I will say there's 275 00:13:47,480 --> 00:13:50,080 Speaker 1: a lot of a lot of people really jumping on 276 00:13:50,120 --> 00:13:52,400 Speaker 1: the six five train, the six five cream More or 277 00:13:52,480 --> 00:13:56,280 Speaker 1: six five PRC, And I've recently this this whole season, 278 00:13:56,320 --> 00:13:58,640 Speaker 1: I essentially hunted with a six five cream More. I 279 00:13:58,720 --> 00:14:02,400 Speaker 1: hunted deer tails, a cow elk this year with a 280 00:14:02,720 --> 00:14:06,400 Speaker 1: six five crea More and with the right shot placement 281 00:14:06,440 --> 00:14:10,160 Speaker 1: in the right ammunition, it can definitely handle larger game. 282 00:14:10,320 --> 00:14:12,959 Speaker 1: There has been thousands of elk that have been shot 283 00:14:13,000 --> 00:14:16,839 Speaker 1: with the two seventy um, antelope, deer, everything, So in 284 00:14:17,200 --> 00:14:20,640 Speaker 1: this particular instance, somebody knew getting into it, I would 285 00:14:20,800 --> 00:14:24,520 Speaker 1: probably recommend one of these smaller calibers, or lighter calibers 286 00:14:24,920 --> 00:14:28,480 Speaker 1: than the three short because one thing you definitely want 287 00:14:28,640 --> 00:14:31,320 Speaker 1: don't want to get is a little bit too much 288 00:14:31,360 --> 00:14:34,800 Speaker 1: recoil to manage. So even with these lighter what would 289 00:14:34,800 --> 00:14:37,320 Speaker 1: I do in air quotes of your lighter caliber six 290 00:14:37,360 --> 00:14:41,280 Speaker 1: five or two seventy UM. I I really highly recommend 291 00:14:41,440 --> 00:14:45,120 Speaker 1: some form of muzzle brake, even though you know you've 292 00:14:45,120 --> 00:14:47,720 Speaker 1: got your sound, it's gonna be louder, but it just 293 00:14:47,880 --> 00:14:50,480 Speaker 1: kills the kick, let's you stay on target a little 294 00:14:50,480 --> 00:14:52,760 Speaker 1: bit better and just makes you a better shot overall. 295 00:14:53,400 --> 00:14:55,880 Speaker 1: UM six five cream More I've been very happy with. 296 00:14:56,400 --> 00:14:59,280 Speaker 1: But you know, the two seventies just a great caliber 297 00:14:59,320 --> 00:15:03,160 Speaker 1: as well. Six five is good because recently it's become very, 298 00:15:03,240 --> 00:15:06,080 Speaker 1: very very popular, so you know that there's also always 299 00:15:06,080 --> 00:15:08,560 Speaker 1: going to be AMMO for it. And I found even 300 00:15:08,800 --> 00:15:11,920 Speaker 1: within this AMMO shortage, I can find six five hunting 301 00:15:12,000 --> 00:15:16,040 Speaker 1: rounds because they're a little bit more expensive as far 302 00:15:16,120 --> 00:15:18,360 Speaker 1: as just you know, some of the more high end 303 00:15:18,760 --> 00:15:21,200 Speaker 1: six five rounds, which is good if you're kind of 304 00:15:21,240 --> 00:15:24,080 Speaker 1: worried about not being able to pick up AMMO. But 305 00:15:24,200 --> 00:15:26,920 Speaker 1: I think you know, in time that will kind of 306 00:15:27,000 --> 00:15:30,040 Speaker 1: start to slow down, hopefully, you know. I've I've been 307 00:15:30,120 --> 00:15:32,600 Speaker 1: enjoying the six five cream More So that's a great round. 308 00:15:32,600 --> 00:15:34,280 Speaker 1: There's a lot of people that are stoked on it. 309 00:15:34,320 --> 00:15:37,840 Speaker 1: I do not think it's the best caliber for every 310 00:15:37,840 --> 00:15:40,200 Speaker 1: species of animal out there. It's not a long range 311 00:15:40,200 --> 00:15:42,480 Speaker 1: elk gun in my opinion, it's a little light for 312 00:15:42,600 --> 00:15:45,880 Speaker 1: shooting long range. But I shot a cow elk one 313 00:15:45,920 --> 00:15:49,480 Speaker 1: shot stone dropped her at right around four hundred yards 314 00:15:49,520 --> 00:15:50,920 Speaker 1: this year, and that I would say it would be 315 00:15:50,960 --> 00:15:53,040 Speaker 1: the maximum that I'd want to shoot an elk with 316 00:15:53,120 --> 00:15:56,240 Speaker 1: a six five um. But you know, it's perfect shot placement, 317 00:15:56,280 --> 00:16:00,400 Speaker 1: it was steady, rest, everything was perfect and it worked 318 00:16:00,400 --> 00:16:04,200 Speaker 1: out good. So I would say my recommendation just thrown 319 00:16:04,200 --> 00:16:05,920 Speaker 1: out there. I think I go with the six five. 320 00:16:05,920 --> 00:16:08,160 Speaker 1: It's just kind of cool. It's a good caliber. There's 321 00:16:08,160 --> 00:16:09,720 Speaker 1: a lot of people that are stoked on it right now, 322 00:16:09,720 --> 00:16:11,680 Speaker 1: and you can just jump on that train and hopefully 323 00:16:11,680 --> 00:16:15,160 Speaker 1: find some AMMO for it. Alright. This next question comes 324 00:16:15,160 --> 00:16:18,520 Speaker 1: from Eric says, I've been using a crossbow for the 325 00:16:18,600 --> 00:16:21,440 Speaker 1: last couple of years, but I'm now looking to start 326 00:16:21,480 --> 00:16:24,840 Speaker 1: actually bow hunting, mainly for white tails. I found a 327 00:16:24,840 --> 00:16:27,520 Speaker 1: Browning timberwolf for sale, is in great shape, but was 328 00:16:27,560 --> 00:16:31,280 Speaker 1: made any reason I should avoid this old bow as 329 00:16:31,320 --> 00:16:34,920 Speaker 1: a starter. That's a good question, and I think there's 330 00:16:35,080 --> 00:16:37,280 Speaker 1: probably a lot of people that fall into this category. 331 00:16:37,640 --> 00:16:40,880 Speaker 1: And I actually have personal experience with the Browning Timberwolf 332 00:16:40,960 --> 00:16:44,560 Speaker 1: because I shot that bow back in the day. Here's 333 00:16:44,600 --> 00:16:47,040 Speaker 1: my thought on it. You should absolutely find a newer 334 00:16:47,080 --> 00:16:49,680 Speaker 1: bow if you can, because not that there's anything wrong 335 00:16:49,720 --> 00:16:52,040 Speaker 1: with that bow, but I remember shooting that bow, and 336 00:16:52,120 --> 00:16:54,520 Speaker 1: what it is is the technology is advanced so much 337 00:16:54,600 --> 00:16:57,960 Speaker 1: over the last I mean even the last twenty years, 338 00:16:58,480 --> 00:17:03,440 Speaker 1: ten years, whatever, really just outperforms those older bows, and 339 00:17:03,440 --> 00:17:06,960 Speaker 1: you're just gonna be able to quickly advance, shoot better groups. 340 00:17:07,200 --> 00:17:10,760 Speaker 1: There's gonna be less string jumping. It actually throws the 341 00:17:10,840 --> 00:17:14,479 Speaker 1: more modern carbon arrows, you know, like faster um with 342 00:17:14,520 --> 00:17:17,200 Speaker 1: the newer bows, the whole setup is just going to 343 00:17:17,280 --> 00:17:20,280 Speaker 1: be I would say, more accurate and better. So you're 344 00:17:20,320 --> 00:17:24,120 Speaker 1: gonna be starting out it a lot better place than 345 00:17:24,320 --> 00:17:28,760 Speaker 1: using an old bow from just because the technologies advanced 346 00:17:28,760 --> 00:17:32,240 Speaker 1: so much. I remember, so I had the Browning Timberwolf, 347 00:17:32,520 --> 00:17:34,800 Speaker 1: and then I really wanted to get a new bow, 348 00:17:34,840 --> 00:17:38,480 Speaker 1: and and I upgraded to the mat was Matthews LX. 349 00:17:38,520 --> 00:17:42,400 Speaker 1: This is in I guess two thousand to two thousand three. 350 00:17:43,280 --> 00:17:46,879 Speaker 1: I could shoot my Browning fine, like out to thirty yards. 351 00:17:46,920 --> 00:17:50,439 Speaker 1: It was kind of like that pie plate grouping you 352 00:17:50,440 --> 00:17:53,480 Speaker 1: know at forty yards or whatever. So not saying that 353 00:17:53,560 --> 00:17:56,480 Speaker 1: you'll end up needing to shoot that far. But my 354 00:17:56,600 --> 00:18:00,000 Speaker 1: groups were mediocre best. I would say a three four 355 00:18:00,000 --> 00:18:03,120 Speaker 1: inch group at twenty yards something like that. I got 356 00:18:03,160 --> 00:18:06,520 Speaker 1: that newer Matthews bow, which was you know, new at 357 00:18:06,560 --> 00:18:09,639 Speaker 1: the time, and my first two arrows out of that 358 00:18:09,720 --> 00:18:12,440 Speaker 1: bow I robin Hood at twenty yards, So I shot 359 00:18:12,480 --> 00:18:14,960 Speaker 1: the target aimed at the same place and my two 360 00:18:15,119 --> 00:18:18,080 Speaker 1: arrows stuck in the back of each other. That's the 361 00:18:18,119 --> 00:18:20,920 Speaker 1: difference in accuracy from a bow that was just made 362 00:18:21,359 --> 00:18:24,880 Speaker 1: essentially ten years later, you know. And now you think 363 00:18:24,920 --> 00:18:28,040 Speaker 1: about the type of technology and all the accessories and 364 00:18:28,080 --> 00:18:30,760 Speaker 1: everything that's out there, you can definitely advance. I would 365 00:18:30,760 --> 00:18:34,480 Speaker 1: say the cheapest bottom line entry level bow that you 366 00:18:34,520 --> 00:18:37,880 Speaker 1: can get now would be light years ahead of that 367 00:18:38,040 --> 00:18:41,240 Speaker 1: bow from So you might as well start out giving 368 00:18:41,240 --> 00:18:43,199 Speaker 1: yourself just a little bit of an edge where the 369 00:18:43,240 --> 00:18:47,600 Speaker 1: bow is that much more accurate that you're gonna personally 370 00:18:47,680 --> 00:18:51,880 Speaker 1: progress faster, be more lethal, and make better shots than 371 00:18:52,000 --> 00:18:54,879 Speaker 1: if you take an old boat. Now, the caveat to 372 00:18:54,920 --> 00:18:57,960 Speaker 1: that is, I mean, I I've loved shooting traditional bows 373 00:18:58,000 --> 00:19:01,760 Speaker 1: as well, and those are going to be as accurate 374 00:19:01,800 --> 00:19:05,520 Speaker 1: as they are for you know, hundreds of thousands of years, 375 00:19:05,840 --> 00:19:07,800 Speaker 1: you know, hundreds of thousands years, but for for a 376 00:19:07,880 --> 00:19:12,119 Speaker 1: very very long time, traditional equipment really hasn't changed and 377 00:19:12,160 --> 00:19:15,000 Speaker 1: you can still be a lethal, successful hunter with it. 378 00:19:15,200 --> 00:19:16,840 Speaker 1: I was saying, if you're gonna get into just bow 379 00:19:16,920 --> 00:19:19,240 Speaker 1: hunting with a compound bow, you might as well just 380 00:19:19,280 --> 00:19:23,480 Speaker 1: start with even just the basic starter bow from any 381 00:19:23,720 --> 00:19:26,680 Speaker 1: company manufacturer is probably gonna be a lot better than that. Now, 382 00:19:26,680 --> 00:19:28,720 Speaker 1: the price might be a little bit more, but I'm 383 00:19:28,720 --> 00:19:31,359 Speaker 1: sure you can find something at a good deal. Also, 384 00:19:31,440 --> 00:19:33,600 Speaker 1: the bows today are a lot more quiet, so they 385 00:19:33,640 --> 00:19:35,840 Speaker 1: don't animals don't tend to jump the string as much. 386 00:19:35,880 --> 00:19:37,800 Speaker 1: She's just gonna be more successful and just make more 387 00:19:38,000 --> 00:19:45,360 Speaker 1: ethical shots, I would say. Next question comes from Sharon's 388 00:19:45,400 --> 00:19:48,000 Speaker 1: She's She says, I'm thinking about buying my husband a 389 00:19:48,240 --> 00:19:51,760 Speaker 1: Soko S twenty he hunts ELK. I would appreciate your 390 00:19:51,760 --> 00:19:55,199 Speaker 1: opinion on this gun. Also, does the suppressor significantly reduced 391 00:19:55,200 --> 00:19:58,480 Speaker 1: the kickback of firing? Appreciate your time and thoughts. That's 392 00:19:58,480 --> 00:20:01,240 Speaker 1: a great question. Um, yeah, I've I've shot the S 393 00:20:01,280 --> 00:20:04,480 Speaker 1: twenty actually having S twenty. Uh So the S twenties 394 00:20:04,760 --> 00:20:07,760 Speaker 1: kind of a modular system for the rifle. So what 395 00:20:07,920 --> 00:20:09,399 Speaker 1: it is is you can kind of go from a 396 00:20:09,440 --> 00:20:12,120 Speaker 1: bench rest rifle to then putting like a sport orized 397 00:20:12,200 --> 00:20:16,600 Speaker 1: stock on that same action and um use it for 398 00:20:16,680 --> 00:20:20,000 Speaker 1: hunting without really changing the impact site impact. So I 399 00:20:20,000 --> 00:20:22,320 Speaker 1: think it's a really really great gun for guys that 400 00:20:22,440 --> 00:20:25,800 Speaker 1: like to go between precision long range shooting and then 401 00:20:25,880 --> 00:20:27,960 Speaker 1: hunting as well. So it's the guy that spends a 402 00:20:27,960 --> 00:20:30,760 Speaker 1: lot of time in the summer shooting bench rest shooting, 403 00:20:30,760 --> 00:20:34,399 Speaker 1: maybe even doing some long range shooting competitions or not 404 00:20:34,440 --> 00:20:37,919 Speaker 1: necessarily like professionally, but just for fun. Um, that's a 405 00:20:38,000 --> 00:20:41,119 Speaker 1: it's a great because it's so customizable. You can. Uh. 406 00:20:41,160 --> 00:20:44,159 Speaker 1: The thing about precision shooting is everything needs to be 407 00:20:44,200 --> 00:20:46,199 Speaker 1: the same your your head needs to be in the 408 00:20:46,240 --> 00:20:48,399 Speaker 1: same place, So you want the same cheek, well, do 409 00:20:48,440 --> 00:20:51,000 Speaker 1: you want the same grip on the rifle? Where you 410 00:20:51,080 --> 00:20:54,240 Speaker 1: even place your thumb on the stock makes a big difference, 411 00:20:54,240 --> 00:20:56,280 Speaker 1: and a lot of people don't realize that. So when 412 00:20:56,280 --> 00:20:58,439 Speaker 1: you are able to take a gun that you can 413 00:20:58,480 --> 00:21:01,359 Speaker 1: kind of customize to really your body, the angle that 414 00:21:01,440 --> 00:21:03,359 Speaker 1: the butt plate goes in and everything. If you're really 415 00:21:03,359 --> 00:21:07,400 Speaker 1: talking about shooting long range and being very accurate at 416 00:21:07,400 --> 00:21:12,040 Speaker 1: the range for longer range shooting sake, having a bench 417 00:21:12,119 --> 00:21:15,120 Speaker 1: rest style rifle is nice. They're heavier though, um they're 418 00:21:15,119 --> 00:21:19,080 Speaker 1: heavy because they shoot well heavy, and they also help 419 00:21:19,119 --> 00:21:21,680 Speaker 1: you kind of maintain your position and target. So when 420 00:21:21,720 --> 00:21:25,200 Speaker 1: that gun fires off, the recoil comes back. If it's 421 00:21:25,280 --> 00:21:28,280 Speaker 1: real light gun, the recoil might mess up how you're 422 00:21:28,280 --> 00:21:31,280 Speaker 1: holding the rifle for that grouping, so it might be 423 00:21:31,320 --> 00:21:34,840 Speaker 1: a little bit off. If you change things so less recoil, 424 00:21:34,920 --> 00:21:38,919 Speaker 1: heavier rifle stays on target better. Is better? Now that 425 00:21:38,920 --> 00:21:40,960 Speaker 1: guns cool because it's a little bit module. You can 426 00:21:41,000 --> 00:21:43,359 Speaker 1: then kind of take that bench rest style set up, 427 00:21:43,440 --> 00:21:45,919 Speaker 1: feel everything gun that you've been shooting a lot, and 428 00:21:45,920 --> 00:21:49,760 Speaker 1: then put a more sportiorized hunting stock on it and 429 00:21:49,880 --> 00:21:52,240 Speaker 1: go out. So yeah, I mean, it depends on what 430 00:21:52,320 --> 00:21:54,840 Speaker 1: he likes to do, but it definitely is a cool gun. 431 00:21:55,320 --> 00:21:57,920 Speaker 1: Now the suppressor. I got a lot of questions about suppressors. 432 00:21:58,440 --> 00:22:01,919 Speaker 1: I'm a big fan of suppressor shooting um suppressor. Some 433 00:22:01,960 --> 00:22:04,480 Speaker 1: people call them silencers and silencers. I've talked about them 434 00:22:04,480 --> 00:22:08,040 Speaker 1: before on the podcast. But yes, it it severely reduces 435 00:22:08,040 --> 00:22:11,399 Speaker 1: the recoil, it reduces the muzzle jump, and it also 436 00:22:11,440 --> 00:22:14,760 Speaker 1: reduces the noise output, so it's just a smoother shooting. 437 00:22:15,040 --> 00:22:17,800 Speaker 1: You're gonna shoot better because you don't have that muzzle jump. 438 00:22:17,920 --> 00:22:21,119 Speaker 1: I like it because if I'm shooting by myself or hunting, 439 00:22:21,520 --> 00:22:24,280 Speaker 1: I can stay on target. I can watch the impact 440 00:22:24,359 --> 00:22:27,160 Speaker 1: of the bullet. There's been many times that I've shot 441 00:22:27,280 --> 00:22:31,120 Speaker 1: my suppressed rifle and I've been zoomed in fairly well 442 00:22:31,119 --> 00:22:32,560 Speaker 1: with the scope. The sun has been in my back 443 00:22:32,560 --> 00:22:35,160 Speaker 1: and i can actually see the bullet like you see 444 00:22:35,200 --> 00:22:38,080 Speaker 1: the impact. It's pretty cool to be able to just 445 00:22:38,720 --> 00:22:43,159 Speaker 1: not blink, not lose your site picture, and just be 446 00:22:43,280 --> 00:22:46,200 Speaker 1: able to shoot better that way. It really does make 447 00:22:46,200 --> 00:22:49,439 Speaker 1: you shoot better. So there are some things you have 448 00:22:49,480 --> 00:22:51,919 Speaker 1: to do to get the suppressor, but I would highly 449 00:22:51,960 --> 00:22:55,800 Speaker 1: suggest that if you can for people looking into it. 450 00:22:57,160 --> 00:22:59,520 Speaker 1: The next question says Rebby. I've been hunting my entire 451 00:22:59,600 --> 00:23:02,359 Speaker 1: life and turned fifty eight this year. It never fails 452 00:23:02,400 --> 00:23:05,400 Speaker 1: to amaze me where I still learned tricks and tips. 453 00:23:05,640 --> 00:23:07,960 Speaker 1: Your podcast is a solid source for that for sure. 454 00:23:08,160 --> 00:23:10,320 Speaker 1: I listened to the latest one on Getting Ready for 455 00:23:11,000 --> 00:23:13,720 Speaker 1: One this morning. It was all pretty much a refresher 456 00:23:13,760 --> 00:23:16,200 Speaker 1: for me, but as I started my training for next year, 457 00:23:16,400 --> 00:23:18,440 Speaker 1: it sure was nice to re visit the basics. Thanks 458 00:23:18,440 --> 00:23:21,560 Speaker 1: for doing what you do, and lifelong hunters arelike, oh, 459 00:23:21,600 --> 00:23:25,320 Speaker 1: and don't get eaten, Russ. Thanks, thanks for us. I 460 00:23:25,359 --> 00:23:28,359 Speaker 1: will try not to get eaten. And I appreciate that anytime, 461 00:23:28,720 --> 00:23:31,080 Speaker 1: you know, even myself included. One of the things that 462 00:23:31,119 --> 00:23:33,600 Speaker 1: I really enjoy is just seeing how people took some 463 00:23:33,640 --> 00:23:36,800 Speaker 1: of these tactics or kind of refreshed to them on 464 00:23:37,119 --> 00:23:40,399 Speaker 1: getting serious about certain things. Um. One thing that I 465 00:23:40,440 --> 00:23:43,160 Speaker 1: also really enjoys kind of seeing ways that people took 466 00:23:43,160 --> 00:23:45,720 Speaker 1: a tactic and then how it applied to a certain 467 00:23:45,760 --> 00:23:47,720 Speaker 1: situation and then something that might be a little bit 468 00:23:47,800 --> 00:23:51,919 Speaker 1: different because I constantly learned. I mean I was, uh. 469 00:23:51,960 --> 00:23:54,840 Speaker 1: This year, my wife went on her first archery hunt, 470 00:23:55,080 --> 00:23:57,560 Speaker 1: and you know, just watching her go through the process 471 00:23:57,600 --> 00:23:59,919 Speaker 1: really made me remember some of the things that I 472 00:24:00,080 --> 00:24:02,560 Speaker 1: kind of forgot about, like Okay, this is something or 473 00:24:02,600 --> 00:24:04,760 Speaker 1: made explain some of the things that I do, and 474 00:24:04,800 --> 00:24:06,600 Speaker 1: I go, wow, that's actually something that I do and 475 00:24:06,640 --> 00:24:10,359 Speaker 1: I don't even think about doing. Um, she hunted twelve days. 476 00:24:10,359 --> 00:24:14,840 Speaker 1: She's four months pregnant, hunted twelve straight days, including Christmas Day, 477 00:24:15,240 --> 00:24:18,760 Speaker 1: and so I'm like, man, she really understands now. The 478 00:24:18,800 --> 00:24:21,600 Speaker 1: perseverance that goes into bow hunting, and that's something that 479 00:24:21,640 --> 00:24:24,160 Speaker 1: I don't really talk about enough. I think, I think, 480 00:24:24,160 --> 00:24:26,320 Speaker 1: you know, we talked about the tactics and the other things, 481 00:24:26,320 --> 00:24:28,880 Speaker 1: and and we forget that there's a lot of struggle 482 00:24:28,920 --> 00:24:32,240 Speaker 1: in between success, especially when starting out. And then I 483 00:24:32,280 --> 00:24:35,239 Speaker 1: struggled for a few more days and and you and 484 00:24:35,280 --> 00:24:36,720 Speaker 1: I ended up not getting a buck. You know, I 485 00:24:36,760 --> 00:24:38,880 Speaker 1: was mostly helping her, but I had a few days 486 00:24:38,960 --> 00:24:41,640 Speaker 1: at the end there to chase there and and things 487 00:24:41,640 --> 00:24:43,800 Speaker 1: didn't work out for me. But you know, really, when 488 00:24:43,840 --> 00:24:46,000 Speaker 1: it comes down to it, I thought to myself, one 489 00:24:46,000 --> 00:24:48,639 Speaker 1: thing that I learned this year is just the perseverance 490 00:24:48,640 --> 00:24:52,280 Speaker 1: of bow hunting and how important that is to success. 491 00:24:52,640 --> 00:24:55,240 Speaker 1: I think we should actually make that a podcast here 492 00:24:55,280 --> 00:24:58,439 Speaker 1: pretty soon. So um, thanks for that, Russ. I appreciate that. 493 00:25:00,760 --> 00:25:02,960 Speaker 1: All right, this uh, this next question comes from Will. 494 00:25:03,119 --> 00:25:06,159 Speaker 1: He says, Hey, remy great podcast. All the professional advice 495 00:25:06,160 --> 00:25:08,679 Speaker 1: you're giving out for free is awesome. I kind of 496 00:25:08,680 --> 00:25:10,520 Speaker 1: feel like it's unfair that we get to learn so 497 00:25:10,600 --> 00:25:12,879 Speaker 1: much without going through the failures to learn, But it 498 00:25:12,960 --> 00:25:15,600 Speaker 1: just gets me closer to tagging out, so I'll keep listening. 499 00:25:16,119 --> 00:25:18,280 Speaker 1: I had a quick question on boots for a five 500 00:25:18,359 --> 00:25:21,040 Speaker 1: day September elk hunt in Colorado? Do you opt for 501 00:25:21,119 --> 00:25:25,840 Speaker 1: leather boots, slash synthetic, lug out soul logger type boots, 502 00:25:25,880 --> 00:25:30,199 Speaker 1: low profile out souls. Not really focusing on specific brand, 503 00:25:30,280 --> 00:25:34,240 Speaker 1: just to help clarify, say maybe between Danner prong horns 504 00:25:34,320 --> 00:25:38,639 Speaker 1: or Vital the powder horn. Um. Also, what would be 505 00:25:38,680 --> 00:25:40,359 Speaker 1: the best all around boot if I want to go 506 00:25:40,440 --> 00:25:43,040 Speaker 1: chase multiple species? And what do you look for in 507 00:25:43,040 --> 00:25:45,199 Speaker 1: a good pair of boots? Thanks to keep up the 508 00:25:45,240 --> 00:25:48,840 Speaker 1: great work, will. Okay, so that's a great question, and 509 00:25:48,880 --> 00:25:52,160 Speaker 1: I got a lot a lot of boot questions. Um, 510 00:25:52,200 --> 00:25:55,520 Speaker 1: it's kind of hard to say. You know, everybody says, 511 00:25:55,560 --> 00:25:57,479 Speaker 1: well what boots should I get? For everything? And for 512 00:25:57,560 --> 00:25:59,600 Speaker 1: me personally, I have a lot of different boots for 513 00:25:59,600 --> 00:26:02,280 Speaker 1: a lot of different applications. And if you've got fifteen 514 00:26:02,320 --> 00:26:05,160 Speaker 1: people in a room together, everybody has different preferences, different 515 00:26:05,200 --> 00:26:08,159 Speaker 1: types of feet, different things that they like. I'll go 516 00:26:08,280 --> 00:26:10,840 Speaker 1: over what I like and kind of how I think 517 00:26:10,880 --> 00:26:14,840 Speaker 1: about boots. There's two schools of thought. One is boots 518 00:26:14,840 --> 00:26:17,120 Speaker 1: need to protect your feet, they need to be durable, 519 00:26:17,160 --> 00:26:20,399 Speaker 1: and they need to help you motor up the mountain, 520 00:26:20,400 --> 00:26:21,840 Speaker 1: so that the object of boots is to make it 521 00:26:21,880 --> 00:26:25,720 Speaker 1: comfortable doing something uncomfortable hiking in the mountains. Now, the 522 00:26:25,760 --> 00:26:30,280 Speaker 1: most comfortable hiking in boots and durable and protecting boots 523 00:26:30,359 --> 00:26:32,080 Speaker 1: are going to be heavy. So you've got this like 524 00:26:32,920 --> 00:26:38,240 Speaker 1: ratio of weight and utility. Also, boots that are stiffer 525 00:26:38,320 --> 00:26:41,679 Speaker 1: souls last longer, they're easier in big mountains, but they 526 00:26:41,720 --> 00:26:45,240 Speaker 1: also aren't very quiet for certain stocking situations other things. 527 00:26:45,520 --> 00:26:47,119 Speaker 1: So if I was going off of this, when you 528 00:26:47,160 --> 00:26:51,000 Speaker 1: say five days September Elk hunt in Colorado, there's two extremes. 529 00:26:51,040 --> 00:26:54,679 Speaker 1: So you've got the full leather six nine inch tall 530 00:26:54,760 --> 00:26:57,719 Speaker 1: boot you know, goes halfway up your calf, and then 531 00:26:57,760 --> 00:27:01,280 Speaker 1: you've got I would say, like the trail runner, it's 532 00:27:01,320 --> 00:27:04,320 Speaker 1: more of a tennis shoe. Um, I've used both. I 533 00:27:04,520 --> 00:27:06,760 Speaker 1: use both, and it just depends on the hunt. So 534 00:27:06,800 --> 00:27:10,639 Speaker 1: early season, I tend to like a lightweight boot, anything 535 00:27:10,680 --> 00:27:13,120 Speaker 1: that's lightweight, more of a trail runner type. I've got 536 00:27:13,160 --> 00:27:15,520 Speaker 1: some under arming boots that I use that are real lightweight, 537 00:27:15,600 --> 00:27:19,000 Speaker 1: and I mean I've used solemn trail runners anything. Now, 538 00:27:19,040 --> 00:27:21,720 Speaker 1: the trouble with that is they aren't super waterproof. The 539 00:27:21,960 --> 00:27:26,440 Speaker 1: traction is pretty poor, but they're light and you can 540 00:27:26,480 --> 00:27:29,800 Speaker 1: go fast and be more sneaky. I read it before 541 00:27:29,800 --> 00:27:32,080 Speaker 1: a study. It's like a pound on your foot is 542 00:27:32,160 --> 00:27:34,080 Speaker 1: like eight pounds on your back, So you want to 543 00:27:34,119 --> 00:27:37,800 Speaker 1: take that into consideration how far you're going and other things. Now, 544 00:27:38,040 --> 00:27:43,719 Speaker 1: my standard preference for most hunting that's um later season, 545 00:27:43,840 --> 00:27:48,320 Speaker 1: mid season whatever. I prefer a taller, full leather boot 546 00:27:48,359 --> 00:27:51,280 Speaker 1: with a semi stiff soul. So if I guess, um, 547 00:27:51,320 --> 00:27:53,920 Speaker 1: some souls are rated on numbers, it's like one through five, 548 00:27:54,440 --> 00:27:57,320 Speaker 1: and I like a number three. Um, so five would 549 00:27:57,359 --> 00:28:00,320 Speaker 1: be just like pure mountaineering, super stiff, and why that 550 00:28:00,320 --> 00:28:04,720 Speaker 1: would be good? That would be used for like sheep hunting, climbing, 551 00:28:05,040 --> 00:28:07,560 Speaker 1: super steep rocks. We've gotta dig your toes in. You 552 00:28:07,640 --> 00:28:10,080 Speaker 1: really aren't flexing your foot much. You don't want a 553 00:28:10,080 --> 00:28:13,359 Speaker 1: lot of foot flex country where it's super rocky and hard. 554 00:28:13,640 --> 00:28:16,639 Speaker 1: Actually having that stiff sole keeps your feet protected. It 555 00:28:16,680 --> 00:28:18,480 Speaker 1: also kind of keeps your feet from getting what i'd 556 00:28:18,480 --> 00:28:21,359 Speaker 1: call stone bruised or war out moving too much. And 557 00:28:21,400 --> 00:28:23,800 Speaker 1: they've got good traction. I like somewhere in the middle 558 00:28:23,800 --> 00:28:26,359 Speaker 1: where it flexes a little bit. Um, you've got a 559 00:28:26,359 --> 00:28:28,800 Speaker 1: little bit more give, but it's also stiff enough where 560 00:28:28,840 --> 00:28:32,439 Speaker 1: you can hit that mountain more alpine type terrain if 561 00:28:32,440 --> 00:28:38,320 Speaker 1: you're going Colorado early season, but more aggressive backpack style hunting. 562 00:28:38,680 --> 00:28:40,760 Speaker 1: The taller boots gonna be great for giving you a 563 00:28:40,840 --> 00:28:43,680 Speaker 1: little bit added stability with weight. Also, it's gonna be 564 00:28:43,680 --> 00:28:46,760 Speaker 1: good for climbing steep and rocks. I know that doesn't help, 565 00:28:46,960 --> 00:28:49,360 Speaker 1: but those are the two options. Now, what you might 566 00:28:49,400 --> 00:28:50,840 Speaker 1: want to do is just get a pair of trail 567 00:28:50,880 --> 00:28:54,360 Speaker 1: runner type shoes. Those could be your I mean travel 568 00:28:54,560 --> 00:28:57,920 Speaker 1: tennis shoes type thing, and if the terrain and country 569 00:28:57,920 --> 00:28:59,600 Speaker 1: and whatever and the weather is going to be good, 570 00:29:00,000 --> 00:29:02,480 Speaker 1: throw those on. If it's not, then throw the more 571 00:29:02,640 --> 00:29:05,680 Speaker 1: leather type full boot on. And then there's like kind 572 00:29:05,680 --> 00:29:07,760 Speaker 1: of like those mid boots to try to match both, 573 00:29:07,760 --> 00:29:09,640 Speaker 1: like you mentioned here, maybe a dan or pronghorn. I 574 00:29:09,720 --> 00:29:12,880 Speaker 1: used to use something similar long time ago. The trouble 575 00:29:12,920 --> 00:29:16,520 Speaker 1: with those they don't necessarily like last a real long time, 576 00:29:16,560 --> 00:29:19,320 Speaker 1: but they are lighter, so it's a really good kind 577 00:29:19,360 --> 00:29:21,520 Speaker 1: of balance. You've got your mountaineering boot, you've got your 578 00:29:21,520 --> 00:29:24,160 Speaker 1: trail runner, and then you've got something in between. The 579 00:29:24,240 --> 00:29:27,120 Speaker 1: key is find something that really fits your foot. But 580 00:29:27,160 --> 00:29:30,120 Speaker 1: I've done a lot of hunting and essentially a trail 581 00:29:30,200 --> 00:29:33,320 Speaker 1: running tennis shoe, and I still do for most of 582 00:29:33,360 --> 00:29:36,160 Speaker 1: the stuff. It's not super slippery, super snowy, or super steep. 583 00:29:37,360 --> 00:29:39,680 Speaker 1: This question comes from Greg. He says Aramy, I'm just 584 00:29:39,720 --> 00:29:41,760 Speaker 1: a white tail hunter from Iowa, but have been trying 585 00:29:41,800 --> 00:29:43,640 Speaker 1: to make the stars aligned to get out west. Either 586 00:29:43,720 --> 00:29:46,360 Speaker 1: meal there l hunting, preferably elk because I can only 587 00:29:46,360 --> 00:29:48,520 Speaker 1: get three tags where I live. White tails aren't that 588 00:29:48,680 --> 00:29:50,720 Speaker 1: much meat and I have a family of five. My 589 00:29:50,800 --> 00:29:52,960 Speaker 1: question is I've tossed around the idea of using a 590 00:29:53,000 --> 00:29:56,040 Speaker 1: new style hammock instead of a tent, so I wouldn't 591 00:29:56,080 --> 00:29:58,560 Speaker 1: think I need to pack a sleeping pad, and it 592 00:29:58,600 --> 00:30:00,600 Speaker 1: seems like I can buy a ham I at lighter 593 00:30:00,640 --> 00:30:03,040 Speaker 1: weight for cheaper. Would love to hear your thoughts on 594 00:30:03,080 --> 00:30:06,240 Speaker 1: the podcast or if you've tested any that's a great question. 595 00:30:06,280 --> 00:30:10,040 Speaker 1: I have tested some um backcountry style hammocks. I don't 596 00:30:10,040 --> 00:30:13,920 Speaker 1: like them, and he here's the reason you're talking l hunting. 597 00:30:14,120 --> 00:30:17,760 Speaker 1: The weather can be very unpredictable. UM, it can be cold, 598 00:30:18,040 --> 00:30:20,680 Speaker 1: and one of the main purposes of sleeping pad is 599 00:30:20,720 --> 00:30:23,920 Speaker 1: insulation from the ground and the cold, but also comfort 600 00:30:23,920 --> 00:30:28,200 Speaker 1: as well. Um, I personally didn't like the hammock because 601 00:30:28,240 --> 00:30:30,200 Speaker 1: you just seem to freeze your rast is off in it. 602 00:30:30,840 --> 00:30:33,600 Speaker 1: I mean, if it's August season, like real early season, yeah, 603 00:30:33,680 --> 00:30:36,200 Speaker 1: that would be great. When it's hot out and you 604 00:30:36,200 --> 00:30:38,960 Speaker 1: know you're maybe in a drier climate. Perfect, but then 605 00:30:38,960 --> 00:30:41,520 Speaker 1: in that case there's often not a lot of trees, 606 00:30:41,640 --> 00:30:44,360 Speaker 1: but there you know, they're probably enough for a hammock. Um. 607 00:30:44,400 --> 00:30:46,800 Speaker 1: They can be comfortable at first, but you can also 608 00:30:47,080 --> 00:30:49,920 Speaker 1: without the right setup. Personally, my back kind of felt 609 00:30:49,920 --> 00:30:52,840 Speaker 1: a little kinked with it. You know. Some other options 610 00:30:52,920 --> 00:30:55,320 Speaker 1: lightweight would be like a more of a bivysack type thing. 611 00:30:56,080 --> 00:30:58,760 Speaker 1: It just depends on the time of year that you're going. 612 00:30:59,120 --> 00:31:02,320 Speaker 1: If you're going real early season, I wouldn't mind the 613 00:31:02,360 --> 00:31:05,479 Speaker 1: hammock option. It's a great option. It's super lightweight, and 614 00:31:05,480 --> 00:31:07,120 Speaker 1: then you could kind of throw a tarp in to 615 00:31:07,200 --> 00:31:09,280 Speaker 1: kind of cover yourself up in case any rain does 616 00:31:09,360 --> 00:31:12,120 Speaker 1: keep you up off the ground. And there are definitely 617 00:31:12,160 --> 00:31:15,240 Speaker 1: some benefits to using it. I can see guys that 618 00:31:15,320 --> 00:31:19,120 Speaker 1: maybe are really into it, especially early season, really enjoy them. 619 00:31:19,200 --> 00:31:21,040 Speaker 1: I just find that many of the places that I 620 00:31:21,120 --> 00:31:24,680 Speaker 1: hunt really aren't conducive to getting like the hammock set 621 00:31:24,720 --> 00:31:27,360 Speaker 1: up right. You're you're limited on the types of places 622 00:31:27,400 --> 00:31:29,760 Speaker 1: that you could use the hammock and the type of 623 00:31:29,800 --> 00:31:32,840 Speaker 1: weather patterns and things. It's just a little too unpredictable 624 00:31:32,880 --> 00:31:34,720 Speaker 1: for me. Whereas I know, if I've got a tent 625 00:31:35,160 --> 00:31:37,280 Speaker 1: and a sleeping pad, I know that I can insulate 626 00:31:37,280 --> 00:31:39,720 Speaker 1: myself from the cold air that comes up off the 627 00:31:39,760 --> 00:31:43,360 Speaker 1: ground or would get underneath me. And then I also 628 00:31:43,440 --> 00:31:45,920 Speaker 1: know that, you know, if I run into some weather 629 00:31:46,040 --> 00:31:47,920 Speaker 1: and some other things, I can kind of hunker in 630 00:31:48,520 --> 00:31:51,320 Speaker 1: and feel a little bit more protected from the elements. 631 00:31:51,320 --> 00:31:54,560 Speaker 1: So that's my personal thought on those, not to necessarily 632 00:31:54,600 --> 00:31:56,400 Speaker 1: discourage it. There is a time and a place that 633 00:31:56,400 --> 00:31:58,720 Speaker 1: probably works really well for him, but me personally never 634 00:31:58,800 --> 00:32:03,880 Speaker 1: found them useful as it sounded. This question comes from 635 00:32:03,960 --> 00:32:08,640 Speaker 1: Jess says, Hey, remmy love your podcasts very informative. I'm 636 00:32:08,640 --> 00:32:10,959 Speaker 1: slow to change, but let my friends talk me into 637 00:32:11,000 --> 00:32:13,360 Speaker 1: a single pin adjustable site. It's really made me a 638 00:32:13,400 --> 00:32:16,840 Speaker 1: better shooter for stationary targets, but mostly we hunt in 639 00:32:16,840 --> 00:32:20,960 Speaker 1: Nebraska for turkeys, white tail, million antelope. Most a single 640 00:32:21,000 --> 00:32:24,960 Speaker 1: pin is feasible, but like decoin goats, the rapid distance 641 00:32:25,040 --> 00:32:26,960 Speaker 1: change is impossible to do just for on the fly. 642 00:32:27,120 --> 00:32:28,600 Speaker 1: My son and I wanted to go l hunting and 643 00:32:28,640 --> 00:32:31,200 Speaker 1: assumed it would be a similar situation. I thought maybe 644 00:32:31,200 --> 00:32:33,840 Speaker 1: that would be an idea to talk about on your podcast. 645 00:32:33,840 --> 00:32:36,000 Speaker 1: To young already, thanks for the info. Keep up the 646 00:32:36,000 --> 00:32:39,440 Speaker 1: good work, Jess. That's a good question I do. I've 647 00:32:39,440 --> 00:32:42,800 Speaker 1: talked about it before. Shoot essentially a single pin slider site. 648 00:32:43,400 --> 00:32:45,920 Speaker 1: Mine has two pins on it, so you could here's 649 00:32:46,000 --> 00:32:49,360 Speaker 1: my suggestion for it for rapidly moving things like you know, 650 00:32:49,400 --> 00:32:53,360 Speaker 1: it might be anywhere from twenty yards to fifty yards. 651 00:32:53,480 --> 00:32:55,720 Speaker 1: I actually the way that I set my pin up 652 00:32:55,880 --> 00:32:58,360 Speaker 1: when I'm just I call walking, when I'm just walking 653 00:32:58,400 --> 00:33:01,320 Speaker 1: around or when I'm getting into situations, as I set 654 00:33:01,360 --> 00:33:04,680 Speaker 1: my pin for my bow speed, it's like thirty six 655 00:33:04,760 --> 00:33:07,720 Speaker 1: yards um. And then what I've done is I've kind 656 00:33:07,720 --> 00:33:10,120 Speaker 1: of on a target. So I've got a target and 657 00:33:10,120 --> 00:33:12,479 Speaker 1: I just kind of make like a twelve inch circle 658 00:33:13,520 --> 00:33:15,960 Speaker 1: and I shoot. There's you can probably do this with 659 00:33:16,000 --> 00:33:17,760 Speaker 1: like some I actually know you could do this with 660 00:33:17,800 --> 00:33:21,600 Speaker 1: like some formulas and some bullet like archery ballistic software 661 00:33:21,600 --> 00:33:25,040 Speaker 1: type stuff. But I just do it just shooting out there. Um, 662 00:33:25,080 --> 00:33:27,320 Speaker 1: you know you you've got your vital zone, and I 663 00:33:27,360 --> 00:33:29,800 Speaker 1: know that essentially with my pin set there, With that 664 00:33:29,920 --> 00:33:32,760 Speaker 1: one pin, I can shoot out to fifty five yards 665 00:33:32,800 --> 00:33:35,160 Speaker 1: for me on a definitely on an olk sized target, 666 00:33:35,240 --> 00:33:37,720 Speaker 1: or even sixty yards. I just know where to hold. Um. 667 00:33:37,840 --> 00:33:39,920 Speaker 1: Some people do it where it's like they can put 668 00:33:39,960 --> 00:33:43,320 Speaker 1: it on the animal and hit within the vitals so close. 669 00:33:43,440 --> 00:33:47,480 Speaker 1: I just aim low like heart shot, and then further 670 00:33:47,640 --> 00:33:51,840 Speaker 1: I aim center or high, So I aim high. One 671 00:33:51,840 --> 00:33:53,920 Speaker 1: thing that I think people kind of forget about is 672 00:33:54,440 --> 00:33:57,560 Speaker 1: shooting holdover. And the more you shoot hold over, the 673 00:33:57,640 --> 00:34:01,200 Speaker 1: better you're gonna be. It just shooting. What that is 674 00:34:01,200 --> 00:34:04,880 Speaker 1: is just knowing that if my pins set here thirty 675 00:34:04,960 --> 00:34:07,640 Speaker 1: yards and then animals at fifty, I just know where 676 00:34:07,640 --> 00:34:11,799 Speaker 1: to hold. Essentially, It's like for my setup, it's like 677 00:34:11,920 --> 00:34:14,080 Speaker 1: high in the body and then I can shoot to 678 00:34:14,200 --> 00:34:16,920 Speaker 1: sixty by just top of the back and that works 679 00:34:17,000 --> 00:34:19,120 Speaker 1: really well. Like I know where it's set, I know 680 00:34:19,200 --> 00:34:21,799 Speaker 1: how to shoot, and I know that where my arrow 681 00:34:21,880 --> 00:34:24,120 Speaker 1: hits it all those ranges out to sixty yards without 682 00:34:24,120 --> 00:34:27,160 Speaker 1: even adjusting my pin. You might be really surprised at 683 00:34:27,160 --> 00:34:30,480 Speaker 1: how well your brain can adapt and adjust. And it's 684 00:34:30,520 --> 00:34:32,560 Speaker 1: kind of more like shooting a traditional bow where you 685 00:34:32,560 --> 00:34:35,480 Speaker 1: aren't worried about the range so much. It's just drawing back, 686 00:34:35,520 --> 00:34:38,640 Speaker 1: getting settled and making a good shot and you're in 687 00:34:38,719 --> 00:34:41,440 Speaker 1: the zone. So that's the way I set my bow up. 688 00:34:41,560 --> 00:34:43,600 Speaker 1: It's just get out there and shoot it a bunch 689 00:34:43,680 --> 00:34:46,640 Speaker 1: at different ranges. So set your pin at thirty yards, 690 00:34:46,680 --> 00:34:49,120 Speaker 1: thirty three yard whatever. Just know where it's set, and 691 00:34:49,160 --> 00:34:52,600 Speaker 1: then know where it hits at different yardages, and then 692 00:34:52,680 --> 00:34:54,799 Speaker 1: kind of figure out how much the drop is. So 693 00:34:54,840 --> 00:34:58,680 Speaker 1: if it's uh, four inches, fight whatever, No, And then 694 00:34:58,719 --> 00:35:01,600 Speaker 1: now calculate that in to the size or vital zone 695 00:35:01,640 --> 00:35:03,799 Speaker 1: of whatever you're hunting. So you know, dear, you got 696 00:35:03,800 --> 00:35:07,040 Speaker 1: an eight inch vital zone, right, a little bigger, little 697 00:35:07,040 --> 00:35:09,880 Speaker 1: smaller whatever, elk, maybe a twelve inch vital zone. I 698 00:35:09,960 --> 00:35:11,680 Speaker 1: like to kind of keep it at the eight and twelve, 699 00:35:11,840 --> 00:35:14,759 Speaker 1: just kind of tightened the groups up and then kind 700 00:35:14,800 --> 00:35:17,880 Speaker 1: of nowhere on that body you're holding for those different distances, 701 00:35:18,239 --> 00:35:20,680 Speaker 1: you should be able to shoot out to fifty yards 702 00:35:21,120 --> 00:35:24,080 Speaker 1: without moving that pin. And that's good practice. And then 703 00:35:24,120 --> 00:35:26,600 Speaker 1: if you've got the time, adjust the pin. Now where 704 00:35:26,640 --> 00:35:29,040 Speaker 1: it's really difficult is if so you've got an elk 705 00:35:29,080 --> 00:35:31,479 Speaker 1: out there at fifty and he's coming in. You set 706 00:35:31,480 --> 00:35:34,240 Speaker 1: your pin to fifty, and now he's closer. Shooting lower 707 00:35:34,320 --> 00:35:36,319 Speaker 1: is really hard I've had When I first started with 708 00:35:36,360 --> 00:35:39,279 Speaker 1: a single pin, I made that mistake. Um So now 709 00:35:39,320 --> 00:35:41,799 Speaker 1: what I always do is I underset my pin if 710 00:35:41,840 --> 00:35:44,279 Speaker 1: something's moving my direction. So it's like if I see 711 00:35:44,320 --> 00:35:47,759 Speaker 1: it actually happened to me on a Fallowed Heroes set up, 712 00:35:48,000 --> 00:35:50,200 Speaker 1: I'm like, range him. He's like fifty yards. I sent 713 00:35:50,280 --> 00:35:53,239 Speaker 1: my fifty yard pin, and he like is moving in, 714 00:35:53,320 --> 00:35:55,200 Speaker 1: moving and moving in. I don't have time to adjust. 715 00:35:55,239 --> 00:35:57,680 Speaker 1: He's like thirty yards now and I draw back, and 716 00:35:57,680 --> 00:36:00,719 Speaker 1: I'm like, oh crap. You know, now how low do 717 00:36:00,760 --> 00:36:02,560 Speaker 1: I hold? Because I know my hold over, but I 718 00:36:02,560 --> 00:36:05,279 Speaker 1: don't know my hold under. So actually practicing some hold 719 00:36:05,400 --> 00:36:07,560 Speaker 1: under is not a bad idea either. But from that 720 00:36:07,600 --> 00:36:09,480 Speaker 1: point on, what I always would do is that I 721 00:36:09,480 --> 00:36:12,040 Speaker 1: would underset for those longer. So it's like fifty yards 722 00:36:12,080 --> 00:36:13,759 Speaker 1: but he's kind of come in this direction. I sent 723 00:36:13,840 --> 00:36:16,040 Speaker 1: my pin to thirty and know that if he stopped 724 00:36:16,040 --> 00:36:20,279 Speaker 1: anywhere before that or got to that range, then I 725 00:36:20,280 --> 00:36:22,040 Speaker 1: can hold over. And it was just easier for me 726 00:36:22,120 --> 00:36:25,640 Speaker 1: to my brain to compute. Um, I actually made a 727 00:36:25,680 --> 00:36:27,839 Speaker 1: great shot on that bucket your end twenty yards and 728 00:36:27,840 --> 00:36:30,759 Speaker 1: fell over. But uh, it freaked me out mentally a 729 00:36:30,760 --> 00:36:32,920 Speaker 1: little bit like, oh crap, I've never had to hold 730 00:36:33,000 --> 00:36:37,600 Speaker 1: under something it's intentionally, so uh that that's something to 731 00:36:37,640 --> 00:36:39,279 Speaker 1: think about. And then you could also make like a 732 00:36:39,360 --> 00:36:42,759 Speaker 1: mark on your pin. Um, I've done that before where 733 00:36:42,760 --> 00:36:45,680 Speaker 1: it's just my buddy uses like nail polish on his 734 00:36:45,760 --> 00:36:48,799 Speaker 1: and he just marks another mark on his pins. So 735 00:36:48,840 --> 00:36:52,840 Speaker 1: when it's set at your walk around fixed distance nowhere, 736 00:36:52,920 --> 00:36:55,600 Speaker 1: that mark hits as well, so you can kind of 737 00:36:55,600 --> 00:36:59,000 Speaker 1: go single pin, Okay, that's thirty and then that mark, 738 00:36:59,080 --> 00:37:01,160 Speaker 1: you know, maybe his four be five, so you can 739 00:37:01,200 --> 00:37:03,560 Speaker 1: kind of use that as a gauge as well. Um, 740 00:37:03,600 --> 00:37:08,759 Speaker 1: if things change fast and give that a try. All right. 741 00:37:08,800 --> 00:37:11,040 Speaker 1: We'll just kind of end here with a little testimonial. 742 00:37:11,080 --> 00:37:13,359 Speaker 1: This one comes from Alex. He says, Hey, Rammy, I 743 00:37:13,400 --> 00:37:16,480 Speaker 1: just want to thank you for those off season archery drills, 744 00:37:16,560 --> 00:37:19,440 Speaker 1: especially in this case the one to two minute hole drills, 745 00:37:19,480 --> 00:37:21,879 Speaker 1: which allowed me to put down my biggest white tail yet. 746 00:37:22,000 --> 00:37:25,280 Speaker 1: I love the podcast and your content. You've got an awesome, 747 00:37:25,400 --> 00:37:28,160 Speaker 1: just giant white tail buck and that's the kind of 748 00:37:28,160 --> 00:37:31,160 Speaker 1: thing that I like to see. That's what the podcast 749 00:37:31,280 --> 00:37:34,359 Speaker 1: is about, just helping people be more successful. I can't 750 00:37:34,360 --> 00:37:37,200 Speaker 1: remember what episode it was, but some offseason drills I 751 00:37:37,239 --> 00:37:39,560 Speaker 1: think it was during the summer. Did the spring Ways 752 00:37:39,640 --> 00:37:42,640 Speaker 1: to make you better hunting shooting And we kind of 753 00:37:42,640 --> 00:37:44,279 Speaker 1: did a little bit of that kind of stuff in 754 00:37:44,280 --> 00:37:47,440 Speaker 1: the last podcast. So we're gonna be going into this 755 00:37:47,520 --> 00:37:49,960 Speaker 1: year just giving you more and more content to hopefully 756 00:37:50,000 --> 00:37:52,920 Speaker 1: get more and more pictures and testimonials like that. I 757 00:37:52,960 --> 00:37:56,239 Speaker 1: appreciate all the questions that came in as always, feel 758 00:37:56,239 --> 00:37:58,880 Speaker 1: free to reach out to me social media, mostly on 759 00:37:58,920 --> 00:38:02,399 Speaker 1: Instagram at me Warren or Remy at the meatia Deer 760 00:38:02,440 --> 00:38:06,920 Speaker 1: dot com. You can send us in questions, uh, success photos, 761 00:38:07,280 --> 00:38:09,680 Speaker 1: topics that you'd like to suggest, and we try to 762 00:38:09,719 --> 00:38:11,719 Speaker 1: hit as many of those as possible through our Q 763 00:38:11,840 --> 00:38:13,560 Speaker 1: and A s and then just like a lot of 764 00:38:13,560 --> 00:38:16,520 Speaker 1: the topics that we got over the course of the 765 00:38:16,600 --> 00:38:20,000 Speaker 1: year kind of become podcast topics. Try to make them 766 00:38:20,000 --> 00:38:23,200 Speaker 1: topical and timely as far as what's going on now 767 00:38:23,239 --> 00:38:24,600 Speaker 1: and some of the hunts that are going on. So 768 00:38:24,640 --> 00:38:26,480 Speaker 1: if you have any suggestions or things you'd like to hear, 769 00:38:26,520 --> 00:38:29,680 Speaker 1: in the podcast. Please feel free to shoot me those 770 00:38:29,840 --> 00:38:32,680 Speaker 1: until next week. You know, next week, I'm not sure. 771 00:38:32,880 --> 00:38:34,759 Speaker 1: I've got a lot of ideas and topics from a 772 00:38:34,760 --> 00:38:37,240 Speaker 1: lot of suggestions, So I'm gonna be kind of sitting 773 00:38:37,239 --> 00:38:40,080 Speaker 1: down this week and really hashing out some of the 774 00:38:40,120 --> 00:38:41,400 Speaker 1: things that I want to cover and some of the the 775 00:38:41,440 --> 00:38:43,759 Speaker 1: things you guys want me to cover. So feel free 776 00:38:43,800 --> 00:38:47,759 Speaker 1: to just infiltrate the mail bag the mail sack, send 777 00:38:47,800 --> 00:38:49,880 Speaker 1: me in your questions and the things that you guys like, 778 00:38:50,239 --> 00:38:52,040 Speaker 1: and we'll try to get to as much of that 779 00:38:52,120 --> 00:38:55,840 Speaker 1: as possible. Looking forward to more success in the future 780 00:38:56,000 --> 00:38:58,600 Speaker 1: and hearing from everyone out there. I appreciate it, you know, 781 00:38:58,640 --> 00:39:00,879 Speaker 1: as always. UM, if you think about it, feel free 782 00:39:00,920 --> 00:39:03,600 Speaker 1: to drop a comment in the wherever you listen to 783 00:39:03,640 --> 00:39:05,839 Speaker 1: the app at Also, you know, if you if you're 784 00:39:06,080 --> 00:39:08,839 Speaker 1: if you listen on iTunes or whatever, stitcher, it doesn't 785 00:39:08,840 --> 00:39:11,040 Speaker 1: matter wherever. If you can rate it, if it's got 786 00:39:11,040 --> 00:39:13,680 Speaker 1: a rating function, give us a five star rating if 787 00:39:13,680 --> 00:39:17,200 Speaker 1: you can. I appreciate it. Some good comments, Share it 788 00:39:17,280 --> 00:39:19,480 Speaker 1: with your friends or on social or whatever you guys 789 00:39:19,560 --> 00:39:22,040 Speaker 1: like to do. Um, but I appreciate you all. So 790 00:39:22,800 --> 00:39:25,880 Speaker 1: until next week, keep those questions coming in. Talk to 791 00:39:25,880 --> 00:39:27,120 Speaker 1: you guys later about it.