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 --> 00:00:29,639 Speaker 1: This is Cutting the Distance. Welcome back to Cutting the 6 00:00:29,640 --> 00:00:32,800 Speaker 1: Distance podcast. Everyone. It's the end of the year and 7 00:00:32,880 --> 00:00:36,520 Speaker 1: New Year's is upon us. For me, kind of seemed 8 00:00:36,560 --> 00:00:39,480 Speaker 1: to fly by, and yet here we are heading into 9 00:00:39,520 --> 00:00:43,800 Speaker 1: a new chapter. Coincidentally, this will be my last transmission 10 00:00:43,840 --> 00:00:46,440 Speaker 1: as host of Cutting the Distance. It's been a great 11 00:00:46,520 --> 00:00:49,000 Speaker 1: ride sharing tips and tactics with you. I feel like 12 00:00:49,040 --> 00:00:51,320 Speaker 1: over the past few years we've learned a lot, shared 13 00:00:51,360 --> 00:00:54,640 Speaker 1: some incredible success, and had some fun stories to tell. 14 00:00:55,240 --> 00:00:57,560 Speaker 1: So this week I'm gonna give you my twenty one 15 00:00:57,800 --> 00:01:00,800 Speaker 1: all time best tips for finance six us on the Mountain, 16 00:01:01,240 --> 00:01:03,600 Speaker 1: and I'll leave you with tip twenty two for going 17 00:01:03,640 --> 00:01:06,400 Speaker 1: into the future as we transition into this new year. 18 00:01:07,040 --> 00:01:09,040 Speaker 1: Also make sure to stay tuned to the end where 19 00:01:09,040 --> 00:01:10,840 Speaker 1: you can hear about the future of what I have 20 00:01:10,920 --> 00:01:13,560 Speaker 1: coming down the pipe in the future of Cutting the Distance. 21 00:01:13,959 --> 00:01:17,680 Speaker 1: But before we do that, let's jump into the best 22 00:01:17,800 --> 00:01:28,280 Speaker 1: hunting tips you'll ever hear in one spot. I feel 23 00:01:28,319 --> 00:01:31,960 Speaker 1: like it's let's go back, let's look back. We've got 24 00:01:32,600 --> 00:01:36,360 Speaker 1: hundred and some odd episodes of Cutting the Distance podcast, 25 00:01:36,920 --> 00:01:39,600 Speaker 1: but I wanted to pull out a few of my 26 00:01:39,760 --> 00:01:42,480 Speaker 1: favorite kind of tips. If I was just to summarize, 27 00:01:42,480 --> 00:01:45,199 Speaker 1: if you're like remy, give me the best of the best, 28 00:01:45,720 --> 00:01:48,600 Speaker 1: how do I be more successful? I think that just 29 00:01:48,680 --> 00:01:53,080 Speaker 1: going through this podcast is a good way to kind 30 00:01:53,080 --> 00:01:55,520 Speaker 1: of get a grasp of the things that I think 31 00:01:56,160 --> 00:01:59,240 Speaker 1: lead to success. So we're gonna go tip one all 32 00:01:59,280 --> 00:02:03,200 Speaker 1: the way from episode one. Now, that episode I was 33 00:02:03,520 --> 00:02:05,360 Speaker 1: talking about a lot of it came down to a 34 00:02:05,440 --> 00:02:07,640 Speaker 1: story about shooting at the best buck of my life 35 00:02:07,640 --> 00:02:11,360 Speaker 1: and at the time not knowing about shot angles, aiming 36 00:02:11,600 --> 00:02:14,640 Speaker 1: a little bit lower because horizontal distance all that, and 37 00:02:14,680 --> 00:02:16,640 Speaker 1: that was that was kind of a takeaway there. But 38 00:02:16,720 --> 00:02:20,160 Speaker 1: I think that the real takeaway is practicing those tough shots, 39 00:02:20,560 --> 00:02:22,960 Speaker 1: whether you're a bow hunter, whether you're a rifle hunter, 40 00:02:23,400 --> 00:02:26,600 Speaker 1: practicing those shots that are difficult that you're probably going 41 00:02:26,639 --> 00:02:31,080 Speaker 1: to encounter in the field, making that practice realistic to 42 00:02:31,160 --> 00:02:34,880 Speaker 1: those situations, and practicing that downhill angle, especially when you're 43 00:02:35,160 --> 00:02:37,960 Speaker 1: hunting the mountains. Now of course, we've got range finders 44 00:02:37,960 --> 00:02:41,200 Speaker 1: that adjust for that distance. But I've got the question 45 00:02:41,240 --> 00:02:43,600 Speaker 1: a lot that I think I never actually addressed is 46 00:02:43,880 --> 00:02:45,919 Speaker 1: they're like, well, if I'm shooting downhill, do I aim low? 47 00:02:45,960 --> 00:02:49,639 Speaker 1: What if I'm shooting uphill? It's the same, aim lower 48 00:02:49,680 --> 00:02:53,000 Speaker 1: because it's that horizontal distance. Now, your range finder should 49 00:02:53,040 --> 00:02:56,720 Speaker 1: tell you what the actual distances with that angle compensation. 50 00:02:57,280 --> 00:03:00,520 Speaker 1: But I think that even with knowing that angle compensation, 51 00:03:00,560 --> 00:03:04,280 Speaker 1: I found that those downhill and uphill shots are probably 52 00:03:04,360 --> 00:03:06,480 Speaker 1: the most difficult, and they're the ones that get practiced 53 00:03:06,520 --> 00:03:09,760 Speaker 1: the least, and for most hunters. I would say nearly 54 00:03:09,800 --> 00:03:13,040 Speaker 1: everything that gets shot, whether you're a mountain hunter or not, 55 00:03:13,600 --> 00:03:16,239 Speaker 1: is probably at an uphill or downhill angle because a 56 00:03:16,240 --> 00:03:18,600 Speaker 1: lot of people are shooting out of tree stands, and 57 00:03:18,720 --> 00:03:20,239 Speaker 1: a lot of people that hunt the mountains will be 58 00:03:20,240 --> 00:03:22,680 Speaker 1: shooting up or down. So I think that that's probably 59 00:03:22,720 --> 00:03:24,720 Speaker 1: one of the most important shots you can practice, and 60 00:03:24,800 --> 00:03:29,440 Speaker 1: having that practice is key to being proficient in the field. 61 00:03:31,240 --> 00:03:34,440 Speaker 1: Tip number two I like to call it the Dog 62 00:03:34,480 --> 00:03:37,240 Speaker 1: the Bull episode episode number four. Now, this has to 63 00:03:37,320 --> 00:03:40,320 Speaker 1: do with elk hunting being successful elk hunting olk calling, 64 00:03:40,880 --> 00:03:44,000 Speaker 1: but the real tactic behind the tactic is what is 65 00:03:44,040 --> 00:03:49,200 Speaker 1: the winner, and that tactic is thinking of behavior in 66 00:03:49,320 --> 00:03:52,640 Speaker 1: terms of elk acting like elk, not acting like elk, 67 00:03:52,720 --> 00:03:56,040 Speaker 1: acting towards you as a non elk. I've read so 68 00:03:56,080 --> 00:03:59,720 Speaker 1: many articles over the years from people that are writing 69 00:03:59,760 --> 00:04:03,680 Speaker 1: about at elk hunting and popular hunting magazines or whatever, 70 00:04:04,160 --> 00:04:07,720 Speaker 1: and they talk about, uh, certain things you do and 71 00:04:07,720 --> 00:04:12,000 Speaker 1: in the elk don't respond or go away, And in 72 00:04:12,080 --> 00:04:15,760 Speaker 1: my opinion, I think some of that is misguided because 73 00:04:16,440 --> 00:04:20,000 Speaker 1: what you have to think about is when you're hunting elk, right, 74 00:04:20,240 --> 00:04:24,400 Speaker 1: you gotta fully understand an elk's behavior, and you have 75 00:04:24,480 --> 00:04:27,520 Speaker 1: to assume in many ways that that elk is not 76 00:04:27,839 --> 00:04:30,560 Speaker 1: does not know that you are not an elk. But 77 00:04:30,640 --> 00:04:34,360 Speaker 1: as our human brains were very very human centric, egocentric, 78 00:04:34,400 --> 00:04:36,600 Speaker 1: we we blow the bugle and then we think, oh, well, 79 00:04:36,640 --> 00:04:38,320 Speaker 1: we mess that up because they're going the other way, 80 00:04:38,440 --> 00:04:41,839 Speaker 1: or they were thinking we were too aggressive because now 81 00:04:41,880 --> 00:04:45,920 Speaker 1: they're going the other way, when in fact, elk or 82 00:04:45,960 --> 00:04:48,720 Speaker 1: doing elk things, and one of those elk things is 83 00:04:48,760 --> 00:04:51,440 Speaker 1: elk round up their cows and they move off. They 84 00:04:51,600 --> 00:04:54,840 Speaker 1: they try to conserve energy and avoid fighting. So you 85 00:04:54,880 --> 00:04:57,920 Speaker 1: have to make a play on that tactic by those 86 00:04:57,920 --> 00:05:00,279 Speaker 1: elk just acting like elk. That doesn't mean that you 87 00:05:00,360 --> 00:05:02,880 Speaker 1: did anything wrong. It might even mean that you're doing 88 00:05:02,920 --> 00:05:05,960 Speaker 1: something exactly right. And that elk is acting is just 89 00:05:06,520 --> 00:05:09,440 Speaker 1: another elk made that noise. And so that dogging the 90 00:05:09,480 --> 00:05:12,200 Speaker 1: bowl tactic is following that elk until it kind of 91 00:05:12,200 --> 00:05:17,320 Speaker 1: has no option but to turn around and come fight, 92 00:05:17,839 --> 00:05:19,560 Speaker 1: and that and that is a really good tactic. I 93 00:05:19,640 --> 00:05:23,039 Speaker 1: found that that work is very successful. Um, but I 94 00:05:23,040 --> 00:05:25,840 Speaker 1: think that the reason that tactic is successful is because 95 00:05:25,839 --> 00:05:29,799 Speaker 1: it's exploiting elk behavior. So thinking in terms of acting 96 00:05:29,839 --> 00:05:33,599 Speaker 1: like an elk, and that goes with any really calling 97 00:05:33,640 --> 00:05:36,160 Speaker 1: scenario or a lot of different hunting scenarios. I mean 98 00:05:36,240 --> 00:05:39,560 Speaker 1: you could say like, um, you know, bugling to an 99 00:05:39,560 --> 00:05:42,880 Speaker 1: elk and there's an elk bugling below you and thinking like, oh, 100 00:05:42,880 --> 00:05:44,839 Speaker 1: that elk is gonna come to me. But in the 101 00:05:44,880 --> 00:05:47,560 Speaker 1: wild they don't necessarily do that a lot of times. Um, 102 00:05:47,600 --> 00:05:50,120 Speaker 1: if if if I'm that bull at once, what that 103 00:05:50,160 --> 00:05:51,839 Speaker 1: other elk has? I don't know what that other elk 104 00:05:51,920 --> 00:05:53,720 Speaker 1: might have. He might have cows, he might be alone. 105 00:05:53,760 --> 00:05:56,440 Speaker 1: We gotta we gotta kind of assess the situation and 106 00:05:56,480 --> 00:05:59,760 Speaker 1: then make a play based on the behavior of if 107 00:05:59,800 --> 00:06:01,680 Speaker 1: I were another elk, what would that elk do? And 108 00:06:01,720 --> 00:06:06,120 Speaker 1: that comes from understanding how the elk act and watching 109 00:06:06,160 --> 00:06:10,600 Speaker 1: and observing animals, you know, when they're just interacting with 110 00:06:10,640 --> 00:06:12,960 Speaker 1: each other, you can kind of pick up those cues 111 00:06:12,960 --> 00:06:14,920 Speaker 1: of like, well, what why is that elk doing that? 112 00:06:14,960 --> 00:06:17,480 Speaker 1: And critically thinking of like what are elk doing? And 113 00:06:17,480 --> 00:06:19,640 Speaker 1: what's the behavior that I'm trying to exploit. And I 114 00:06:19,680 --> 00:06:24,679 Speaker 1: think that's a real tactic there. Number three, the shoes 115 00:06:24,720 --> 00:06:27,760 Speaker 1: off situation, episode number seven. This is one of my 116 00:06:27,839 --> 00:06:32,400 Speaker 1: favorite things because I think people associate with me a 117 00:06:32,440 --> 00:06:34,800 Speaker 1: lot of the time. If you've watched Solo Hunter, if 118 00:06:34,800 --> 00:06:37,359 Speaker 1: you've watched my any kind of content that I do, 119 00:06:37,440 --> 00:06:39,800 Speaker 1: I end up taking my shoes off a lot. And 120 00:06:39,920 --> 00:06:42,080 Speaker 1: it's because when it comes to bow hunting, I believe 121 00:06:42,120 --> 00:06:47,400 Speaker 1: stealth is everything. It's it's paramount and the like when 122 00:06:47,440 --> 00:06:51,080 Speaker 1: you're talking about bow hunting, you're talking about getting extremely close, 123 00:06:51,120 --> 00:06:52,719 Speaker 1: and I like to get so close that I think. 124 00:06:52,839 --> 00:06:55,039 Speaker 1: I like this thought of like getting so close that 125 00:06:55,080 --> 00:06:58,680 Speaker 1: I can't miss. I do shoot my bow quite far. 126 00:06:58,920 --> 00:07:02,000 Speaker 1: I can shoot proficient out to a hundred plus yards, 127 00:07:02,040 --> 00:07:04,200 Speaker 1: and I'm not afraid to say that, But when it 128 00:07:04,240 --> 00:07:08,040 Speaker 1: comes to hunting, I like to get twenty yards, thirty yards, 129 00:07:08,560 --> 00:07:11,239 Speaker 1: I mean even closer. I like to get really close. 130 00:07:11,280 --> 00:07:13,120 Speaker 1: I like to get so close that there's no other 131 00:07:13,160 --> 00:07:16,440 Speaker 1: option than to be successful. And sometimes you you might 132 00:07:16,480 --> 00:07:19,880 Speaker 1: blow it. But I like to trust my stocking, my 133 00:07:20,000 --> 00:07:24,000 Speaker 1: stocking abilities. And one way that I find getting close 134 00:07:24,080 --> 00:07:28,680 Speaker 1: to animals through spot and stock is taking off those shoes. 135 00:07:28,680 --> 00:07:32,440 Speaker 1: The sole of your boot leaves a loud, crunchy noise 136 00:07:32,480 --> 00:07:35,480 Speaker 1: that is easy for animals to detect and is not 137 00:07:35,680 --> 00:07:38,320 Speaker 1: this most stealthy approach. So when it comes to bow hunting, 138 00:07:38,360 --> 00:07:40,320 Speaker 1: I take my shoes off, go in your socks. You 139 00:07:40,320 --> 00:07:43,960 Speaker 1: can go in your shoes and stocking socks barefoot. Do 140 00:07:44,000 --> 00:07:46,840 Speaker 1: a lot of barefoot hunting. But I found a lot 141 00:07:46,880 --> 00:07:49,280 Speaker 1: of success with that. And one thing that I love 142 00:07:49,320 --> 00:07:53,480 Speaker 1: about that tactic is people always sending me the shoes 143 00:07:53,480 --> 00:07:56,680 Speaker 1: off situation photos. I hope, I hope I continue to 144 00:07:56,720 --> 00:08:00,760 Speaker 1: get shoes off situation stuff sent from you eyes pretty 145 00:08:00,840 --> 00:08:02,720 Speaker 1: much for the rest of my life. When you have 146 00:08:02,760 --> 00:08:04,600 Speaker 1: those moments where it's like, hey, I had to slip 147 00:08:04,640 --> 00:08:06,640 Speaker 1: in tight, it was loud, I had to get quiet, 148 00:08:06,680 --> 00:08:10,480 Speaker 1: I had to get sneaky, little shoes off situation. I 149 00:08:10,600 --> 00:08:13,080 Speaker 1: love getting those photos of being like, heck, yeah, man, 150 00:08:13,080 --> 00:08:16,440 Speaker 1: this guy, this guy went and and did it, and 151 00:08:16,480 --> 00:08:19,880 Speaker 1: that's um that that I really enjoy seeing. But when 152 00:08:19,880 --> 00:08:23,400 Speaker 1: it comes to spot and stock hunting, you know, the 153 00:08:23,560 --> 00:08:25,880 Speaker 1: little things make a big difference. It's all the little 154 00:08:25,920 --> 00:08:29,720 Speaker 1: things that add up. It's the noise of your feet 155 00:08:29,760 --> 00:08:32,360 Speaker 1: on the ground, it's the noise of your gear, it's 156 00:08:32,400 --> 00:08:36,040 Speaker 1: it's quieting down. Even just when it comes to you know, 157 00:08:36,120 --> 00:08:37,960 Speaker 1: your bow and making that shot, and maybe you weren't 158 00:08:37,960 --> 00:08:40,040 Speaker 1: even talking about bow hunting, but you're you're trying to 159 00:08:40,080 --> 00:08:42,920 Speaker 1: slip through the woods, still hunting an area that's got 160 00:08:43,000 --> 00:08:44,920 Speaker 1: leaves all over the ground, and it's like, well, how 161 00:08:44,960 --> 00:08:46,920 Speaker 1: do you make that quiet? And maybe you just put 162 00:08:46,960 --> 00:08:49,120 Speaker 1: on a pair of socks or whatever and and and 163 00:08:49,240 --> 00:08:52,280 Speaker 1: sneak through. And whether your rifle hunting, bow hunting, shotgun 164 00:08:52,360 --> 00:08:56,120 Speaker 1: hunting doesn't really matter. Stealth is everything, and so being 165 00:08:56,200 --> 00:08:58,920 Speaker 1: quiet and learning to quiet yourself down and make a 166 00:08:58,960 --> 00:09:02,800 Speaker 1: good stock is huge. And getting close enough to make 167 00:09:02,800 --> 00:09:07,680 Speaker 1: a shot. Number four it's going to come from episode nine. 168 00:09:07,679 --> 00:09:11,280 Speaker 1: It's about glassing. And when we talk about glassing, the 169 00:09:11,400 --> 00:09:14,319 Speaker 1: key is getting steady and knowing how to get comfortable. 170 00:09:15,280 --> 00:09:17,840 Speaker 1: It's it's one of those things I like to say, 171 00:09:18,040 --> 00:09:20,080 Speaker 1: you know, you've got your your binoculars, you should know 172 00:09:20,120 --> 00:09:23,080 Speaker 1: how to use them and getting steady even without a tripod. 173 00:09:23,160 --> 00:09:25,320 Speaker 1: Maybe you got You're like, oh, I'm glassing off a tripod, 174 00:09:25,320 --> 00:09:27,400 Speaker 1: and that's great, but it's not great for all situations. 175 00:09:28,120 --> 00:09:29,760 Speaker 1: The way that I glassed in the majority of the 176 00:09:29,760 --> 00:09:32,480 Speaker 1: times I sit down, I've got my pack on, I 177 00:09:32,559 --> 00:09:34,839 Speaker 1: put my knees up, I locked my elbows to my knees. 178 00:09:34,880 --> 00:09:37,280 Speaker 1: It's just grounding everything that's going to the binocular so 179 00:09:37,320 --> 00:09:40,720 Speaker 1: it's creating a tripod with my body essentially. And then 180 00:09:41,120 --> 00:09:44,400 Speaker 1: I wear a brimmed ball cap. And the reason that 181 00:09:44,520 --> 00:09:46,600 Speaker 1: I can't I can barely glass without it because what 182 00:09:46,640 --> 00:09:49,200 Speaker 1: I like to do is I clip my binoculars to 183 00:09:49,240 --> 00:09:51,720 Speaker 1: my hat, so that's one more point of steady context. 184 00:09:51,760 --> 00:09:53,800 Speaker 1: So it's from my head to the ground, to my 185 00:09:53,840 --> 00:09:56,920 Speaker 1: feet to my supported back, and I can hand hold 186 00:09:56,920 --> 00:10:01,000 Speaker 1: my binoculars extremely steady, and I have spotted animals five 187 00:10:01,120 --> 00:10:05,640 Speaker 1: six miles away through just regular ten power binoculars by 188 00:10:05,720 --> 00:10:09,040 Speaker 1: locking off well and knowing what I'm looking for. Glassing 189 00:10:09,200 --> 00:10:13,520 Speaker 1: is probably if I had to emphasize one of the 190 00:10:13,559 --> 00:10:19,520 Speaker 1: best tactics for hunting, it's being efficient glassing. And so 191 00:10:19,679 --> 00:10:22,120 Speaker 1: I think it's super important to know how to use 192 00:10:22,160 --> 00:10:27,360 Speaker 1: your optics and know what to look for. So number five, 193 00:10:28,080 --> 00:10:32,320 Speaker 1: it's kind of expanding on the glassing. I like to say, 194 00:10:32,360 --> 00:10:35,400 Speaker 1: look at the best place. First episode eleven. I think 195 00:10:35,440 --> 00:10:37,840 Speaker 1: that was like how to spot things before your buddies. 196 00:10:38,400 --> 00:10:41,600 Speaker 1: But this is a this is a turner that I 197 00:10:41,720 --> 00:10:45,120 Speaker 1: coined many years ago. So if you hear somebody referring 198 00:10:45,160 --> 00:10:48,679 Speaker 1: to any glassing tactics, that's call it strategic shotgun glassing. 199 00:10:49,520 --> 00:10:52,760 Speaker 1: That came from me um, and you should point that 200 00:10:52,760 --> 00:10:56,360 Speaker 1: out that hey, that's someone else's that's you know that 201 00:10:56,360 --> 00:11:01,120 Speaker 1: that is my uh patented asking term. But what I 202 00:11:01,160 --> 00:11:06,160 Speaker 1: consider strategic shock and glasses is where you're looking at 203 00:11:06,480 --> 00:11:09,360 Speaker 1: you know, there's this this idea of gritting an area 204 00:11:09,400 --> 00:11:12,040 Speaker 1: where you're just like scanning back and forth and shocking 205 00:11:12,120 --> 00:11:14,520 Speaker 1: glassing is like this garbage way of glass room. You're 206 00:11:14,520 --> 00:11:17,360 Speaker 1: just throwing your binoculars up willy nilly. But I think 207 00:11:17,400 --> 00:11:19,400 Speaker 1: that the best ways you look at an area with 208 00:11:19,440 --> 00:11:23,320 Speaker 1: your eyes and you understand where the animals will be 209 00:11:23,400 --> 00:11:25,480 Speaker 1: at the time. That you're gonna be looking and focus 210 00:11:25,520 --> 00:11:29,440 Speaker 1: on the highest percentage areas first. So we're looking where 211 00:11:29,440 --> 00:11:31,400 Speaker 1: the animals are most likely going to be. We we 212 00:11:31,400 --> 00:11:33,840 Speaker 1: can kind of at the beginning when we sit down, 213 00:11:34,160 --> 00:11:36,680 Speaker 1: maybe ignore a lot of the stuff because there's gonna 214 00:11:36,720 --> 00:11:39,840 Speaker 1: be of the country you're looking at has got nothing 215 00:11:39,880 --> 00:11:41,880 Speaker 1: in it. It's ten percent of the land that holds 216 00:11:42,800 --> 00:11:44,720 Speaker 1: of the animals, and that will be the case everywhere 217 00:11:44,720 --> 00:11:46,640 Speaker 1: you want. Um. One of the things that I do 218 00:11:46,720 --> 00:11:48,440 Speaker 1: is like, hey, I I sit down. First place, I'm 219 00:11:48,440 --> 00:11:50,560 Speaker 1: gonna look at the places that are easy to spot them, 220 00:11:50,640 --> 00:11:53,520 Speaker 1: especially if I've got limited amount of time. Maybe it's 221 00:11:53,559 --> 00:11:55,040 Speaker 1: the morning and it's like, okay, well where are they 222 00:11:55,040 --> 00:11:57,319 Speaker 1: gonna be at the morning? First place, I always look 223 00:11:57,320 --> 00:12:00,560 Speaker 1: as the skylines. Just scan those skylines because they stand out, 224 00:12:00,559 --> 00:12:03,000 Speaker 1: they just pop out. Find the easy ones, the spot 225 00:12:03,000 --> 00:12:05,040 Speaker 1: the ones that's like, man, I should never have missed 226 00:12:05,080 --> 00:12:06,679 Speaker 1: that before they get into a place that makes it 227 00:12:06,720 --> 00:12:10,200 Speaker 1: more difficult to spot places that they stand out. Then 228 00:12:10,240 --> 00:12:13,960 Speaker 1: I'll go from there to looking in places that are 229 00:12:13,960 --> 00:12:16,679 Speaker 1: a little bit more specific to the time of day. 230 00:12:16,679 --> 00:12:18,680 Speaker 1: So maybe it's morning and I'm l counting. I'm gonna 231 00:12:18,760 --> 00:12:20,880 Speaker 1: then focus on the feeding areas. Boo boo boo. I'm 232 00:12:20,880 --> 00:12:23,240 Speaker 1: just picking out feeding ears here here, here, here, here, 233 00:12:23,280 --> 00:12:25,600 Speaker 1: like going from spot to spot to spot the highest 234 00:12:25,600 --> 00:12:29,439 Speaker 1: percentage places first strategic shock and glassing. Then it's like, well, 235 00:12:29,440 --> 00:12:31,240 Speaker 1: maybe now they're gonna be later on in the morning, 236 00:12:31,240 --> 00:12:33,120 Speaker 1: we're moving to bedding, so I'm gonna start focusing on 237 00:12:33,160 --> 00:12:34,880 Speaker 1: the bedding. In the middle of the day, it's like, well, 238 00:12:34,920 --> 00:12:38,480 Speaker 1: they're gonna be betted. So now I'm focusing on where 239 00:12:38,720 --> 00:12:41,600 Speaker 1: like shadowed spots where they might be bedded where it's 240 00:12:41,640 --> 00:12:44,520 Speaker 1: like they've got the wind coming downhill, the shade on 241 00:12:44,559 --> 00:12:47,120 Speaker 1: the downhill side. They're bedded facing downhill, but they've got 242 00:12:47,160 --> 00:12:49,520 Speaker 1: the wind at their back and plenty of shade. And 243 00:12:49,559 --> 00:12:52,079 Speaker 1: I'm even picking those spots apart. So I'm looking at 244 00:12:52,160 --> 00:12:56,319 Speaker 1: the best places for the best time of day. Number six. 245 00:12:57,000 --> 00:13:01,199 Speaker 1: When it comes to east scouting, I think gets episode twelve. 246 00:13:01,559 --> 00:13:05,880 Speaker 1: We start to look at topography, and I think that 247 00:13:06,000 --> 00:13:08,240 Speaker 1: when you're thinking about just as an overview, if you're 248 00:13:08,280 --> 00:13:10,839 Speaker 1: EAT scouting, you're like, well, what's the best way to 249 00:13:10,920 --> 00:13:13,080 Speaker 1: eas scout? And the first thing I do is I 250 00:13:13,080 --> 00:13:15,240 Speaker 1: look at the topography of the area and base that 251 00:13:15,320 --> 00:13:19,720 Speaker 1: on what am I hunting? Right? So if I'm hunting pronghorns, say, 252 00:13:19,760 --> 00:13:21,880 Speaker 1: I'm going to be looking for that flat topography the 253 00:13:21,880 --> 00:13:25,160 Speaker 1: thing that they use, and and what I want you 254 00:13:25,200 --> 00:13:27,040 Speaker 1: to do is kind of start critically thinking of why 255 00:13:27,120 --> 00:13:30,120 Speaker 1: the flat topography. Well, pronghorn use their eyes as their 256 00:13:30,160 --> 00:13:31,959 Speaker 1: main defense, so they need to be able to see far, 257 00:13:32,040 --> 00:13:34,680 Speaker 1: so that flat topography is the safest where they're gonna live. 258 00:13:35,360 --> 00:13:37,360 Speaker 1: When it comes to elk, Now what am I looking for? Well, 259 00:13:37,360 --> 00:13:39,840 Speaker 1: I'm looking for those mountains, but I'm also looking for 260 00:13:39,960 --> 00:13:44,200 Speaker 1: maybe a basin that's got steep hillsides but finger ridges 261 00:13:44,240 --> 00:13:47,240 Speaker 1: for betting, or you know, gradual ridges where they can 262 00:13:47,240 --> 00:13:49,559 Speaker 1: bed a little bit easier. And then I'm starting to 263 00:13:49,600 --> 00:13:51,600 Speaker 1: look in and key in on things like maybe water 264 00:13:51,679 --> 00:13:54,800 Speaker 1: that's marked there. Then I'm gonna maybe switch to something 265 00:13:54,840 --> 00:13:57,400 Speaker 1: else and see like, Okay, well is there timber? Is there? Open? 266 00:13:57,559 --> 00:14:00,240 Speaker 1: Is their feed? And what I'm doing on that first 267 00:14:00,240 --> 00:14:02,280 Speaker 1: initial EA stout is I'm looking for the things that 268 00:14:02,320 --> 00:14:05,240 Speaker 1: the animals need but are rare in the area where 269 00:14:05,240 --> 00:14:08,800 Speaker 1: I'm looking, If that makes sense. So I think about 270 00:14:08,800 --> 00:14:10,520 Speaker 1: it like this, if I'm elk hunting in an area 271 00:14:10,600 --> 00:14:14,920 Speaker 1: that's uh fully timbered, well, I'm gonna look for those 272 00:14:14,920 --> 00:14:18,960 Speaker 1: pockets that have good open feeding areas, right, because they're 273 00:14:18,960 --> 00:14:22,640 Speaker 1: gonna be in least demand but highest in need. If 274 00:14:22,640 --> 00:14:25,600 Speaker 1: I'm in an arid area, I'm gonna be looking for 275 00:14:25,800 --> 00:14:28,360 Speaker 1: water because there might be plenty of food and there 276 00:14:28,440 --> 00:14:30,440 Speaker 1: might be plenty of cover, but the water is the 277 00:14:30,480 --> 00:14:34,120 Speaker 1: most rare thing that they need. If I'm in area 278 00:14:34,200 --> 00:14:38,000 Speaker 1: that's fully open, right, just plenty of open sage, well, 279 00:14:38,040 --> 00:14:39,960 Speaker 1: then I'm gonna be looking for cover because they're gonna 280 00:14:40,000 --> 00:14:42,440 Speaker 1: need that security and that safety. So I'm looking for 281 00:14:42,480 --> 00:14:45,560 Speaker 1: the things that they need that are the most rare, 282 00:14:45,800 --> 00:14:48,800 Speaker 1: and that kind of helps me narrow down places where 283 00:14:48,800 --> 00:14:53,680 Speaker 1: I can start my search. Number seven, we got to 284 00:14:53,680 --> 00:14:57,640 Speaker 1: talk about understanding thermals. In Wind episode thirty six. We 285 00:14:57,760 --> 00:15:01,120 Speaker 1: cover a lot of this, but one thing, you know, 286 00:15:01,280 --> 00:15:03,640 Speaker 1: the thermals they rise in the morning, they fall in 287 00:15:03,680 --> 00:15:08,720 Speaker 1: the evening. Um, but there's a lot more to it, right, So, um, 288 00:15:08,760 --> 00:15:11,360 Speaker 1: the wind will will suck down on the on the 289 00:15:11,360 --> 00:15:15,360 Speaker 1: shaded side and go up on the sunnyside. And I 290 00:15:15,400 --> 00:15:17,680 Speaker 1: think that when one of the questions I get asked 291 00:15:17,680 --> 00:15:19,680 Speaker 1: a lot, what same control to use? And the same 292 00:15:19,720 --> 00:15:22,520 Speaker 1: control that I use is understanding the wind when you're 293 00:15:22,800 --> 00:15:26,200 Speaker 1: mountain hunting, when you're Western hunting, you know, using products. 294 00:15:26,240 --> 00:15:29,000 Speaker 1: I just don't think that there's anything that works personally, 295 00:15:29,560 --> 00:15:32,080 Speaker 1: um you know, I think maybe on the first day 296 00:15:32,080 --> 00:15:33,720 Speaker 1: of the hunt, when you're clean and you I mean, 297 00:15:33,760 --> 00:15:37,040 Speaker 1: I just use regular soap I have. I've talked about 298 00:15:37,040 --> 00:15:39,400 Speaker 1: this before, but on the first few days of a hunt, 299 00:15:39,440 --> 00:15:42,000 Speaker 1: you probably smell less and if the wind swirls live it, 300 00:15:42,040 --> 00:15:44,400 Speaker 1: you get caught less. But I've had hunts where it's 301 00:15:44,440 --> 00:15:47,560 Speaker 1: like ten days in the wind swirls, and just understanding 302 00:15:47,560 --> 00:15:50,080 Speaker 1: the thermals and the currents and the wind has helped 303 00:15:50,240 --> 00:15:52,960 Speaker 1: me not get winded. One thing you want to think 304 00:15:53,000 --> 00:15:55,880 Speaker 1: about is when you're thinking about wind, think about it 305 00:15:55,920 --> 00:16:01,160 Speaker 1: like water moving over the surface of river bed, stream 306 00:16:01,160 --> 00:16:04,640 Speaker 1: bed and how that water booze. Fly fisherman, I think one, 307 00:16:04,920 --> 00:16:08,440 Speaker 1: I'm a bow hunter in the fall and spring and whatever, 308 00:16:08,800 --> 00:16:11,800 Speaker 1: and I am a fly fisherman in the summer. And 309 00:16:11,840 --> 00:16:15,760 Speaker 1: every time I'm working that river, those eddies, those those pillows, 310 00:16:15,800 --> 00:16:18,600 Speaker 1: those beds, the way that the water moves helps me 311 00:16:18,640 --> 00:16:20,920 Speaker 1: determine how m my fly. Like throw a dry fly 312 00:16:21,000 --> 00:16:23,360 Speaker 1: into the water and see how it reacts, right, and 313 00:16:23,440 --> 00:16:26,880 Speaker 1: you can fish those pockets, those streams, those seams. All 314 00:16:26,920 --> 00:16:30,360 Speaker 1: the little things that you need to understand fly fishing 315 00:16:31,160 --> 00:16:34,200 Speaker 1: translate to the way that your scent is going to 316 00:16:34,320 --> 00:16:37,240 Speaker 1: move in the wind. And you know, aside from maybe 317 00:16:37,240 --> 00:16:40,240 Speaker 1: like thermals and up currents, So you kind of mix 318 00:16:40,280 --> 00:16:42,120 Speaker 1: those two things in and you're gonna have a really 319 00:16:42,160 --> 00:16:45,440 Speaker 1: good understanding of how wind moves. And when you understand 320 00:16:45,440 --> 00:16:47,480 Speaker 1: how the wind moves, you can understand how to make 321 00:16:47,480 --> 00:16:51,600 Speaker 1: a better stock and how not to get winded. Number 322 00:16:51,600 --> 00:16:55,120 Speaker 1: eight comes from episode thirty seven, and it is what 323 00:16:55,200 --> 00:16:59,720 Speaker 1: I would consider the most deadly tactic you could have 324 00:16:59,760 --> 00:17:04,280 Speaker 1: and bag of tricks, and that is persistence. I like 325 00:17:04,480 --> 00:17:06,600 Speaker 1: to make it look easy by doing it the hard way, 326 00:17:06,640 --> 00:17:09,520 Speaker 1: and in turn it becomes easier over the course of 327 00:17:09,560 --> 00:17:12,320 Speaker 1: my life, over the course of my hunting career, just 328 00:17:12,600 --> 00:17:15,399 Speaker 1: being able to keep after it going that one more ridge, 329 00:17:15,560 --> 00:17:18,480 Speaker 1: hunting that till the last day, hunting hard, day in 330 00:17:18,600 --> 00:17:22,960 Speaker 1: day out, when something doesn't go right, readjusting and continuing 331 00:17:23,400 --> 00:17:26,160 Speaker 1: to hunt is going to make you a better hunter, 332 00:17:26,240 --> 00:17:29,720 Speaker 1: and it's going to make you more successful. Luck to 333 00:17:29,800 --> 00:17:32,320 Speaker 1: me is just like the intersection of or I would 334 00:17:32,320 --> 00:17:35,720 Speaker 1: say success. Oftentimes with the intersection of just persistence and luck, 335 00:17:35,800 --> 00:17:38,200 Speaker 1: like where you're so dang persistent that you get lucky. 336 00:17:38,640 --> 00:17:39,880 Speaker 1: I think a lot of people have been like, man, 337 00:17:39,960 --> 00:17:41,639 Speaker 1: you're really lucky to get that. You're really like you 338 00:17:41,680 --> 00:17:43,040 Speaker 1: to get this, and I'm like, yeah, but I put 339 00:17:43,040 --> 00:17:46,520 Speaker 1: in so much time. I struggled, you know. I still 340 00:17:47,280 --> 00:17:50,480 Speaker 1: you can still struggle on a hunt, and just being 341 00:17:50,520 --> 00:17:52,640 Speaker 1: able to go day in, day out and not give 342 00:17:52,720 --> 00:17:55,879 Speaker 1: up is what is going to make you successful in 343 00:17:55,920 --> 00:17:58,679 Speaker 1: the long run. I've talked about it before, but I've 344 00:17:58,680 --> 00:18:00,520 Speaker 1: always been a person that I never like to shoot 345 00:18:00,560 --> 00:18:02,119 Speaker 1: something on the first day. I think this year was 346 00:18:02,160 --> 00:18:04,280 Speaker 1: the first time that I shot something on the first day. 347 00:18:04,760 --> 00:18:07,159 Speaker 1: I was a moose, that moose that I got the 348 00:18:07,280 --> 00:18:10,359 Speaker 1: video of and it felt weird to me, but also 349 00:18:10,920 --> 00:18:13,879 Speaker 1: looking back at the trip, having like someone else with 350 00:18:13,920 --> 00:18:17,480 Speaker 1: a tag and bad weather and whatever, I'm now looking back, 351 00:18:17,520 --> 00:18:20,560 Speaker 1: I was glad I took that opportunity when it presented itself, 352 00:18:20,600 --> 00:18:22,919 Speaker 1: but rarely does ought to kind of opportunities present themselves 353 00:18:22,920 --> 00:18:27,919 Speaker 1: for me early on. Looking back, I don't think that 354 00:18:27,920 --> 00:18:29,520 Speaker 1: I actually would have got a moose if I did 355 00:18:29,560 --> 00:18:32,240 Speaker 1: not um shoot that one on that first day, because 356 00:18:32,240 --> 00:18:35,000 Speaker 1: we just you know, the opportunity kind of never rose 357 00:18:35,119 --> 00:18:39,520 Speaker 1: for a similar archery set up. But I like to 358 00:18:39,600 --> 00:18:41,800 Speaker 1: be hunting till the last day, Paul, Like I just 359 00:18:42,119 --> 00:18:44,520 Speaker 1: enjoy the experience of hunting, and many times I've passed 360 00:18:44,560 --> 00:18:47,840 Speaker 1: up opportunities and and had kind of created my own 361 00:18:47,880 --> 00:18:50,679 Speaker 1: need for persistence by the style that I hunt. But 362 00:18:50,760 --> 00:18:53,200 Speaker 1: because of that, I've gained a lot of experience and 363 00:18:53,240 --> 00:18:54,960 Speaker 1: knowing how to do things right and how to do 364 00:18:55,040 --> 00:18:57,800 Speaker 1: things wrong. So when the right opportunity comes, I know 365 00:18:57,880 --> 00:19:00,359 Speaker 1: how to not make the mistakes. And that's something to 366 00:19:00,359 --> 00:19:02,800 Speaker 1: think about as well as just being out there, being 367 00:19:02,840 --> 00:19:06,159 Speaker 1: persistent and being able to keep after it, not not 368 00:19:06,280 --> 00:19:10,280 Speaker 1: being not giving up. You gained so much more knowledge 369 00:19:10,320 --> 00:19:12,040 Speaker 1: of what you're doing that it makes it easier in 370 00:19:12,040 --> 00:19:14,280 Speaker 1: the long run and more successful in the long run. 371 00:19:15,880 --> 00:19:20,320 Speaker 1: Number nine comes from episode forty three. But when you're 372 00:19:20,359 --> 00:19:23,760 Speaker 1: talking about your backcountry gear kit, one of the things 373 00:19:23,760 --> 00:19:26,119 Speaker 1: you want to do is just, especially if you're getting 374 00:19:26,160 --> 00:19:28,080 Speaker 1: started out, put things in that you feel like you need, 375 00:19:28,520 --> 00:19:33,199 Speaker 1: and as you go along more trips, it's fine tune it. 376 00:19:33,520 --> 00:19:36,600 Speaker 1: What didn't I use last time? What seemed like something 377 00:19:36,720 --> 00:19:38,159 Speaker 1: that was at the bottom of my pack, that I 378 00:19:38,200 --> 00:19:40,919 Speaker 1: never needed. You know, I could just tell you. You know, 379 00:19:41,000 --> 00:19:42,520 Speaker 1: I think I'll just tell you right now, Like off 380 00:19:42,560 --> 00:19:44,679 Speaker 1: the top of my head. Let's say I'm going on 381 00:19:44,720 --> 00:19:48,120 Speaker 1: a seven day backpacking trip. I don't have any notes 382 00:19:48,240 --> 00:19:49,680 Speaker 1: or anything. These are just the things that I think 383 00:19:49,680 --> 00:19:51,240 Speaker 1: of on top of my head, So they're probably the 384 00:19:51,320 --> 00:19:54,879 Speaker 1: most important things that I have in my pack on 385 00:19:55,000 --> 00:19:58,320 Speaker 1: a seven day trip. I probably have one or two 386 00:19:58,359 --> 00:20:01,560 Speaker 1: extra pairs of socks. I have a dry bag that 387 00:20:01,600 --> 00:20:04,439 Speaker 1: I keep things in to keep them from getting wet. 388 00:20:04,880 --> 00:20:07,280 Speaker 1: I I personally have my camera and my batteries and 389 00:20:07,280 --> 00:20:10,560 Speaker 1: stuff off my sleeping bag sleeping pad intent. I will 390 00:20:10,600 --> 00:20:13,600 Speaker 1: have my stove, which is UM. Probably on a seven 391 00:20:13,640 --> 00:20:15,240 Speaker 1: day trip, I would take my heavier stove, but I 392 00:20:15,240 --> 00:20:17,320 Speaker 1: have an MSR poky rocket or I'd probably take like 393 00:20:17,359 --> 00:20:19,760 Speaker 1: this MSR depends on the time of your way. Is 394 00:20:19,800 --> 00:20:23,399 Speaker 1: it my UM reactor stove. I'll have a large bottle 395 00:20:23,440 --> 00:20:25,920 Speaker 1: of fuel. I'll have all my food, so I'll have 396 00:20:26,560 --> 00:20:31,080 Speaker 1: seven probably peak refueld meals. UM. I'll throw in an 397 00:20:31,119 --> 00:20:34,280 Speaker 1: extra like to maybe one or two biscuits and gravy 398 00:20:34,400 --> 00:20:37,199 Speaker 1: kind of things for those tough days morning breakfast. Then 399 00:20:37,240 --> 00:20:40,600 Speaker 1: I'll have oatmeal pack for each day, and then four 400 00:20:40,680 --> 00:20:43,399 Speaker 1: or five bar kind of like day snack kind of 401 00:20:43,400 --> 00:20:46,200 Speaker 1: thinking maybe a tuna packet, chicken pack something like that, 402 00:20:46,960 --> 00:20:50,120 Speaker 1: and you know, like various snacks for each day. I'll 403 00:20:50,119 --> 00:20:54,040 Speaker 1: separate those out and each day's rations, and then I'll 404 00:20:54,040 --> 00:20:57,879 Speaker 1: have some coffee. I love the coffee I got, like 405 00:20:57,920 --> 00:21:02,480 Speaker 1: those black rifle um either the tea bag style or 406 00:21:02,520 --> 00:21:05,320 Speaker 1: the instant style. I kind of mix it up for 407 00:21:05,359 --> 00:21:07,080 Speaker 1: the way, you know, depending on how much I want 408 00:21:07,080 --> 00:21:10,440 Speaker 1: to carry, I will have a large bottle, the large 409 00:21:10,440 --> 00:21:13,160 Speaker 1: analgene bottle full of water. I will have another probably 410 00:21:13,440 --> 00:21:15,960 Speaker 1: now I started carrying two bottles, especially in areas where 411 00:21:15,960 --> 00:21:18,640 Speaker 1: there's not a lot of water. And then for fil trate, 412 00:21:18,720 --> 00:21:21,800 Speaker 1: I'll have a water filter of some kind, generally a 413 00:21:21,880 --> 00:21:27,960 Speaker 1: well Sterey pen not um something like that. And then 414 00:21:28,960 --> 00:21:30,520 Speaker 1: as far as ending here, I'm gonna have a knife, 415 00:21:30,600 --> 00:21:33,840 Speaker 1: game bags. I will have probably one or two contract 416 00:21:33,920 --> 00:21:37,119 Speaker 1: or grade garbage bags that I can use for various things, 417 00:21:37,119 --> 00:21:41,119 Speaker 1: but primarily just a pack liner. I will have a 418 00:21:41,200 --> 00:21:44,959 Speaker 1: little bit of um. I might have a little bit 419 00:21:44,960 --> 00:21:47,399 Speaker 1: of cordage. I'm gonna have my first aid kid in 420 00:21:47,440 --> 00:21:50,879 Speaker 1: there that's got a little bit everything, a spare um, 421 00:21:50,920 --> 00:21:52,440 Speaker 1: maybe a little bit of fire starter in there that 422 00:21:52,480 --> 00:21:55,560 Speaker 1: I just keep in, uh in a lighter. And then 423 00:21:55,600 --> 00:21:57,679 Speaker 1: in my pocket I will have, you know, either my 424 00:21:57,760 --> 00:22:00,520 Speaker 1: knife or something of that sort. I'll have a knife 425 00:22:00,560 --> 00:22:03,399 Speaker 1: sharpener in my pack, and maybe I'll probably have a 426 00:22:03,640 --> 00:22:06,280 Speaker 1: like a Gerber multi tool, let's trust multi tool they 427 00:22:06,359 --> 00:22:09,720 Speaker 1: use a lot and that's and then on my chest 428 00:22:09,720 --> 00:22:12,119 Speaker 1: I'll have my binoculars. I will have a tripod in 429 00:22:12,160 --> 00:22:15,280 Speaker 1: my backpack, and then I probably will take like my 430 00:22:15,440 --> 00:22:18,600 Speaker 1: lightweight vortex spotting scope, a little small one. I think 431 00:22:18,600 --> 00:22:22,040 Speaker 1: it's like a thirty three objective or fifty E mail 432 00:22:22,119 --> 00:22:25,479 Speaker 1: objective thirty like eleven to thirty three, just depends on 433 00:22:25,520 --> 00:22:28,240 Speaker 1: the hunt. But that's probably if I think about it, 434 00:22:28,280 --> 00:22:30,399 Speaker 1: I think that's pretty pretty much everything that I'm gonna have. 435 00:22:31,320 --> 00:22:34,000 Speaker 1: And that pack will probably weigh in about forty thirty 436 00:22:34,880 --> 00:22:37,720 Speaker 1: pounds something like that. Um, it'll be like at like 437 00:22:37,840 --> 00:22:41,480 Speaker 1: the largest stone glacier pack they make, because I can 438 00:22:41,520 --> 00:22:43,440 Speaker 1: always sent it down or whatever. And then I might, 439 00:22:43,520 --> 00:22:46,520 Speaker 1: depending on you know, the type of hunt, various other 440 00:22:46,600 --> 00:22:52,399 Speaker 1: little little trinkets. But that's my kitten and nutshell. Number 441 00:22:52,400 --> 00:22:59,200 Speaker 1: ten is practice, practice, practice, and practice like you're gonna 442 00:22:59,280 --> 00:23:01,560 Speaker 1: hunt Like kind of touched on this at number one, 443 00:23:01,560 --> 00:23:07,680 Speaker 1: but episode we talked about archery practice and practical archery practice, 444 00:23:07,720 --> 00:23:10,159 Speaker 1: like things that mimic the situations of hunting, and that 445 00:23:10,240 --> 00:23:15,520 Speaker 1: doesn't necessarily only apply to archery, but rifle shooting as well. 446 00:23:16,240 --> 00:23:19,600 Speaker 1: I think that there's no I think that one thing 447 00:23:19,680 --> 00:23:23,000 Speaker 1: people say is like practice makes perfect. Practice doesn't make perfect, 448 00:23:23,080 --> 00:23:25,959 Speaker 1: just makes you better. But the right kind of practice 449 00:23:26,000 --> 00:23:27,720 Speaker 1: makes you better in the right kind of situation. So 450 00:23:27,760 --> 00:23:31,000 Speaker 1: if you're archery practice or your shooting practices at the range, 451 00:23:31,359 --> 00:23:35,879 Speaker 1: at a target on flat ground, it a set yardage consistently, 452 00:23:36,359 --> 00:23:39,320 Speaker 1: you're gonna be really good at shooting paper and foam, 453 00:23:39,400 --> 00:23:43,160 Speaker 1: and that's the God's honest truth. But when you get 454 00:23:43,200 --> 00:23:45,840 Speaker 1: into the field, you're gonna have brush obstructing the shot, 455 00:23:45,880 --> 00:23:48,719 Speaker 1: you're gonna have various ranges, you're gonna be an uncomfortable 456 00:23:48,720 --> 00:23:54,360 Speaker 1: situations with uncomfortable rests, And by practicing those real life scenarios, 457 00:23:54,920 --> 00:23:57,800 Speaker 1: you're going to be a lot better when the actual 458 00:23:57,800 --> 00:24:00,919 Speaker 1: opportunity arises. Because you can be really good at spotting, 459 00:24:00,920 --> 00:24:02,439 Speaker 1: and you'd be really good at stocking, but if you 460 00:24:02,440 --> 00:24:05,200 Speaker 1: aren't good at making a lethal shot, then you're gonna 461 00:24:05,240 --> 00:24:08,280 Speaker 1: go home unsuccessful. And it's a very important skill to have, 462 00:24:08,480 --> 00:24:10,080 Speaker 1: and it takes practice, and I think a lot of 463 00:24:10,160 --> 00:24:14,640 Speaker 1: hunters don't put enough emphasis on that kind of practical practice. 464 00:24:18,280 --> 00:24:20,600 Speaker 1: Number eleven. When it comes to spot stock hunting, a 465 00:24:20,640 --> 00:24:23,840 Speaker 1: little tactic I called the cut off episode forty nine. 466 00:24:24,440 --> 00:24:27,280 Speaker 1: But what we're talking about here is planning your stock 467 00:24:27,320 --> 00:24:30,159 Speaker 1: based on factors of assuming where the animals going. And 468 00:24:30,359 --> 00:24:32,840 Speaker 1: an advanced way to do that is like like I say, 469 00:24:32,880 --> 00:24:35,720 Speaker 1: I try to stress this chess game where you are 470 00:24:35,760 --> 00:24:40,520 Speaker 1: thinking three steps ahead. You've got the gam but you've 471 00:24:40,560 --> 00:24:43,040 Speaker 1: got you know what they're gonna do, or assuming what 472 00:24:43,040 --> 00:24:45,000 Speaker 1: they're gonna do, and you can make your play based 473 00:24:45,080 --> 00:24:49,640 Speaker 1: on knowledge. Now that knowledge can come from previously watching 474 00:24:49,760 --> 00:24:51,879 Speaker 1: what they do and building out kind of a pattern, 475 00:24:52,359 --> 00:24:56,600 Speaker 1: or just assuming their next hierarchy of needs. If they're 476 00:24:56,640 --> 00:24:58,679 Speaker 1: out feeding, maybe it's like, okay, well it's gonna be 477 00:24:58,680 --> 00:25:00,960 Speaker 1: time to bed. Where's a good bed area and then 478 00:25:00,960 --> 00:25:03,960 Speaker 1: cutting them off from there, or just using topography and 479 00:25:04,080 --> 00:25:06,080 Speaker 1: terrain to see where they're going and then get in 480 00:25:06,080 --> 00:25:09,719 Speaker 1: front of them and use your best knowledge of like 481 00:25:10,320 --> 00:25:12,439 Speaker 1: animals in the way that that animal is moving to 482 00:25:12,480 --> 00:25:15,080 Speaker 1: cut it off and be in position where the animal 483 00:25:15,160 --> 00:25:20,480 Speaker 1: cuts the distance for you. Number twelve. It's probably my 484 00:25:20,760 --> 00:25:25,040 Speaker 1: preferred stalking method, and that's on bedded animals. So episode 485 00:25:25,040 --> 00:25:28,000 Speaker 1: fifty one talk about it, but especially when it comes 486 00:25:28,000 --> 00:25:30,919 Speaker 1: to about the best scenario is sneaking in from above 487 00:25:31,200 --> 00:25:34,320 Speaker 1: on a bedded animal. When animals bedded, it really helps 488 00:25:34,440 --> 00:25:37,199 Speaker 1: you kind of pinpoint and it's like they're in a 489 00:25:37,320 --> 00:25:41,359 Speaker 1: stationary spot that gives you time to make the correct moves. 490 00:25:41,359 --> 00:25:44,400 Speaker 1: So stalking bedded animals, I find is probably my most 491 00:25:44,440 --> 00:25:50,119 Speaker 1: successful method of spot in stock and getting in on them. 492 00:25:50,160 --> 00:25:52,359 Speaker 1: The best scenario if you could choose, if I could choose, 493 00:25:52,400 --> 00:25:54,080 Speaker 1: if you're like, hey, how do you want to stalk 494 00:25:54,119 --> 00:25:55,919 Speaker 1: in on this animal? I find that I find the 495 00:25:55,960 --> 00:25:58,600 Speaker 1: most success from stalking in from above. Now a lot 496 00:25:58,600 --> 00:26:00,760 Speaker 1: of factors are involved in that, the wind, the way 497 00:26:00,800 --> 00:26:03,919 Speaker 1: the animals bettered, where the animals betted, what kind of 498 00:26:03,960 --> 00:26:06,840 Speaker 1: how the position they put themselves in. Sometimes it's not possible, 499 00:26:07,359 --> 00:26:09,520 Speaker 1: but I would say if you have the option, that's 500 00:26:09,520 --> 00:26:12,199 Speaker 1: probably going to be your most successful bet especially with 501 00:26:12,240 --> 00:26:14,679 Speaker 1: a bow. Now with a rifle it's the opposite. I 502 00:26:14,680 --> 00:26:16,320 Speaker 1: just try to stok where I can get a shot 503 00:26:16,359 --> 00:26:18,960 Speaker 1: across where I can get a good open shot and 504 00:26:19,080 --> 00:26:22,359 Speaker 1: uh and see what I'm moving in on or have 505 00:26:22,680 --> 00:26:25,240 Speaker 1: potential options. So I try to planet based on what 506 00:26:25,280 --> 00:26:29,200 Speaker 1: I'm hunting with and where the animal is. Number thirteen 507 00:26:29,920 --> 00:26:33,120 Speaker 1: we're gonna go talk about calling again, and one of 508 00:26:33,160 --> 00:26:37,160 Speaker 1: my favorite calling tactics is creating a cow party episode 509 00:26:37,160 --> 00:26:40,280 Speaker 1: fifty six if you missed it. Personally, I love to 510 00:26:40,320 --> 00:26:44,359 Speaker 1: b I'm a bugle freak. I love to just below 511 00:26:44,359 --> 00:26:48,240 Speaker 1: on that bugle, just keep bugling right. But cow calls 512 00:26:48,320 --> 00:26:52,240 Speaker 1: kill too, So uh, understanding that cow party and creating 513 00:26:52,240 --> 00:26:54,880 Speaker 1: this like frenzy where a bull really needs to check 514 00:26:54,880 --> 00:26:57,879 Speaker 1: it out. It's lethal on loan bulls, and it works 515 00:26:57,920 --> 00:27:00,320 Speaker 1: really well on a bowl that has cows. It might 516 00:27:00,320 --> 00:27:02,359 Speaker 1: be thinking that it's heard split up you. Now, maybe 517 00:27:02,359 --> 00:27:04,639 Speaker 1: you could combine a few of these tactics like dogging 518 00:27:04,680 --> 00:27:07,600 Speaker 1: and elk and then getting in there, splitting the herd 519 00:27:07,680 --> 00:27:09,679 Speaker 1: up once they've kind of got a little crazy, and 520 00:27:09,680 --> 00:27:12,080 Speaker 1: creating a cow party where it's like, oh, other bulls, 521 00:27:12,080 --> 00:27:14,959 Speaker 1: satellite bowl or even the mature heard bull might have 522 00:27:15,000 --> 00:27:19,879 Speaker 1: to come check it out. Number fourteen goes back to 523 00:27:19,920 --> 00:27:22,320 Speaker 1: glass and because it's such a critical skill set and 524 00:27:22,400 --> 00:27:27,120 Speaker 1: understanding size, shape, color, and movement episode sixty seven, sixty eight. 525 00:27:27,160 --> 00:27:29,199 Speaker 1: We talked about it. But if I was to to 526 00:27:29,280 --> 00:27:31,360 Speaker 1: pick out a few of the things that I think 527 00:27:31,400 --> 00:27:37,720 Speaker 1: you should look for is using various magnification depths when 528 00:27:37,720 --> 00:27:40,080 Speaker 1: you're glassing. Right, So we're gonna sit there, we're gonna 529 00:27:40,080 --> 00:27:42,640 Speaker 1: look with our eyes and we're using that to catch movement. 530 00:27:42,840 --> 00:27:45,680 Speaker 1: Then we're gonna throw our binoculars on and and look 531 00:27:45,720 --> 00:27:49,240 Speaker 1: for those those things like we're creating search parameters in 532 00:27:49,280 --> 00:27:51,960 Speaker 1: our minds were like looking, okay, what are these search parameters? 533 00:27:51,960 --> 00:27:53,359 Speaker 1: And then we look with our eyes, and then we 534 00:27:53,400 --> 00:27:55,800 Speaker 1: throw up binoculars and do our glassing with that, and 535 00:27:55,800 --> 00:27:57,639 Speaker 1: then we can go in and and maybe grab the 536 00:27:57,640 --> 00:27:59,720 Speaker 1: spotting scope and get a little bit closer look, but 537 00:27:59,760 --> 00:28:03,200 Speaker 1: still looking for these certain search parameters, those lateral lines 538 00:28:03,240 --> 00:28:05,240 Speaker 1: in the back of the verticals of the legs, the 539 00:28:05,280 --> 00:28:08,199 Speaker 1: white spots of a deer like the white butt, the 540 00:28:08,359 --> 00:28:12,520 Speaker 1: right like throat patch. And then also movement. Movement is 541 00:28:12,520 --> 00:28:15,119 Speaker 1: probably going to be the biggest giveaway when it comes 542 00:28:15,160 --> 00:28:17,680 Speaker 1: to spotting. So if we're in an area where it's 543 00:28:17,720 --> 00:28:21,520 Speaker 1: like it's fairly close, right, and it's like a time 544 00:28:21,560 --> 00:28:23,880 Speaker 1: of day where stuff should be moving, we probably don't 545 00:28:23,880 --> 00:28:25,720 Speaker 1: want to be like zoomed in all the way on 546 00:28:25,760 --> 00:28:28,400 Speaker 1: our spotting scope because we're gonna not catch that wider view. 547 00:28:28,440 --> 00:28:30,200 Speaker 1: So it might be like, let's let's pull out the 548 00:28:30,200 --> 00:28:33,600 Speaker 1: binos and glass at this part, because it's very critical 549 00:28:33,640 --> 00:28:35,439 Speaker 1: time where you might catch those movie animals and I 550 00:28:35,440 --> 00:28:38,240 Speaker 1: can scan fast and look for those colors, those search parameters, 551 00:28:38,520 --> 00:28:40,000 Speaker 1: and those things that are moving. And then as the 552 00:28:40,040 --> 00:28:43,560 Speaker 1: day progresses and in situations and terrain changes, then we 553 00:28:43,600 --> 00:28:46,320 Speaker 1: adjust are the things that we're looking for. And that's 554 00:28:46,360 --> 00:28:50,280 Speaker 1: something to keep in mind. Number fifteen. If I was 555 00:28:50,360 --> 00:28:52,480 Speaker 1: to think about the most critical gear you were, it 556 00:28:52,520 --> 00:28:55,000 Speaker 1: would be boots and packs. Episode eighty nine, Episode nine. 557 00:28:55,400 --> 00:28:57,960 Speaker 1: But the reason for that is it's the most uncomfortable thing. 558 00:28:58,040 --> 00:29:00,719 Speaker 1: It's the touch point when someone's like, what should I 559 00:29:00,760 --> 00:29:02,760 Speaker 1: know about a western hunt? First big game hunt? And 560 00:29:02,800 --> 00:29:05,120 Speaker 1: my first thing is always get a good pair of 561 00:29:05,160 --> 00:29:07,440 Speaker 1: boots and break them in. If you're spending money on things, 562 00:29:07,520 --> 00:29:10,040 Speaker 1: it's like the three things you should spend money on 563 00:29:10,200 --> 00:29:15,600 Speaker 1: is probably boots, pack, and binoculars or optics, because they're 564 00:29:15,600 --> 00:29:18,120 Speaker 1: gonna be the most critical gear that you wear and use, 565 00:29:18,280 --> 00:29:20,640 Speaker 1: especially on backcountry style hunts or any kind of hunt. 566 00:29:21,280 --> 00:29:24,080 Speaker 1: The Western hunting, you're covering a lot of ground. I 567 00:29:24,120 --> 00:29:27,000 Speaker 1: like the Snais boots. They fit my foot well, They're 568 00:29:27,040 --> 00:29:31,120 Speaker 1: super durable, it's a it's a really good piece of gear. 569 00:29:31,400 --> 00:29:33,400 Speaker 1: When it comes to packs, I have a pack that, 570 00:29:33,520 --> 00:29:36,000 Speaker 1: like I've said before, needs to be adjustable and you 571 00:29:36,040 --> 00:29:38,160 Speaker 1: need to make it fit you. I've got a stone 572 00:29:38,160 --> 00:29:40,640 Speaker 1: Glacier pack. I like it because it's light, but it's 573 00:29:40,640 --> 00:29:43,120 Speaker 1: also has all the adjustments and carries a lot of weight. 574 00:29:43,760 --> 00:29:46,120 Speaker 1: One thing the mark of a good pack is something 575 00:29:46,160 --> 00:29:47,480 Speaker 1: where you can put a lot of weight in it 576 00:29:47,600 --> 00:29:49,120 Speaker 1: and it it doesn't feel like a lot of weight, and 577 00:29:49,160 --> 00:29:50,560 Speaker 1: it's still gonna be a lot of weight. It's gonna 578 00:29:50,600 --> 00:29:53,400 Speaker 1: be inherently uncomfortable, especially when it comes to the pack out. 579 00:29:53,720 --> 00:29:57,120 Speaker 1: But there's a big difference between being uncomfortable and being unbearable. 580 00:29:57,200 --> 00:30:00,960 Speaker 1: And I've used packs that are unbearable. So those two 581 00:30:01,040 --> 00:30:05,480 Speaker 1: things are really critical because it's making something that's inherently 582 00:30:05,560 --> 00:30:08,760 Speaker 1: uncomfortable more comfortable and having a pair of boots that 583 00:30:08,800 --> 00:30:11,000 Speaker 1: are broken in and you can go day in and 584 00:30:11,080 --> 00:30:13,440 Speaker 1: day out when you if your feet give out, your 585 00:30:13,520 --> 00:30:15,520 Speaker 1: hunt can be over and it can ruin. I've seen 586 00:30:15,560 --> 00:30:19,800 Speaker 1: it ruined more hunts than anything else. Bad boots, bad feet, 587 00:30:20,200 --> 00:30:22,240 Speaker 1: So you want those things broken in. You want a 588 00:30:22,280 --> 00:30:25,400 Speaker 1: good pair of boots, and you want to be able 589 00:30:25,440 --> 00:30:27,000 Speaker 1: to get after it day in and day out. And 590 00:30:27,040 --> 00:30:28,280 Speaker 1: you don't want to be cold, you don't want to 591 00:30:28,280 --> 00:30:31,320 Speaker 1: be wet, you want to be comfortable. And those are 592 00:30:31,440 --> 00:30:34,000 Speaker 1: just in my mind if you were to say, okay, 593 00:30:34,040 --> 00:30:38,000 Speaker 1: like success and boots are highly tied together. And I 594 00:30:38,080 --> 00:30:41,680 Speaker 1: know that from guiding and years of experience guiding guys 595 00:30:41,720 --> 00:30:44,000 Speaker 1: showing up, and I would say the majority of hunts 596 00:30:44,040 --> 00:30:46,200 Speaker 1: that were ruined early or the guys couldn't push on 597 00:30:46,280 --> 00:30:49,400 Speaker 1: was because they had severe problems with their feet and boots. 598 00:30:49,600 --> 00:30:54,680 Speaker 1: And that is the God's honest truth. Number sixteen. As 599 00:30:55,200 --> 00:30:58,840 Speaker 1: Western hunter, playing the draw game, you draw that tag 600 00:30:58,880 --> 00:31:03,240 Speaker 1: and that now what kind of hits right? Episode kind 601 00:31:03,240 --> 00:31:05,960 Speaker 1: of covered a lot of this, but I think that 602 00:31:06,760 --> 00:31:08,920 Speaker 1: if you get a tag, or let's say it doesn't 603 00:31:08,920 --> 00:31:10,400 Speaker 1: even it could be any kind of tag, like over 604 00:31:10,400 --> 00:31:12,040 Speaker 1: the counter tag, could be any tag. Once you get 605 00:31:12,040 --> 00:31:15,400 Speaker 1: that tag, now we know our hunt's beginning, but a 606 00:31:15,440 --> 00:31:17,680 Speaker 1: lot of the success later on is coming in this 607 00:31:17,760 --> 00:31:20,560 Speaker 1: pre planning stage, and I like to do a few things. First, 608 00:31:20,600 --> 00:31:22,880 Speaker 1: I researched the unit, I'll look over a lot of maps. 609 00:31:22,880 --> 00:31:24,640 Speaker 1: I'd like to talk to people on the ground, and 610 00:31:24,640 --> 00:31:28,000 Speaker 1: then I create a hunt plan with multiple options. That 611 00:31:28,040 --> 00:31:30,360 Speaker 1: means I'm I'm talking to people saying like where are 612 00:31:30,400 --> 00:31:32,920 Speaker 1: the concentrations animals, I'm learning about the unit and maybe 613 00:31:33,000 --> 00:31:35,440 Speaker 1: looking even for photos of things that have been taken 614 00:31:35,480 --> 00:31:37,480 Speaker 1: to get a good picture of what can I expect here. 615 00:31:37,760 --> 00:31:40,080 Speaker 1: And then I'm doing a lot of east scouting, pouring 616 00:31:40,080 --> 00:31:43,520 Speaker 1: over maps, and then having pinning possible places. Then the 617 00:31:43,560 --> 00:31:46,200 Speaker 1: final step is going to be just previewing that unit, 618 00:31:46,400 --> 00:31:49,280 Speaker 1: understanding like getting in there, or it could be the 619 00:31:49,320 --> 00:31:51,040 Speaker 1: first day you hunt, just previewing a lot of the 620 00:31:51,040 --> 00:31:53,400 Speaker 1: spots that you've marked, or getting in there and scouting 621 00:31:53,840 --> 00:31:56,440 Speaker 1: saying like, okay, this is matches up with what I'm 622 00:31:56,440 --> 00:31:58,920 Speaker 1: looking for. Oh, maybe there's no animals here, or maybe 623 00:31:59,000 --> 00:32:00,360 Speaker 1: you don't even have time to look the animals, but 624 00:32:00,400 --> 00:32:02,280 Speaker 1: you're like, I'm looking over the country, doesn't match up 625 00:32:02,280 --> 00:32:04,080 Speaker 1: with what I was looking at or what I was 626 00:32:04,120 --> 00:32:08,840 Speaker 1: expecting when talking to people about this particular unit. Having 627 00:32:08,880 --> 00:32:12,080 Speaker 1: a good hunt plan and multiple options for backup are 628 00:32:12,160 --> 00:32:14,720 Speaker 1: going to help you be successful going into an area 629 00:32:15,120 --> 00:32:18,000 Speaker 1: and being able to focus in and say, Okay, I 630 00:32:18,120 --> 00:32:19,640 Speaker 1: know where I'm going and I know what I'm going 631 00:32:19,680 --> 00:32:23,880 Speaker 1: to do before I get there. Number seventeen. So the 632 00:32:23,960 --> 00:32:27,680 Speaker 1: last few tips I pulled from various episodes. I think 633 00:32:27,720 --> 00:32:32,400 Speaker 1: these last five I'm just gonna do is kind of overarching, 634 00:32:32,880 --> 00:32:37,360 Speaker 1: let's say, overarching themes of pretty much every podcast, but 635 00:32:38,080 --> 00:32:41,760 Speaker 1: really broken down into the things that I'm looking for 636 00:32:42,000 --> 00:32:45,760 Speaker 1: in my philosophy when it comes to finding success. So 637 00:32:45,880 --> 00:32:49,080 Speaker 1: number seventeen is focusing on the strengths and weaknesses of 638 00:32:49,120 --> 00:32:51,960 Speaker 1: whatever you're hunting, not only to find them, but to 639 00:32:52,000 --> 00:32:55,000 Speaker 1: get close. So when I think about hunting spot and 640 00:32:55,040 --> 00:32:57,760 Speaker 1: stock hunting, I'm hunting a different animal. I've hunted many 641 00:32:57,760 --> 00:33:01,040 Speaker 1: different species around the world, different units, places I've never been, 642 00:33:01,120 --> 00:33:05,120 Speaker 1: and I find success more often than not. And that's 643 00:33:05,160 --> 00:33:08,200 Speaker 1: hard to say that you do. But I think my 644 00:33:08,560 --> 00:33:12,120 Speaker 1: number one attributing factor to that is really focusing in 645 00:33:12,240 --> 00:33:15,120 Speaker 1: on those strengths and weaknesses of whatever I'm hunting. So 646 00:33:15,520 --> 00:33:17,520 Speaker 1: We've kind of covered it in many ways, but I'll 647 00:33:17,560 --> 00:33:21,440 Speaker 1: just reiterate some of what I'm talking about. So let's 648 00:33:21,520 --> 00:33:25,560 Speaker 1: let's talk about like antelope and where strength is good eyesight, 649 00:33:25,880 --> 00:33:29,160 Speaker 1: but their weaknesses can also be they rely on that 650 00:33:29,240 --> 00:33:31,960 Speaker 1: ice sight. So in order to get close to an antelope, 651 00:33:32,240 --> 00:33:33,720 Speaker 1: I need to trick the ice sight because there's some 652 00:33:33,840 --> 00:33:37,320 Speaker 1: smelling is not great and they're hearing isn't super crazy, right, 653 00:33:37,640 --> 00:33:39,920 Speaker 1: So we're finding it's like that's the strength. So the 654 00:33:40,000 --> 00:33:42,160 Speaker 1: strength is their eyesight. So they're gonna live in that 655 00:33:42,320 --> 00:33:46,160 Speaker 1: terrain where their eyesight can protect them from things. But 656 00:33:46,200 --> 00:33:48,360 Speaker 1: if I've got a bow and I've got limited time 657 00:33:48,400 --> 00:33:50,640 Speaker 1: to hunt, maybe I'm thinking I need to find an 658 00:33:50,640 --> 00:33:54,200 Speaker 1: area where I can overcome that and make that their 659 00:33:54,200 --> 00:33:56,040 Speaker 1: weakness where it's like maybe I'm going to hunt some 660 00:33:56,080 --> 00:33:59,200 Speaker 1: more broken terrain where I can get closer and can't see. 661 00:33:59,200 --> 00:34:00,719 Speaker 1: I'm not going to see as any antelope, but I'm 662 00:34:00,720 --> 00:34:03,160 Speaker 1: gonna have a better chance of sneaking in. Now. The 663 00:34:03,200 --> 00:34:06,160 Speaker 1: same thing goes for elk. Like elker use their nose. 664 00:34:06,200 --> 00:34:10,239 Speaker 1: They're herd animals. Noise and sight don't necessarily get them 665 00:34:10,239 --> 00:34:12,440 Speaker 1: as much, especially when they're in groups and in the trees. 666 00:34:12,960 --> 00:34:15,600 Speaker 1: So if I've got a group of elk and I'm 667 00:34:15,640 --> 00:34:17,920 Speaker 1: like they're in the open and the feed and I'm close, 668 00:34:18,000 --> 00:34:19,799 Speaker 1: but I'm like, I can't. I'm not gonna be able 669 00:34:19,840 --> 00:34:21,600 Speaker 1: to sneak in in this open right, So I'm gonna 670 00:34:21,640 --> 00:34:23,440 Speaker 1: wait for them to get into the timber. And now 671 00:34:23,480 --> 00:34:25,360 Speaker 1: I know that I can move in a little bit faster. 672 00:34:25,400 --> 00:34:27,560 Speaker 1: I can make some noise. Maybe you can throw some 673 00:34:27,640 --> 00:34:29,719 Speaker 1: calls in with that and distract them. I might be 674 00:34:29,719 --> 00:34:31,959 Speaker 1: able to move around some other cows and position myself 675 00:34:32,040 --> 00:34:35,080 Speaker 1: and be fairly aggressive getting in close because I'm using 676 00:34:35,120 --> 00:34:38,600 Speaker 1: that weakness that they're looking for. Now. Maybe it's something 677 00:34:38,640 --> 00:34:40,960 Speaker 1: like mule deer where it's like, Okay, they're really good 678 00:34:40,960 --> 00:34:43,799 Speaker 1: at hearing. They set themselves up in places where their 679 00:34:43,840 --> 00:34:46,120 Speaker 1: their sense really good, they've got good eyes sight, they're 680 00:34:46,160 --> 00:34:48,960 Speaker 1: pretty hard to sneak on. But what are sometimes when 681 00:34:48,960 --> 00:34:51,839 Speaker 1: they're the most distracted. Maybe it's waiting until they bed 682 00:34:51,880 --> 00:34:53,480 Speaker 1: down in the middle of the day. Maybe it's a 683 00:34:53,480 --> 00:34:57,360 Speaker 1: hot day, and I can use that as a time 684 00:34:57,840 --> 00:34:59,959 Speaker 1: to make a move to get close. So I'm fine 685 00:35:00,000 --> 00:35:03,120 Speaker 1: those those little things about each animal that they rely 686 00:35:03,239 --> 00:35:05,600 Speaker 1: on and maybe trying to find a way to exploit 687 00:35:05,640 --> 00:35:09,400 Speaker 1: that or finding like when that is one of those 688 00:35:09,440 --> 00:35:11,920 Speaker 1: things that makes them very hard to get close to, 689 00:35:12,440 --> 00:35:15,719 Speaker 1: gets kind of blocked, if that makes sense. So I 690 00:35:15,719 --> 00:35:21,200 Speaker 1: can use that to my advantage. Number eighteen. You gotta 691 00:35:21,239 --> 00:35:23,239 Speaker 1: be in good shape. You gotta be in the best 692 00:35:23,239 --> 00:35:27,080 Speaker 1: physical shape. And I think getting in the best shape 693 00:35:27,080 --> 00:35:29,759 Speaker 1: you can is the best thing you can do to 694 00:35:29,840 --> 00:35:33,759 Speaker 1: be a good hunter or to be highly successful. Right, 695 00:35:34,239 --> 00:35:37,080 Speaker 1: you got to invest in yourself. And I think sometimes 696 00:35:37,080 --> 00:35:41,560 Speaker 1: that gets like portrayed is whatever, whatever ends of the 697 00:35:41,600 --> 00:35:43,480 Speaker 1: spectrum it is. Some people are like, I don't need 698 00:35:43,520 --> 00:35:46,120 Speaker 1: to be in any shape I do find and some 699 00:35:46,160 --> 00:35:48,080 Speaker 1: people are like, I gotta be in this kind of shape. 700 00:35:48,680 --> 00:35:52,240 Speaker 1: I I personally feel like I'm I mean, I'm definitely 701 00:35:52,239 --> 00:35:54,320 Speaker 1: in really good shape, and I know for a fact 702 00:35:54,360 --> 00:35:56,680 Speaker 1: that that has led to a lot of success, being 703 00:35:56,680 --> 00:35:58,920 Speaker 1: able to go day in, day out. Now, I don't 704 00:35:58,960 --> 00:36:01,200 Speaker 1: know where everyone's at. You might be older, you might 705 00:36:01,239 --> 00:36:03,960 Speaker 1: be whatever. But I told the story before of seeing 706 00:36:03,960 --> 00:36:06,360 Speaker 1: my dad who was completely out of shape, and he 707 00:36:06,400 --> 00:36:08,280 Speaker 1: would he was always one of those guys, like a 708 00:36:08,320 --> 00:36:10,680 Speaker 1: bigger guy, but could get along and go. And he 709 00:36:10,760 --> 00:36:12,759 Speaker 1: just made a commitment to work out every day to 710 00:36:12,800 --> 00:36:15,000 Speaker 1: eat right, and he did it for hunting so he 711 00:36:15,000 --> 00:36:17,440 Speaker 1: can hunt with his kids. And to be honest, that 712 00:36:17,480 --> 00:36:21,120 Speaker 1: guy can out hike anybody I've ever met, out carry 713 00:36:21,120 --> 00:36:23,719 Speaker 1: anybody I've ever met. I mean even I do it 714 00:36:23,920 --> 00:36:27,800 Speaker 1: every day for a living. And he is he's twice 715 00:36:27,920 --> 00:36:32,600 Speaker 1: my age, and in is good or better shape. I 716 00:36:32,640 --> 00:36:34,840 Speaker 1: hate to admit it, but like he's he's an animal, 717 00:36:35,480 --> 00:36:38,680 Speaker 1: and so it is possible. Like you don't have to 718 00:36:38,719 --> 00:36:42,840 Speaker 1: be limited by that, You just have to commit to 719 00:36:43,360 --> 00:36:46,520 Speaker 1: changing it. And I think investing in yourself is the best. 720 00:36:46,560 --> 00:36:48,480 Speaker 1: Like you can buy all the gear, you can have 721 00:36:48,520 --> 00:36:50,600 Speaker 1: all the right spots, you can have all the right tags, 722 00:36:50,800 --> 00:36:52,640 Speaker 1: But if you physically can't get to the animal on 723 00:36:52,680 --> 00:36:55,400 Speaker 1: the mountain, or you're worried about the places it might 724 00:36:55,440 --> 00:36:57,319 Speaker 1: take you to be able to pack it out, then 725 00:36:57,360 --> 00:37:01,120 Speaker 1: you're gonna find not as much success. So investing in 726 00:37:01,120 --> 00:37:04,239 Speaker 1: yourself is a huge investment in your success. When it 727 00:37:04,239 --> 00:37:08,680 Speaker 1: comes to hunting number nineteen, it's kind of been covered, 728 00:37:08,719 --> 00:37:11,000 Speaker 1: but you gotta learn how to spot stuff. And one 729 00:37:11,080 --> 00:37:13,440 Speaker 1: thing that I find so funny is the amount of 730 00:37:13,520 --> 00:37:16,640 Speaker 1: hunters that have binoculars, right, and they don't even have 731 00:37:16,719 --> 00:37:18,680 Speaker 1: them around their neck. They're just like in their pack, 732 00:37:19,440 --> 00:37:22,200 Speaker 1: or they don't put them to their face. Binoculars not 733 00:37:22,480 --> 00:37:24,920 Speaker 1: put to your face don't do you any work. You 734 00:37:24,960 --> 00:37:27,200 Speaker 1: know you gotta you gotta put them to work by 735 00:37:27,320 --> 00:37:30,400 Speaker 1: using them, and I use my bionos in close range, 736 00:37:30,800 --> 00:37:34,719 Speaker 1: close quarters and far spotting. I've used my optics for everything. 737 00:37:34,880 --> 00:37:37,640 Speaker 1: And yeah, I think most people are like, how the 738 00:37:37,680 --> 00:37:40,719 Speaker 1: heck did you spot that? The honest answer is, well, 739 00:37:40,440 --> 00:37:44,040 Speaker 1: I looked. I used my binoculars and I looked. And 740 00:37:44,080 --> 00:37:46,879 Speaker 1: when you do that, you start finding that finding things 741 00:37:46,920 --> 00:37:51,759 Speaker 1: is a lot easier. Number twenty. I think one thing 742 00:37:52,000 --> 00:37:56,400 Speaker 1: that could be you're probably most successful tactic would be 743 00:37:56,440 --> 00:37:59,200 Speaker 1: to learn from your mistakes and don't be afraid to act. 744 00:38:00,239 --> 00:38:04,479 Speaker 1: I think a lot of hunters, especially new hunters, well, 745 00:38:04,520 --> 00:38:06,359 Speaker 1: actually hunters have been doing a long time. You can 746 00:38:06,400 --> 00:38:09,400 Speaker 1: analyze the crap out of anything right, and sometimes you 747 00:38:09,520 --> 00:38:13,640 Speaker 1: just gotta make moves. This paralysis by analysis over analysis 748 00:38:13,680 --> 00:38:18,719 Speaker 1: of the situation. Hunting in many ways needs to be Now. 749 00:38:18,760 --> 00:38:20,759 Speaker 1: If you're you're just getting started, you're like, well, it's 750 00:38:20,760 --> 00:38:22,799 Speaker 1: not like I don't have enough skill set to know 751 00:38:22,840 --> 00:38:26,200 Speaker 1: what's right. Well, do something many times right, and if 752 00:38:26,239 --> 00:38:29,280 Speaker 1: it doesn't work out, then you're gonna go I should 753 00:38:29,320 --> 00:38:32,319 Speaker 1: have done this, and those I should have are gonna 754 00:38:32,360 --> 00:38:35,200 Speaker 1: be your building box. For future success. So don't be 755 00:38:35,239 --> 00:38:37,320 Speaker 1: afraid to make those mistakes, don't be afraid to act, 756 00:38:37,560 --> 00:38:39,799 Speaker 1: and don't analyze the crap out of it. Paralysis by 757 00:38:39,840 --> 00:38:44,520 Speaker 1: analysis is probably the single like the thing that keeps 758 00:38:44,840 --> 00:38:49,080 Speaker 1: some things, keeps you from being successful many times, sometimes 759 00:38:49,200 --> 00:38:51,960 Speaker 1: you gotta make those moves. Um. I've learned to make 760 00:38:52,000 --> 00:38:54,080 Speaker 1: those moves by hunting alone because I didn't have to 761 00:38:54,120 --> 00:38:57,799 Speaker 1: bounce things off people. Instantaneous decision making. I think if 762 00:38:57,840 --> 00:39:00,520 Speaker 1: you're to a point where you're comfortable hunting and you 763 00:39:00,960 --> 00:39:04,080 Speaker 1: feel comfortable doing a few solo trips yourself, do it 764 00:39:04,760 --> 00:39:08,279 Speaker 1: obviously within parameters of being safe and and knowing your 765 00:39:08,280 --> 00:39:11,279 Speaker 1: limits and your skill set. But I think that that's 766 00:39:11,320 --> 00:39:15,360 Speaker 1: pushed me further into being consistently successful in anything. Is 767 00:39:15,400 --> 00:39:18,520 Speaker 1: just knowing how to act and how to make decisions. 768 00:39:20,320 --> 00:39:25,360 Speaker 1: Now Tip twenty one. If you learned anything from this podcast, 769 00:39:25,800 --> 00:39:28,880 Speaker 1: it should be the saying that I've had since I 770 00:39:28,960 --> 00:39:33,279 Speaker 1: was I don't even know, probably sixteen years old. When 771 00:39:33,280 --> 00:39:35,880 Speaker 1: it comes to stocking animals. It's a mantra that I 772 00:39:35,880 --> 00:39:38,239 Speaker 1: I've said over and over in my head and still 773 00:39:38,280 --> 00:39:40,239 Speaker 1: say it every time and still have to still have 774 00:39:40,320 --> 00:39:43,000 Speaker 1: to convince myself of this because we always want to 775 00:39:43,000 --> 00:39:45,360 Speaker 1: take the easy way. But you need to tell yourself 776 00:39:45,400 --> 00:39:47,320 Speaker 1: go the best way, not the easy way. If you 777 00:39:47,400 --> 00:39:50,080 Speaker 1: do that, you're gonna find success. And it's so much 778 00:39:50,080 --> 00:39:52,160 Speaker 1: easier to say, oh, I can just run down here 779 00:39:52,160 --> 00:39:54,880 Speaker 1: and be in there with the winds a little weird. No, instead, 780 00:39:54,920 --> 00:39:56,719 Speaker 1: I've got it's gonna be better for me to go 781 00:39:56,840 --> 00:39:59,480 Speaker 1: this other way. It's the best way. I always choose 782 00:39:59,560 --> 00:40:02,040 Speaker 1: going the best way. And if you tell yourself that 783 00:40:02,160 --> 00:40:05,439 Speaker 1: before you go make some rash decisions, you're gonna find 784 00:40:05,440 --> 00:40:07,759 Speaker 1: more success. Go the best way, not these ways. Now, 785 00:40:07,800 --> 00:40:10,279 Speaker 1: sometimes the easy way is the best way, right, they 786 00:40:10,280 --> 00:40:14,400 Speaker 1: aren't mutually exclusive, but go the best way first, and 787 00:40:14,480 --> 00:40:19,560 Speaker 1: you will find more success. Tip twenty two. As we 788 00:40:19,760 --> 00:40:25,880 Speaker 1: move into I think your tip is gonna be fairly simple. 789 00:40:27,040 --> 00:40:31,319 Speaker 1: It's gonna be get out there, have these experiences, right, 790 00:40:31,960 --> 00:40:35,240 Speaker 1: and then the second part, come find me not necessarily 791 00:40:35,239 --> 00:40:37,640 Speaker 1: in the mountains, but because my tips and tactics are 792 00:40:37,680 --> 00:40:40,880 Speaker 1: not ending, They're just gonna be somewhere else, and so, 793 00:40:41,280 --> 00:40:44,000 Speaker 1: you know, keep the knowledge growing. I think anything you 794 00:40:44,040 --> 00:40:47,040 Speaker 1: can do listening to you know, continuing to listen to 795 00:40:47,120 --> 00:40:50,680 Speaker 1: this podcast, whatever it becomes, finding me wherever my tips 796 00:40:50,680 --> 00:40:53,440 Speaker 1: and tactics are, and and just picking up and learning, reading, 797 00:40:53,800 --> 00:40:57,080 Speaker 1: doing whatever you can to expand your hunting knowledge, because 798 00:40:57,760 --> 00:40:59,840 Speaker 1: having more and more knowledge. If you've only got a 799 00:40:59,840 --> 00:41:02,400 Speaker 1: few you days to hunt, right and it's the weekend, 800 00:41:02,440 --> 00:41:04,640 Speaker 1: you've got the weekend to hunt, you've got whatever to hunt. 801 00:41:05,400 --> 00:41:08,799 Speaker 1: Building up a skill set of knowledge is never a 802 00:41:08,800 --> 00:41:11,960 Speaker 1: bad thing. So continue to learn, continue to build that knowledge, 803 00:41:12,360 --> 00:41:18,080 Speaker 1: and continue to get out there and keep hunting. First 804 00:41:18,120 --> 00:41:20,440 Speaker 1: of all, I just really want to say thanks to 805 00:41:20,480 --> 00:41:23,400 Speaker 1: all the listeners for all the support and continued support. 806 00:41:24,239 --> 00:41:26,719 Speaker 1: I really don't think I could ever say how much 807 00:41:26,719 --> 00:41:29,040 Speaker 1: it means to me. I just appreciate you guys so much. 808 00:41:30,040 --> 00:41:32,439 Speaker 1: This is my last episode as host of the show, 809 00:41:32,480 --> 00:41:35,239 Speaker 1: and I've enjoyed being on this journey with you last 810 00:41:35,280 --> 00:41:38,000 Speaker 1: couple of years. I hope that you found the podcast useful, informative, 811 00:41:38,000 --> 00:41:42,040 Speaker 1: and entertaining. I've thoroughly enjoyed sharing my experiences and knowledge 812 00:41:42,080 --> 00:41:44,640 Speaker 1: with you every week. In the new year, Cutting the 813 00:41:44,680 --> 00:41:46,960 Speaker 1: Distance will be getting a new host, so stay tuned 814 00:41:46,960 --> 00:41:50,400 Speaker 1: for more details from the Mediator crew right after the podcast. 815 00:41:51,280 --> 00:41:53,320 Speaker 1: I just want to say thanks again. I hope that 816 00:41:53,360 --> 00:41:57,920 Speaker 1: you'll stay in touch so make sure to find me. Okay, 817 00:41:57,920 --> 00:41:59,920 Speaker 1: So I'll give you the places where you can find 818 00:42:00,160 --> 00:42:03,719 Speaker 1: the information. You can find me YouTube. I've got a 819 00:42:03,719 --> 00:42:06,360 Speaker 1: YouTube channel. If you subscribe to it, you'll be informed 820 00:42:06,360 --> 00:42:09,480 Speaker 1: on everything that I've got. Follow me on Instagram at 821 00:42:09,520 --> 00:42:13,719 Speaker 1: Remy Warren. Maybe facebook's your jam at remy Warren there. 822 00:42:13,800 --> 00:42:17,400 Speaker 1: Maybe you're a Twitter person at Remy Warren. One thing 823 00:42:17,440 --> 00:42:19,920 Speaker 1: that I did do so, I've got my mailing list 824 00:42:20,120 --> 00:42:22,440 Speaker 1: on my website, Remy Warren dot com. You can go 825 00:42:22,560 --> 00:42:25,000 Speaker 1: there and I'm gonna be drawing a winner. So if 826 00:42:25,000 --> 00:42:27,040 Speaker 1: you sign up for my mailing list, my email list, 827 00:42:27,400 --> 00:42:29,839 Speaker 1: it's two full one. I wanted to give you an 828 00:42:29,840 --> 00:42:33,760 Speaker 1: awesome price back worth of incredible gear, and I continue 829 00:42:33,800 --> 00:42:35,840 Speaker 1: to do awesome giveaways throughout the year. That's what I 830 00:42:35,920 --> 00:42:38,400 Speaker 1: use the thing for, just given sweet stuff away. But 831 00:42:38,440 --> 00:42:43,480 Speaker 1: I'm also it's also a thing where as more information 832 00:42:43,520 --> 00:42:45,399 Speaker 1: comes out about what I'm doing next, I can keep 833 00:42:45,440 --> 00:42:47,279 Speaker 1: you informed. So if you go and sign up for that, 834 00:42:47,600 --> 00:42:50,080 Speaker 1: then you'll be in touch with me, and no matter 835 00:42:50,120 --> 00:42:52,319 Speaker 1: what other social media stuff is going on, I'll be 836 00:42:52,360 --> 00:42:55,240 Speaker 1: able to tell you what I've got where I've got. 837 00:42:55,680 --> 00:42:59,359 Speaker 1: So I follow those channels and that way you can 838 00:42:59,400 --> 00:43:01,560 Speaker 1: hear about any new and ongoing projects. I've got some 839 00:43:01,600 --> 00:43:04,320 Speaker 1: awesome stuff in the pipe. I've got a video series 840 00:43:04,360 --> 00:43:06,799 Speaker 1: if you like this this podcast, I've got kind of 841 00:43:06,800 --> 00:43:11,279 Speaker 1: like a master class of video stuff coming soon. I've 842 00:43:11,320 --> 00:43:13,680 Speaker 1: got a lot of other videos and other projects in 843 00:43:13,719 --> 00:43:17,319 Speaker 1: the works, some some really good stuff. If you like 844 00:43:17,440 --> 00:43:19,960 Speaker 1: the tips and tactics. They are not going away from me, okay, 845 00:43:20,320 --> 00:43:22,200 Speaker 1: They're just gonna be finding them in a different place. 846 00:43:22,280 --> 00:43:24,120 Speaker 1: This won't be little. This is the first podcast, but 847 00:43:24,160 --> 00:43:26,759 Speaker 1: it won't be the last podcast they do. So make 848 00:43:26,800 --> 00:43:28,960 Speaker 1: sure you stay in touch with me, and then as 849 00:43:29,000 --> 00:43:32,480 Speaker 1: things come out in the future, we can connect and 850 00:43:32,719 --> 00:43:37,719 Speaker 1: hopefully feed that fix of tips and tactics. Right. I 851 00:43:37,760 --> 00:43:41,200 Speaker 1: appreciate every one of you. I thank you guys so much, 852 00:43:42,120 --> 00:43:46,440 Speaker 1: so much so. As my final closing, I just want 853 00:43:46,480 --> 00:43:50,560 Speaker 1: to say, get out there and cut the Distance. Probably 854 00:43:50,560 --> 00:43:53,399 Speaker 1: been waiting for that one for a long time. That's 855 00:43:53,400 --> 00:43:55,759 Speaker 1: a good close. Get out there, Cut the Distance. Should 856 00:43:55,760 --> 00:44:07,920 Speaker 1: have started with that. Hey, folks, Jason Phelps here from 857 00:44:07,920 --> 00:44:10,400 Speaker 1: Phelps Game Calls, and starting early next year, I'll be 858 00:44:10,440 --> 00:44:13,080 Speaker 1: your new host of Cutting the Distance. I've been building 859 00:44:13,200 --> 00:44:15,800 Speaker 1: designing calls for the past twelve years and been fortunate 860 00:44:15,840 --> 00:44:18,040 Speaker 1: to hunt across the country for the past several decades, 861 00:44:18,320 --> 00:44:20,600 Speaker 1: trying to close the gap on some pretty wildly critters. 862 00:44:20,840 --> 00:44:22,920 Speaker 1: As we kick off the new Cutting the Distance podcast 863 00:44:23,040 --> 00:44:25,200 Speaker 1: next year, I plan to use my experience as a 864 00:44:25,239 --> 00:44:29,000 Speaker 1: dedicated hunter call maker and competition caller to give you 865 00:44:29,040 --> 00:44:31,160 Speaker 1: the tips and tricks I use on my personal hunts, 866 00:44:31,600 --> 00:44:33,640 Speaker 1: as well as sit down with hunting and calling experts 867 00:44:33,719 --> 00:44:37,000 Speaker 1: to discuss everything from the pursuit of turkey to elk 868 00:44:37,239 --> 00:44:39,680 Speaker 1: and everything in between. So stay tuned for the new 869 00:44:39,760 --> 00:44:42,240 Speaker 1: launch in early Get Him Close