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Monster Deer & Minimizing Gear
Episode 101
Published 5 years, 5 months ago
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WELCOME to the 101st Episode!
As the title suggests, this fun discussion addresses two topics; big deer & compact gear.
Must-read book: Ryan Hatfield's "Idaho's Greatest Mule Deer."
Glory Day Story: Doyle Mooseman and the 48," 8x8 buck.
Big buck statistics: An entertaining (and eye-opening) look at your chances of shooting a monster mule deer (and how you can maximize your opportunities).
Mule deer's current condition (as a whole), and how you can help:
- Bad winters, high predation, loss of winter range, ever-increasing hunter effectiveness (long-range gear), and other factors.
- Contribute by aggressively hunting coyotes. And if you've never hunted mountain lions, now is the time!
Gear list discussion:
- Rifle, scope, & ammo
- Binocular/rangefinder
- Boots
- Pack
- Clothing
- Raingear
- Hunting knife
- Head lamp
- Fire-starting gear
- Maps/GPS/On-X Hunt app
- Sleeping bag
- Sleeping pad
- Tent
- Emergency communication device.
- LifeStraw & water filter pump
- Mountaineering stove
- Battery packs and/or solar charger
- Bipod
- Spotting scope & tripod/trekking poles
Podcast sponsors:
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