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Backcountry Rifle Mule Deer Hunt: Day 12

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With the hunt wrapped up, I wanted to give you all some horse & camp tips (filmed during this hunt) that I've picked up over the years.  Some...
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Backcountry Rifle Mule Deer Hunt: Day 11

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As you saw in Day 10, still-hunting can produce results if you know what cover the deer are using.  I talk to many hunters who abhor still-hunting and...

Backcountry Rifle Mule Deer Hunt: Day 10

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Day 10 is here.  I've only got two more days to find a good buck. The buck pictured above is from my 2008 season taken in the same conditions...
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Backcountry Rifle Mule Deer Hunt: Day 9

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If you're lucky enough to get to hunt the mule deer rut in the backcountry, remember two things:   1) If you want a really good buck,...
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Backcountry Rifle Mule Deer Hunt: Day 8

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When snow, cold, and rut come together, the hunting can get good, but the big bucks still aren't easy to find.  They are often in the cover by...
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Backcountry Rifle Mule Deer Hunt: Day 7

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You've heard me talk about the "rut" throughout this hunt.  There seems to be much confusion on when the mule deer rut occurs in the West.   One...
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Backcountry Rifle Mule Deer Hunt: Day 6

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Sorry so late today- editing software woes. Jodi and I operate a private-land, fair-chase outfitting business, WeScout4u Inc. I've been guiding hunters since 2000.  Our bread-n-butter is the rifle elk...
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Backcountry Rifle Mule Deer Hunt: Day 5

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A trophy-mule deer hunter has to strike a balance between covering too much country and spending ample time in the  "buckiest" places.  That is why scouting is so important-...
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Backcountry Rifle Mule Deer Hunt: Day 4

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I was intending to have an update in subscriber's inboxes every morning but SE Idaho is experiencing a power outage to over 50,000 people right now.  So instead of...
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Backcountry Rifle Mule Deer Hunt: Day 3

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When the pressure is on in mule deer country, especially high country, a hunter has to force himself to look at the heavier cover in the area, like that...