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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...
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Backcountry Rifle Mule Deer Hunt: Day 2

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As you saw on Day 1, backcountry hunting is all about logistics.  The preparation just to go on a hunt miles from the civilized world takes several weeks...

Backcountry Rifle Mule Deer Hunt: Day 1

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I'm one of the lucky ones.  I've been happlily married to my wife, Jodi, for 12 years.  I'm pretty sure she feels the same about me.However, I must admit...

Live Colorado Muzzleloader Hunt: Redemption?

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    "The World's Most Accurate Muzzleloader Bullet"™                              Merino Wool: comfort, odor control, thermal regulation Thanks to...