I sit down with Chris and Conner to discuss our 1st SUCCESSFUL western big game hunt. We had been going out west together for several years doing DIY public land hunts to no avail but in 2025, we did an elk and mule deer hunt in Colorado and Conner finally notched a mule deer tag. I also got a grouse and caught some trout.

We discuss the things we did differently from the last trip, the highs, the lows (and there were a lot of lows), altitude sickness, weird diners in small towns, why you shouldn't lose your phone in the wilderness, packing meat and more.

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I spent the first 10 or 11 years of my duck hunting career being particularly bad at duck hunting but never giving up. I wanted to share an episode of some of the things that I learned the hard way in case others are struggling in the same way. Hopefully these tips can help some other hunters as I talk about shooting slumps, hunting the right areas for ducks, scouting and more.

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Thomas Hoke from Hoke Outdoors joins me to talk all about duck hunting in the state of Alaska. I have been enamored with the idea of hunting in Alaska for the better part of 2 decades so I was excited for this episode! We talk about the differences between hunting in Alaska vs the lower 48, the logistics of hunting Alaska, Thomas' close bear encounter and more.

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