November 28, 2019

EP 406: Colorado Mule Deer Audio Experience

59 minutes

Welcome to another Audio experience. This time join me and good friend Craig Van Arsdale as we battle the crowds of public land Colorado. Going into this hunt we had high hopes, with great snow during 2nd season things were looking up the week before our 3rd season hunt. As the weather took a turn for the damn near tropical, we knew it was not going to be an easy hunt. With less than ideal temps and more people than Disney World on a spring day, we battled learning a new area and the ever continuous battle of trying to figure out the wholes where other hunters were not. Follow along as we work through game plan after game plan to figure things out.

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Show Notes:

Introduction – 03:26

Day 1 – 08:00

Day 2 – 12:30

Day 3 – 19:16

Stuck in the Creek Bottom – 28:12

Day Recap – 31:18

Friday Morning – 40:00

Saturday Morning – 41:32

Buck #1 Down – 44:05

Saturday Evening – 46:32

Buck #2 Down – 51:06