Highlander Hunting Podcast

Mike and John have a conversation with a guy who literally wrote the book on hunting mule deer.  As well as being an author, Robby is the editor for Rokslide.com a popular gear review/hunting forum.  He is also a professional guide for elk and deer.  He is eager to share his wealth of knowledge and has some great stories of success and failure along the way.  We cover scouting, tactics, firearms, marksmanship, gear, bows, clothing, to name a few. 

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Mike and John have a conversation with a guy who literally wrote the book on hunting mule deer.  As well as being an author, Robby is the editor for Rokslide.com a popular gear review/hunting forum.  He is also a professional guide for elk and deer.  He is eager to share his wealth of knowledge and has some great stories of success and failure along the way.  We cover scouting, tactics, firearms, marksmanship, gear, bows, clothing, to name a few. 

Additional show notes, photos, and useful links are now being posted at https://highlanderhunting.wordpress.com

Please leave us a review on iTunes, they really help others find us.

Jump into the festive season with this podcast all about Christmas Presents for your significant other who hunts.  John and Mike breakdown their backpacks, and give gift ideas for those starting out in backcountry hunting, and even ideas for the hunter who has backcountry experience. Gift ideas are further broken down into presents for the naughty, no so naughty and the nice pricing categories.  The Havalon Knife winner is revealed at the end of this episode!

Merry Christmas from the Highlander Hunting crew, now stop reading this and go buy him/her something nice!! 

(Notice we didn't say "Happy Holidays"...)

Jump into the festive season with this podcast all about Christmas Presents for your significant other who hunts.  John and Mike breakdown their backpacks, and give gift ideas for those starting out in backcountry hunting, and even ideas for the hunter who has backcountry experience. Gift ideas are further broken down into presents for the naughty, no so naughty and the nice pricing categories.  The Havalon Knife winner is revealed at the end of this episode!

Merry Christmas from the Highlander Hunting crew, now stop reading this and go buy him/her something nice!! 

(Notice we didn't say "Happy Holidays"...)

Mike and John talk all things Mule Deer, scouting, things to consider when looking for Mule Deer habitat, and necessary gear.  John tells the story of his highs and lows on this years Mule Deer hunt which ended very successfully in the Alberta Rockies.

Thanks for listening! As always feel free to email us at [email protected] with questions, comments, suggestions or stories! We would love to hear from you. Find us on Instagram and Facebook under highlanderhuntingpodcast.

HAVALON KNIFE GIVEAWAY!! LISTEN TO THE END OF THIS EPISODE FOR ALL THE DETAILS!

Thanks,

John and Mike

This episode Mike and John talk about their own experiences as parents who are passing on their values and ethics to the next generation.  Tips on how to equip your kids when they discuss hunting with non hunters.  Other topics discussed include Mike's successful elk hunt, John's mule deer hunt, and Mike's youngest daughter's recent deer hunt.

Please stop by iTunes and give us a rating!  Stay tuned for up coming episodes and an awesome giveaway!  As always should you wish to contact John and Mike you can email at [email protected] 

Wishing you all a successful 2017 hunting season, post some pictures of your hunt on our facebook page!

This episode is a recap of our recent week long sheep hunt.  Fat tire pedal assist bikes got us the three hour ride deep into Alberta Bighorn Sheep country.  Into a place we named the fertile valley.  We got 10" of snow, we were soaked at times, our water tasted of campfire, we climbed big slopes, and we saw Rams almost daily.  Join us while we recount what worked, what didn't, and what we will do next time. 

Thanks for listening, any questions, comments, stories or suggestions feel free to email us at [email protected]

It's all in the timing... Join John and Mike with Chris Maxwell as they continue their talk of all things Sheep and Sheep hunting just prior to their 7 night sheep hunt!  They talk tricks on how to judge size in the field, and what to do when the Brown is on the ground.  Things a hunting partner/group should know before going on a hunt, and preferences on certain gear.  Chris also tells some great stories on previous guided hunts, and other trips hunters should look into experiencing for themselves.

Thanks for joining us for this episode, as always if you wish to contact us with questions, stories, comments or suggestions feel free to email us at [email protected]. 

It's that time of year when our listeners will start harvesting their wild meat.

Whether you'll be processing your own, or hiring a butcher, you need to know what to do in the field and at home.

With this in mind, we sought out the counsel of a local pro, Chris Rivest.  Chris is a professional butcher, a hunter, a YouTube Chef, a foodie, podcaster and broadcaster, and an all around renaissance man.

Chris, Mike, and John talk about field care, your options on how to process wild game, and the process of getting your kill from field to table.  Chris tells some great stories and sheds some light on the finer ways to consume wild game.

For all you listeners who want to share your stories of a successful harvest, send them to us.  We'd love to hear them.  As always email us at [email protected].

Mental toughness, accepting discomfort, patience, restraint....When faced with the challenge, will you falter or will you endure?  

Mike and John had the pleasure of being joined by Wild Sheep Foundation board member Chris Maxwell.  Chris has a passion for wild sheep hunting and conservation that's truly inspiring.  His wealth of knowledge and expertise in mountain hunting really comes through as they talk about Rocky Mountain Bighorn sheep biology, habitat, behavior and population.

This isn't Chris' first time on a podcast.  He's been a guest on two popular US podcasts, Jay Scott Outdoors and Hunt Backcountry.

The conversation takes many turns, and soon moves toward scouting and hunting Alberta rams.  Mike is an experienced and successful Alberta ram and ewe hunter himself, while John is new to the challenge.  They talk about their upcoming sheep hunt and Chris provides many useful tips on gear, tactics and what a hunter needs to be successful hunting our provincial mammal.  A freelance writer for Big Game Illustrated, as well as a person who has travelled to hunt and had some awesome adventures, make Chris a fascinating interview and gives him a keen insight into how hunting as conservation fits into the modern context.

We hope you enjoy listening as much as we did making it.

Please feel free to email us with questions, comments, suggestions or stories at [email protected].