I Will Hunt

Matt Russell is a great friend of Kris’s. We talk about some of their stories from past hunts and plans for hunts this year. Matt tells a couple stories which are unforgettable!

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We open with some questions about Harts Pass, as Rudy had just been up there doing some trail work with the Pacific Crest Trail Association. Politics of sorts are also discussed.

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This discussion is sort of a further, in-depth discussion on rifles. We did an episode on rifles and Rudy still had some questions especially surrounding the AR-15s and AR-10s. We also get into all the styles Kris will be bringing with him on his upcoming hunt in Montana.

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We talk all about ticks! Why do they bite? How to remove them? How long do they feed?

Dr Ingels confirms the bullseye rash appears around a tick bite only if the person contracted Lyme Disease.

Also, I ask Dr Ingels about Lyme disease and how it may affect you. He tells various symptoms of Lyme Disease as well as it’s history. What type of ticks carry Lyme? How long does a tick have to bite you in order to contract Lyme?

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We talk about on site, backcountry butchering. Kris explains how most animals are similar so he uses a deer as his main example. Actually, he does a great job of describing the process through audio.

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Kris was drawn for the Multi Season Elk Tag and he is very excited. This is not a once in a lifetime, so he hopes to win this every year… Ha!

He is sort of torn on location because Western WA Roosevelt Elk is what he is leaning towards. We dig into all the details of what this tag means.

Kris describes the terrain where Roosevelt Elk are in Western Washington. He brings up scent indicating contraptions, which I was surprised we hadn’t discussed before.

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We start off this podcast with a little beaver talk because I was discovering Kris’s beaver pillow he has in the museum.

The topic is tags and we do our best at staying on the subject. Kris does his usual top notch job teaching me these things I have no clue about. If you want to learn the ins and outs of points toward sought after tags and how to go about it, then here it is!

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In case you want to learn about bow hunting like Rudy does, Kris sits down and tells the basics about the ins and outs of it all.

He gets his dusty bow from the garage and talks about the various parts and how to’s….. Kris even tells a few stories!

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Rudy and Kris sit down to talk about deer in Washington. Whitetail Deer are prolific on the Northeast corner of the state, Mule Deer are found in Eastern Washington and Blacktail Deer are in Western Washington.

Kris talks about the population of deer on our Islands like Whidbey Island. There are plenty of attainable, great tasting deer out there! He likens the area to a rainforest and actually calls it a “hoot of a hunt”…. Haha. Jurasic style was another, perhaps better descriptive he gives.

We talk about the differences between the points of deer. The forks of deer antlers determine how many points the deer is labeled as. Rudy didn’t know any of this.

Winthrop is a known place for mule deer hunting in Eastern Washington. People will call certain areas over there a “pumpkin patch” because of the enormous amount of hunters wearing blaze orange all hunting the same area.

Rudy asks, “Why wear camouflage, if you are required to wear a blaze orange vest?” Kris talks about this topic a bit.

The idea, Kris tells, is to find an area where others won’t be. This gives you an advantage in finding better deer. Even just getting a mile off any road will help a bunch. Checking maps to find meadowy, water filled areas to hike to.

Regulations are important to follow in order to stay within the laws. They will also tell you when exactly you can hunt what areas. Also, special tags can be applied for to hunt deer in areas or times when it is normally not permitted.

Rudy asks an ethics question about shooting a buck while mating during the rut… It gets a bit funny before the boys get back on track.

Kris walks us through the shot itself. Placement, environment and making sure it is a legal deer to shoot.

Rudy tells a story about an “albino” buck he and his dad spotted with binoculars near an alpine lake. It was a monster and the size was noticeable after some other hikers scared it off. The deer was huge as compared to the hikers. Kris said it was probably a piebald deer which has a patchwork of blonde hair. The size described leads to the probability of it being an elk.

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Kris Cantrell owns and runs Cantrell Outdoors. He typically says to start with a gun you can do a lot with. He often recommend the .300 ultra magnum. It is a magnum cartridge which can shoot just about anything in the lower 48 states of North America.

“Shoot as big of a caliber as you are comfortable with.” Some hunters are recoil sensitive so this can limit their caliber size.

Muzzle breaks redirect the sound right back to your ears though they also help with recoil. Wearing ear plugs is a must in this type of a setup.

Kris is excited, and he uses, carbon fiber barrels. These barrels will take a big percentage of weight off of your overall weight of your rifle.

First time rifle buyers should buy a cheaper manufactured gun for their first rifle. Custom guns, like this Kris make, are a lot more expensive,

Scopes, even within the same brand, can vary in price. This can altar the overall price of your hunting setup.

When shooting a gun for the first time, you might consider using multiple brands of bullets in order to figure what your rifle will do with each bullet. also, when at the range, try shooting off the belly, kneeling and standing in order to practice a real, possible shot.

Bipods are helpful in the field. Make sure to practice with them and in the style where you will need to use the bipod. Otherwise you might consider leaving it at home.

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Jack Mattingly of the Whiskey Fever was nice enough to write a short song to use as the intro and outro. Check out Whiskey Fever: https://www.reverbnation.com/whiskeyfever