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Net Boone & Crockett Bucks are rare!  Only a handful are taken yearly in North America.  Robby’s guest on today’s episode—Corey Dixon—took a buck in 2022 that made the all-time list for typical mule deer. This is a very special buck but the hunt was no accident.  Corey and Robby break down the hunt from before the application season through the hunt. They talk scouting, losing bucks to other hunters, tracking, migration, and how brow tines can make or break a potential Boone & Crockett mule deer. Everyone can learn something from this episode.

Robby also gives an overview of his 2023 archery mule deer season. Any attentive listener will pick up tips in this recap. Whether you ever take, or even see a Boone & Crockett Net Mule Deer, this episode is a good listen.

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You can find Robby’s books, Hunting Big Mule Deer and The Stories on Amazon here

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Today's Tipsy Tuesday Focuses on Altitude Sickness Signs and Symptoms with Dr Will Frye. Dr Frye has taken multiple wilderness medicine courses and will help us sort out the facts and fiction of Altitude Sickness, recognize the symptoms and advise us on a few treatment options. Jaden Bales joins to go over his Argali Owyhee tent review https://www.rokslide.com/argali-owyhee-1p-tent-review/. Sam then shifts the talk towards the other Rokslide.com gear reviews [https://www.rokslide.com/category/gear/] and recaps the latest western news.

 

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This very important episode is time sensitive! Robby hosts Toby Boudreau of the Idaho Fish and Game. As the Idaho Fish and Game Deer and Elk Coordinator, Toby is a frequent guest on the Rokcast.  Today’s topic is the newly proposed law to restrict shed antler collection in Idaho. This is a very important and hotly debated issue! Listen in and you will have a chance to comment on the proposed law.  Listen in and then jump over to the Idaho Fish and Game website below and complete the simple survey and leave a comment too. Public comments are accepted through October 9th, so don’t wait! Whether you’re for or against the shed antler law, here is your chance to be heard here

https://idfg.idaho.gov/article/fg-seeks-public-comment-proposed-emergency-closures-antler-huntinggathering

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You can find Robby’s books, Hunting Big Mule Deer and The Stories on Amazon here

In true A.D.D style, the Rokcast is all over the place today because Robby is hosting.  He will cover the repair and review of the Swarovski ATC Spotter, give a shout out to Rokcast listeners who did their homework and another one to those who left a review, give an official introduction to the real Sam Weaver, and take a deep dive into another chapter from Hunting Big Mule Deer: How to Take the Best Buck of Your Life—this one on Small Picture Research.  Hang on!

*Note. In the Swarovski ATC portion of the episode, Robby mistakenly says it is “five-inches long”. Correction, the Swarovski ATS is five inches shorter than the Swarovski ATS for a total of 10.2” in length.

Read Matt Cashell’s and Court Gordon’s reviews of the Swarovski ACT 17-40x56mm Compact Spotting Scope here

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Marlon Holden has taken over 60 mule deer bucks with a bow in less than 20 years— a true mule deer stalker. We want to learn from a hunter like that, so Robby invited Marlon on today’s Rokcast episode.

Listen in as they talk about all that goes into stalking mule deer bucks from the high country to the desert.  Everything from reading topography, understanding wind & thermals, optics, the “pocket”, keeping your boots on, why a stabilizer might be overrated, and other deep thoughts to think when stalking mule deer. Marlon covers scouting, and hunting both velvet and hard-horned bucks.

They also touch on gear for bowhunting mule deer, from SKRE Clothing, to Zamberlan Boots, to Vortex Optics to Marlon’s Hoyt RX-7

Marlon is also the creator of the Graylight App here—a complete guide to hunting mule deer in all terrains and all season.

See the written Rokslide review on the Graylight app here: https://www.rokslide.com/hunting-mule-deer-theres-an-app-for-that-graylight-app/

Robby and Marlon dive into the app for those listeners who might benefit from the rich resource created and updated by Marlon, the mule deer stalker.

Today's Tipsy Tuesday guest is Darin Cooper an accomplished hunter whose adventures have led him around the globe. Darin gives us the secret to affordably using the latest and greatest gear every season; Rent Outdoor Gear https://rentoutdoorgear.com/ Listen in as he brings us up to date on the available gear and just how hassle free the entire rental process is. Afterwards Matt Cashell runs us though his latest optics review Meopta Optika LR VS Leica Geovid R Binoculars . Sam then shifts the talk towards the other Rokslide.com gear reviews [https://www.rokslide.com/category/gear/] and recaps the latest western news.

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Big bucks are rolling in! More than a few hunters have found success on this season’s archery mule deer hunts.  Robby gives a shout-out to a few of these hunters and assigns some homework on today’s episode for those wanting to be a better buck hunter. He also gives a recap of his first week in the field.

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Feeding Deer with Dr. Randy Larsen- Feeding Deer on a bad winter has had a lot of negative press over the years. Disease issues, costs associated and the looming question- Does it actually benefit mule deer??? Dr. Randy Larsen, Wildlife Biologist from Brigham Young University breaks down results of the Utah Division of Wildlife's 2023 feed study conducted on the Cache Unit in Northern Utah. We also discuss benefits of lots of moisture and the recent wet summer. Also discussion of antler development and why antler growth might have been delayed. Lots of good information and some shocking results.

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Deer On Feed Row

Processing Captured Deer

Utah's Press Release on Feeding from the Spring of 2023-https://wildlife.utah.gov/news/utah-wildlife-news/1588-dwr-implements-emergency-deer-feeding-in-northern-utah-due-to-deep-snow-and-poor-condition.html

Dr. Randy Larsen on an earlier episode of the Rokcast- https://www.rokslide.com/growing-big-mule-deer-with-wildlife-prof-randy-larsen/

More on Dr. Larsen-https://pws.byu.edu/directory/randy-larsen

Frequent Rokcast guest Toby Boudreau is back. He is the Idaho Fish and Game Deer and Elk Coordinator. Toby recently attended the Nevada mule deer summit, a gathering of wildlife professionals from across the West. Listen in as Robby and Toby talk about issues affecting mule deer from weather patterns, noxious, weeds, habitat manipulation, and much more. Listeners will feel like they just attended the Nevada Mule Deer summit in this episode

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Today's Tipsy Tuesday has 40 year elk hunting veteran Ross Russell along with Hunting Guide Randon Timothy to talk all things Elk Hunting. These guys drop some serious knowledge to help make this September our best Elk hunt yet. Afterwards Josh Boyd runs us though his review of the Peax Solitude 4-man Tipi https://www.rokslide.com/peax-solitude-4-tipi-review/. Sam then shifts the talk towards the other Rokslide.com gear reviews [https://www.rokslide.com/category/gear/] and recaps the latest western news.

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