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That title isn’t click-bait.  Pay attention to what is going on at the Wildlife Commission level in each state or you just may witness the end of hunting. How could this happen? Those who aren’t so pro-hunting are infiltrating wildlife commissions across the country, and are making decisions to diminish our North American Model of Wildlife Conservation

https://www.fws.gov/story/2022-04/north-american-model-wildlife-conservation-wildlife-everyone

We as hunters cannot sit back and hope someone else gets involved to save our hunting future. It’s up to us! Funding for the protection of hunting is not all that is needed. Sportsmen and women need to give time to protecting hunting’s future.  HOWL for Wildlife, lead by Charles Whitwam and John Stallone, have made it simple and effective to get involved.  Give some time now to listen to this episode. In it, you’l not only learn about the mounting threat to hunting, but how effective each hunter can be in fighting for sound, scientific wildlife management.  We can win this battle and stop the end of hunting

Join HOWL here https://www.howlforwildlife.org/memberships

Learn more about HOWL in this 2.5 minute video:

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Today's Tipsy Tuesday has Paul Kardos from Kowa USA, listen in to learn all about Japan's finest optics producer and the discussion about their newest offerings.  Afterwards Kyle Sandusky runs us though his review of the Elite Omnia. Sam then shifts the talk towards the other Rokslide.com gear reviews [https://www.rokslide.com/category/gear/]

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Robby hosts the Rokcast from mountain top for today’s episode. He hits the Big Picture research required when looking for big mule deer and also includes his lates gear updates from

MagView

Mathews

IronWill

Swarovski

The mule deer seasons are starting to open up and no better time to catch an episode of the Rokcast! Find out why Big Picture research is just the beginning, not the end

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

In today's Tipsy Tuesday Host Sam Weaver is joined by Ben Renyolds and Mike Moore as they prepare for their Alaska Dall sheep openers. Ben and Mike share valuable tips on how you can hunt more effective while lightening your pack weight. Contrary to the myth that lightening your pack weight has to be expensive, some of these tips are low cost or even free. A deeper dive down the light weight rabbit hole can be found in the Lightwieght Zone https://rokslide.com/forums/forums/the-lightweight-zone.52/ Sam takes us though the 8th annual Best Mule Deer Hunt Photo Contest https://rokslide.com/forums/threads/2023-best-mule-deer-hunt-photo-contest-sponsored-by-kryptek.320677/ sponsored by Kryptek.

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Robby hosts today’s episode.  This is Part 1 of Robby’s take on finding big mule deer, taken from his first book, Hunting Big Mule Deer.  If you want to hunt tags where YOU have the best chance at success, listen in. Finding big mule deer isn’t just about drawing great tags.

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

   

If you like this episode, you might like this episode by Travis Hobbs and Dustin Wittwer here

https://www.rokslide.com/scouting-deer-with-travis-hobbs-and-dustin-wittwer/

Today's Tipsy Tuesday, Sam Weaver is joined by Scott Reekers to find out what western tag opportunities are still out there for 2023. Scott takes us though left over lists, returns and re-issues, and landowner tag opportunities. Scott then walks us though his newest project with Eastmans outdoors TagHub 2.0 Follow along to hear all about the lastest and greatest upgrades to TagHub. Sam then has Zach Harold on to Discuss his lastest head to head bow review https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4bbeLGHCts that just dropped on the Rokslide YouTube Channel. Sam then shifts the talk towards other Rokslide.com gear reviews [https://www.rokslide.com/category/gear/] and previous Rokcast episodes https://rokslide.com/forums/forums/rokcast.129/ and finishes with the latest western hunting news.

Eastmans TagHub https://taghub.eastmans.com/

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$400 of Swarovski EL (swarovskioptik.com)

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Pre-Scouting Pic of Travis 2017 Idaho Velvet Deer

Travis with a 226" Idaho Velvet Mule deer he had pre-scouted from earlier in 2017

Travis Hobbs and Dustin Wittwer jump on the podcast to discuss Scouting Deer and why it is so important, and why you should make time in the summer to get out as much as possible. Travis tells a few stories on how it has paid off for him over the years and why you should consider making time to scout deer.

Travis with a 240"+ Deer from Idaho in 2014

The 240"+ Deer in Velvet from 2014

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Elk Hunters, Check out this recent podcast with Ryan Carter https://www.rokslide.com/scouting-big-bulls-with-ryan-carter/

If you enjoy the Finding Backcountry Podcast, you can find him here at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/finding-backcountry-podcast/id1300049930

Robby Denning hosts Jeff Short of the Wyoming Game and Fish Department.  Jeff, a Wildlife Biologist, co-authored an extensive paper on antler point restrictions across the West. They talk about what works, what doesn’t, and why the outcomes of antler point restrictions are often counter intuitive.

If you liked this episode, you might like this one here

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Find Robby’s lastest book here: Hunting Big Mule Deer: The Stories on Amazon

Today's Tipsy Tuesday, Sam Weaver is joined by Stephen Lathrop to talk about something that will make or break your hunt - Boots! Stephen is part of the team over at Lathrop and Sons who have over 30 years of experience knowing feet, but more importantly, knowing what feet need from a boot to be a great match together. Stephen walks us through the process and along the way drops some serious knowledge on ways anyone can get the best fitting boot for thier feet. Sam shifts the talk towards Rokslide.com gear reviews [https://www.rokslide.com/category/gear/] ,previous Rokcast episodes https://rokslide.com/forums/forums/rokcast.129/ and finishes with the latest western news.

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Robby takes on the subject of Judging Big Mule Deer in today’s episode. Judging big mule deer is both an art and a science.  If you don’t want ground shrinkage, today’s episode is for you.  Robby includes chapters from his original book: Hunting Big Mule Deer: How to Take the Best Buck of Your Life (available on Amazon.

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Find Robby’s lastest book: Hunting Big Mule Deer: The Stories on Amazon