We all get frustrated when we make a bad shot or miss a buck or bull on that western hunt you have been planning on for months. Shooting your bow is not something you can pickup a month before the season and start shooting with expectations of making good shots. Adding in a 3D shoot season is a great way to get you off your butt sooner and shooting all spring and summer long. 3D shoots give real life scenerios in real life like situations. Find a shoot near you, have some fun, meet some people and have a great time.

Finding Shoots - not target shooting but for hunters

Bow Prep

• Don’t go unprepared, at least be dialed in.

Gear

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To keep us all updated on actions that need attention Howl for Wildlife is now partnering with me to publish a once a month review on what is happening with current and previous legislation. This is a great way to stay up to date on issues we all need to care about to keep us all hunting

https://www.howlforwildlife.org/

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Josh Kirchner from Dialed in Hunter has been fortunate enough to make his passion into his career. This spring Josh spend quite a few days in a low success rate Arizona unit chasing bears with his bow. This great story is worth the listen. His preparation of e-scouting, learning the unit and knowing how bears act int he spring lead to his success. We end with a couple of our favorite ways to cook bear.

• Making your passion a career

• Loving what you do

• Bear hunting Arizona's low density bear population units.

• Bowhunting Arizona Bears

• How do spring bears act different then fall bears

• How to hunt spring bears

• Bear recipes

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Preparing for your western big game hunt is not all about scouting, shooting practice and gear. Don't forget the food and nutrition preparation for your hunt! This piece can almost take more work then any gear. For this I brought in Ben Honig who is a hunter that has spent lots of time trying to find the best things to eat to keep his energy levels up and feeling good in the backcountry.

• Quality hunting food for western hunting

• Calories, fats, carbs and proteins for the back country with the least amount of ingredients

• Black Rifle Coffee

• Wilderness Athlete

• Home made hunting food

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Why do we hunt? Why do we hunt with who we hunt with? Collin Cottrell and I talk about surrounding ourselves with good people and what that does for us. Hunting the west is one of those hunts that can really bring people together and create some quality relationships. Surrounding yourself with good people is what we need to get through the day. I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did recording it.

• Leveling up in life = leveling up as a hunter

• Finding Hunting buddies

• What does hunting do for you?

• Put good people around you

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What's are your bucket list hunts? We all have them and for most they are western big game hunts of some sort. Joni Marie is one that has inspired many to tackle life with whatever it throws at you and use what you love to keep you going. Because of that Joni has so many awesome hunting stories including a tense brown bear hunt with a bow. This is one of my must listen episodes. Enjoy.

• Bucket list hunts

• Battling challenges that keep us from hunting

• Brown Bear Archery Hunt

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Do you spend more time messing around with your gear and feel unorganized? It takes multiple seasons to get your system dialed but once its how you like it, you spend more time hunting and less time dinking around. In this two part episode I dive into most of my backcountry hunt gear and how I keep it organized to keep me hunting and less time fidgeting.

• Hunting Gear Hacks

• Hunting Kill Kit

• Hunting gear

• Optics

• Hunting Clothes

• What to do before you hunt

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Do you spend more time messing around with your gear and feel unorganized? It takes multiple seasons to get your system dialed but once its how you like it, you spend more time hunting and less time dinking around. In this two part episode I dive into most of my backcountry hunt gear and how I keep it organized to keep me hunting and less time fidgeting.

• Backcountry hunting gear

• Packs and accessories

• Hunting Electronics

• Hunting camp and sleep system

• Hunting gear organization

Gear List

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If you have been hunting all your life or trying to figure out how to get into hunting, this episode has something for you. Baby boomers are phasing out of hunters and the next generation has always been the target. The new target is 20-30 year old's. Learning how to hunt and getting into the hunting community has so many barriers. Chas Holder discusses how he got into hunting and some great advice for all of us western big game hunters that have been hunting all our lives.

• Bird Collisions with wind turbines

• Meateater, a common entry point to hunting

• Learning how to hunt

• Without public land, learning to hunt is a challenge

• Hunting mentors

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Is your ultimate western dream hunt an Alaskan trip? With the challenges of today, that goal seems further away but Jeff lays out some options that are not so out of reach. We discuss all his favorite Alaska hunts as well as a couple challenging ones.

• Caribou Hunting the haul road 

• Alaska Blacktail Hunting

• Elk Hunting Alaska

• Alaska Brown Bear

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