Hunt Backcountry Podcast Archive — Scouting

Brian Barney is a hard-working, do-it-yourself man that has dedicated himself to hunting the West. He has years of experience hunting trophy mule deer, elk, bears, and antelope, and he loves to share the experiences and lessons he has learned with you and me — everyday guys that are trying to become better hunters.

Maps are maps...until you add the capabilities of onXmaps. Now you not only have a base map, you have hunting boundaries, public land boundaries, private land boundaries with landowner information, and so much more. In this episode we speak with Yana and Ed about the various products that onXmaps...

Robby Denning started hunting mule deer in the late 1970’s, only missing one season in 35 years. At 25, he gave up the pursuit of all other big-game to focus on taking the best bucks possible. He began hunting the West on a DIY budget hunting an average of 30 days a year for mule deer.

In this episode, Jason Wright joins us to take us step-by-step through a pre-season scouting plan for mule deer hunters. We dive deep into selecting an area, evaluating that area, using optics, and much more. Experienced mule deer hunters and those that are new to the pursuit can both learn something from this episode!