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Today's guest is David Rydell who's been chasing big bucks in the back country since the late 1960's. Mr. Rydell gives his unique perspective on Mule Deer then and now. Listen in as we discuss the current state of affairs and how techniques have changed over the decades. Details on the Rokslide best Hunting Photo contest below- Elk-2024 Best Elk Hunt Photo Contest, sponsored by Kifaru Mule Deer-2024 Best Mule Deer Hunt Photo Contest, sponsored by Kryptek Sheep-2024 Best Wild Sheep Hunt Photo Contest, by Stone Glacier Whitetail Deer-2024 Best Whitetail Photo Contest, sponsored by First Lite   [ Rokcast is powered by onX Hunt. For 20% off, use Promo Code “Rokcast” at onX Hunt here https://www.onxmaps.com/hunt/app  

Today's Tipsy Tuesday has all of the Rokcast hosts gathered together discussing what it takes to save a buck on the gear they use. Travis Hobbs and Robby Denning handout their personal "Tips and Tricks" on how and where everyone can pinch pennies to help save a buck on their favorite gear. Sam then shifts the talk toward the other Rokslide.com gear reviews [https://www.rokslide.com/category/gear/] and recaps the latest Western news. Outdoorsman Quality Used Optics-https://outdoorsmans.com/collections/used-optics Bowhunting Giant Nevada Elk, Between the Sage & Pine-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mi7Ev5gdsuI Angled vs Straight Spotting Scopes-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGtiuyTVnn4 Howl for Wildlife https://www.howlforwildlife.org/take_action  Check out Rokslides 2023 Favorite Gear- Here Visit Rokslide's Rokcast Forum to submit questions, request a topic or give feedback. To be a guest on Tipsy Tuesday please send an email to Sam@Rokslide.com [ Rokcast is powered by onX Hunt. For 20% off, use Promo Code “Rokcast” at onX Hunt here https://www.onxmaps.com/hunt/app

Today Mark Livasay takes us though his E-scouting process in Treeline Academy. Mark's proven 12 core principles to finding elk when E-scouting can narrow down any unit in the west to its highest probability. Moultrie launches their new Edge2 and Edge Pro2 Trail cameras and gives tips on best use. PhoneSkope helps us master Digiscoping with their Carbon Pro along with accessory details and the uses of Pyro Putty. Sam then shifts the talk toward the other Rokslide.com gear reviews [https://www.rokslide.com/category/gear/] and recaps the latest Western news. Treeline Academy-https://www.treelineacademy.net/ Review of Treeline Academy-https://www.rokslide.com/treeline-academy-e-scouting-masterclass-review/ Moultrie Mobile-https://www.moultriemobile.com/ PhoneSkope-https://phoneskope.com/ 15% off using Rokslide15 Howl for Wildlife https://www.howlforwildlife.org/take_action  Check out Rokslides 2023 Favorite Gear- Here Visit Rokslide's Rokcast Forum to submit questions, request a topic or give feedback. To be a guest on Tipsy Tuesday please send an email to Sam@Rokslide.com [ Rokcast is powered by onX Hunt. For 20% off, use Promo Code “Rokcast” at onX Hunt here https://www.onxmaps.com/hunt/app

Robby is today's host. Summer is heating up, and a few big bucks are around, even in the most hard-hit winterkill areas.  Before Robby jumps into the next two chapters of Hunting Big Mule Deer, he gives a scouting update and covers advancements in Moultrie Mobile's cellular cams, including the incredible battery life, no SD cards, AI screening for bucks, and Smart Tags for efficient filtering. Then it's on to Deer Drives for the big mule deer hunter. Do they really work? If so, how does a hunter organize a deer drive?  Finally, Robby discusses the need, or lack thereof, of Long Range Hunting to hunt big mule deer. Rokcast is powered by onX Hunt. For 20% off, use Promo Code “Rokcast” at onX Hunt here https://www.onxmaps.com/hunt/app You can find Robby’s books, Hunting Big Mule Deer and The Stories on Amazon here or signed copies from the Rokslide store here     

Robby hosts Taylor Gregory of the Wood River Chapter of the Mule Deer Foundation.  Find out how removing a single fence in critical mule deer corridors makes a difference in helping mule deer.  They also chat about getting off the "fence" and stepping up to help mule deer. Taylor took a hard look at himself and decided rather than just complain, he'd get his hands dirty helping mule deer where he can. Once he made the decision, the door flew wide open and soon he was co-chair of Idaho's Wood River Chapter of the Mule Deer Foundation, along with Ross Baker. These guys are donating their own blood, sweat, and tears to ensure mule deer get back on their feet. Also, Robby does a gear-wrap on what he'll be using for 2024. Some new, some old, some sponsored, some not, but nothing stolen! Bow: Mathews Phase 4, 29” Arrows: Easton Axis Match Grade 5mm customized by Iron Will Outfitters Broadhead: SEVR 1.5 TI expandable Rifle: 6UM with Rokstock (Robby joined the cult), Swarovski Z5 scope Optics: Zeiss 10x42 SF binocular Swarovski 8x42 EL Range TA binocular/rangefinder Swarovski 17-40x56mm STC spotting scope Swarovski 25-50/20-60 x 80 STS spotting scope Tripods/Heads: SLIK 624 exclusive from S&S Archery MTN HNTR SS Tripod from Altitude Outdoors Outdoorsman's Pan Head Altitude Outdoors Nano Pro Fluid Head Boots: Kenetrek Hardscrabble Crispi Summit II GTX Schnee Hunter II Pac Boot Satellite Mapping/Communications: onX Hunt Garmin inReach Mini SPOT Tents: Stone Glacier Skyscraper 2-Man Seek Outside 8-man Sleeping Bags/Pad: Stone Glacier Chilkoot 15 KUIU Super Down 15 EXPED Mega Mat Backpacks: Nimrod Apex Day Pack Stone Glacier KRUX EVO 3300 Clothing Early Season: Sitka Apex system/including their synthetic base layers Clothing Later Seasons: First Lite: Puffy Uncompahgre Pant Obsidian Foundry & Furnace base layers Gators: Traverse & Brambler Kifaru Wind River Wind Jacket Rokcast is powered by onX Hunt. For 20% off, use Promo Code “Rokcast” at onX Hunt here https://www.onxmaps.com/hunt/app You can find Robby’s books, Hunting Big Mule Deer and The Stories on Amazon here or signed copies from the Rokslide store here     

Today's Tipsy Tuesday is all about the early season. Up first Larry Bartlet takes a deep dive into the science of meat care in the backcountry. Larry lays out how to mitigate meat spoilage in the early season, along with proven tactics that get the best table fare even when temperatures are warm and your packed in days from the trailhead. Some of the top clothing companies (Stika, Firstlite, Forloh, Skre Gear) talk about their favorites choices to stay comfortable during those hot early season temperatures. The guys from Hardside Hydration, show us how stay hydrated no matter the conditions. Sam then shifts the talk toward the other Rokslide.com gear reviews [https://www.rokslide.com/category/gear/] and recaps the latest Western news. Prestine Adventures- https://pristineventures.com/ Mitigating spoilage in the Backcountry video-https://youtu.be/LFf6gs6_iso Stika Gear- https://www.sitkagear.com/ Firstlite Yuma- https://www.firstlite.com/products/mens-yuma-synthetic-hoody.html?lang=en_US Forloh Technical Hoodie- https://forloh.com/products/mens-solair-upf-technical-hoodie SKRE Gear- https://skregear.com/ Hardside Hydration- https://www.hardsidehydration.com/ Review of Hardside Hydration Swig Rig- https://www.rokslide.com/hardside-hydration-swig-rig-review/ Enter the 2024 Cold Bore Challenge- https://rokslide.com/forums/threads/2024-cold-bore-challenge.360756/ Howl for Wildlife https://www.howlforwildlife.org/take_action  Check out Rokslides 2023 Favorite Gear- Here Visit Rokslide's Rokcast Forum to submit questions, request a topic or give feedback. To be a guest on Tipsy Tuesday please send an email to Sam@Rokslide.com [ Rokcast is powered by onX Hunt. For 20% off, use Promo Code “Rokcast” at onX Hunt here https://www.onxmaps.com/hunt/app

The Top 1% is a little mini series we are recording with some of the best DIY Mule Deer Hunters in the country. This is the second episode in that series. The guys we really want to focus on and hear from are average hunters, family men, working blue collar jobs somehow taking the top 1% of Mule Deer over and over again on run of the mill type tags that the general public can get, they are getting it done legally and ethically. Dioni Amuchastegui defines the Top 1% and is such a fun guy to talk to and get inside his head on the how and why. There is so much good information in this episode. Dioni also tells the story of his 2023 archery buck recently featured on the cover of Western Hunter. For the first Top 1% Podcast Click Here Dioni on the Shoot2Hunt Podcast Western Hunter Magazine for Dioni's full Story and Pictures

Robby's back to his book, Hunting Big Mule Deer. Today's episode is in on tracking big mule deer, a top technique for buck hunters. Big mule deer can be very hard to track in the big mountains, due to the steepness of the terrain, but you still don’t want to ignore the technique. Even if big bucks are hard to track and shoot in their beds, paying attention to the tracks on the ground will tell you where deer go, where they don’t go, and a keen eye can tell the quality of the age class in the area by tracks. And occasionally, under the right conditions, tracking big mule deer is the only way to tie your tag on a big deer. Robby also directs you to several Instagram posts that can help you identify the tracks of big mule deer; see Robby’s or Rokslide’s Instagram posts from June 7, 2024 & July 28, 2023 Rokcast is powered by onX Hunt. For 20% off, use Promo Code “Rokcast” at onX Hunt here https://www.onxmaps.com/hunt/app You can find Robby’s books, Hunting Big Mule Deer and The Stories on Amazon here or signed copies from the Rokslide store here     

Rebecca Levine is on today's episode of the Rokcast, hosted by Robby Denning. Rebecca is a research scientist with the Monteith Shop. She conducted the Meeteetse Moose Project in Wyoming. Dive in to this episode to learn how temperatures and wind affect bull moose differently than cows, when the peak of the moose rut occurs, and how bull moose separate by elevation   PC: Billy Molls The Monteith Shop is one of the leading research organizations on mule deer and other ungulates. Based out of the University of Wyoming, their mission statement is “Advancing Science and Management, One Data Point at a Time.” You can follow the Monteith Shop here Rokcast is powered by onX Hunt. For 20% off, use Promo Code “Rokcast” at onX Hunt here https://www.onxmaps.com/hunt/app You can find Robby’s books, Hunting Big Mule Deer and The Stories on Amazon here or signed copies from the Rokslide store here       

#33 This week's Tipsy Tuesday all about Optic Innovations.  Drew Miles CEO of Tricer USA takes us though their newest innovations and even drops some hints of things to come. Hamilton Boykin lays out Leica USA https://leica-camera.com/en-US/product/leica-geovid-pro-10x42-ab 2024 Optic Innovations. He goes into great detail of the operation of the Geovid Pro AB+ and why every hunter could benefit from the Shot Probability Analysis (or WEZ).   Afterwards Dustin Diefenderfer and Sam talk mental toughness and how MTN TOUGH programs https://mtntough.com/ benefit more than just physical fitness. Argali's Brad Brooks returns to fill us in about the new Yukon tent https://argalioutdoors.com/. Sam then shifts the talk toward the other Rokslide.com gear reviews [https://www.rokslide.com/category/gear/] and recaps the latest Western news. Tricer review-https://www.rokslide.com/tricer-tripod-head-and-bino-adapter-review/ Leica Geovid Pro 32- https://www.rokslide.com/leica-geovid-pro-32-review/ Rokslide WEZ discussion thread- https://rokslide.com/forums/threads/required-precision-video-and-using-wez.350736/ Mtn Tough free trial- https://mtntough.com/ Argali Yukon Pre-sale- Argali Yukon 8P Tent | www.argalioutdoors.com Enter the 2024 Cold Bore Challenge- https://rokslide.com/forums/threads/2024-cold-bore-challenge.360756/ Howl for Wildlife https://www.howlforwildlife.org/take_action  Check out Rokslides 2023 Favorite Gear- Here Visit Rokslide's Rokcast Forum to submit questions, request a topic or give feedback. To be a guest on Tipsy Tuesday please send an email to Sam@Rokslide.com [ Rokcast is powered by onX Hunt. For 20% off, use Promo Code “Rokcast” at onX Hunt here https://www.onxmaps.com/hunt/app