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Kill This Season, Today, or Right Now? Opening Week Hunting Lessons

Hunt West Podcast

Published
September 12, 2026
Duration
47:04
Summary source
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Last updated
Sep 20, 2026

Discusses hobbies, wilderness.

Summary

Opening week is where an entire summer of scouting finally gets tested against reality. Jaden heads into Montana's archery opener with seven mule deer bucks scouted, several he would gladly shoot, and a plan to hunt aggressively. Four days later, he has found five completely different bucks, made two legitimate stalks, gotten inside archery range, and som…

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Opening week is where an entire summer of scouting finally gets tested against reality. Jaden heads into Montana's archery opener with seven mule deer bucks scouted, several he would gladly shoot, and a plan to hunt aggressively. Four days later, he has found five completely different bucks, made two legitimate stalks, gotten inside archery range, and somehow never laid eyes on any of the deer he spent the summer scouting. In this solo episode, Jaden breaks down those opening-week hunts and the

Themes

  • hobbies
  • wilderness