Hunt West Podcast
The Hunt West Podcast is for hunters who'd rather wear out a pair of boots than a YouTube playlist. Most hunting podcasts give you campfire stories, gear hype, or endless tag talk. Hunt West is different. This is applied hunting wisdom — the stuff that actually helps you find critters and fill tags in the wild country west of the 100th meridian. Hosted by Jaden Bales — hunt consultant, mule deer junkie, and professional tag nerd — the show mixes solo riffs, guest conversations, and hard-earned lessons from real hunts. You'll get strategies for e-scouting, application hacks, mindset shifts, and
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- StandardSummaries onlyThe Mule Deer Double Story: 400" of Antlers on Opening Day with Gray Plunkett
Published Sep 23, 2025
Gray PlunkettSome hunts you dream about forever. Others just come together in a way you'll never forget. This episode is one of those. Gray and I headed into steep, gnarly mule deer country with a short window, a couple of backup plans, and low expectations. By the end of opening day, we were standing over not one, but two high-country bucks—mine a true giant, and his a gnarly, heavy buck that any hunter would be thrilled with. In this episode, we relive every part of the hunt: The brutal climb in and the st