Ep. 239 | Live Call in Q & A

Summary

Live Wild with Remi Warren – Ep. 239 | Live Call-in Q & A

June 11, 2026

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Overview

In this lively Q&A episode of the Live Wild podcast, host Remi Warren opens up the phone lines to hunters across the country, fielding questions on topics from mule deer tactics and elk season prep to gear recommendations and finding the right guide. With his trademark enthusiasm and an encyclopedic knowledge of hunting, Remi doles out advice, shares stories from his past adventures, and reinforces the "learn by doing" ethic. Callers from all walks of hunting life—rookies and veterans alike—dig into specifics, making this episode a treasure trove of practical, field-tested wisdom. There are also a few giveaways and entertaining anecdotes along the way, maintaining a supportive, inclusive, and engaging tone.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. If You Had to Hunt Only One Species, What Would It Be?

[03:44 – 07:10]

• Caller: Joey from South Texas
• Question: If Remi had to choose only one animal to hunt for life, what would it be?
• Remi's Response:
  • Torn between elk and mule deer, but ultimately selects mule deer.
  • Mule deer offer a unique challenge—"I feel like there's no animal out there that frustrates me more…it's a little bit of a chess match sometimes." (Remi, 04:15)
  • Enjoys the constant learning process, the difficulties of bowhunting mule deer, and the deep connection from growing up hunting them.
  • Also treasures elk hunting, especially the calling aspect, but emphasizes, "the nice thing is, we don't have to make those decisions in the real world." (05:50)

2. Early September Elk Strategies

[07:17 – 12:18]

• Caller: Ethan from California
• Question: How to plan an early September Idaho elk hunt?
• Remi's Insights:
  • Early September is prime for finding bulls not yet locked into rut herds.
  • "Try to target areas where bulls are transitioning from summer range to full rut…if you get the right weather, it starts to kick things off earlier." (09:25)
  • Preseason scouting is invaluable—the best bulls are often vulnerable before becoming harem masters.
  • Keep calling and stalking as options—cites his own success calling in a bull on September 3rd.
  • Practice broadheads update: dedicated practice heads coming soon, "We want to make sure to get them in time for a lot of that summer practice." (10:27)

3. Western Mule Deer Rifle Tactics

[12:27 – 18:08]

• Caller: Josh from Washington
• Question: Strategies for hunting wide-open, southeastern Montana for mule deer in November rut.
• Remi's Advice:
  • Cover ground and glass constantly – "Don't waste my time on dead areas at all…I'm gonna move, move, move, glass, glass, glass." (13:48)
  • Focus on finding does—productive pockets attract bucks
  • Sit and glass longer in thick timber or burns; keep moving in open country until you find active deer.
  • Use all means to cover country: glassing, driving, hiking—"A combo of all three is a great way to cover country." (16:56)
  • Teases a detailed forthcoming class on rifle mule deer tactics.

4. Desert Mule Deer & Keeping Eyes on Animals in Broken Country

[22:47 – 27:32]

• Caller: Cody from Arizona
• Question: Strategies for glassing and stalking bucks in low Arizona desert drainages with poor visibility.
• Remi's Strategy:
  • Utilize a second hunter for keeping visuals or use hand signals—think "like any kind of breaks country."
  • Plan stalks based on sightlines, not just proximity—"Think about planning my stock, not necessarily to the deer, but where you can see better from." (24:15)
  • Rifle season offers more leniency; prioritize vantage points even if it means longer shots to keep animals in sight.
  • Constantly reevaluate position and visibility, especially when animals move.

5. Gaining Hunting Experience as a Young Non-Resident

[27:44 – 32:02]

• Caller: Austin from Missouri (19 years old)
• Question: Best way to accelerate learning and gain experience out of state as a young hunter?
• Remi's Encouragement:
  • Absorb information from seasoned hunters and content, but nothing replaces time in the field.
  • After tagging out, offer help in neighboring camps—"Hey, I'm here for 14 days, and I'm gonna drag it out 14 days…" (28:50)
  • Glass for others, help with calls, and assist wherever possible for valuable “reps.”
  • Emphasizes that different hunts present unique scenarios and learning through guiding, helping, or just observing sharpens skills rapidly.

6. Advice for Spike Elk in Utah and Pressured Colorado Units

[32:09 – 37:18]

• Caller: (Continued) Austin from Missouri
• Questions: Tactics for a Utah spike elk archery hunt (mid–late August), and strategy for a busy Colorado unit.
• Remi's Recommendations:
  • For spikes, focus on glassing cow groups and water sources: "Spikes hit water holes like it's going out of style." (33:57)
  • For pressured units, prioritizing early opener is key—"The best day to kill one is opening day." (35:00)
  • Scout before crowds arrive, find difficult access elk for yourself.
  • Most hunters are weekend warriors; being there early provides a major advantage.
  • On gear questions (broadhead compatibility): No Deep Six/4mm options planned soon due to system durability priorities.

7. Spring Bear Tactics During the Rut in Dry Conditions

[39:34 – 47:49]

• Caller: Caden from Idaho
• Question: Strategies for spring bear in rut, with dry conditions and multiple elevation bands.
• Remi's Bear Wisdom:
  • Bears remain food-focused, even during the rut.
  • "Focus on calving areas…sometimes not even because they're interested in eating the elk, but the scent and feed are attractive." (41:05)
  • Use predator calls—preferably electronics if legal (easier, less physical strain).
  • Set up glassing over viewable terrain to spot incoming bears; call for 45+ minutes.
  • Identifying calf/fawn zones: look for green wet hillsides and sign of deer/elk activity, especially around 3,000ft or north-facing slopes.
  • "If I'm mouth calling, I got maybe 1, 2, 3 call stands in me for the week…it's rough, dude." (44:44)

8. Beginner Mule Deer Tips for Idaho High Country

[46:37 – 47:07]

• Caller: (Continued) Caden from Idaho
• Question: Where to focus early September mule deer archery hunts?
• Remi's Quick Hit:
  • Target the top portion of the mountain (alpine zones around 8,000ft).
  • Early September: “By the beginning of September, they should still be holding in those areas…” (47:07)

9. How to Choose a Good Guide: Red Flags & Recommendations

[47:59 – 52:53]

• Caller: Scott from Arizona
• Question: What should you look for or avoid when hiring an elk guide for a limited-entry tag?
• Remi's Guidelines:
  • Solid references, especially word-of-mouth or personal recommendations, are priceless.
  • Beware of “car salesman” vibes – be wary of anyone who overpromises.
  • Ask to speak with previous clients—both successful and unsuccessful—to judge effort and honesty.
  • Assess the outfitter’s scout time. “If they're talking about something where you feel like the promise could be delivered by the type of work that they put in, that's always beneficial…” (52:18)
  • The guide–client experience can vary even within the same outfit; ask about guide experience, time in area, and attitude.

10. Remi’s Broadhead Choice: Fixed vs Mechanical (Evo vs Verse)

[53:23 – 59:20]

• Caller: Britton Parker from Middleton, ID
• Question: If Remi could only take one broadhead on a dream hunt, would it be the Evo or Verse?
• Remi’s Nuanced Take:
  • Admits a “mixed quiver” approach—carries both types, picks to match the shot or scenario.
  • "I think of it like golf…sometimes there's situations where it calls for something that might be better for that situation." (54:47)
  • For elk in brush or grass, leans Evo (fixed blade). For open mule deer country or long shots, leans Verse (mechanical).
  • Reassures listeners that both fly similarly and advocates matching broadhead selection to the hunt conditions.

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Notable Quotes

• Remi Warren, on mule deer’s enduring appeal:
  “Even as much as I know about mule deer, I feel like there’s no animal out there that frustrates me more. It’s a little bit of a chess match sometimes.” (04:15)
• On Western hunting mobility:
  “Don’t waste my time on dead areas at all… I’m gonna move, move, move, glass, glass, glass.” (13:48)
• On getting hunting experience:
  “Any kind of information from somebody who’s done it before never hurts… but whatever time you have to be on the hunt—hunt it.” (28:27)
• On early elk seasons:
  “Early and late in the rut are the best time to kill the biggest bulls because they aren’t controlling the herds yet.” (09:25)
• On getting the best out of a guided hunt:
  "If they seem like a car salesman, they probably are a car salesman." (49:23)

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Prizes & Community Moments

• Knife Giveaway: Montana Knife Company Speedgoat 2.0 (won by Scott from Arizona).
• OnX Subscription: Given to Austin from Missouri for calling in with thoughtful questions.
• Call-in Dynamics: Several lucky breaks—some callers won because others dropped calls or picked their number.
• Remi's Encouragement: Invites everyone to call or message with questions, emphasizing community and support.
• Event Plug: RMEF Big Game Day (July 17–19, Missoula, MT) featuring archery shoots, elk-calling contests, and more.

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Timestamps for Major Segments

• [03:41] Mule deer vs. elk – Remi’s favorite game to hunt
• [07:17] Early September elk: strategies for new hunt, preseason scouting, rut dynamics
• [12:27] Mule deer rifle tactics for newcomers to open country
• [22:47] Desert mule deer glassing/stalking strategies in limited-visibility country
• [27:44] Gaining field experience as a young out-of-state hunter
• [32:09] Spike elk hunt tactics / coping with Colorado hunting pressure
• [39:34] Spring bear hunting in the dry bear rut
• [47:59] Choosing a reputable elk hunting guide
• [53:23] Evo vs. Verse broadhead—Remi’s critical approach

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Takeaways

This episode is a masterclass in practical, field-driven Western hunting—heavy on tactics, light on ego, always motivating. Remi reminds listeners there's no shortcut to boots-on-the-ground experience, but smart planning and adapting to conditions can dramatically increase your odds, whether you're glassing for muleys on the prairie, calling rutting elk, or learning the basics in a new state. The Q&A format delivers a wide range of scenarios and solid advice, with plenty for both rookies and seasoned hunters to ponder.

Remi’s Final Sign-Off:
“Thank you guys so much, everybody that called in, tuned in today… this time of year is when you’re planning and prepping. We’ll make sure to hit a couple more lives before the season… Until next week—I’m just going to say live wild. We’ll catch you guys later.” (59:29+)

Transcript

[A]

Foreign.

[B]

I'm Remy Warren and I've lived my life in the wild as a professional guide and hunter. I've spent thousands of days perfecting my craft. I want to give that knowledge to you. In this podcast we relive some of my past adventures as I give you practical hunting tips to make you more successful. Whether you're just getting started or a lifelong hunter, this podcast will bring you along on the hunt and teach you how to Live Wild Podcast is brought to you by Mountain Tough and Yeti. If you really want to utilize a lot of this information from the podcast in the field, one of the best ways to do that is to be physically ready for the hunt. And that's really why I've partnered with Mountain Tough. So if you aren't familiar with it, Mountain Tough is an online training app designed for hunters with a ton of added benefit. In addition to the fitness programs built for that backcountry hunting, you also get access to nutrition and recovery guides for on and off the mountain, mental toughness training, and this really great in app community that connects you with other mountain toughers and coaches. This app is packed with value to help you stay ready. And right now Mountain Tough is giving our LiveWild listeners a free six week trial when they sign up for the monthly plan using code livewild. To get started in the journey, go to mountaintough.com that's m t n t o u g h dot com when you're out there doing it the hard way, the right way, you need gear that shows up every time. That's why I trust yeti. Whether it's keeping meat cold for the trip home or your coffee hot before daylight, Yeti just flat works. Built Tough. No shortcuts. Check out their full [e-mail] and see why it's become a part of my system season after season. All right everyone, welcome back to Live Wild Podcast. Now this week we are doing our Live Wild live. So we've got a bunch of callers on the line today with a lot of hunting questions here. And today one of the things I like to do about the live calling Q&As is give away some prizes. So I guess it's kind of like old school radio when you got the the DJ and the prize day. So today we've got an incredible prize. We have a Montana knife Company, Speedgoat 2.0. This is Orange and black. I've got it in my hand sitting right here in the debt on my desk. It's still wrapped up. Packaged all nice. It's got the orange and black wrap on it. If you're familiar with Montana Knife Company, you know that they've got their drops and other things. So calling into this radio show is like a free drop. We've got about 30 callers in here. And what I do is I, I have this system that auto assigns everybody and randomly picks a winner. So we'll get to your guys calls. I probably won't be able to get to everyone, but we'll get to as many as we can. And then the one that was the winner, I'll. I'll kind of save for the end there. So thank you guys so much for calling in. If this is your first time calling or, or maybe you've called before. What I do is I just like to have you give me your name where you're from. You know, you could just give me your first name if you want or whatever you could do. Your last name doesn't matter to me. Give me your name where you're from, and then we'll jump into your hunting question. So looking forward to it. This is a cool time of year to do these because we're a lot of people maybe know their draw results, they're planning something, they've got some stuff on their mind. Seems like this time of year too, a lot of gear questions pop up and stuff like that. So really willing to field any hunting questions you got. And, and let's, let's just dive right in. So let's go to our first, first caller here. Hey, welcome to Live Wild Podcast. Who am I talking with?

[A]

I'm. My name is Joey and I'm from South Texas.

[B]

Hey, Joey, how's it going, man? Going great. What's your. What's your question?

[A]

I guess this one's more for. Just for me personally, I would like to know, like, what, what game animal? If you had to choose only one, would you. If you had to choose one for the rest of your life, what would you pursue and hunt for the rest of your life?

[B]

Man, that's a good question. You know, it's hard to pick just one. I have a lot of favorites. I mean, I love chasing elk. Calling elk is fun, but I don't know. I think the challenge of mule deer for me is something that kind of keeps me always interested. I feel like I get more frustrated with mule deer. Even as much as I know about mule deer, I feel like there's no animal out there that frustrates me more. I feel like it's a little bit of a Chess match sometimes. And finding a good buck can be so difficult, especially like bow hunting those early season mule deer. Maybe it's, maybe it's because that's what I grew up hunting, but I don't know, the mule deer just hold a special place in my heart. I think I'm continually striving and, and trying to, to find that next big buck. But I, I guess, you know, if it was, it's like that's the one I can hunt and then I get to go on other hunts, I would probably choose that because for, for me, elk hunting, I love the calling aspect of it. Of course, I love chasing bulls and, and stuff like that. Like, I absolutely love elk hunting. I love it so much that I almost would rather just go hunt him myself because that's what I did for the majority of my life is, is take people elk hunting. So I have, I have an affinity for elk hunting. I love chasing bulls. And in that calling aspect, I just love being the caller when it comes to elk. So that. Man, that's just a tough question because, you know, you got sheep too. But I think for some reason it's probably mule deer. Fact that that's what I grew up hunting and the fact that I, I always feel like there's always more to learn with mule deer. It can be such a chess match really, that I think it's something that you wouldn't, I wouldn't necessarily get sick of because there's that constant struggle now I might get sick of struggling all the time, but I don't know. I think that mule deer are hard to beat.

[A]

For me, that's definitely a good choice. And it's versatile for sure.

[B]

Yeah. And you know, I think. But I mean, here's the, here's the nice thing is we don't have to make those decisions in the real world. You know, I, I love sheep hunting, but the fact is tags are few and far between. Right. Like, I love going on sheep hunts. If I could draw a tag all the time for him, you know, that would be one thing, but that's not, that's not feasible. And, and thankfully this year, you know, I didn't draw any sheep tags myself, but I know people that did. So I'm gonna, I'm gonna end up on a few sheep hunts this year, other people's tags, and get to enjoy that experience. I'll be on some elk hunts, you know, chasing. I got a bull tag myself, but for archery season, I'm just gonna call for some guys and, and help some people that haven't killed bulls yet. And then for me, my personal hunt this year, the one that I'm looking forward to is ch Bow early season and then maybe throw in a late season hunt as well. But, you know, focusing on that early season archery mule deer and trying to turn up a good buck, that's, that's what I'm looking forward to. And thankfully, that's, that's kind of the first hunt that's going to kick off for me this fall. So. Looking forward to that.

[A]

Yes, sir, Definitely.

[B]

Thanks for the call. And hopefully you got a hunt that you're looking forward to this, this season and, and got something you can chase and get after.

[A]

Yes, sir, Definitely. I appreciate the wise words.

[B]

Yep. Have a good one.

[A]

Yes, sir. You too.

[B]

All right, we're gonna jump into our next caller here. Hey, welcome to the podcast. Who am I talking with?

[A]

Hey, how you doing? This is Ethan from California.

[B]

Hey, how's it going, man?

[A]

Good, I guess. I just, I drew an elk archery tag this year in Idaho. And how would you go about planning a hunt around early September? Like first two weeks?

[B]

Yeah, the first two weeks of September. I like that for the fact that if you've got the ability to scout elk, you can target specific bulls before they get, you know, maybe too much out of their summer pattern. Like you can, you can start to target bulls that are a little pre rut that first week of the season. Nice thing about Idaho is like, it starts at the end of August, like beginning of September. So if you, if you've got the opportunity to, to do any scouting, that's great. If not of plan on targeting that, like, higher portions of the unit and looking for bulls that are in transition from summer range to like full rut. Now, it depends. You got to take the temperature too, of not the physical temperature, but the temperature of what's going on while you're out there. If you're seeing bulls screaming this, that, and the other thing, you know, you're going to want to get into the mix, find the cows and, and start all that rut type hunt. Some of the best hunts that I've had, some of the biggest bulls I've ever killed are in that early season, especially if you get the right weather and it starts to kick things off earlier because about it is the big bulls aren't locked into the herds yet. It's. I, I really do believe that, like early and late in September, like early and late in the rut are the best time to kill the biggest bulls because they aren't controlling the herds yet they're there. They might be active and around it, but then they go off on their own. And that gives you a really good play. It might be give. Give you a play for stalking and or calling. The biggest bull I ever killed was on September 3rd. It was just like that. Like, bulls are bugling in the morning. They're doing the thing, they're chasing cows. Then the big bulls are breaking off and going on their own, or they're just kind of investigating and seeing how these cows are acting. They aren't going to go waste all their energy fighting everything in sight until those cows start to hit estrus. So they're just checking things out. And that gives you a really good opportunity to either stock in on a bull that pulls off or potentially call him in. And that bull I called in with cow calls, he. He was re replying with the bugle and he was interested in checking things out. So I would target those areas where bulls are probably summering or transitioning to cow. Also try tactics that are specifically designed to maybe draw that. That mature bull in when. After it pulls off with the cows. So can mix in a lot of different tactics. But it's a good time now. It can be a slow time too, right. Like, you can, you can hit it wrong and it just be dead. And that's where if you had a new pre scouting, you can target those specific elk that you've already searched out. So those are my tips for like, early season. But I definitely think it's a good time to hunt. And it's one that like, I'm, I'm taking some friends out and I planned opening week. We're going to. I'm going to put in a little bit of pre scouting and we're going to target those elk because I know it's the best time to maybe get on a really good bowl.

[A]

Okay, Perfect. All right, I got one more question. When can we expect to see that practice for the versus?

[B]

Yeah, we're working on those. We should have them. We're going to have. Our goal is to have them within the end of the, by the end of the month. So they, they're coming along. We're. We're plugging away. I know we've got, you know, we kind of underestimated the demand in a way. So we've just been like, working around the clock to try to, to get things caught up and get these in people's hands. But simultaneously, we haven't forgot about the practice head. So we are, we're in process of building those and we should have them out here pretty soon. We want to make sure to get them in time for a lot of that summer practice. So that's what like I like. You know, we thought about a different ways of just doing practice blades or something like that. But my thought was I'd rather have a dedicated practice head that's like ballistically matched. Exactly. So you don't have to switch anything for your broadheads hunt time. Just screw your broadhead on and go hunt. So those are going to be landing here pretty soon. I mean, they're in process and it's just how fast we can work and get them finished. But we're really trying to get them out before a lot of the summertime so we can. You guys can get practiced with them and be ready for the season.

[A]

Hell yeah. Well, thank you for your time. I'm excited to get my hands on those, so.

[B]

Awesome. Appreciate it. Yeah. And, and what we'll do as soon as those are available, every. Anybody that's bought them, you know, will bought the verse. We're gonna send out an email blast and, and our goal is to have at least enough for everyone to get some in their hands when, when we launch those. So I'm looking forward to getting those out so people can. Can fling those and, and practice with those and get ready for the season.

[A]

Sweet. Thank you.

[B]

Awesome, man. Appreciate it. All right, good luck this season. Make sure to send me a picture of you with your, your bowl. So I always look forward to that.

[A]

I'll try my best.

[B]

All right, sounds good, man. Have a good one.

[A]

All right, you too.

[B]

All right, we're going to jump to our next caller here. Hey, welcome to Live Wild Podcast. Who am I talking with?

[A]

Josh from Washington.

[B]

Josh, how's it going, man?

[A]

Good. How are you, man?

[B]

Good. Doing great. What's your, what's your question today?

[A]

So I've only hunted blacktails in western Washington and I drew a Montana tag for mule deer this year. I have a lot of spots put on my on X. I have a pretty good of idea of where I want to be, but the type of hunting I'm used to, if it's rifle hunting, is you're. You're hiking up to a spot and you're glassing it from sun up to sundown. I'm a bit overwhelmed by the wide open spaces of southeastern Montana and I don't really know where. It's like, should I sit in one spot for the whole day or whole week or should I be glassing a bit and Moving and just popping ridges.

[B]

Yeah. So a couple of things, I might have missed it, but when were you planning on hunting?

[A]

So second week of November.

[B]

Okay. Yeah. So, you know, you're going to be, you're going to be hitting rush, but if you don't see deer move, like, you, you need to be in a place where you're seeing deer, and that is going to be like, that's one thing. Especially that time of year, deer should be moving. You need to, you need to be looking at a lot of deer. You need to be looking at does specifically. Like, it is rut. Those deer will be moving, and they're going to be figuring out, focusing on does. Now, if you're in an area where you're sitting there and you see a lot of does, or you, you haven't seen does anywhere, and you found a pocket of does that, that's live bait, really, and you could then say, well, I haven't seen deer anywhere else. This is the first pocket of does I've seen. This could be, like, continue glassing in and around these deer. The one thing that I would suggest is kind of like, see what kind of does they are. If it's a group of does with a bunch of fawns, it might be deer that just kind of get passed over pretty quickly. What you're going to find is you're. You really want, like, a productive pocketed does and a group of does that are, like, prime, that are going to come into estrus fairly soon. And so I'd be looking for that. And you'll know, because if you've got a pocket of does where there's bucks around it and you're continually seeing new bucks show up, okay, you're in the money. That might be somewhere you could sit and focus. But I don't waste my time on dead areas at all. Like, I, I, I'm gonna move, move, move, move, move. Glass, glass, glass, glass, glass. Now, how far I sit, how long I sit somewhere might depend on how far I can see and feel like I've covered it. If I've got an area where I can see the entire unit, okay, well, I'm gonna sit there for a while in glass, and I should be turning up deer. If I'm not turning up deer, I'm going somewhere else. And that's just how I am. Like, I don't want to spend my week or my day or prime hours in places where they're just what, what I'm looking for isn't there. So I'm going to Move until I find something good. And then once I've found deer, and especially does or productive pockets, and then I'm. Maybe there's enough cover where I'm just turning up new deer, new deer, and. And buck. It's like attracting more and more bucks. Every time I Look, you know, 20 minutes, 30 minutes later, I'm seeing something new. Well, there's no reason to move, per se, but if I'm not finding that, yeah, I'm. I'm cruising. I'm getting out of there Because I don't want to waste my day in a place that's going to be unproductive.

[A]

Okay, perfect. Thank you.

[B]

Yeah. Yeah. I hope that helps. And, you know, it depends, too. Like, if you're in an area that's just super timbered, real thick timber country, big mountain timber stuff, the time that it takes to cover that is a lot longer than the time that it takes to cover, say, big open prairie. Or if you've got big, open sage country that you can see from a good vantage. Like, if I'm in a backcountry canyon in Montana, and it's like, all timber, there's one burn, right? It's the end of mid November, and I've got a pocket of does that's out in that open. I'll probably sit there all day because there's a. There's unforeseen amount of deer in cover that I can't see. And those deer are going to attract them out into that open. Or maybe I've got, like, real tough country with not a lot of great glassing. I've hiked way up in here. I know there's good deer around, but, like, the COVID is just going to cover them up. The odds of me seeing them are only when they hit something that's open. So I might sit there all day if it's, like, good country and really covered. But if it's somewhere I can see a long ways, I'm probably just gonna move till I find deer.

[A]

Okay. Yeah, it makes sense. I'm just. I'm used to really thick stuff. And this is supposedly wide open with very few trees. So I'll be moving.

[B]

Yep. Cruise. Cruise. And if it's like, my thing is, like, to find good deer, you got to cover country, however that is. So it's like, get to, like. Glassing is a great way to cover country. There's so many ways to cover country. Glassing is a great way to cover country. Driving is a great way to cover country. Hiking is a great way to Cover country. A combo of all three is a great way to cover country. So. So, you know, I'll. I'll drive between glassing points. I'll walk the stuff that's like, if it's broken country and you can't glass, then I'm just walking up and down draws, glassing up and down each draw, moving, moving, moving, till I figure out where the deer are and find what I. What I want to take.

[A]

All right, man.

[B]

Awesome. No, I appreciate it, and that was a great question. I actually, I was pretty prepped for that question because I just filmed a really long outdoor class last week about out hunting mule deer during rifle season. So that it's not out yet, but when it does come out, it will be before the season. Jump on that because I, I like dive deep into a bunch of different aspects of that that I think. I think will be pretty beneficial to you.

[A]

Well, yeah, as you're saying, they're the thing that frustrates you the most. So glad I called the right guy.

[B]

Yeah. Awesome. Well, appreciate it. Thank you so much and best of luck. Let me know how. Let me know how it turns out for you.

[A]

I will. Thank you, man.

[B]

Yep, have a good one. Before we go to our next caller, I just wanted to talk about incredible support of this podcast, Vortex Optics. Now, if you've listened to this podcast for any amount of time, you know that optics are one of, in my opinion, the top pieces of gear. And it's because it's just so vital to the hunt, finding animals. My hunting style completely changed when I was younger and, and we heard that message, like, get the best optics you can afford and let your eyes do the walking. And you'd be surprised how many animals you can pick up when you're really in your glass, even in cover, even if you're like, I don't have an area that I. That's big, wide open. Like, I use my optics within close cover. I use my optics within far cover. It's like if you've got a superpower, it's like you can see 10 times better. It's a legit superpower. You just gotta put the things to your face and when you use it in whatever environment that is, whether you're tree stand hunting and you're scanning the surroundings, you're walking through, still hunting some timber, or you're just set up glassing miles and miles away. Many of my hunts start, I. I'm the type that, like, I'm looking, I start looking way far away. I should start looking closer because Saved me a little bit of walking. But you know, I, I cover the country like finding elk, finding deer, finding big elk and deer or whatever. It's all about covering country, covering it effectively. And optics is a great way to do that. So head over to, you know, vortex.com, check out what they got. Last week I talked about, or last month I talked about their optics builder or just like their, their optics suggestions, like what, what are you looking for? What do you do? And it kind of gives you some options there. Also on my website I've got, you know, within the various price points I've got a bunch of different Vortex optics on there, spotters, binoculars, rifle scopes, all that good stuff. And every one of them that I've got on my site are ones that I've used on hunts, tried and tested even on their, like their lower end. I've, I've used everything that's on there because I wanted to make sure that it was something that I felt was good enough to recommend. And it absolutely is. And then there's stuff that I've used as well that's, that's not on there. But we, we definitely try to stock our store with something of every price range and it's all stuff that it's tried and tested and some of that stuff, you know, I, there's, there are various price points within the optics world. Like you got that and, and what that price point really boils down to is clarity and especially in those low light conditions. But man, some of the stuff that's even on the, the entry level stuff, it is the entry level stuff now is when I started hunting. It is better than my top end binoculars that I had. Like I remember my first good pair of top end binoculars and the entry level stuff today puts that stuff to shame. Like I still have them and I've put them side by side and go. Yeah, it's not even, even, it's not even up for debate which one's better. So we are living in the best times in history, human history to get optics because it's like that. It's a, it's an absolute game changer. So you can go to my website, Remy warren.com we've got some stuff in stock available there or you can, you know, wherever, wherever you like to go. You know, local sporting goods store or your local big box store, it doesn't matter online, you know, whatever you got, whatever your vibe is, you could check that out. But we always appreciate when you, when you hit our, over to our site and and surf around through there. We've also got just like a ton of other, other gear and other things that's trying to curate a gear shop of stuff that's tried, tested and true, stuff that I really enjoy using and have put through the paces. So you can head over there, shop Vortex optics and check out some of the other gear as well. All right, we're gonna go to another. Oh, you know what happened here. Our winner, the person that was slated for the night dropped out. So we're gonna, we're gonna reshuffle the deck here. If you guys are still on the line, your, your call is still valid. I know, I know. There was a, I know somebody that was like called and I, I recognized the number before or whatever because I just write the number down. I was like, oh, yeah, this guy's call dropped and he lost out. So somebody else is. I'm gonna, I'm reshuffling the deck right now and someone else is going to be our, our winner. So you can thank the guy that, that's either phone dropped or had something to do. All right, we're gonna go to our next caller here. Hey, welcome to the Live Wild Podcast. Who am I talking with?

[A]

This is Cody from Arizona. How's it going?

[B]

Yeah, pretty good. How's it going, Cody?

[A]

Good. I got a question. I've been hunting the mountains in Arizona for the last few years, but this past year I switched to the lower Arizona desert unit. And I've seen some super sweet bucks in here and doing some over the counter archery. But the area I'm in, it's a lot of rolling drainages. So the peaks of the drainages are not quite tall enough to see into the next, all the way to the bottom of the next drainage. And there's no real mountains to climb around this area. So when you do spot a deer, it's kind of difficult to keep eyes on them. I have great odds of getting drawn this year in the unit. So I was wondering what your plan of attack would be.

[B]

Yeah, that's a good question. I mean, can you see, are you like. Because you've hunted this area before, archery now you've got like a late rifle tag or potentially is what you're thinking, correct? Yeah, I mean, you know, the, the one thing like with that is if you've got someone else that can kind of move with you, right? Because a lot of that, I'm assuming you're, you know, in that country. I'd probably kind of do what I would do in any kind of breaks Type country where. Where I'm just covering, like I said said to the last caller, covering ground in. In this especially, it's going to be like walking. Sometimes you get a little vantage or you're moving along these draws, glassing across it, move up 100 yards, glass across. Whatever you. Whatever you can do for that kind of country. You know, if you've got someone that can sit put and, you know, have some kind of hand signals of if that buck's in the same place or not, especially if you're. If it's too far to shoot. The nice thing about rifle hunting, some of that country is one oftentimes when you can see them, you're within that zone of getting close enough for a shot, and you might even be within that zone of keeping eyes on the deer as you move in. Now, if you're up a little bit higher, you spot them in the flat, and you've got to move in a lot closer. That's where things start to get a little bit different. I would also think about planning my stock based on where I could, in that kind of country, keep tabs on the deer if possible. And. Or, you know, think of planning your stock, not necessarily to the deer, but where you can, like, see better from. Because I. I know a lot of people get wrapped up in, oh, the deer's down there, and I've got this vantage, right? And then they move in, and once they get on level with that deer, they've completely lost, like, their advantage to see. And. And in some instances, if you take a little bit of time, you can say, okay, where can I get to where I can actually see a little bit better? So if this deer does move, I might have a better chance. Right? Because if you get level with them and they move 50 to 100 yards, you might never find that deer again unless you cut its tracks or something like that, or end up, you know, having a good opening. It depends on, like, my ski country or what, but maybe you could say if I go over here, it's going to be a little bit further shot, but at least I can see if. If it moves. And then maybe it hasn't moved, but then you can opt to move closer. So keeping tabs on them is. Is awesome in that kind of country. And having another set of. Never hurts. And. And definitely kind of thinking of your strategy once you do see one of, like, getting closer and potentially trying to just keep it within sight.

[A]

Gotcha. Okay, I'll try that at the end of the year.

[B]

Yeah, no, I. Because it's a completely different ball game when it comes to bow hunting. Right. Because you're like, well I got to get amongst them, I gotta get within bow range. And that's when they, they, especially during the rut, they often disappear. But, but during that rifle season it gives you a little bit more leeway to spot a deer and, and make a play that's, you know, doesn't have involve getting as close per se. I don't know what like the distances where you were when you're bow hunting, where you're spotting them, is it like six, 800 yards kind of across the canyon, then you kind of move up and see down into the other kind of like cut. Is that kind of like the average distance where you're, where you're spotting these deer from?

[A]

Yeah, from peak to peak is around 5, 600 yards, something like that.

[B]

Yeah, I know like, you know that that's one thing is like think about those, those options where you go, okay, if I can get, you know, think of your stock a little bit different than like getting above them and in where they're at to keep being like, okay, sometimes those like peak to peak, like on, if you get on the other side, that next ridge might have that 200 yard vantage. Get that, get those vantages like, like really think about before you move. Where might I be able to see this thing from and have a really good view of him where I'm like out of sight for a bit, but then I can get back in sight, maybe continue to keep him in sight and or get into a position where if he does move, you've got a lot of options for visibility maybe within range or within a close enough range where you could make a quicker move.

[A]

Cool. I'm going to give these all a try. Thanks man.

[B]

Awesome. Yep. Appreciate the call. Thank you so much. All right, we're gonna, we're gonna dive into our next caller here. Welcome to Live Wild podcast. Who am I talking with?

[A]

Hey Remy, my name's Austin and I'm from Missouri.

[B]

How's it going Austin?

[A]

Not too bad. How about yourself?

[B]

Yeah, doing good. What's your, what's your question today?

[A]

So I have two questions. So the first one is I'm pretty young, I'm 19, I'm like I said from Missouri, but I last year was my first year elk Huntington in Colorado with my brother in law and we actually he shot a six by six. But my first question is how would you stay like for somebody my age and like not living out there full time, what would be like the best way to gain as much experience. I know everybody says, like, hunt as much as you can, or is there anything, like, specific things you would recommend just to learn faster and gain more experience?

[B]

Yeah, that's a good question. You know, I think, like, obviously any kind of information from somebody that's done it before never hurts, right? Listening to this podcast, watching videos, like that kind of stuff. Then when you're out there, you really have to. Whatever time you have to. To be on the hunt, hunt it. Like, especially if it's you and a buddy or whatever. Let's say. Even if. Let's say you guys. I. Dude, I don't know how many times when I was younger, I. I did this. Like, I. I'd fill the tag and I'd go, like, into the nearest town, find somewhere to hang it or whatever. Got the meat in a cooler, and there'd be like, another camp around, and I'd be like, hey, guys, I tagged out. You mind if I help you? Like, dude, I. I've helped this. I mean, no lie. Like, I've. I've done that on so many hunts. Like, especially when I was. I had nowhere to. Nowhere to be, man. I was like, I'm here. I'm here for. For 14 days, and I'm gonna. I'm gonna drag it out. 14 days. As long as the meat's fine, like, I'm good. There's one time where I drove in and actually got this. It was like a. Like, I don't think this happens very often. I've done this a couple times, a couple different places, but, like, found a grocery store. I didn't. They didn't ask questions, but I borrowed their cooler and put my cooler in their chiller, and I was able to hang some meat and, like, went back out and helped some people, but, you know, like, if you've got the time, spend the time, right? You're already. You're already invested in getting out there. Like, you'd be. You know, some people be like, what, right? Be like, dude, hey, man, I'm not. I won't. Yeah, I'm not. Like, I'm not here to. I'm not here to mess you up. But like, dude, I will glass for you if you want me to. Like, I. I remember on one mule deer hunt, I had a mule deer tag. I was looking for a specific, specific, specific type of buck, right? And I ran into this guy, and it was like, he. He hadn't turned up any deer or whatever. And I was like, man, dude, let me help you. I'LL I'll glass for you. Like, here's, here's like helping this dude get some, get some animals, right? And, you know, I got to learn that. That was like, I think it was probably even before I did a lot of guys. So it was like, you know, just got. Got the reps in of. Here's another hunt where I can assist. And, you know, you got, you want to be helpful. And like, a lot of times, you know, these people, you know, can some people have help for a day? And like this guy, they don't hunt, they don't have the same safety or whatever, so you just kind of get back out of there. But even just like cruising around, glassing, calling, whatever, like, I've run into guys that I was on a hunt and just playing it like, you know, killed my bull. It was like, ran into a guy that was hunting by himself and was like, dude, I'll call for you if you. If you're cool with it. They're like, yeah, yeah, yeah, that would be awesome. Like, you know, you could even be like, okay, I'm still kind of new at this, but if you need help and I could help you in any way, I'll do it. So just getting days in the field, that's like, that's what it, that's what it boils down to. And for me, I learned so much and, you know, I got to do that through guiding too. So I, you know, already had a lot of experience and then just gained exponentially more experience by just being in the field. Like, you learn so much because every situation is different. Everything else, you know, it's just. Is constantly changing. And the more those kind of real life experiences you can get yourself into, the better. Better off you're going to be. So I think that, like, especially a couple of you going out and then once somebody tags out or whatever, you know, swapping over and helping and just spending the days that you have to hunt, that's going to make it. That's going to be the deal breaker for learning.

[A]

I gotcha. I completely understand that. And I have one more question if you have time for it.

[B]

Yeah, go for.

[A]

Actually kind of goes along with the first one is I'm taking off. Plan on taking three weeks this year to go on two elk hunts. The first one will be a spike over the counter in Utah, and then the second one is a pretty bad unit in Colorado. It's the same one we went to last year. So I guess what's your best recommendations on like, getting a spike in Utah? And then the unit in Colorado has a lot of roads and a lot of people, so it's. It's hard to get away from roads and get away from people. So what would you be your best. Best advice for those two types of

[B]

hunts is the spike hunt, like a September archery hunt.

[A]

So it opens August 15th. And I'm planning on. Basically, I'm planning on being there probably, like, August 13th and scab a couple days, hunt there for, like, oh, till September 1st and then go to Colorado.

[B]

Yeah, you know.

[A]

Yeah, it's or middle August to early September.

[B]

Yeah, like, that can actually be a kind of a tricky time to find spikes because they aren't necessarily with, like. Like, you focus on just finding elk first because, like, a lot of them may be with the cows still, but some also may be, like, busted off single, single, like in that summer bachelor group. So, like, you know, start looking, like. Do a lot of glassing that time of year. Really look for, like, groups of elk. See if you can turn out a spike in there. And if not, often they. They're probably, like, near and around where the cows are, so. So they might be, like, pulled off from the cows, doing their own little thing or being, like, solo, but they're kind of in and around the cows as well. As it gets later, like, closer to the rut, the spikes really start to get in and start mixing in with the cows first. But, like, that time of year, they'll probably be pulled off. You know, if you start to see, like, younger bulls or whatever, you might. You might turn up a spike around there, but really, it's just going to be kind of like a glassing game. And then depending on the type of unit it. They might be very tied to water. Like, spikes hit water holes. Like it's going out of style. Like, they. They definitely kind of cruise around a lot. And when it's hot, like a lot of elk do, but you can definitely focus on, like, you might even be able to just, like, I would probably like e. Scout and target some water if it's not. If it's more arid area, if it's super wet, you know, might not necessarily be the thing that I would target, but you could also look at that, like, maybe higher elevations, summer range kind of stuff, depending on the terrain, rain. Now, when it comes to transitioning over to the Colorado elk hunt, which is, like, when. Like, beginning. Like beginning of September, you're saying.

[A]

Yeah. So season opens the second. I'm planning on probably depending on how Utah goes, probably getting there, like, a day early. Because like I said, this is the same unit we hunted last year where we glassed, went up and shot one even though it's not a super desirable unit, but we got one last year. So probably get there like a day early and do a little bit of and it'll be my guess, awesome.

[B]

Yeah, no, that's a great strategy. You know, like I said earlier to that earlier caller, thinking of that like summer range kind of stuff, targeting those bulls that maybe are, are not necessarily with the cows yet, but potentially just you know, off on their own thinking about cows, that, that's a great strategy especially if you can get a little bit of time preseason in those busy units. Right. Like the. There a lot of those areas that have a lot of tags, they don't let you have tags in areas where there's like no elk most of the time. It's probably because there's a good number of elk. Now access and other things make it difficult. But the best day to kill one is opening day. And I've, I've hunted a lot of not so great areas that are super over hunted I would think of, right. And we've killed a lot of elk and a lot of them we kill like right on opening day. So I like to, to with that opportunity, like take the opportunity to find one and then maybe even try to find one. Sometimes I'll find multiple elk and I'm like which one's the kind of biggest pain in the ass to get into and get out of and maybe give me a little more time to hunt and figure out if it doesn't, if it doesn't pan out the first day. So I think like, yeah, adding a little bit of time on the front end helps in those really busy units because in a lot of those areas the majority of the hunters like, like doesn't matter where it is, what it is. Like the majority of the hunters are guys that are probably going to show up, especially if there's a lot of roads, like they show up opening morning day, most of them like don't really have a plan. They drive around for a couple days. Right. Like a lot of them are just, it's like a weekend activity. This, that and the other thing, especially people that live nearby. So it's not like it's not like there's a lot of people, but not everybody's really hunting it. And then there's a good portion of people that are really hunting it it and then there's a very small portion of people that are like actively there ahead of time. And have a really good plan and all that figured out. You can be in that small percentage that's just going to have an edge over everyone else coming into the unit later. And, and that makes a huge difference.

[A]

That makes a ton of sense. Which, that's kind of what my plan. But it's just nice to kind of get some insight and some kind of reinforce that plan. And last thing I'm going to ask super quick, just like a yes or no, can we expect to see a 4 millimeter option or a deep six for the verse broadhead.

[B]

We are not planning on running any deep six applications for it primarily because. Well, a couple of reasons. One, I mean we have the most bomb proof 4 millimeter outsert combination and we build it that way for like being super tough. And so for our whole system it's nice to have you know, like standard threading. So we don't really have a plan for it currently. I'm not saying it would be out of, out of the question ever. But for right now, like it doesn't really make sense for us to switch over to that because like, you know, we, we really would be saying in some ways that you know, like the reason that we built our arrows, it was a certain way. And so having it that way with that standard threading and our outsert system is like, adds to that like super durability. So I'm not necessarily sure, but I wouldn't always. I also wouldn't write it off. You know, they're, they're. We're, we're kind of like everything's new and we're just trying to, we're treading water right now, trying to keep up with the, with the demand and things like that. So learning a lot on the business side. But I can't give you a yes or no. I will say a definite maybe on that one, but not, I will say not in the near future. Like not this year for sure. Not this year.

[A]

Gotcha. I'll have to look at it because I didn't know you guys was, that was your guys, this was formula. So I have to look into that. But other than that, thank you for your time. Everything you. All the information you give and helping us, all of us out.

[B]

Awesome. No, I appreciate it. And as an added bonus, I'm throwing out, you know, an extra prize today. I'm gonna send you a Onyx subscription. So if you already have one, you can gift it to a buddy that's going with you. And if you don't already have one, it you need one. So. And this, that'll might even allow you to look at some other states too as you guys start to think about it. So I, I got your number and check look for a text message for that and we'll, we'll get an onyx subscription sent your way possible.

[A]

Thank you very much. I appreciate.

[B]

All right, we're going to jump in here to a few more callers. Hey, welcome to Live Wild podcast. Who am I talking with?

[A]

Hey, this is Caden calling from Idaho.

[B]

Caden, how's it going, man?

[A]

Great. It's great to talk to you. I, I could ask you a million questions, but sadly I can only ask one. Hey, I've been spring bear hunting. This is my first time ever going for bear. I was in the backcountry near end of April and I saw two bear and I was able to make a move on one and I got within 200 yards of it when the wind shifted, blew out. I haven't seen any since. That mountaintop was probably around like 6,000 elevation around here. The max heights like 8,000. The base is probably like 2,000. I'm just curious, what would you think, what would be your game plan now that we're getting more into that bear rut and we're having a fairly dry season for spring? I mean, it's Idaho, so we still have like a creek on every hill. But I'm just curious, what would be your strategy now that we're getting that rut? You know, would it be predator calling? Would it be just, you know, booking around logging roads or. I, I just, I don't really know what to do from here and. Glad I get to talk to you though.

[B]

Yeah. You know, that is the hard thing, right, sometimes that you can continue to hunt those places and, and continue to, to find bears. But really it's going to just transition with the food sources. A lot of the food source that I would kind of focus on now is, is stuff that's going to start emerging. So they're, they're always thinking about the latest and greatest being a little bit drier. Those wet spots are places that are going to attract bears to feed. And the thing about, the thing about bears is even during the rut, they are still so focused on food like they are. If they don't eat, they don't survive. And so they're, they're continually doing everything near and around food. As it gets a little bit later, like now, we're going to start seeing elk and deer dropping calves. So if you can focus on calving areas Those kind of things. Like you might start to see bears turn up there sometimes. Not even necessarily because they're like interested in eating the elk. Because like some bears are like, that's just too like big boars absolutely gobble them up. But some bears are like, that's just too much pain in the butt. Every time I get near one of these things, the, the does or the cow, cows are gonna try stomping me. But it does attract a certain kind of scent. And then also those animals are focused on finding food as well. That's, that's very like nutrient dense food. So they're having their fawns within those areas. So it kind of signifies an area that might be good feed. It also signifies an area that those animals might also be food. You can think about doing some predator calling around in and around there. Like it doesn't hurt. I like to often set up call in glass. Like you might as well. You know that that's always an option, right?

[A]

Yeah. Where could I quick. Yeah, could I quick jump in and ask where, where is like the calving and fawning area? Because I've been hunting for like three years and I haven't really found those spots yet. And where would you set up for like a predator call? Like I've heard some people set up and creek drainages, but some people like to be able to glass on the predator call.

[B]

So yeah, I would probably think like, you know, in, in an area that you're describing with that, that kind of elevation range, if there's like a valley, like if the valley's 2500, they're probably at that like 3000 foot mark. You know it like in areas where they, you know, it just depends on like for elk probably still some like south facing slopes that haven't dried out yet. Wet like stuff that has that, that good grass or like the edge of that where it's like they, they might actually be feeding on some of that more north stuff that's still holding like that wet hillside. You know, like you can get. Get advantages and just glass for elk and deer if you can for calling. Calling. Depends like I, if I find sign I'll look and see like what are they eating on what, like what's in their, their sign is scat. And then get into those areas where I can call like toward that food source or whatever. Yeah, like, like creek wet areas can be good if you've got the best is if you can get one where you can, you can call where you can see. That's always beneficial. Like if I. If you got a creek, but like a little bit of a rocky ledge where you can like call into an area where you could see them trying to circle you. Because a lot of times you'll be calling and they will circle you and you'll never know it. The other thing about bear calling, like, it takes a lot of, of like a minimum of 45 minutes. And then I like, I always sit 45 minutes to an hour. Like it takes like a lot of wrenching on a call to, to get them to come in. I guess our, our predator, like electronic callers are legal there, right?

[A]

I actually don't know. I should look into that. I tried it. I tried it with a mouse call and yeah, I was doing it for like 45 minutes. I was like, this is.

[B]

It's rough, dude. Like if, if electro. If electronic calls are legal where you hunt, I've hunted a few places where they are legal. It's nice because what I'll do is I'll get back into my glassing knob. I'll set that call out at 2, 300 yards or whatever. Every time I glass and hit the button, it's like it doesn't hurt because then the other thing is they're circling and half the time they're circling between you and the call. So that's like, that's a lot of fun. You know, I've helped, I've helped people on hunts where that. Where you were allowed to use electronic calls. And it was just like, like we wore the batteries out because you, you never had to worry about the setup as, as much as you did when you're like, when I'm mouth calling, I'm like, I could. I got maybe 1, 2, 3 call stands in me for the week. I used to do it like multiple times a day. And it's just, you just it. It kills you. So if it is, if it is doable, like that's a really good option to think about because you know, it, it would aid in the success of that. And you can set it up. I've got buddies in Alaska and stuff that, that used. Used to do them for like brown bears. And they just set them out on a gravel bar, pull back glass. It's like they're where they're going to sit anyways and see what comes up the river valley. Like anywhere you can get some, some view of something never hurts. So that's definitely an option to think about.

[A]

Yeah, well, that, that's really helpful. Hey, if I could ask you just one quick question. You Know, I do. I, I do know how to bow hunt. I, I've been successful elk hunting. I've never tried mule deer. I'm just curious if you have like one of your biggest tips, you'd say for someone who's just getting into meal deer hunting, specifically for around where I'm hunting, am I focusing on basically the tippy top, like 8, 000ft? That's probably the max you're going to get around here. Am I focusing on that alpine stuff on, you know, probably early September is. I'm thinking when they're bachelor. Bachelor lot is when I think I'm

[B]

to going, yeah, I would definitely focus on that, that top part of the mountain. Now if you live near the area and you can do some scouting, like if you find it, you can find deer in other places too. But if I'm like, if I'm trying to focus on that. Yeah, in the, in the August season, I'm going to start looking in those areas and by the beginning of September, they should still be holding in those areas before they start to kind of get out. So it gives you a little bit of time to kind of capitalize the first part of the season in, in the, in those particular spots.

[A]

Okay, awesome. Well, yeah, I'm excited to get out there and I'll definitely, I'll definitely try those tips bear hunting and hopefully, hopefully we'll get successful. But if not, it's great to just scout the area for elk and deer and stuff, so.

[B]

Awesome. No, I appreciate it and best of luck to you. Before you go, I'm gonna have you pick a number. Eight, nine or 12.

[A]

Oh, man, I'm gonna go with nine.

[B]

Nine. All right, that's, that's gonna be our. I, I've got these numbers here. I had to. So I, I got three numbers in. The winner of the knife can thank you for, for picking their, their lucky number. So thank you so much and best of luck. Yeah.

[A]

Okay, well, thank you so much.

[B]

All right, have a good one.

[A]

Bye.

[B]

All right, we're gonna go to our next caller here. Welcome to Live well podcast. Who am I talking with?

[A]

It's Scott in Arizona.

[B]

Scott, how's it going, man?

[A]

Man, really good. Really good. Thanks for doing this. I always learned so much listening to these, so.

[B]

No, I appreciate it. Before you, before you ask your question, though, you can thank the last caller because you're going to be today's winner. You can thank two callers, actually, because the first caller that actually originally got the knife dropped out. So I reshuffled and Then our last caller picked you up as our winner. So you are going to get a Montana Speedgoat 2.0 with the orange and black handle.

[A]

Oh, that's fantastic.

[B]

Yeah. So it's your lucky day.

[A]

Thank you. Previous caller.

[B]

Yeah, right on. So what's your, what's your question?

[A]

So, I, I didn't draw out for elk this year, but hopefully in the next five to 10 years, we'll draw, draw a good unit. And I, and I'm contemplating hiring a guy because I just don't have time to, to get out. Like, I would like to, to scout. What would be some red flags that you would look for in selecting a guide or some positive things that you would look for?

[B]

Yeah, I mean, a few of the. I, I don't. That's, that's a good question. I mean, the couple of the positive things, man, if you know any. And that's a hardest part, but, like, if you know anybody or know anybody that knows anybody, that kind of recommendation, I think, is, is the key. I think a few of the red flags are just, you know, like the, the kind of vibe that you get from them when you, when you talk to them. If they seem like a car salesman, they probably are a car salesman. I don't know, like, on, on my end, you know, I, I, I have actually gone on, on a few guided trips. I've had some horrible experiences. Like, you know, you're just like, dude. And I've had a lot of clients come through our camp that was like they just got hosed and, and they're like, wow, this is a really good opera, you know, and the nice thing about where you, like, within draw areas is you don't have the problem that you run into in other places, because with places where it's like, not as. Is not necessarily like a real limited draw, those places, the, the best ones are the ones that are booked up, and if you can't get a spot, that's the one you want to go with. Right. But then it's just impossible to get in. There are some people that, you know, I think you can find that just fill up fast, and they, they kind of have that reputation. I also think that, you know, talking to people and maybe even talking to people ahead of time, kind of lining that out, I think, talking, talking to people that have hunted with them both. I, I always ask for, like, I would always even recommend references that are like, successful and unsuccessful, you know, because sometimes, and then kind of just get a gauge for that. Well, was the hunt unsuccessful? Because the Guide was just, you know, lazy or terrible or whatever, or was it unsuccessful because they had so many. You know, maybe it was just bad conditions. Right? What? Like what. And then those ones are ones that are telling like, was it bad conditions? But these guys were just busting their butt like, trying really hard to do everything they could to make the most of it. So I think that, that some of those kind of things are good indicators. And then if you can just talk or meet with them, I mean, that, that always helps, you know.

[A]

Right.

[B]

But yeah, I think that like, that is, that is the hardest part. But you know, especially too, like, you gotta. The other thing that I would ask him is like, you know, the guides are they, you know, I think that part of. Is like, you can have a good outfit and still have a bad guide or a great guy. You have a terrible outfit and have a great guide too. Right. That, that part, like sometimes is the. Is the crap shoot. And so just kind of asking around that too, like, you know, your guides or how do they. Do they know the area? Are they. You know, whatever. Kind of just digging in a little bit deeper to some of that stuff always helps.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

Yeah, I, I think like, with. With that though, it's never a bad option. You. You've got a tag that you probably aren't going to get. Again, you want to make the most of it. And yeah, you just want to make sure that you're, you know, what you're looking for. Like, everybody's expectations are met. I would rather have somebody that like, honestly is like, here, here's what it is, is. And this, that and the other thing, I feel like sometimes the over promise is tough, but it's like if they're talking about something where you feel like the promise could be delivered by the type of work that they put in, that's always beneficial. If they're like, yeah, we spend X amount of time scouting and this is what we did, like, all that stuff, then you're. Then you're like, okay, well, you know, the. They. They put in that work ahead of time. I think that that's always something too. On this limited entry type areas, that. That helps out.

[A]

Okay, that's great advice. Thank you.

[B]

Yeah, well, best of luck. And then can you, can you receive texts on the number that you called in from?

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Okay, perfect. Someone will reach out and we'll get your shipping address and, and send it on down the line.

[A]

Okay, thanks so much, Remy.

[B]

Yep. Appreciate it. Thank you so much. All right, we're gonna, we're gonna take One more call here and then we'll in the. In the transmission, but we'll get one last call in before we go. And. Welcome to Live Wild Podcast. Who am I talking with?

[A]

Hi, this is Britton Parker from Middleton, Idaho.

[B]

Hey, Britain, how's it going, man?

[A]

Good.

[B]

How are you doing? Great. What's your. What's your question today?

[A]

It's real simple, but I'm. I'm dying to ask it. I. I took a while, even had to buy a bow press to get my bow tuned to. To shoot the Evo at longer distances. The same as mine. Anyways, long story short, I figured out both tune in and. But now you came out with the verse and I'm super excited for them. So I just got one simple question for you. You're going on, honey, your lifetime, whichever that is. What are you taking the Evo or the verse?

[B]

That's a good question. Man, I've had so much success with the Evos, right, that it's hard for me to not say. I mean, like, my bows are tuned. It's. It's that simple. But I do have some hunts that I'm like, really looking forward to taking the verse for specifically, like early season mule deer, where I know it's like, man, I might get an opportunity that might be a little bit further shot, maybe a little bit different, like wind conditions, things like that. That's. That's probably what I'm thinking about. I actually, for a very long time. And I don't know, I mean, maybe I've talked about maybe I should just do a podcast on it, but. But I've run a mix quiver for a very long time. At least having one of each kind in my, in my quiver. Even before we had the verse, I would always have at least one mechanical in there too. So I'd have like, I've got a. You know, I think I carry five arrows in my quiver, five or six arrows. So it's like the majority of them I would go with the fixed blade, my primary one, and then I would have one for like, specific conditions. You know, I think of it like golf. Golf, right? You're like, well, I'm not gonna. I don't. I don't even golf. But at least I know. I know enough to know that I'm not gonna use my putter to drive the. The ball off the tee, and I'm probably not going to use my driver to putt. Sometimes there's situations where it calls for something that might be, you know, better for that situation. And I would Think of it like this. Like, if I was elk hunting, I don't think that I would take all verse, only verse. And I don't think that I would take all E. Like, I think that there's a, there is a need for potentially having both. And if you've got a tuned bow that shoots both the same, it makes sense. And I know that there's a lot of other people that also do that, because if you think of it like this, like, if I'm in an area where there's a lot of tall grass and a lot of, like, obstruction that's going to be hard to shoot through, I'm going to put my fixed blade on, and that's what I'm going to go for. If I've got a shot that's, like, in the open, but it's nearing dark and there's a lot of COVID nearby, I'm probably going to grab the mechanical because I'm going to get like, a better, A better cut size for maybe a potentially better blood trail. So I, I've all. I've run like a mixed quiver for, I mean, as long as I can think at least having one for certain circumstances. So I know that that doesn't help, but I definitely see the benefit. And the thing that we, we thought is like, look, making the verse. We just built something that we ourselves wanted, and then we're going to sell a few extras to everyone. El think that there's a lot of people that were going out elk hunting with mechanicals that were just not designed for that. And in some ways it's like, I mean, I, I've run in so many people or even know people, they're like, man, I, I, they, that's what they want to use now. They at least have something that was durable enough that it was built for that application. So I don't know. I, that's. I still, like, believe in fixed blade broadheads for, for big animals, even though we make ones that are designed for elk. And I still will hunt elk with the verse, and I still will hunt elk with the Evo. So I don't think you could go wrong either way. But I would probably like me personally, I'm just gonna have a couple of each in, in every quiver.

[A]

That that's actually an awesome answer because I, last year was the first year I was running the Evo and I just had some freaking heartbreak shots during elk season. And so I was like, oh, I put so much work in to get, get the evo tuned on my bow. I kind of want to use it, but I'm so excited about the verse. So that was actually my plan was to run a mixed quiver. So that's a. Thank you. That's awesome.

[B]

Yeah. And you're gonna. And you're gonna find too, like, there's there. A lot of people don't realize, but there's very little drag on that evo for a fixed blade. Like the there, you're gonna. You're gonna notice that they're gonna fly very, very similar. And then, you know, I'll just pick my primary one. That's what my sight tape is. You know, I'll probably get a little more drag on my fixed blade or whatever, but it's in. In like actual, like me shooting and hunting scenario. Like, I don't know if I could tell the difference realistically. Like, it's minimal at best, unless it's like, you're out at extreme ranges. But within the ranges that I hunt within, I don't really notice the difference. And so, you know, having that option is great. So I would probably like set up, you know, my, you know, I'd probably just set it up for one of them, like probably the verse or whatever in case I need to take that like, extra. Like maybe it's like a little bit extra distance. And then there are certain hunts where that's going to be my primary one. Like on my mule deer hunt this year, that's absolutely going to be my primary. Primary broadhead I'll have. I'll have a evo or two in the quiver. But for that mule deer hunt, I'm absolutely going to choose the verse just because of the type of terrain it's in. It's open. There's not a lot of like, brush and cover over the vitals, but there is that potential for wood wins in further shots. And so just having that like, field tip accuracy at that extended distance could. Could really benefit. And then when I go on my. And then I've also gonna utilize same philosophy for a late season elk hunt that I have where it's like, okay, I might be taking a little bit further shot, but I still want to make sure that I have penetration. So I'll probably kind of keep the versus the primary and then the evening in there for those other scenarios that maybe line up with it.

[A]

Awesome. You're the man. I really appreciate everything you do and all the podcasts and everything.

[B]

No, I appreciate you calling in. Thank you so much and best of luck. Send me some. Some success pictures and I appreciate the call.

[A]

Will do.

[B]

Thank you have a good one. Well, thank you guys so much. Everybody that called in tuned in today, really appreciate it. You know, it's awesome to get these questions and feel. Field your guys's questions. For those of you listening to your pot the podcast and you're like, wait, how do I even get on one of these? I, I kind of, I don't advertise them way far out because we get quite a few callers and the, the lines fill up pretty fast. So day of I, I posted on a Instagram story and then a post on there. I know there's some people that are, I've talked to people that have, have called in multiple times and gotten through and they actually turn the notifications on, on, on their Instagram for, especially for like some of the stories and stuff like that. So that, that's just something to think because sometimes you don't get served that stuff until it's a little too late. And the people that have it figured out, like today I did it a little later today, the notification and it was quite a few people that had called in before they knew the drill. So I, I appreciate everybody that called in, everybody that listens to the podcast. If you guys have questions, you know, missed this one, feel free to, you know, shoot me me, shoot me some messages on social or, or you know, some comments on some things. I, I, you know, this time of year is the year where, time of year where anytime I'm traveling or anything like that, I jump on, I try to answer questions. Maybe I'll even do like a, another live just on social or something like that. Because I know this is like when you're planning and prepping. That's a kind of a time too and it's, it's great to have questions answered. So we'll make sure to, to, to at least hit a couple more lives before the season hits here and, and do that. And it's always fun too to, to be able to give back to some of the listeners and things like Montana Knife and that kind of stuff. So thank you Montana Knife for, for today's prize and Onyx as well. That always goes a long way. One of the things that I wanted to mention too before we go, if you're, if you've got the availability. July 17th to the 19th in Missoula, Montana is going to be RMEF's big game day. So they've got a ton of awesome events going on. You can go to their website, check it out. I'll be there. I'm gonna be doing A lot of different stuff and one of the things that I'm most excited for is their the RMEF at full draw. So it's, it's presented by the Total Archery challenge. It's a 3D archery shoot at Snowball. There there's going to be like I think 100 different targets, multiple courses with different skill levels and it goes from 7am to 1pm each day. So make sure go on and register for that. It's going to be a ton of fun. They've got, they've got three different. I guess. Yeah, three different courses. Like an intermediate that's focused on like those 30 to 70 yard shots and just real technical shot placement. Those are always the ones that are like shooting through trees and over. Those are a lot of fun. And then there's another other one, like an advanced level course that's got 25 targets in that kind of 25 to 75 yard range that's going to be doing like a lot of steep angles and like skill shooting. Like anything that just test that shooting skill. And then MKC's got a course there. It's going to be 25 targets and those are going to be that further distance. We're gonna, that's one's gonna push it out. That's the expert course, 40 to 100 yards. It's got steep angles and just really challenging shots. So, so I'm going to go up. I think I'm going to shoot that one. It's fun. And the nice thing is we've got a, we're going to have some day six exhibiting there at the base camp. So if you run out of arrows we can maybe whip you up some or if you want to try some new arrows, some more durable arrows that if you miss the target you'd probably be able to retain them. You can check those out too. But that's going to be awesome. There's the world championship elk calling. I'll be in the back. I'll be listening to them bugle. And then yes, a lot of, just a lot of events around town. So if you're around, if you live in the area, you want to travel to the area. It's going to be a lot of fun. Check that out. You can go on their website and, and register. Make sure to register for the, the shoot because you get like a tee time and all that kind of stuff. And I know it's filling up so you definitely want to get on there and check that out. And then the last thing it, that's going to be There is. You can do the tough elk event. Sign up for that. That there's going to be opportunity to win an elk hunt. And depending on when you go, I might just even. I'll see, you know, if you, if you ask if I can swing by camp, I'll try. All right. It's actually my, the outfit that I owned for 23 years or some odd years. One of my guides, Brennan Fisher, took it over this year and so he's got the hunt for that. I think it involves two hunters. It's an incredible hunt. They're great guys. You know, you're really going to enjoy yourself on that trip. And the other thing is you're going to get a workout in and be surrounded by people that are like minded and having a good time doing that. So tough elk is there as well. Sign up for that. You got to get signed up for that. And oh, that's the other thing, man. That tough elk event, I think every heat has like a really awesome prize too. I, I could be wrong about that. But it's worth it, man. It's worth it to, to do that event. It's not a, it's not a race to see you win, wins. It's just an event to finish. You finish, you're entered and you could be on a once in a lifetime elk hunt the next year. So something to think about. Look into that. Hopefully see you guys there. Thank you guys so much. And until next week, I'm just going to say live wild. We'll catch you guys later.

[A]

Sam.