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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 the kind of woodsmanship that still matters when the Wi-Fi goes dark.
If you're the kind of hunter who loves general seasons, sharp steel, glassing knobs, and planning three tags ahead — welcome home.
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- Where Are the Big Bucks? What We're Seeing Ahead of the November Rut · 30 dk · Sezon 2 Bölüm 43November is here, and mule deer hunting is about to get interesting! After spending two weeks chasing mule deer in October, Jaden shares what he's seeing as bachelor groups break…
- Hunting Season Grab Bag: Desert Elk, Rutting Mule Deer, Ammo & Good Stories with Ryan Burnett · 2 sa 2 dk · Sezon 2 Bölüm 42We're covering a little bit of everything on this week's Hunt West Podcast! First, I'm checking in from the middle of Wyoming hunting season with some great success stories from…
- Guide Life, Success on Late-Season Rifle Hunts and More with Drew Crain · 1 sa 17 dk · Sezon 2 Bölüm 41Late-season rifle elk hunting is a grind. The bulls have been pressured, the weather can be brutal, and you might only get one good opportunity all week. Montana horseback…
- Why I Hate Opening Day: A Wyoming Rifle Elk Hunt Recap · 58 dk · Sezon 2 Bölüm 40Opening day of rifle elk season can be your best opportunity to kill a bull. But once the shooting starts, things can fall apart in a hurry. This week, I'm recapping a five-day…
- Go Shoot Your Rifle: Lessons From an Oregon Pronghorn Hunt · 55 dk · Sezon 2 Bölüm 39Jaden finally filled his Oregon Premium Pronghorn tag, but it definitely didn't happen the way he expected. On the drive back to the airport, Jaden sits down with his brother…
- Do Honey Holes Exist? Stories of Testing the Theory... · 1 sa 2 dk · Sezon 2 Bölüm 38Everybody wants a honey hole, but how big is one? A single wallow, a particular hillside, or an entire drainage? And can you really pass one along to another hunter? On a quick…
- Late-September Elk: Silent Bulls, Satellite Tactics & a 15-Hour Recovery · 55 dk · Sezon 2 Bölüm 37We're into the final stretch of September, and this episode comes straight from a Wyoming archery elk hunt full of silent bulls, changing elk movement and rut activity, close…
- Kill This Season, Today, or Right Now? Opening Week Hunting Lessons · 47 dk · Sezon 2 Bölüm 36Opening 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…
- How We Build Mule Deer Hunt Plans On Scouted Bucks with Garrison Kinsel · 1 sa 12 dk · Sezon 2 Bölüm 35Opening day is where an entire summer of mule deer scouting collides with reality. Jaden sits down with Garrison Kinsel to compare their scouting seasons and lay out their actual…
- What to Do When the Shot Goes Wrong: Rocky Mountain Big Game Recovery · 1 sa 6 dk · Sezon 2 Bölüm 34Nobody plans on needing a tracking dog, but the decisions made during the first few hours after a questionable shot can determine whether an animal is recovered or lost. Scott…
- Contingencies in Action: Adapting on a Tough Blacktail Hunt · 54 dk · Sezon 2 Bölüm 33Back in February, Jaden and Hayden Richins recorded an episode called "Contingencies: How to Build Backup Plans". They worked through uncertain draw odds, multiple states, and…
- A Premium Pronghorn Tag & Backcountry Hunt Plans · 46 dk · Sezon 2 Bölüm 32We've entered the thick of the hunting season on this week's episode as the guys record while on the road from one hunt to the other. Hayden and Jaden recap the short pronghorn…
- The High Country Mule Deer Game with Trevor Stewart · 1 sa 1 dk · Sezon 2 Bölüm 31This week, Jaden sits down with Trevor Stewart of Uncharted Supply Co. to talk about one of their shared obsessions: chasing mule deer with a bow in the high country. Trevor…
- How to Hunt One Specific Bull with Cody Rich · 51 dk · Sezon 2 Bölüm 30Jaden recently got the biggest bull he has ever had on a trail camera. Now comes the considerably harder part: figuring out where that bull will go once September arrives. Our…
- Hunting Big Pronghorn with Chance Marshall (Rokcast Crossover) · 1 sa 15 dk · Sezon 2 Bölüm 29In this Rokcast crossover, Jaden sits down with Wyoming outfitter Chance Marshall to break down what really separates a good pronghorn from a giant, how he finds giants so often…
- How to Choose the Right Hunting Boots | Solo Round · 48 dk · Sezon 2 Bölüm 28Most hunters want to know which hunting boot is "the best." That is probably the wrong question. In this episode, Jaden breaks down how to choose footwear based on the shape of…
- The Craft of Backcountry Bowhunting with Adam Foss · 1 sa 14 dk · Sezon 2 Bölüm 27This week, Adam Foss joins me to talk about the craft of backcountry bowhunting and the lessons that only come from spending years in the mountains. We get into how modern gear…
- Building a Hunting Season After Draws with Hayden Richins & Tyler Bales · 1 sa 7 dk · Sezon 2 Bölüm 25This week's episode is a little different. I sat down with two of the people I spend the most time planning hunts with: my brother Tyler and my good friend Hayden. We pulled back…
- New Muzzleloaders, Mountain Miles & Taking Chances with Tyler Grethen · 1 sa 14 dk · Sezon 2 Bölüm 26This week, Weatherby Marketing Manager Tyler Grethen joins the Hunt West Podcast from Weatherby's headquarters in Sheridan, Wyoming. Tyler shares his journey from growing up in…
- Inside the Life of a Wyoming Game Warden with Scott Werbelow · 1 sa 5 dk · Sezon 2 Bölüm 25Few people have spent more time around hunters, wildlife, and the wild places of Wyoming than retired game warden Scott Werbelow. Scott spent 33 years with the Wyoming Game &…
