Epic Outdoors Podcast

In this episode we call Andrew Wankier and Chuck Lawrence, who hunted some of Utah’s best limited entry units for Mule deer and elk last year. Andrew had one of the longest streaks of bad luck during his Mule deer hunt, but stayed positive and was able to make it happen on a 200” buck. Chuck hunted a long hard archery elk hunt, and after 22 days straight, was able to down a 380” giant.

In this episode, we talk about getting ready for the hunting season to kick off. As we move into mid-August, we discuss gear and strategies to consider as we try to finish the last weeks of scouting strong, and begin archery season. We also talk about wildfires that are occurring in Utah, Arizona and Colorado and what the potential effects could be on both big game and hunters.

In this episode we are joined by Dallas Lewis and Jason and Trish Taylor who tell us story after story of elk hunts for giant bulls, including a few from last year that were featured in recent editions of the Epic Outdoors magazine. Over the course of this episode you will pick up essential knowledge of what it takes to harvest truly big bulls.

In this episode we call Travis Taylor who hunted Nevada Mule deer last year with his wife Erika. They were both able to harvest awesome bucks that came in over 30 inches wide, which is a rare occurrence these days. We also talk about general antler growth trends we are seeing for both elk and deer here in the West.

In this episode we give some updates on our summer scouting and running trail cameras. We also talk about some of the gear we’ve purchased and would recommend purchasing for the upcoming season. From pants to optics, now is the time to get stocked up on everything you need for the fall!