Close Range Hunter

This episode is a recap of the second week or so of my desert bighorn sheep hunt. This time I had some great company and experienced the full range of sheep hunting experiences. From chasing a ghost ram to missing a dream ram. Lots of highs and lows and lessons learned. Desert sheep country is beautiful this time of year so just being out watching sheep do sheep things was really enjoyable. Stay tuned for the conclusion of my hunt in Part 4.

I finally got my old friend Lance Altherr to stop by to record a podcast. I've known Lance for over 25 years and he has some great stories to tell. He is the guy I've been archery coues deer hunting with down by the border for the last couple years. He's killed a bunch of big bucks and bears in the Borderlands and shares some of his secrets for both. Lance is a former Border Patrol officer and is currently a BLM Special Investigator. (Bureau of Land Management not the other BLM!) So, he has some first hand stories to tell about what goes on at our southern border too.
This one is a little over two hours long, but there is some great info and some great stories, like when he treed a bear by barking like a dog while wearing nothing but his underwear! I hope you enjoy it and get some valuable info to help on your hunts. Bonus fishing stories at the end too.

It's been a long time again. So long I forgot what episode I was on. I said 15 in the podcast, but it is 16. This one kind of rambles a bit because I just had to get one done so I sat down without notes or a plan and hit record. There's been a lot going on around here with the biggest thing being that I had a "cardiac event". That story is intertwined with the recap of a rifle coues deer hunt I guided in November and a brief bit about my archery javelina hunting so far this month. There's a good tip hidden in the coues deer story so listen up.
I'm still amazed that I'm getting downloads every week even though I haven't made a podcast in four months. I'm going to try to be more reliable and regular. Hopefully about once a month. Thanks for listening and I hope you enjoy it.

Once again I've been too long in getting an episode out. It's time to catch up and talk about Arizona archery deer season. In this episode I talk about my daughter's bison hunt, other cool stuff I've been up to and go in depth about my approach to the early season archery deer hunt in Arizona. I give some of my stories and tips about hunting tree stands and blinds, mostly geared towards coues deer in Arizona, but applicable no matter where you are. I even throw in a story about my recent death march hike.
I have been planning to do another episode for a while and really wanted to do one specifically on my daughter's bison hunt called The Truth About Hunting Bison in Arizona. I needed some time to reflect on some of the drama from that hunt and finally decided to hold off on that. Since then I've encountered several people who have said how much they have enjoyed my previous podcasts and wondering what I was going to do next. I'm really quite flattered and surprised by the positive feedback I've received. Getting weekly emails from my podcast hosting site telling me how many more downloads it receives each week has been prodding me to do another. I really appreciate the fact that people are listening and reaching out even though I haven't uploaded an episode in almost four months! Thanks for listening. I don't make any money doing these and don't intend to, but I do enjoy sharing some of my thoughts and experiences to people who want to hear them. Please feel free to contact me through my Instagram at Closerangehunter or by email at [email protected]. I hope you enjoy this one.
Thanks,
Chris

It is that time of year again when the Arizona elk and antelope draw results are coming out and people are getting excited. Every year at this time the internet/socials are flooded with posts saying, "I can't believe a drew this tag. I've never hunted unit x before. I'm not asking for your honey holes but..." Don't be that guy and really don't be the guy who posts hunting spots on social media! In this episode I'll tell you some of my tried and true methods for finding elk in new areas. The number one thing you need to do it scout. Specifically speed scouting if you don't have a lot of time. These simple tips have led me to killing a bunch of nice bulls in many different units and helping clients do the same. There were a few details I left out, but I'm trying to keep it close to 30 min. This episode is about 38 min.
I apologize for some background noise. I recorded this episode sitting in bed with my leg elevated because of a broken ankle. My phone goes off once too. I thought it would be funny that many people listening will think it is their phone, so I left it in.