Ep. 313: Creating Luck When Bowhunting Big Mule Deer - Pt 2 with James Yates

Beau Martonik is joined by James Yates. James is an archery nerd, mule deer fanatic, and hunting editor for Western Hunter Magazine. Part 2 discusses James’ macro and micro techniques for finding the biggest buck on the mountain, setting goals, hunting the hunt you want, and much more. Topics: 00:00 - Intro 00:07:45 - How James hunts mule deer 00:10:03 - Being picky vs. having a rolling standard 00:13:42 - Find something you’re willing to obsess over 00:19:12 - The struggles of stalking a bedded buck 00:21:11 - The Macro and Micro of mule deer and whitetail hunting 00:22:12 - The war of Attrition approach 00:26:37 - Put yourself in a position for luck to happen to you 00:34:29 - What are the realistic and attainable goals in front of you 00:38:13 - Keep your spirits high when success isn’t coming 00:40:38 - You’re only competing against your own goals 00:44:10 - Wade through the muck to find success 00:46:12 - Sometimes, Dwight might kill your buck 00:46:49 - Grind until the end 00:49:25 - Don’t shy away from competition and comparison 00:56:30 - Wounded deer - what to do next? 00:58:48 - Defining “passing on a deer” 01:08:29 - Different deer characteristics in different areas 01:14:18 - Mule deer vs elk 01:18:15 - Hunt mule deer in open country like elk 01:24:20 - Beau’s Alaska Moose hunt 01:26:56 - James’ season plans and tags 01:32:15 - Western Hunter video series Note** timestamps might be off by roughly 4 minutes on the audio version due to ad length changes. Resources: GoWild: Beau Martonik (East Meets West Hunt) Instagram:   @eastmeetswesthunt @beau.martonik @yates_in_the_backcountry Facebook:   East Meets West Outdoors   Website/Apparel/Deals: https://www.eastmeetswesthunt.com/ YouTube: Beau Martonik - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQJon93sYfu9HUMKpCMps3w Partner Discounts and Affiliate Links: https://www.eastmeetswesthunt.com/partners Amazon Influencer Page https://www.amazon.com/shop/beau.martonik Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices