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The Hunt Backcountry Podcast

387 | Why I Went Guided — Arizona Elk Hunt

The Hunt Backcountry Podcast

by Exo Mtn Gear

Sports, Sports:wilderness, Health & Fitness, Wilderness

4.42.8K Ratings

🗓️ 1 February 2023

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

After drawing an Arizona elk tag that surprised him, our guest, Brent, shares why he ultimately decided to hire a guide for the hunt. Having never been on a guided hunt, Brent shares what he learned about the experience, how he selected his outfitter, how the hunt went down, and ultimately if he was glad that he decided to go guided. LEAVE A MESSAGE: https://speakpipe.com/huntbackcountry or [email protected] Podcast Episode Archive: https://exomtngear.com/podcast

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Huntback Country podcast.

0:26.0

This is episode number 387 and our guest today is Brent.

0:32.0

He tells a story about an Arizona elk tag that he unexpectedly drew and then the process

0:38.5

that he went through leading up to that hunt including why he ultimately chose to go

0:44.0

guided for this hunt.

0:46.3

If you've been listening to the podcast for a long time you know that most of our personal

0:49.7

hunts that we do in fact all of them except where mandatory have been to it yourself

0:55.2

hunts we don't go on many guided hunts.

0:57.8

We haven't spoken with many listeners who have gone on guided hunts.

1:02.0

We have spoken with some guides about the benefits of going guided and things like that.

1:06.7

But I thought that this episode was a great example of speaking with an everyday hunter.

1:12.4

One of you guys who considered going guided and ultimately why he chose to go that route

1:18.6

for this hunt, how it helped him on the hunt, what his guided hunting experience was like

1:24.1

and much more.

1:25.1

So this is a great conversation with Brent about a fun hunt that whether you just end up

1:29.6

for the hunting story or want to learn more maybe about the pros and cons the benefits

1:34.8

of going guided there's certainly some takeaways in here as well for you.

1:40.0

As always guys we appreciate you tuning in.

1:42.3

If you have any questions or feedback for us send an email to podcast at exo mountain gear

1:47.3

dot com or look for the link in the description that says leave a message.

1:52.6

If pause and do that now something comes to mind otherwise let's dive right into this

1:56.3

conversation with Brent.

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