As a guide and hunter, I've spent thousands of days in the field. This show is about translating

my hard-won experiences into tips and tactics that will get you closer to your ultimate

goal, success in the field. I'm Remi Warren. This is Cutting the Distance.

Welcome back to the podcast everyone. On this week's podcast, I left last week's Q&A

kind of a cliffhanger. The question was asking and talking about how and where do you set

up a camp when you're alkyning. It's a question that I get asked probably more than most.

Things like where do I camp, you know, or say you spot some elk in the night before in

the basin where should I set up my tent, or where's the most strategic place to stay?

How will I know that I'm not going to be blowing elk out when I'm camping? I constantly

receive these kind of questions. So on this week's podcast, I'm going to break down everything

you'll need to know about hunting camp locations, the types of camps, location options, and how

to assess a camp spot based on some key factors. But before we do that, I want to share the story

of a deer hunt and what I called a punishment hike back to camp.

On this particular hunt, it was an early season archery meal deer hunt. My buddy Mike and I had

applied as a party. I think my brother Jason also is in a party with us. Now, when it comes to

meal deer, I get fairly picky on the type of deer I want to shoot. I like to go out. I like

if I've got a lot of time, I like to hunt for a really big buck. And this particular year, I had

quite a bit of time before guiding to go out and hunt for myself. So Mike's work schedule didn't

really allow him to go out at the beginning of the season. So I went out to the area and just started

hunting solo and then he was going to join me when he got some time off work. So I was about the first,

I don't know, maybe seven or 10 days. I was hunting by myself and hunting really hard, but I just did

not see a buck that I wanted to stock. I had hunted like the entire week and not really put on

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