Episode 38: Wyoming Trad Bow Mule Deer Hunting with Lee MacDonald
Wyoming Trad Bow Mule Deer Hunting with Lee MacDonald
Join us this week as our friend Lee MacDonald walks us through his solo 2018 Wyoming public lands mule deer hunt with a traditional bow. Hunting open country pre-rut mule deer with a trad bow is the ultimate challenge. Lee talks about why he chose this hunt, tag selection, trip planning, travel, his six incredible stalk opportunities, CrossFit, Hike to Hunt and more. Listen to this episode and it will get you one step closer to fulfilling your western hunting dreams.
Show Notes
- Lee MacDonald is a CrossFit Trainer and board member of the Southeast Chapter Backcountry Hunters & Anglers who lives in Covington, LA
- Lee explains why he decided to pursue an archery mule deer tag in Wyoming and how he went about doing preliminary research – speaking with biologists and using the OnxMap and GoHunt apps
- Summer trad bow shooting leading up to the trip – high angles, high wind, special fletching considerations
- Traveling solo from Louisiana to Wyoming
- How to break up a 12 day hunt into manage-able windows of hunting time
- Dealing with cows and the difference between how elk and mule deer respond to them
- Six incredible stalks in open country and what Lee learned from them
- CrossFit for hunters and anglers – being in it for the long haul
- Hike to Hunt – how to incorporate activity beyond just the hiking with a backpack part of it
- BHA Southeast update – Georgia Outdoor Stewardship Act and the Pearl River
If you liked this podcast as much as we did and want to improve your mule deer hunting skills, here’s the link to Episode 12 with Dusty Coryn – click HERE
