The 5-Step Playbook for Planning Next Year's Hunts

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What's up everybody? Welcome to another episode of the Hunt West Podcast. Today is probably not a very long episode. It's a solo round and I want to address one thing that everyone's thinking about this year. Whether you've got a bloody pack that you're needing to clean up or you're eating tag soup, like this is about the time of year when you start looking down the barrel of a bunch of tag applications and you're starting to plan. If you haven't already, you're starting to plan your 20, 26 adventures. This is the time when it's like the rubber is meeting the road. You got to set your budgets, you got to set your calendars and reminders and make sure that you're not going to miss a deadline. And more importantly than that, you got to actually go through some sort of a process to understand what hunts you want to be putting in for that fit the goals and fit the experience that you're wanting to get out of a hunt and make sure that you do the legwork this time of year instead of when you're out there on the mountain and you got to totally upend your plan and do something different. Today we're going to give you a five step plan for planning a western hunt. I'm not just talking about for non residents too. I'm talking about residents who live in a state and want to try something different. You know, where I live in Lander, you could go to 10 miles west of town and have a completely different type of hunting experience than you do 10 miles east of town. So it goes back to this idea that you got to define what you want. It doesn't matter if you're a traveling hunter or you're a resident and you're just staying local. Like this is all a process that everyone should be going through if you want to hit the next level of western big game hunting and achieve your goals, like whatever those goals are. I know a lot of folks are probably multiple years into their goals. For me, it took me seven years to shoot a bull elk with my bow. And that was a goal that I was just beating my head against over and over and over again until I got it. And it took a lot more intentionality as time went on for me to understand how I was going to achieve that goal before I actually did it. So hopefully this, this solo episode all about know the five step planning process will, will give you some ammunition so that you can not have a seven year, not have a seven year grind to, to reach your goals or the goals that you set out for this year in particular. So step one, define what you want and why. Now, a lot of people would call this, like, set your goals and expectations, but for the rest of us who don't like to talk like we're in corporate America, like, define what you want and why for me, I'm going to give you a couple of goals that I have moving forward. One, I'd really like to shoot an archery mule deer with my bow. Well, that's what that means. But I would rather I'd really like to shoot a velvet buck with my bow in 2026. So I've got a hunt that I'm going to be doing there. I want to do it with a buddy. In particular, I'm going to be trying to schedule up a hunt with my good buddy Hayden, who's been on this podcast. And I'm also going to do a hunt that will help my brother in some future opportunities he has. So we're going to be looking at a unit that he really wants to go into with a rifle. We're going to go try to learn it with a bow. He's going to help out. We got some good scouting plans and at the end of the day, a big goal of mine on this hunt, archery mule deer in the velvet. And also in a way that my buddy Hayden can maybe get a buck too, the size of the deer. Like, obviously we're going to be looking for mature deer, like, and that's, that's like an important aspect of it and we're going to do some scouting. But it's the inches that are on the antler aren't quite as important to me as learning a new place and, and getting out there and chasing bucks in the velvet. So that's really important as I'm looking forward to my 2026 mule deer plant. As far as my elk hunting plan is concerned, I'm really excited to hunt some open country bulls in particular in the rut spot and stock. I really love that style and I just enjoy being able to get up high, Glass find elk to chase, get in there close and they're just doing their elk thing. And when you get in tight like that, oftentimes you'll hear some awesome bugling cow calls and like you get the full experience as you would if you stumbled into elk. But it seems like you can do it a little bit more consistently when you got open country. And you can. Glass, I enjoy calling, but it's like not my number one thing. So for me in 2026, I'd really like to kill like a general season six point bowl spot in the stock probably towards the end of September. Just the way that that is going to fit in my schedule with guiding and stuff, that's, that's really important to me. Then I've got a third goal for next year and that's to do some still hunting, some, some thick timber grinding, freaking tracking in the snow. Like some late season, like awesome hard hunting. That could be for deer or for elk. Depends on what kind of tags I specifically get into. Uh, and that is, you know, a really good starting point. But outside of that goal of learning to still hunt and track a little bit better, it's going to basically guide my applications in different states and for different states, like I'm going to be putting in for some harder to draw stuff. Different states I'll have easier to draw stuff. But when I'm putting in, I want to be looking at places that allow me to have that opportunity while also being able to find some good mature animals. I like looking for the big boys and that's an important part of my goal and expectation setting process too. For you, if you're like someone who's just wanting to get their first elk and you don't want to have a seven year process, I would say something like to the effect of I want to shoot any elk in September with my bow. That might mean that you're directed towards some tags where you're cow elk hunting in September with a bow in a really good unit. That might also mean that you're finding a unit or a season or a tag where it's valid for any elk and you can just, you know, first elk that you run into, you can try to shoot it with your bow and get it down. Or in some cases that might mean that if you just want to shoot your first elk, you're going to look at a cow tag in December and you're going to go out and have a snowy cold Hunt on the winter range. This is all just kind of dependent on what each person wants, right? It's really an important first step and I think the step that a lot of people miss right out the gate. Setting your goals and expectations, your what and your why behind each hunt. Because from there you can actually start narrowing down states, you can start narrowing down tags and do things that fit with what you're going for. For the love of God, please do not just say I want a big one of anything I don't like. That's not, that's not an effective strategy because everyone wants a big one who has been hunt. You know, I, I say that maybe someone out there is like, ah, I, you know, I've been hunting for a while and I just don't really care. That's great. I'm happy for you. And, but, but I more often than not just run into hunters who are saying, where can I find a buck of this class? Or where can I find a bull of this class? And they don't actually have other more complicated interests that are guiding their decisions. My favorite example is in Wyoming when I run into someone with a GABA points, they're like, where should I burn my points in Wyoming for, for an elk hunt with, you know, big bowls? And I'm like, okay, well do you want mountains or do you want valleys? Do you want desert and roaded areas or do you want roadless areas? Do you want grizzly bears or no grizzly bears? And like, those are like, every single state has those kinds of questions that you have to ask in the, especially in the northern tier of the Rocky Mountain West. Like you gotta go through some more complicated thinking to help guide what states and what tags and what your research needs to be moving down the line. That brings me to step two. So first one, define your what and why. Step two, research what fits your goals and expectations, right? So once you've clearly figured out what you want to do, then you can start diving in. For example, if you're Jaden Bales and you look at, you look at your application strategy and you say, I want to shoot a big mature muley buck in the velvet and you're looking at an archery hunt. You know, it might not behoove me to be looking at Montana for a tag that season starts later. It doesn't have a bunch of great early season mule deer habitat. It's probably not high on my list. But if Jaden wants to go and pound the mountains looking for late season bulls and bucks, I mean, Montana is pretty Dang, good for that. There's a long late season. You can time storms and you can track for critters in, in the snow. And so that would fit, right? If you're someone who just wants their first elk and you haven't ever started applying before, this is your first year. Well, I'm gonna probably be looking at either A, cow tags in places where you can just get them easily, or B, I'm gonna be looking for any elk tags that are over the counter, or basically 100 draw. We're talking like the stuff in Colorado, basically. You know, Colorado's got the most elk of any state in the West. And while the hunting pressure is really high, gosh, it is probably the best state to accidentally stumble into an elk as a new hunter. It's going to also teach you a lot about elk hunting because you're going to have to figure out how hunters use the landscape and figure out ways to get around that hunter pressure. At the same token, if you're someone who is like, man, I keep hearing guys like Sean Mellon and Cody Rich and Brian Barney talk about hunting open country elk, and I'd like to do an over the counter thing. Utah is an option on the counter, you know, over the counter. So it's going to be a hard dang hunt. It's going to be quite a bit of hunter pressure, but you're going to have the type of terrain available in those over the counters to provide you with that kind of experience. So as you look at this whole landscape of the west, you got to start breaking down, you know, what states offer the seasons and the structure and the terrain types that are fitting goals from step one. Right, right. If you are someone who basically looks at this whole landscape and you're like, man, I don't really know where to start. Well, usually my direction for folks is to start to the state closest to you. If you live in Texas, like, start looking in Colorado and start analyzing the research there. And New Mexico for that matter. But New Mexico is a completely random state and it's really hard to draw. But. But you get the idea, right? If you live in Texas, start at the southern tier of the Rockies. If you live in Minnesota, start at the northern tier of the Rockies. And then like, if you live in California, I would start in Idaho looking and possibly Nevada, if you have some time that you want to wait. But that's a. Again, we're getting into the weeds and I digress. But start with whatever's closest to you, because if there's a place that's close to you, you'll be more likely to put in the time to learn it. You'll be more easily able to spend time in the unit and to spend time scouting if that's of a priority to you. And that alone will put you leaps and bounds ahead of other people for having success.

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One of the things I think folks will look at when they look at the Western hunting application research and you know, diving into the data and draw odds and all of the things is that they assume that the drawing odds or like the harder to draw hunts are just naturally going to be way better hunts. And that's just not been the case in the vast majority of the hunts that were high, high point hunts that I've been on. Even the the ones that are general versus limited quota, let's say in a Colorado or a Montana or an Idaho or even a Montana or Wyoming. Essentially the limited quota stuff doesn't just guarantee or like the really hard to draw stuff doesn't just guarantee that it's going to be a better hunt. You got to do a bunch more research to identify what you what you're going to get when you do draw. So let's just say, you know, we set that goal of like I want to shoot 170 inch mule deer in the desert country of Wyoming. Well, I just guided a guy on a 17 point draw tag that was really dang tough. Like I would take some of the general low country desert units for 170 inch bucks over the one that took him 17 years to draw and that just is like going to take research to figure out. That's going to take some legwork and some, some time on the computer, time calling biologists, time calling different people who may or may not have had the tag. And that's where, you know, there's not really a shortcut when you're talking about research. It's well worth it not just to like look at the Internet and see what all the data says, but also try to talk to people who've had experiences on the ground and know what to expect when you're, when you're doing the research and can, can identify what type of a hunt you can draw or what type you, or what type of hunt you want to put in for and possibly draw. This happens in New Mexico all the time. People will see like, oh, this is a really hard elk tag to draw. I want to check that out. Well, then they show up in this crazy desert flat unit and have no idea how to figure out where the elk are, even though it was 50% success and you know, 98% public land out there. So it's just going to be, it's just going to, this is a really important piece. Once you've identified what your what, your why and how are. Once you identify what you want and why, then you can come into the research and identify where that fits on the whole application landscape. Step three, and this is, I think the most important step when you're looking at planning a hunt is actually look at the maps and like identify if there's places that you want to hunt. There's. So you've basically started off by saying this is the kind of hunt I want. This is the state or the unit that might offer it. Let's truth that by looking at, at the maps. So I'm a big Onyx user. I dive in there and I start saying like, you know, first step I usually from a 10,000 foot view, I'll turn off all the public land layers and the private land layers and I'll turn on like the road, this layer and just kind of see how it lays out. Is there any place where there's no roads? And as someone who likes to get back away from the roads, get away from hunter pressure, that's important to me. Then I'll turn on the public private layer. Is there plenty of public ground that's in that roadless layer or is there access to get to that roadless stuff that I really like? This is again, this is probably more for the general over the counter and easy draw stuff where the roadless pieces is critical. The way I look at these hunts, but it doesn't mean that every hunt has to be a roadless hunt. You just have to have identified that in steps one and two to know what you're looking for on the map. Maybe you are someone you got a bum knee and you can't be further than a mile from the truck in order to get a critter. So you actually want the turn on the roadless turn on the road, this layer and make sure there's plenty of roads for you to access the good habitat that's in the unit. The other piece of this is you want to make sure that there's plenty of public for what you're looking for. For me, I really like and I've been on quite a few hunts where you have to do hustle moves in and around private and it's not that big of a factor for me, but somebody else who just doesn't know how to or doesn't enjoy running the onyx while they're out there hunting, watching the boundaries. Like if you're that person who doesn't like that aspect of it, then make sure you got plenty of public ground to deal with and that you don't have a whole bunch of private. From there I start creating little mini plans and I'll start zooming in different drainages that look really good, different glassing knobs. And then I'll also be looking at like what kind of vegetation's in there by vegetation, you know, like, is this a bunch of aspen country and can I glass it in late October? Like that might be possible. If it's all timber ground and there's no place for me to glass because there's no burns or timber cuts, then boy, that's going to not be something I'm very interested in. If I'm a big glassing person, like I was telling at the start of this podcast, it's like for me looking at some thick habitat and like wanting to get good at still hunting and tracking in the snow. I'm going to need some timbered up country where we can get to high enough elevation that I can make sure that there's plenty of snow in October and November or whatever. That's going to be an important feature. I can't just choose a thick unit that's in the low country that's going to be dry all October and November and assume that's going to work for me and my like still hunting goals, my like tracking goals that I already set. So I'm truth in all that stuff on the maps as, you know, as I'm going along, and before I even decide what kind of the unit I want to apply for, One of my favorite things about the archery mule deer hunt that I'm planning in 2026, and this is just something we've identified in the past, is like, it is a gorgeous place to be. There's a bunch of aspens there, there's big sage straws, there's big cliffy country. And it's just, it lays out perfect for an archery mule deer hunt. And that's really exciting for me. I also just love, like, I like that it's interesting country to look at, and that's going to be a big reason why we go there. I'm going to have way more points than I need to to draw the tag when I put in for it this coming year. But this is all part of the research process of once I've actually, you know, figured out, oh, yeah, that that hunt sounds pretty interesting from my research. Let's dive in and see what it looks like. And then you dive in and you're like, oh, this is sweet country. Or you find out like, man, like the guided mule deer hunt I did a couple weeks ago, it was like we got in that unit and I knew this already, but the client in particular was like, boy, this is a flat freaking unit. He's like, this is. This is desolate out here. And I was like, yeah, yeah. He's like, I, you know, wasn't really aware that it was going to be so flat and like so much just sagebrush sea to look at for deer. So it's just kind of an important piece of this whole planning process is to actually hit the maps. Once you've set up your what you want and why and you've researched the units in the state that fit and then you've narrowed down the where, you know, where on Onyx, where on Google earth are you going to be hunting within this unit that fits what you're looking for? Then I actually start building my real game plan. So this means, you know, this is what my application is going to look like. I'm going to execute on that sometimes. And like, this has happened where it has worked for me in the past and where it hasn't worked for me in the past. But sometimes I'll execute on a game plan I'll have. Like in Colorado a few years ago, I said, this is a unit that I really want to go into. I think I can draw it as my first choice, but it's on the edge. And then here's a second choice unit that also fits those goals. I, I think I can draw that on my second choice. So, you know, once you've created a plan, like, I've looked at the map already for both of these units, and now I've created my application plan and I can just go click submit. Good to go. The other piece of that plan is to make sure, like, one, your buddies are on, on board. Be like, hey, this is what I'm looking at for our hunt next year. There's a group of four guys that I've helped the last couple of years. Hopefully we'll get them on a podcast to talk about what they've learned and how they've enjoyed their Elkoni last few years. But there's a group of guys that are like a group of four dudes. And so part of their planning process every single year is basically sitting down together and being like, okay, we liked this aspect of this unit that we were hunting. We, like, we didn't like this part. You know, we've researched what we can draw, and now we all come together and create a plan. Like, is this going to be what we agreed to do? I think that's also a critical part that, you know, once you're kind of involving other folks, that's, that's important. For people who are looking for either trespass fees or for outfitted hunts, that's another. This is, this is the time I would hit that, that section, hit that portion of the planning process. Basically, what you're going to be doing is contacting landowners. And again, keep in mind, this is well before any of the applications are due. This is before that you've. Drawing the tag. You're going to be contacting outfitters and making sure that they have a spot for you. And you'll also get really good information about what to expect from the hunt, what kind of hunt they're going to offer and what kind of critters are on their place. And if it's not like, you know, technically their place, like they're doing public land hunts, like a lot of them that I've been part of, we can tell you what the landscape is like and what kind of, you know, densities we saw in the previous year or the previous few years, what kind of quality is out there, that kind of thing. Again, this is, this is where the actual planning takes place. Once you've, once you set your goals, you've researched the units in the states, you've dove in on the maps a little bit and like understand what's around there, then you actually hit the game. Planning where you're talking to people again and getting actual hunt plans lined up, whether that's your hunting buddies, that's your outfitter, or that's a trespass fee that you're wanting to pay. This is where all of that comes in. Okay, step five, the final step. And then we'll try to recoup or and then we'll try to recap all of what we just talked about. But the final step, get yourself ready to execute the game plan. So if you're talking to an outfitter, and this is a, this is a good example I had just the other day. If you're talking to an outfitter about doing a backcountry horse hunt, I'd probably go find a place where I could get some horse riding lessons to make sure that the first time I step on a horse isn't on my ten thousand dollar elk hunt in Wyoming. I that would be like something you could do in March, April or whatever. Depends on where you live, obviously what the snow is doing. But you get the idea, right? You can start getting yourself ready for these things in the off season in preparation for your hunts coming up next year. Maybe you're looking at your hunting wardrobe and you're like, yeah, I got to get, I got to get some late season boots because you know, next year I'm going to be doing a November snowy hunt in the timber. Well, there's probably some good sales coming on right before Christmas. Maybe you can put it on your Christmas list for Santa or Mrs. Claus. And those are the things you can be thinking about. Now the other end of this equation are like the skills and weapons proficiency. Right now is the time that you want to be messing with ammunition. It's the time you want to be redoing your arrow setup. It's the time you want to get a new bow and start messing around and getting it dialed in. It's now so that you're familiar with all of your things and you have everything dialed and then, you know, by the time spring hits, then you can actually just be in full practice mode, not in the, oh, my scope isn't in working well and now I gotta reside it in and do all this stuff in July and then you only have like a month. And then, you know, I was talking to my client a couple weeks ago and he was like, yeah, you know, my scope, it was off when I went to shoot it right before the hunt. So then I had to get a new Scope in. And. And so he waited so late into the year, he was, like, a little nervous. He got it. Oh, all good. He made one shot. It was a perfect hard shot, like, no big deal. But that can all be avoided by starting those types of things, of getting yourself ready for the hunt. Now, the other big piece of this equation is if you're like, okay, my goals are to do a backcountry elk hunt with my three buddies. We're going to be doing this in Colorado, so where we can go get an easy draw tag. Everyone's down with going into this wilderness area. We haven't specifically nailed down, like, where we're camping and stuff yet, but we know this is the plan, and everyone's on board. And now we have to actually hit the gym and, like, start getting ourselves in shape. You know, depending on where you're at in that whole process, maybe that means you start a new Year's resolution as a squad. Right. That's a really effective way to get everybody on the same page and working together and knowing that you're going to get ready to execute your game plan by September. Maybe you're a solo hunter or this is your first time. You don't really have any buddies that you're planning to hunt with, and you just need to start by fixing your diet, maybe losing a couple pounds. It's a great time of year to be thinking about these goals. I know a lot of people set those on New Year's, but especially ahead of the holidays, It'd be nice to be thinking about it beforehand and, like, not just thinking about it, but executing on it and getting ready for next fall While you've got plenty of time to make some adjustments. And you've got some time right now to, like, mess things up. And you've got time now to fall off the wagon and get back on the wagon. Like, when it comes to physical fitness and getting ready to execute your hunt next fall. The other piece of this equation, which I reluctantly am in the middle of doing, Is getting all of your hunting equipment ready to rock and roll. I had a big mishap with my hunting trailer, like the camper that I stay out of. So this winter, I'm gonna be sprucing that thing up. I've got some welding to do on the frame, Gonna replace the axle with a better axle that's more suited for the places I'm taking it, Put some new, bigger tires on it, and also gonna be just kind of rearranging how the configuration of the trailer is. I've Gotta replace the water tank holder and do some things like that. But that's certainly not something I wanna be doing in July and ahead of an August archery hunt, you know, like, or something that I want to be trying to squeeze in in between, you know, kids baseball games in the spring or whatever the case is. Like, obviously that's not me, but I know a lot of folks listening, you know, you'll have to just manage a lot more of these, these different activities that occur during the off season. So I'd rather get on it now and know that when I have time or have planned time to do these execution aspects of a hunt, that you can do that in the off season and not just get caught off guard right before season and realize, yeah, you know, it's two weeks before my hunt and I'm going to start walking with a heavy pack. Or it's three weeks before my archery hunt. Oh, shoot, I need new arrows. Like, those are the kinds of things we were trying to avoid by having this conversation now. Okay, to recap, I hope that you've enjoyed this quick system. You know, it's 30 minutes in here. It's not maybe that quick of a system, but I'm going to recap it for you now. Step one, define what you want and why. You know, this is just setting your goals and your experience. So that way you have a North Star, you have something to go on when you dive into the rest of these steps. Step one, define what you want and why. Step two, research where that fits. This could be starting off with just like what states are going to make it into my application budget and sub that. You know, it's like which parts of the states are going to be of interest for me to start focusing on. You know, if I'm someone who doesn't want to hunt in the desert and all of a sudden I'm looking at the entire east side of, of Wyoming, because that's where I can draw. Maybe that's not the state that you want to and you want to be in. So you have to go back to the drawing board again. That's step two, research what fits your goals and expectations. Step three, narrow down the where. So, like, just because, you know, you kind of have a part of the state that you know, kind of fits what you're talking about, or a tag is something you can draw, then you got to dive in and actually truth what you're, what you're looking at and make sure there's places that are available within that unit that you want to hunt. If you're someone who likes to backpack hunt, make sure there's areas that you can backpack into or it makes sense to backpack into. If you're someone who likes having good road access, make sure there's plenty of road access, not private, public land issues or big wilderness stuff that you can't drive in. Maybe you're someone who has to rent a car. You fly out to the west and you rent a car and you got to be able to make sure the unit has roads in it that you can drive a rental on. Those are the types of things that are accomplished with Step three, which is called narrow down the where. Step four, Build your game plan. This is where we're talking about having these game plan conversations with your buddies. You know, if you've got a crew of people who are going out, or maybe it's just two of you, have good conversation about what your game plan is going to be. These are the dates we're going. If we draw, we should be able to draw. You know, this is something that may or may not happen, but we're going to prioritize it if we do get the tag. Like, those are the. This is the time in your step. This is the step within your planning process to have those conversations once you've figured out some sort of a baseline of what you want to be doing. This is also that step where you start contacting outfitters or contact people with trespass fees and figure out where you want to be hunting because they oftentimes book early. And they can also give you some additional information on where and what and how and you know, the details of what they've seen in the last couple years out there. And lastly, once you've gotten all that figured out, you got your game plan down. Step five is get yourself ready to execute. That might mean doing what I'm doing where I'm overhauling my freaking camper trailer that I'm going to use next fall. And that means all this winter I'm going to be kind of messing with it as I have time available, and that's going to be a long project. Maybe that means you're getting yourself into the gym and you're fixing your diet so you can shed some pounds and get into the backcountry. Maybe that means you're buying new arrows now so you can fletch them up, kind of tweak with some things for your archery setup and have it ready to rock and roll for, you know, spring 3D season. I don't know. Every person is going to have different ways that they need to get ready to execute. But that is a critical part to know what you want to be doing to get better in the off season and then you can go just run the playbook, man. All right, that's it for this week's five step program to planning a Western hunt. Again, this is, this is not just a non resident playbook. This is for everybody who's western hunting. I go through this same mental process every year when I'm thinking about what hunts I want to be planning. Whether it's general hunt, where I want to be putting in for and limited quota tags, what kind of plans I want to make with my friends and family, what kind of plans I want to make with my clients and and in my guided hunts. So I hope you've learned something from this and you can execute on this five step program in the coming year. As always, if you guys have questions, want to see more episodes that are this kind of like formulaic, you know how to let me know if you think this is a crappy way to do it and really nerdy and not worthwhile. I'd like to know that too. Feel free to reach out to me wherever you can find me, either on the Instagrams, Facebook or on the hunt west website. Huntwestplanning.com all right everybody, that's it for this week. I hope you've enjoyed the show.

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Sec or two, if you're already thinking ahead to next season, now is the perfect time to get your Hunt west planning locked in. The best hunts fill up early and I know your time is valuable. So if you want a personalized hunt plan, e scouting sessions, or just someone to help you figure out where to start with tag applications, hit the link in the show notes, fill out that booking form and let's get your next hunt dialed in before the rush. Alright, now you can go shoot your bow, buy some gear online or walk.

The dogs, whatever you're about to do.