all right well we found these four bucks this morning we found them changing areas
and they're in this great big sage flat here
I always say patience kills the buck and that's what we've got to apply here so
see if we can't get in on them
hi I'm guy Eastman and this is Eastman's hunting TV on today's episode
we're going to go to the great state of Nevada after big mule deer bucks with a bow and arrow
we're going to be tagging along with Eastman's elevated podcast host Brian Barney now Brian's
got a lot of great content on his podcast and he's out here to create some more so let's
not waste any time let's get in that big open Sagebrush country and see if Brian can take
some of his own advice and get close to one of these big bucks with a bow and arrow
early in the morning here drove late last night I drove to like two in the morning or
so and so we're just laid up here on the side of the highway having a cup of coffee here
got a couple more hours to go but I'm gonna be in the mountains today hunting mule deer
it's gonna happen so get some coffee in us get back on the road be there before we know it
all right well we just pulled off here just looking at a really Bucky feature and spotted
some does up there and then all of a sudden we picked out two different groups of bucks
up there so we got 13 different bucks up there they're a long ways it's tough to tell what
they are but we can see some good frames up there and just always a good sign to be seeing
deer and and good bucks so we're just trying to formulate a game plan we may head up there
with three days worth of food and see where we're at 13 bucks up there we better at least
give it another five minutes here to see where we're at
here we go we got 13 bucks located up on the hill we're just gonna go light we could stay overnight
if we had to we're gonna go get up above them and we need to judge them still they bedded
in some trees we can't get a good look at them but we're hunting bucks we're in Nevada
it doesn't get any better than this just gotta climb up to the ridge here and make our way
over to those things and get another look and hopefully get a play this afternoon
all right well hunting high country mule deer is not for the faint of heart we're working
hard here we've climbed about 2,000 vertical feet been going a couple hours we about got
our elevation now at those bucks now we just need to side hill over and get above them
and be patient see if we can make something happen over there but we're working hard breaking
a sweat it's hot it's about 80 85 degrees out not much wind but we're making it hunting
high country mule deer doesn't get any better
we're just side hilling over to those bucks and it started to rain and in the summertime
usually there isn't rain without lightning at least it's very rare we've heard a couple
rumbling over there so we're just taking cover in a safe spot here in some small groups of
trees in a little depression and gonna ride it out hopefully it clears up for
this evening and we can get on those bucks
Brian Barney is putting in some serious miles in the Nevada back country looking for
a trophy mule deer buck all right here we go um we're headed up we got an ultra light
assault after these bucks we've got three days worth of gear and water in the back we gotta
pack all our water to the top so we got about 200 ounces each and we're going to make our
ascent now and our climb drop our stuff and start hunting those bucks a couple shooters
in there for sure so um we're looking forward to it we're going to get narrow in one of these bucks
three is the one high left just look too good for there not to be a buck in there we're
starting to find them on bucky high country spots aren't we
all right well that escalated quickly we were just climbing up it was sunny when we left and have these storms
building to the Southwest here and so we're just waiting it out before we climb this ridge
here and expose ourselves so there isn't much here but enough to ride out these small storms
so we'll see what happens a little lightning in the distance
all right here we go we made it to the top there's a decent buck that's right down here he's not
quite a shooter but he's got good backs our wind isn't right to go see where those bucks
are so we may have to just hang out and wait here a little bit before we can creep over
the top but we made it just gotta find a spot to camp and find a shooter buck here so
well we got close to those bucks dang it
wind was just screaming over the ridge and I thought I could cheat it left or right it's a tough
deal you know those bucks are in the perfect spot right over the ridge and all of them
are right there and a couple we wanted to shoot close because gosh you just never win trying
to cheat that wind I just have to learn my lesson over and over and over
but we'll keep trying here find another buck
this week we're tagging along with Brian Barney as he chases mule deer in Nevada new morning
here we're looking for those bucks that we spooked yesterday we watched him go over and
cross into the saddle into some of these drainages so just trying to put on some miles and relocate
these things and try to earn a stalk here rough rugged country this high country it
it sure takes a tax on you that just wears you out day in day out and trying to pack
your water up here but we're charging hard today I just got to earn a stalk
the easy part's over you drew a mule deer tag your dreams now you need to kill a buck
like this easier said than done but I have the answers for you in the Eastman's online
mule deer course myself guy Eastman and Brian Barney put together the most comprehensive
online mule deer instruction that you can find with several different topics of discussion
from basic safety and first aid to gear to tactics to glassing strategy and lastly meat
care and everything in between that's just a few of the topics that we're going to cover
so make sure you check out the Eastman's online mule deer course
Brian Barney is turning up lots of mule deer here in Nevada but hasn't put one in his sights
quite yet Brian's hoping that a change of location and elevation will bring him some luck
all right starting our morning here we got a little change of plans so we packed out of that back country
spot we were in went to move locations and we found some bucks on our way and they're
just kind of in the sage flat some pretty nice bucks so we're just putting a plan of
attack together got out this morning relocated some good ones really nice tall heavy ones
so we got embedded out here in the sage and uh gonna gonna make a play see if we can't
let the winds come up a little bit see if we can't get close get an arrow in 'em
all right well we found these four bucks this morning we found them changing areas and they're
in this great big sage flat here I always say patience kills the buck and and that's
what we've got to apply here so we're psyched got one located see if we can't get in on him
how thrilling was that oh my gosh what a stalk I'm still shaking I'm just beside
myself I absolutely live for that got into range of that buck and just patience kills
the buck all the way around just wait for him to stand wait for him not to be looking
at me make sure I got a good range and draw back and come up and just put a shot on him
he made it what maybe 20 yards that Bloodsport just put it on him I mean I I'm just beside
myself um I absolutely live for bow hunting it doesn't get any better than that
absolutely incredible
just unreal when it comes together what an awesome tall buck we we found this buck
in the sage flat and we were able to just put an epic stalk on this thing took us two
and a half hours of crawling in on this thing and then and then to just put a perfect shot
on them I I just couldn't be happier Nevada buck in the books and um man oh man what an
experience and and we had to grind for him too we hunted hard we were in the high country
for days on end and we got some stalks on some bucks and got close but boy to get
it done on this buck just means the world to me this is just awesome
I'm Brian Barney host of Eastman's elevated podcast I do this podcast to help you become
a better western bow hunter I help inspire and help motivate you and help give you those
next level tactics to be more successful out west I absolutely love bow hunting it's my
passion and I share that on the podcast uh it doesn't matter if you're you're a beginner
we have great information for you or a seasoned veteran we dive deep down the rabbit hole
of western hunting this this podcast is my passion and bow hunting's my passion
and I just want to share that with you guys